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6 ISSF NEWS
ACTIVITIES
INFORMATION: ISSF ENTRIES
to avoid misunderstandings and provide for
AND RESULT SERVICES
a smoother organization!” “Respect of dead-
Up-to-date information and well-organized lines is essential – stressed Mr. Ketzel – each
accreditations are key factors to be taken in participant should use our on-line service,
consideration during the organization of an and organizers should avoid any confusion:
international competition: the Information the only way to enter athletes and officials
System should be considered a basic factor in an ISSF competition is to pass through the
by the organizers. The ISSF Entries Service ISSF Entries Service. All the documentation
and the ISSF Result Service were the topics
of two presentations headed by ISSF experts
has to pass through the ISSF.”
and authorities. Mr. Derek Ivy (GBR) of the ANTI-DOPING:
ISSF Administrative Council and Mr. Jan Ket- NO EFFORT SHOULD BE SPARED
zel (GER) of the ISSF Headquarter explained “The new WADA anti-doping code places
the ISSF Entries and Accreditation Service, more responsibilities on the ISSF. No efforts
stressing the fact that championships’ entries should be spared to comply with the code,”
should always be submitted on-line, through said ISSF Anti-Doping consultant, Ms. Janie
the ISSF on-line Entries Service: “The on-line Soubliere (CAN), who had been working
registration is the safest and most accurate on the matter under the supervision of the
system to entry participants, – Mr. Ivy said - Chairman of the ISSF Medical Committee, Dr.
we invite you to follow our guidelines, in order James Lally (USA).
“The ISSF anti-doping code complies with
international standards, – continued Ms.
Soubliere – all anti-doping rules apply to
all ISSF competitions. This year, we had to
carry out some out-of competition anti-doping
tests aside from the regular in-competition
tests.” Twenty-eight out-of competition
tests and 426 in-competition tests were
conducted this year, both during International
and National competitions. Two sanction
cases were found during international
matches, reported the Anti-doping consultant.
“Make sure that you comply with the
WADA document regarding the carrying out
of tests. And be prepared to also do doping
control before the final, in case of a qualification
World Record is set.” Ms. Soubliere
suggested to the organizers.
“We are placing our efforts in an extensive
education program – she continued
– there is a brand new section dealing with
anti-doping matters on the ISSF website,
and we are regularly publishing articles on
the ISSF NEWS Magazine. We are trying to
involve everybody, showing that learning
about doping can also be fun!”
RULES AND JURY
The Chairman of the ISSF Technical Committee,
Mr. David Parish (GBR) presented the latest
changes of the ISSF rules-book, “A few issues
with rules arose in 2009, most are minor changes
and reviews of existing rules. We invite you
to get an updated ISSF Rulebook;” Mr. Parish
said, reminding that the rulebook and Errata
may be downloaded from the ISSF website.
The Chairman of the ISSF Judges Committee,
Ms. Kerstin Bodin (SWE), reported on
the 2009 season, explaining how ISSF Juries
are appointed and dealing with Juries’ responsibilities.
“Thirty-four different countries
were represented by 2009 Juries, and 15% of
the Juries were women,” said Ms. Bodin “Of
course, we are looking to improve these numbers,
and we are especially trying to increase
the number of women, but we are quite satisfied
about this year’s Juries. We are asking to
our Organizers to welcome a certain number
of extra Judges who are willing to improve
their international experience.”
Mr. Bodin also commented on this year’s
results: “We had overall positive feedbacks
from Juries and Technical Delegates, and we
are looking forward to improve. Our Juries
have been doing a great job, but we should
take care of maintaining a high-standard. I
ask you to pay attention to language problems:
our Juries should be able to communicate
fluently in English. Rehearsal is also a
key word for our job: careful training and a
deep knowledge of rules and procedures is
essential for a smooth competition.”