Welcome

Dear Grapplers & Spectators!

Welcome to the official blog of the 2° Senior European Championship Grappling GI & NO-GI – PANKRATION – COMBAT GRAPPLING in Gorlice (POL), 24-26 September 2010.

You will find here all information about the event!

General information and program you can also find here:

Enjoy,

See you in Gorlice!

The Organizing Committee

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Orientation Map_Gorlice



1. Hotel Margot (Main Office of the venue, Accreditation)
   Sportowa Str. 11, 38 300 Gorlice


2. Main Sport Hall, Sportowa Str. 9, Gorlice
3. Swimming Pool, Sportowa Str. 2, Gorlice

4. Hospital, Węgierska Str 21, Gorlice

5. Post Office, Węgierska  Str 2, Gorlice
6. Post Office, Jagiełły Str 4, Gorlice

7. Shopping centre: „PEPS” Biecka Str 10, 38 300 Gorlice


Money Exchange Offices

8. Money Exchange Office, Legionów Str 12, Gorlice
9. Money Exchange Office, Podkościelna Str. 7, Gorlice
10. Money Exchange Office, Rynek 3, Gorlice

Grojery stores:

11. LIDL, Sportowa Str 5, Gorlice‎
12. Przeglądarka może nie wspierać wyświetlania tego obrazu.HANDLOWIEC, Kościuszki Str 2, Gorlice


Restaurants/Food

13. Dark Pub; Wąska  Str. 11, Gorlice
14. Lamus; Wróblewskiego Str. 10a, Gorlice
15. Pizza "Rafaello", Str. Ogrodowa 2, Gorlice
16. Laguna, Kościuszki Str. 34, 38 300, Gorlice
17. “Pod kogutkiem”, Stróżowska Str.115, Gorlice

Regional food:

18. Restauracja Starościńska, Biecka Str. 3, Gorlice
 


Additional Accomodation:

19. „House on the hill“ ; Korczaka Str. 17, Gorlice 
20. Chata Leona; Węgierska Str. 88, Gorlice
21. Leśny Dworek, Węgierska Str. 41, Gorlice 

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Tickets

The prices:
1 day pass – 8 Euros
3 day pass (in the day of the venue) – 17 Euros

Special offer!
3 day pass (purchased online) –12 Euros: 10 Euros (+ shipping cost 2 Euros)

To buy the tickets in advance for the venue write to grappling.gorlice.2010@gmail.com  in order to receive bank account information. 

The spectators who come in the caravans and purchase online at least 3 day passes will get the parking place for their caravans for free ( they are obliged to cover their current utilities).

In order to book a parking place please write to: grappling.gorlice.2010@gmail.com

The check the caravan parking go here: http://www.wapienne.pl/

Basic information about Gorlice


Gorlice – city located in the green areas of Beskid Niski, on the border of Poland and Slovakia. In our small town, there is something for history and nature lovers, sportsmen, ecologists and poets, children, teenagers and adults.
  
Gorlice is an unofficial capital of Beskid Niski and Pogórze. It makes an attractive tourist base, with numerous tourist trails in Magurski National Park, scenic parks, old orthodox churches, and numerous spas. It is also recommended to visit one of the oldest Polish city parks named after Wojciech Biechoński, founded in 1900. The park is the part of sports-recreational facility with the stadium, ice rink, sports hall, and indoor/outdoor swimming pool. 

  
Out of town:
Biecz – a town located 12 kilometres away from Gorlice, delights with the richness of monuments and specific charm of narrow streets, old ramparts and the steeple-shaped town hall. Biecz has preserved the medieval urban arrangement featured by the centrally located, rectangular market square with a town hall in the middle.
Siary - near Gorlice, with a secession palace of Długoszowie (now a private property). The palace is surrounded by a beautiful park with old-growth forest, fountain, pergola and garden sculptures.
 Szymbark - near Gorlice, with the castle at dating back to the end of the first half of the 16th century. It is a renaissance manor of Gładysz family the shape of which is decorated with an ornamental arcaded attic and four square oriels.
 Zagórzany – near Gorlice with the neo-Gothic palace constructed between 1834 and 1839 the ruins of which are now a private property.

The health resorts located near Gorlice are: Wysowa Zdrój and Wapienne.

Wysowa is famous for the mineral water drawn there. It is alkaline acidic water which supports the treatment of illnesses of respiratory system, digestive system, urinary system and ulcers. While staying at Wapienne you can try the benefits of mineralized sulphur water used mainly for bathing.

Land of Gorlice is not only about monuments but it is also a place of active leisure. Due to numerous bicycle trails, horse rides in one of the largest Hucul horses stud in Europe as well as great sailing or swimming opportunities on an artificial lake in Klimkówka, Gorlice makes a great living and working area. Lovers of tourism and cultural souvenirs can travel around Land of Gorlice along trails. One of them is the Carpathian-Galician Oil Trail which runs from Klęczany near Nowy Sącz across the Lesser Poland Voivodship and Subcarpathian Voivodeship all the way to the Ukraine. The trail offers the possibility to learn the history of oil industry in that region and see original machinery used for oil extraction.

