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IL SURF ITALIANO AI MONDIALI DI SURF IN ECUADOR:
Dal 19 al 28 marzo, a Playa de FAE, Salinas, Ecuador si svolgeranno gli "ISA WORLD SURFING GAMES 2004".
ORGANIZZAZIONE GENERALE: ISA - International Surfing Association -
ORGANIZZAZIONE LOCALE: FES - Federacion Ecuatoriana de Surf - Juan Miguel Salvador, WSG 04 Event Director
Anche quest'anno la Squadra Italiana di Surf é pronta a partecipare a questo grande evento sportivo, conosciuto anche come "le olimpiadi del surf".
La partenza della squadra per il mondiale in ecuador.è prevista per il 16 di marzo e, come ci conferma Graziano Lai in qualità di assistente team Manager della squadra italiana, quest'anno dovremmo avere una buona squadra, con Holmes, l'italo/sudafricano che ha affascinato tutti agli europei alle Canarie, il sempre forte e competitivo sardo/costaricano Pilurzu e il più nostrano di tutti Nicola Bresciani. In forse la partecipazione del laziale Paolo D'Angelo.
Il team manager sarà Carlo Piccinini, mentre il coach è Andrea Bonfili . Ancora in via di definizione la rappresentativa di Longboard e Femminile.
Seguiranno aggiornamenti.
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Paolo D'Angelo, uno dei convocati della nazionale italiana in Ecuador. a destra: SEAN HOLMES, l'italo sudafricano , atleta di punta della Nazionale Italiana.
COMUNICATO UFFICIALE ISA:
1. ISA NEWS
ISA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
January 24 – 25, 2004, La Jolla, California, USA
ISA President, Fernando Aguerre, ISA Vice-Presidents, Maile H. Aguerre, Alan Atkins and Ramon Gil Jimenez-Facio, ISA Contest Director, Marcos Bukao and ISA Office Manager, Lindsay Nelson had a very productive ISA Executive Committee meeting over the weekend at the ISA Headquarters. ISA Vice-President, Robin de Kock was unable to attend this meeting, however the group was able to communicate via teleconference.
2. ISA EVENTS
ISA WORLD SURFING GAMES 2004
March 19th – 28th, 2004
Playa de FAE, Salinas, Ecuador
The FES, the ISA and its member NGBs are looking forward to a great event on Ecuador’s world premier Pacific Coast. The FES and ISA are certain that the attending teams and visitors will take home some unforgettable experiences from this historical event that will be part of their lives forever.
The ISA WSG 2004 Official Invitation & Information Packet was sent out via E-mail in November. It contains important information that each attending team must be familiar with. Please contact the ISA as soon as possible if you did not receive it or if you have any questions or concerns.
ISA WSG 2004 meeting, January 19, 2004 in San Diego, California at the ASR (Action Sports Retailer) Tradeshow. Left to right: ISA Vice President, Maile H. Aguerre, Federacion Ecuatoriana de Surf President, Manuel Lozano and ISA President, Fernando Aguerre.
ANTI –DOPING CODE / PREPARATION FOR WSG 2004
For the last 3 years the International Olympic Committee, (IOC) has been revising their anti-doping code and in doing so, has joined forces with the World Anti-Doping Association, (WADA). The Code was studied, changed where needed and was finalized this past year, and is now as of January 2004, in full force.
WADA has been working closely at several different levels with all of the International Sports Federations, different Games Associations, and Governments to implement a single comprehensive code worldwide. As noted in the December 2002 ISA Newsletter, after being reviewed by ISA Attorney, Mr. Mittermiller, and approved by the EC, the ISA has signed the Anti-Doping agreement with WADA, (World Anti-Doping Agency), in accordance with the IOC Code.
One of the requirements was to supply WADA with a list of ISA competitors. They were given the list of competitors from the last WSG in Durban. In accordance with this agreement, there will be from time to time what WADA calls, "out of competition testing", which means that they may contact any surfer that has competed in former WSG's for testing at any given time without former notice.
WADA asks that the NGB's keep in contact with these surfers so that they may contact them for where-about information for out-of-competition testing. Maile Aguerre explained to WADA that due to the nature of the sport of surfing that it might be very difficult to track some surfers as they could be on a boat in the Mentawais and not be available for testing. In this case they said they would probably show up at a competition site before the competition starts to do their out of competition testing.
The Anti-Doping Code and rules have changed since the last WSG and now operates as follows:
In regards to any positive doping, the competitor will loose his/her team points and any medals won.
Another change is that the list now includes CANNABOIDS, (which were tested for before but not penalized). If there are any positive tests for CANNABOIDS, that team member WILL loose his/her points, any team points that he/she has contributed to the team and any medals won.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact Maile Aguerre at maile@isasurf.org
ISA JUDGING COURSE
The ISA is hosting a one-day ISA Level One Judging Course on March 18th, before the start of the event. The Course will be held at one of the WSG hotels in Salinas. This is an excellent opportunity for gaining valuable knowledge and experience from the world's top judges to bring back to your nation for the further development of your NGB's level of Judging. The Course is free for all WSG Judges and US$40 for all other interested individuals. At the end of the course, participants will be receiving a diploma and Booklet with the Course materials. For those interested in taking this course, please email the ISA Head Office (lindsay@isasurf.org) as soon as possible to confirm your attendance.
REVISED SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES (updates in bold)
March 17, 18, and 19: Arrival Days
March 18: ISA Judging Seminar
March 19: Managers, Coaches, Contest Director Meetings
Parade of Nations / Opening Ceremony (evening)
March 20-28: Competition Begins
March 22 (evening): ISA BGM
March 23 (evening): ISA AGM
March 27-28: Finals
March 28: Closing / Awards Ceremony
March 29-30: Departure Days
IMPORTANT CONTACTS
Federacion Ecuatoriana de Surf
Juan Miguel Salvador, WSG 04 Event Director
E-mail 1: jmsalvad@interactive.net.ec
E-mail 2: fesurf@coe.co.ec
Manuel Lozano, President FES
E-mail: manolo72@porta.net
Tel: 593 4 2295838
Fax: 593 4 2690911
International Surfing Association
Lindsay Nelson, Office Manager
E-mail: lindsay@isasurf.org
Tel: (858) 551 - 5292
Fax: (858) 551 - 5290
9. CONTACT THE ISA
International Surfing Association
5580 La Jolla Blvd. PMB #145 _ La Jolla, California 92037 USA
Tel: (858) 551 – 5292, Fax: (858) 551 – 5290
www.isasurf.org
Lindsay Nelson, Office Manager: lindsay@isasurf.org
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