2023 World Cup Nimes

For each individual event:
Minimum six fencers from four World Abilitysport countries are needed to be an official event.
A fencer without an official international classification is not allowed to participate in an World Para Fencing competition.
The placing of competitors within each category is strictly according to the decision of the official classifiers authorities who have examined and classified each competitor before the competition.

Referee qualification:

International referee license is required

IWAS A/B

Referees must be provided based on the total number of athletes per tournament.

The required number of qualified referees must be entered into the inscription system before athletes can be added to the competition.

The referees activity is not paid by the organizer.

The referees of the delegations must always attend the Competitions, Tournaments or Championships from the beginning until the end of the last bout/match of the competiton. A penalty fee will be applied if they arrive too late or leave too early.

Entries to: https://iwas.ophardt.online/
until Apr 2, 2023, 11:00:00 AM British Summer Time only by: National federation
Cancel until Apr 2, 2023, 11:00:00 AM British Summer Time
E-Mail: [email protected] AND [email protected]

According to World Para Fencing rules.

According to World Abilitysport and World Para Fencing rules.

World Abilitysport retains the right to conduct random Anti-Doping testing at any World Para Fencing competition.

According to World Para Fencing rules.

Latest submission of equipment to equipment control latest 30min before the closing time.

VISA

If any teams needs to apply for visa, please let the LOC know asap by email to [email protected] and they will send you a VISA invitation letter.


INSURANCE

All members of attending delegations should insure themselves in case of accidents, injuries or illness. The organizer will not accept any responsibility or financial loss or any other responsibility incurred by any of the participants whatsoever.


REGISTRATION

All entries for athletes, referees, coaches and staff have to be done via the Ophardt system:
https://iwas.ophardt.online/
DEADLINE: before noon (CET) on 27 MARCH 2023

Registration of the whole team (accreditations, accommodation, all travel details etc.) has to be done by email to [email protected]
DEADLINE: 10 MARCH 2023

The Room Rates include transportation from Marseille Provence Airport to the hotel/venue and back to Marseille Provence Airport and also 3 buffet style meals per day (from dinner on your arrival day until breakfast on your departure date).

The Accreditation Rate does NOT include any transportation.

The Accreditation Rates and Room Rates do NOT include the IWAS fee of £50 for each participant (athlete, official, staff, ...) which will be invoiced and has to be paid to IWAS after the competition.

The data from Entry Forms and Ophardt system must be consistent and current.

It is responsibility of the national federations to inform IWAS and the local Organizing Committee about any changes and keep all data up-to-date.

Invoices for entered participants (Accreditation Rates and Room Rates) will be sent to you by the local organizers.


PAYMENTS FOR ACCREDITATION AND ROOM RATES

All of accommodation (lunch, transportation) fee must be paid in full to the organizers directly by 10 MARCH 2023 using the following bank details:

Bank name: Crédit Coopératif
Bank address: 49 avenue Jean Jaurès, CS 24004, 30918 NÎMES Cedex 2
Account holder: SOCIETE D ESCRIME DE NIMES
Address: 123 avenue de la bouvine, Stade des Costières, 30900 NÎMES
IBAN : FR76 4255 9100 0008 0119 4062 552
BIC : CCOPFRPPXXX

The party making payment will be responsible for bank charges, if any.


LATE ENTRIES / REGISTRATIONS

In exceptional situations of
- the registration of accommodation packages with the local organizers after 10 MARCH 2023
- the registration of athletes and officials in Ophardt system after 27 MARCH 2023 (noon CET) may be considered by LOC and IWAS, and may be accepted.
In this case a 20% penalty fee will be added to Accreditation Rates and Room Rates by the local organizers, and IWAS will charge a £150 late entry surcharge for each late entry.


CANCELLATION POLICY

Cancellations after the closing deadline for entries are only possible for medical reasons or force majeure, which have to be proved. The national federation must inform IWAS WF and the local organizers.

Any cancellation of ordered accommodation packages after 10th MARCH 2023 but before 20th MARCH 2023 will result in applying the cancellation fee:
100% of packages that have been ordered and cancelled.


PAYMENT FOR IWAS REGISTRATION FEE

The World Abilitysport Registration Fee (50 GBP per person), a possible Late Entry Surcharge (150 GBP per person after the entry deadline and until 3 days before the competition, 250 GBP until the head of delegation meeting), the fine for missing referees (1.500 GBP per missing referee before and 2.000 GBP after the entry deadline) and possible other fines must be paid directly to World Para Fencing.

Please note that all fees and penalties payable to World Para Fencing will be invoiced AFTER THE COMPETITION.


START TIMES

The start times of individual and team events may be subject to change to another time on the same day after the final entry deadline, when the entry numbers of athletes and teams are known.