Media Guide - European Athletics

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Media Guide
SPAR European Cup of the 8 Best National Teams 23-24 June 2007 Olympic Stadium Munich

· Structures Structures ·
Welcome to Munich
Welcome to the SPAR European Cup, 23 and 24 June 2007, Olympic Stadium Munich.
European Athletics and LOC Structures
European Athletics Council
President
Hansjörg Wirz (SUI)
Vice Presidents
José Luis de Carlos (ESP)
Svein Arne Hansen (NOR)
Treasurer
Karel Pilny (CZE)
Director General
Christian Milz (SUI)
Council Members
Janez Aljancic (SLO), Franco Arese (ITA),
Sylvia Barlag (NED), Jonathan Edwards
(GBR), Frank Hensel (GER), Dobromir
Karamarinov (BUL), Philippe Lamblin
(FRA), Toralf Nilsson (SWE), Ludmila
Olijar (LAT), Antti Pihlakoski (FIN), Jorge
Salcedo (POR), Salih Munir Yaras (TUR),
Vadim Zelichenok (RUS)
Ex-officio Member
Lamine Diack (SEN), IAAF President
Honorary Life President
Carl-Olaf Homén (FIN)
European Athletics Delegates
Council Delegate
Karel Pilny (CZE)
Technical Delegate
Kari Wauhkonen (FIN)
Communication Manager
Pierce O’Callaghan (IRL)
Doping Control Delegate
Pier Luigi Fiorella (ITA)
Jury of Appeal
Jorge Salcedo (POR)
Imre Matrahazi (HUN)
Yrjö Kelhä (FIN)
Area Technical Officials
João B. Anjos (POR)
Elena Barrios (ESP)
Pierre Brateau (FRA)
Chris Cohen (GBR)
Knut Alme (NOR)
Gunnar Holm (SWE)
Local Organising Committee
President
Dr. Clemens Prokop
Vice-President
Wilfrid Spronk
Event Management
Frank Seipp
Markus Schnetzer
Protocol / Hospitality
Gaby Rauscher
Press / Media
Arno Hartung
Finance
Olympiapark München GmbH
Travel / Accommodation
Natalie Schamböck-Ulbrich
Marketing
S&K Marketingberatung GmbH
Ceremonies
Gaby Rauscher
LOC Media Staff
Media Director
Arno Hartung
Media Staff
Tobias Kohler
Alice Kilger
Melanie Listl
Vera Dedic
Media Accreditation
Melanie Listl
Media Services
Eberhard Vollmer
Photographers
Martin Hangen
Mixed Zone
Tobias Kohler
Flash Interviews
Christian Fuchs

· Travel and Transportation Travel and Transportation ·
Travel and Transportation
Munich airport
Munich airport is located around 30 km
(linear distance) from the city centre, to the
north of Munich. With a passenger volume
of 30.8 million (2006), it ranks among the
top ten airports in Europe. In Germany, it is
the undisputed number two. Last year,
travellers could choose from over 250
destinations in 71 countries. An average of
85,000 air passengers per day passed
through the airport’s terminal.
Munich central station
Serving as an important hub for rail traffic
in Germany and as a linking point between
southern and eastern Europe, Munich
central station is one of the largest railway
stations in Europe. It covers an area
measuring 1.9 kilometres in length and 400
metres in breadth and has over 32 tracks.
Munich central station accommodates
around 350,000 passengers and visitors
each day.
City railway and
underground network
Every 10 to 20 minutes, the surrounding
suburbs are connected with the city by
eight city railway lines. Munich also has a
dense underground network. One line leads
directly from the city to the Olympic Park.
In addition, the Olympic Park is served by
buses and trams.

· Travel and Transportation
Parking
There are 4,000 parking spaces close to the
Olympic Park. Limited parking will be
available for media representatives. Parking
will be allocated on a first come-firstserved
basis. Your pass will either be posted
to you (if the application is received early
enough) or will be available for collection
of the press centre. The car park is located
behind the Olympic Stadium (Parkharfe).
Shuttle service
Media representatives staying at the official
press hotel will benefit from a free press
shuttle service connecting them from the
hotel to the Olympic Stadium press centre.
The arrival and departure times of the
shuttle will be available in the Olympic
Stadium and in the hotel.
Event Arena
Warm-up field
Tennis
Werner-von-Linde-Halle
Olympiastützpunkt Bayern
Memorial
Olympiapark München GmbH Offices
Small Olympic Hall
Olympiastadion Visitors’ entrance
Commemorative plaque
Beer Garden
Coubertin Square
Outdoor theatre
Trampoline
Munich Olympic Walk of Stars = MOWOS
Park train station
Restaurant on the Olympic Lake and
revolving restaurant in the Olympic Tower
BMW-Museum
BMW-Welt
Olympiapark SoccaFive Arena
Minigolf
SeaLife München Aquarium
Playground
Streetball
Boat rental
Rubrik ·
Visitors’ service and ticket service
Beer Garden
Toilet
Disabled toilet
Telephone
SOS telephone
Life belt
ATM

