Lithuanian deaf sports committee with the host club OK Perkūnas are glad to invite you to the 9th European Deaf Orienteering Championship (EDOC) which will take place on the 3rd- 8th September 2021 in Vilnius, Lithuania. From fast city streets, to technical forests – we will do our best to provide high quality, challenging and fair competition for the athletes. Looking forward to seeing you all in our beloved capital city! More information about capital of Lithuania is in website https://www.whereisvilnius.com/
9th European Deaf Orienteering Championships
3rd - 8th September 2021
VILNIUS Lithuania
Welcome!
Information
Program
| Thursday, 2 September | Arrival |
| Friday, 3 September | Model sprint |
| Saturday, 4 September | Individual Sprint distance |
| Sunday, 5 September | Sprint Mix Relay |
| Monday, 6 September | Rest day, model forest |
| Tuesday, 7 September | Middle distance |
| Wednesday, 8 September | Long Distance |
| Thursday, 9 September | Departure |
Live streaming links
4th September – https://videosportas.lt/events/9th-european-deaf-orienteering-championships-day-1/
5th September – https://videosportas.lt/events/9th-european-deaf-orienteering-championships-day-2/
7th September – https://videosportas.lt/events/9th-european-deaf-orienteering-championships-day-3/
8th September – https://videosportas.lt/events/9th-european-deaf-orienteering-championships-day-4/
Venues
Lists of participating countries
Czech Republic
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Hungray
Italy
Latvia
Lithuanian
Norway
Russian
Sweden
Turkey
Ukraine
Czech Republic
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Hungray
Italy
Latvia
Lithuanian
Norway
Russian
Sweden
Turkey
Ukraine
4th September, Individual Sprint race
Map: Gediminas Avenue
Map scale
1 : 4000, H – 2 m
Area first mapped 2021
Terrain: flat old town area with a mix
of soviet architecture makes location great for very fast sprint courses.
4th September, Individual Sprint race
Map: Gediminas Avenue
Map scale
1 : 4000, H – 2 m
Area first mapped 2021
Terrain: flat old town area with a mix of soviet architecture makes location great for very fast sprint courses.
5th September, Sprint Mix Relay
Map: The White Bridge
Map scale
1 : 4000, H – 2.5 m
Area first mapped 2017, renewed - 2021
Terrain: Old meets the new.
A unique mix of 19th century, soviet and modern architecture. Considerable amount of open areas.
Height difference between low and high points 15 meters.
5th September, Sprint Mix Relay
Map: The White Bridge
Map scale
1 : 4000, H – 2.5 m
Area first mapped 2017, renewed - 2021
Terrain: Old meets the new. A unique mix of 19th century, soviet and modern architecture. Considerable amount of open areas. Height difference between low and high points 15 meters.
7th September, Middle distance
Map: Mickūnai forrest
Map scale
1 : 10 000, H-2.5
Area first mapped 2019, renewed - 2021
Terrain: Mostly pine tree forrest
with a lot of small marshes. Good runnability
and visibility, with some forest clearings and
and smaller areas of dense forest.
Precise orienteering and high running speed required to show a good result.
7th September, Middle distance
Map: Mickūnai forrest
Map scale
1 : 10 000, H-2.5
Area first mapped 2019, renewed - 2021
Terrain: Mostly pine tree forrest with a lot of small marshes. Good runnability and visibility, with some forest clearings and
and smaller areas of dense forest.Precise orienteering and high running speed required to show a good result.
8th September, long distance
Map: Šilėnai
Map scale
1 : 15 000, H - 5 m
Renewed - 2021
Terrain: Mostly medium runnability and
visibility forest, lower density path network
and significant land forms (slopes up to 50 m), makes it perfect for long distance race.
*Model
Sprint model (3rd September) and forrest model (6th September) will be available. Venues will be specified later with upcoming information.
8th September, long distance
Map: Šilėnai
Map scale
1 : 15 000, H - 5 m
Renewed - 2021
Terrain: Mostly medium runnability and visibility forest, lower density path network and significant land forms (slopes up to 50 m), makes it perfect for long distance race.
*Model
Sprint model (3rd September) and forrest model (6th September) will be available. Venues will be specified later with upcoming information.
Information
Punching system
SPORTIdent AIR+ punching system will be used. SIAC cards can be rented for 5 EURO (all days)
Weather and climate
Mild and pleasant weather (~15 °C) should be expected for the begining of September. However quite hot (+25 °C) or cool and rainy (+5/+10 °C) days are possible.
Clothing
Road running or light trail shoes recommended for sprint distances, orienteering shoes and outfit for forrest disciplines. Spiked shoes are allowed.
Event centre
Lithuanian deaf association, Sv.Kazimiero str. 3, Vilnius
Team accreditation and team officials meeting will be held at the Event Centre.
Entries
Preliminary entry – until 03 April 2021 Final entry – until 03 July 2021
Name registration – until 03 August 2021
Entry fees and payment
Friendship through sport! Single type of accommodation, single fee for each competitor. Entry package is 675 Eur/participant.
Entry fee includes:
Accommodation in „Comfort Hotel LT Rock’n’Roll Vilnius“ (https://comforthotel.lt/) Between 02 – 09 September
Full board from dinner on 02 September to breakfast on 09 September
Start fee for all four EDOC competitions
Model Events
Local transport and transport from/to Vilnius airport, trail station, bus station. Friendship party
Payment information:
Bank: SEB bankas
IBAN: LT30 7044090101962222
SWIFT: CBVI LT 2X
Owner of the account: Lithuanian deaf sport committee
30 % of entry fees must be paid via Bank transfer until 01st July 2021.
Accreditation
Official accreditation will be on 02 September from 15.00 to 19.00 o’clock and on 03 September from 9.00 to 12.00 o’clock at the event centre.
Competition rules
Competitions will be conducted in accordance with the technical regulation of EDOC 2021 and valid competition rules of International orienteering federation (IOF).
Anti-doping
All participants will follow valid WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) regulations, ICSD (International Committee of Sport for the Deaf) Anti-Doping regulations and the International Orienteering Federation Anti-Doping Rules.
Health services
The Event Organizer will coordinate healthcare service for participants and will provide first-aid at the each competition area. The Event Organizer will not bear any responsibility related to the cost of medical services of the participants. Each Federation is responsible for the health insurance of all their delegates.
Visa
Please check the following link with a list of countries whose citizens require a visa to enter Lithuania/Schengen Zone:
https://www.renkuosilietuva.lt/en/visas/
Media
All information of EDOC will be on website www.edoc 2021.com. An official EDOC 2021 Facebook – page will also be released. More information you can find in Facebook group „World Deaf Orienteering“.
Technical Committee
Edvinas Kriūnas LDSC President
Oleg Lavryk EDSO Orienteering Technical Director
Gytis Šumskas IOF Event Adviser (LTU)
Vytautas Ralys Competition Director (OK Perkūnas)
Marius Minkevičius OC Deaf Representative
Guido Zanecchia EDSO Representative
Arūnas Kubaitis OC Deaf Representative