The 2019 International ARDF Championship

Dear ARDF Friends,

We would like to invite our ARDF friends to the 2019 International ARDF Championship, held August 1- 22, 2019 in Žďár nad Sázavou, Czech republic. Žďár nad Sázavou located in the central part of Czech Republic, just 170 km from Prague International airport, 78 km from Brno and 220 km from Wien (Austria).

Venue:

Žďár nad Sázavou is a small town situated in the Vysočina Region, located in the heart of Moravia, the peripheral territory extends beyond the historical Czech-Moravian land border to Bohemia. Žďár is 30 km northeast of Jihlava. The town is situated in the central part of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands in Žďárské vrchy on the river Sázava. The city is the the highest-lying district town of the Czech Republic. A large part of the town reaches the protected landscape area(CHKO) Žďárské vrchy.

Terrain characteristics:

The terrain is mostly leafy and firwood with small swamps and lakes. In these parts of the Czech Republic, you can expect hilly terrain with occasional dense vegetation.

Accommodation and event center:

Event center will be located in the center of the town at Hotel Jehla: www.hoteljehla.cz , all participants can stay in Hotel Jehla (space is limited, contact organizers for accomodations), or in near by hotels/hostels.

Other, less expensive options may be available per request - please contact organizers for accomodations details.

Competitions Schedule:

August 18 - arrival, foxoring training, opening ceremony,

August 19 - foxoring competition, sprint training, awarding ceremony

August 20 - sprint competition, classic training for both bands, awarding ceremony

August 21 - 1st. classic competition, awarding ceremony

August 22 - 2st. classic competition, awarding ceremony

August 23 - departure

Categories:

W/M10, W/M12, W/M14, W/M16, W/M19, W/M21, W35, M40, W/M50, W/M60

Optional Training camp August 11 - 16 2019:

We will organize training camp in the surroundings of Žďár nad Sázavou prior to the ARDF Championships from August 11-16.2019. Accommodation will be in the same hotel “Jehla” or other nearby hotels. The exact schedule of the training camp will be posted later.

Entry fee:

Competition:

6 euro per day per person for categories up to M/W16

8 euro per day per person for everyone else

Training:

5 euro per day per person for training camp

Accomodation:

Hotel Jehla - 72 euro per day, all inclusive(breakfast, lunch, dinner), includes entry fees and transportation to/from event.

Dorm - 12 euro per day (entry fee, transportation and meals are not included)

Sleeping bag space in big room - 5 euro per day (entry fee, transportation and meals are not included)

Application:

We ask all participants to send your application forms on time. Your application must include names, SI-card number (if you have, if you don't have SI, you can rent it for 1EUR/day/pers. 40 euro will be changed for lost SI) and categories. Please also include your arrival and departure dates.

First application deadline:

31th of March 2019.

Second application deadline:

30th of June 2019 (organizers can not promise a vacancy in the hotel “Jehla”, in case of interest the organizer can offer alternative accommodation near the center of the competition.)

Organizers:

Andrej Gomzyk Vadim Afonkin

Phone: +420 774 850 463 Phone: +1 617 838 9345

E-mail: andriyg@seznam.cz Email: vadim.afonkin@gmail.com

Everyone is welcome!

We are looking forward to meeting you in Žďár nad Sázavou!!!