· Accomodation
Accomodation Information
Media hotel
Best Western
5 Dachauerstr. 199, 80637 München
phone ++49 (0) 89 -159 257 0
www.apart.bestwestern.de
EAA/VIP hotel
München Marriott Hotel
1 Berliner Str. 93, 80805 München
phone ++49 (0)89 360 020
www.marriott-munich.com
Team hotels
Renaissance München Hotel
2 Theodor-Dopmbart-Str. 4
80805 München
phone ++49 (0)89 - 360 990
www.renaissancehotels.com/mucbr
München Marriott Hotel
1 Berliner Str. 93, 80805 München
phone ++49 (0)89 360 020
www.marriott-munich.com
Mercure-Hotel Neuperlach München Süd
3 Rudolf-Vogel-Bogen 3, 81739 München
phone ++49 (0) 89 - 6380 00
www.mercure.com
Mercure-Hotel Orbis München Perlach
4
Karl-Marx-Ring 87, 81735 München
phone ++49 (0)89 - 6327 0
www.mercure.com
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Jakob-
Kaiser-
Str.
Ottweilerstr.
Otterfinger-
Str.
Hans-
Fried-
W.
Bogen
Fr.-
Kortner-
Ch.-de-
Gaulle-
Str.
Theodor-
Heuss-Pl.
Neuperlach-
Lüderstr. Zentrum
Schumacher-
A.-
Assmann-
Str.
Adenauer-
139•196
Paul-Löbe-
Str.
Putzbrunner
Verhoevenstr.
Th.-
Giehse-
Allee
Rennertstr.
Horwitzstr.
Rudolf-
Zorn- Str.
Allee
Bogen
F.- Kortner-
Bogen
Giehse-
Ollenhauerstr.
Th.-
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139•196
H.-
Fritz- Schäffer- Str.
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Käutner-Str.
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Th.- Giehse-
All.
R.-
Vogel-
Bogen
Bog
Carl- Wery-
All.
Hanns-
Seidel-
Pl.
Blankbauerstr.
M.-Zentrum Kurt-Eisner-
Str.
Thomas- Dehler
Str.
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Iblher-
Kasperl-
Plievier-
Alfred- park
Neumann-
Anger
mühlstr.
Bert-
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Allee
Suderma
Tucholsky
str.
Stubaier
Str.
Sulzkogelstr.
Dr.-Walther-von-Miller-
Str.
199
Neuperlach-
Süd
allee
Tribulaunstr.
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Britting
Rubrik ·
Annette-
Kolb-
Anger
Zuckerhütlstr.
Neuperlach-
Süd
Schindlerpl.
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199
Gerhart-
Kafka-
Fritz- Erler-
Str.
N45
Hauptmann-
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Ständler-
Str.
Hahn-
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K.-Marx-
Ring
Putzbrunner
Ring
str.
Heide- str.
Arnold-Som
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Hugo-
Str.
Lang-
Bogen
Hugo -Lang-bogen
Stemplingeranger
Oskar- Maria-
Klabundstr.
Döblin-
Str.
Ring
197•N45
197•N45
195
Oskar- Maria- Graf-
Oskar-Maria-
Graf-Ring
198•411•N45
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Str.
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Gefilde Ring
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10 · Media Centre
The Media Centre
The SPAR European Cup Munich 2007
is looking forward to welcoming local,
national and international media
representatives to cover this event. In
order to make the news coverage as
convenient as possible for all
journalists, the LOC will provide a
range of media facilities and services:
• A fully equipped press, TV, radio
stand for nearly 200 media
representatives
• A press centre with approx. 100
working spaces in Olympic Stadium
• Mixed Zone
• Photographers’ platform
• A fully equipped press conference
room
• Technical services like internet
access, printing services, results and
statistics services
• Catering services
Media Centre opening hours
Friday, 22 June ...................10:00 – 18:00
Saturday 23 June .............09:00 – 20:00
Sunday 24 June ...............09:00 – 20:00
Media Centre telephone
number
+49-89-30 67 -2980, -2981
Accreditation
Media accreditation can be collected
at the Olympic Stadium press centre.
The press entrance is at the Olympic
Stadium grandstand.
Opening times are as follows:
Friday, 22 June ...................10:00 – 18:00
Saturday 23 June .............09:00 – 20:00
Sunday 24 June ...............09:00 – 20:00
Loss of an accreditation card
Any lost or damaged accreditation
cards should be reported to the
relevant accreditation centre as soon
as possible.
Access areas for Media
A list of access zones is included on
the back of the accreditation card.
All media accreditation cards will
allow access to the media centre,
media tribune and mixed zone.
Media tribune
The media tribune has fully equipped,
tabled seating for 140 journalists and
an additional 90 non-equipped seats.
Seats will be allocated by LOC. You
will be informed of your personal seat
when you pick up your accreditation.
Commentator’s Information
System (CIS)
Monitors and CIS terminals are
available at a ratio of one for every
three journalists.
Flash Interviews
Immediately after the competition,
the flash interview team will interview
the winning athletes in the mixed zone
(located in the Small Marathon Gate).
These interviews will be distributed on
information sheets in the media tribune
and will be available on the CIS.
Interviews are available in English only.
It is for the athlete to decide whether
he/she will give an interview.
Mixed Zone
The mixed zone is located in the Small
Marathon Gate (Kleines Marathontor).
Rights-holding TV and Radio and
written media have access to the mixed
zone.
Media Centre · 11
Communications
There will be a wireless network
available in the Olympic Stadium press
centre. This service is free of charge.
The media has the opportunity to
book additional ISDN and DSL lines on
the media tribune with the company
Deutsche Telekom. Forms and fees for
ordering additional lines are available
online in the Guest Management
System of EA (GMS). Payment is via
invoice and bank transfer only. No
credit cards are accepted.
Photographers
There will be no film development on
site. Lighting in the arena will be at a
level of 1,800 lux. The colour of the
infield is green, the tracks are red.
There will be a briefing for photographers
at 12.00 on Saturday 23 June.
Photos bibs will be distributed at this
meeting.

