General Informations

• If for any reason a change of SI card occurs, validation in the Secretariat is mandatory prior to the respective star time;
• The start is not allowed for athletes with data modification without the respective validation of the secretariat.

• Change of starting hour on race day is not allowed for the competition classes;
• Limit time for the course is 3h (three hours) for Long distance and 2h (two hours) for Middle distance.

• The XII MOC result is obtained by the sum of the points gathered in the two stages (Middle and Long);
• The competition is ruled by the FPO Competitions Regulation (2009/2010 season). Any case not present in that document will be ruled by IOF regulations.

• Maps will not be collected at the end of any stage; athletes shall maintain an attitude of fair-play and sportsmanship throughout the event.

• Sport Ident (SI Card) is the system used in the competition;
• Every athlete or group (in open OPTs classes) will run with a SI Card (rented if necessary) and map;
• At the beginning of every stage the SI Card must be cleared and checked (please make sure you already downloaded the information from the previous stage);
• Every control is done by inserting the SI Card into the station (roughly 1 second until it beeps and flashes);
• The controls must be made according to the sequence in which they are presented in each Course;
• The SI Cards’ information must be read/downloaded at the end of every stage.
• Rented SI Cards are subject to a down payment of €50,00 (fifty Euros) each. Should you loose of fail to return a rented SI Card, you will loose this down payment.

Prizes

Leiritrónica Sonigate store offers to each participant one discount coupon of 5€ for shopping in the store and on-line. Each participant can use up to 5 discounts for shopping, in a total of 25€ discount.

XVI Latin Country Cup

• Prize for the 3 first classified of each distance (middle, long and sprint).

• Prize for the 3 first classified of each distance (middle, long and sprint).

• Points for TP and Spanish Ranking - sum of the points from the two stages (Middle and Long distance);
• Prizes for every first 3 (5 if elite class) classified athlete of all junior and competition classes;
• Trophies for 3 most punctuated Clubs.

Secretariat

• Day 0 - 24 of September
  10h00 until 17h00 - Pedrógão beach Camping park
• Day 1 and 2 - 25 and 26 September
  08h00 until 15h00 - Pedrogão Arena

• Start
  Signs available from the Arena.
• Finish
  Centre of the Arena.
• Secretariat
  At the Arena for the 2 competition days (car keys can be left at the secretariat).
• Baths
  At the hard floor.
• Baby Sitting
  At the Arena of Pedrogão. Weather conditions (rain) may require that the service works in the hard floor location. Eventual changes are anounced together with starting times.
• Orienteering School
  At the Arena of Pedrógão.
• Bar
  Bar and restaurant are available at the Arena of Pedrogão.
• First Aid
  For all the stages first aid is available.