Another trail crossing the Land of Gorlice is the Lesser Poland Trail of Timber Architecture with about a dozen of monumental structures located along it e.g. Orthodox churches, Catholic churches and farmsteads.

Beside its beautiful location in Beskid Niski, which makes the city a tourist attraction, Gorlice is also the center of industry and small businesses. Many of businesses operating in the area have a long tradition; have survived Polish economic transformation and are doing great on a free market. Also newer businesses have found their place on the market - they produce and render service not only on a local, but also national and European scale.

In Gorlice, a nearly 30 ha area is occupied by Euro-Park Mielec operating within the Special Economic Zone. There are already 7 businesses operating in the Zone. They enjoy friendly investment climate, assistance of professional institutions from business environment as well as tax reliefs and exemptions, with qualified workforce on top of all that. 






The volounteer opportunity with the Senior European Grappling Championship Organizing Committee

Volunteers of all skill levels are needed to fill a variety of roles, including field of play, event services, transportation and customer service roles. By participating in the Senior European Grappling Championship, the volunteers will gain valuable experience working at the international sport venues. This experience will be a valuable asset for you, and this is an experience we’re sure you’ll never forget.

What to expect as a volunteer?

As a volunteer, you are part of an enthusiastic team delivering an international event— you’ll make new friends, gain new skills, hone existing skills and support European athletes. Don’t miss this opportunity!

Requirements:
1. Languagues spoken: Polish (comunicative level), English (optional: Russian, Spanish, French, German)
2. Avability: from September 22, 2010 till September 27, 2010

What do we offer you?

- working in young and dynamic team
- working in unique international environment
- free entrance for 3 days of the games
- all the food provided from September 22 – 27, 2010
- the references
- the volunteerig certificate
- the event’souvenirs

This is the opportunity to embrace and share a cultural experience like no other!

To receive an application form, please write to grappling.gorlice.2010@gmail.com

FILA contact details

FILA contact details
Rue du Château 6 1804 Corsier-sur-Vevey Switzerland
T el.: +41 21 312 84 26
Fax: +41 21 323 60 73
Email: info@fila-grappling.com
Web: www.fila-grappling.com

FILA banking details
UBS SA Case Postale 1002 Lausanne / Switzerland
SWIFT: UBS WCHZH80A IBAN CHF: CH27 0024 3243 2950 6401 N IBAN USD: CH77 0024 3243 2950 6460 D IBAN EUR: CH65 0024 3243 2950 6462 T

Airports

The delegations will be welcomed by the Organizing Committee upon their arrival in Cracow International Airport (135 km far from Gorlice), Rzeszow International Airport (100 km far from Gorlice), Kosice International Airport (110 km far form Gorlice) and will be driven to the accreditation place and to their hotels.

Cracow International Airport
http://www.krakowairport.pl/en

Airlines operating to/from Kraków Airport:
http://www.krakowairport.pl/en/15/2/175/Airlines-operating-tofrom-Krakow-Airport

Rzeszow International Airport
http://www.rzeszowairport.pl/en

Airlines operating to/from Rzeszow Airport:
http://www.rzeszowairport.pl/strona/135/airlines.html

Kosice International Airport
http://eng.airportkosice.sk/c/portal_public/layout?p_l_id=26.8

Local transportation:
A shuttle service will transport the participants from the hotels to the competition site. Transport schedules will be posted in each hotel.

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Program

Wednesday 22.09.2010

All day - Arrival of the Delegations & Accreditation

Thursday 23.09.2010

Till 12.00 Arrival of the Delegations & Accreditation
10:00-12:00 Referees’ Course – Theory
13.00-15.00 Referees’ Course – Practice
Till 15:00 Confirmation of Final Entries – All Teams
15:00-16:00 Technical Conference – All Competitors and Coaches
16:00-17:00 Medical Examination and Uniform Check
17:00-18:00 Weigh-in and drawing of lots – Grappling and Pankration

Friday 24.09.2010

09:00-12:00 Elimination rounds and repechage – No-Gi Grappling
13:00-18:00 Elimination rounds and repechages – No-Gi Grappling
19:00-21:00 Finals and Award Ceremonies – No-Gi Grappling


Saturday 25.09.2010

09:00-12:00 Palaismata and Polydamas – Pankration Elimination rounds and repechage – Gi Grappling & Pankration
13:00-18:00 Elimination rounds and repechage – Gi Grappling & Pankration
17.00-18.00 Weigh-in* and drawing of lots – Combat Grappling
18.00-18.30 Opening Ceremony
19:00-21:00 Finals and Award Ceremonies – Gi Grappling & Pankration


Sunday 26.09.2010

09:00-12:00 Elimination rounds and repechage – Combat Grappling
13:00-17:00 Elimination rounds and repechage – Combat Grappling
17.00 - 19.00 Finals and Award Ceremonies – Combat Grappling
20:00 Closing Ceremony and Banquet


Monday 27.09.2010
All day Departure of the Delegations