1 · Media Centre Media Centre · 1
Television
The host broadcaster is Olym piapark
München GmbH. There will be a
broadcaster offi ce on site. It is loca ted
on level 3 of the Olympic Stadium (see
map). Please note that a briefi ng for
commen tators will be held on Saturday
23 June at 11.00 in the media centre.
Contact International Broadcasters /
Host Broadcaster
Velitchka Nediakova, International
Affairs Sports Coordinator ZDF
55100 Mainz
Phone +49 (0) 6131 702188
Fax +49 (0) 6131 705329
E-mail nedialkova.v@zdf.de
European Athletics-LOC
Offi cial Press Conference
You are warmly invited to attend the
offi cial press conference of European
Athletics and the LOC on Friday 22
June at 11:00 in the press conference
room at the media centre.
Website Services
www.munichathletics2007.com,
www.european-athletics.org and
www.olympiapark-muenchen.de

1 · Social Programme / Training Areas / Time Table Time Table / Participating Countries · 1
Social Programme
You are kindly invited to attend the
Closing Banquet on Sunday 24 June 2007,
20.00 at Paulaner am Nockherberg.
Training Areas
Training for the athletes during the
SPAR European Cup will be provided in
two different facilities:
• the warm-up area next to the
Olympic Stadium
• the facilities at the University of
Munich
Training for discus, javelin and hammer
throwing will be held at the university
venue. For all other field events and all
track events the warm-up area (one
field with a 400 m track and the Wernervon-Linde-Hall
with a 200 m indoor
track) can be used. The university
venue is located only a few minutes
from the Olympic Stadium. At both
venues training will be possible from
Thursday 21 June until Sunday 24 June.
Time Table
Saturday 23 June
12.45 100 m B Women
13.00 100 m B Men
13.15 Opening ceremony
13.30 Hammer Men
13.35 High Jump Men
13.50 Pole Vault Women
14.05 Triple Jump Women
14.30 400 m Hurdles Women
14.40 400 m Hurdles Men
14.45 Discus Women
14.50 100 m Women
15.00 100 m Men
15.10 800 m Women
15.20 1,500 m Men
15.30 3,000 m Women
15.40 Shot Put Men
15.45 400 m Women
15.50 Long Jump Men
15.55 400 m Men
16.00 Javelin Women
16.05 5,000 m Men
16.25 3,000 m Steeple Women
16.40 4x100 m Women
16.50 4x100 m Men
Sunday 24 June
12.50 100 m B Women
13.00 100 m B Men
13.20 Hammer Women
13.35 Shot Put Women
13.40 Pole Vault Men
13.50 Triple Jump Men
14.30 Discus Men
14.35 110 m Hurdles Men
14.50 800 m Men
15.00 1,500 m Women
15.05 High Jump Women
15.10 3,000 m Steeple Men
15.30 100 m Hurdles Women
15.35 Long Jump Women
15.40 200 m Women
15.50 200 m Men
15.55 Javelin Men
16.00 5,000 m Women
16.25 3,000 m Men
16.40 4x400 m Women
16.50 4x400 m Men
17.00 Victory Ceremony
Participating Countries
Country Codes
Men
Belgium BEL
France FRA
Germany GER
Great Britain & NI GBR
Greece GRE
Poland POL
Russia RUS
Ukraine UKR
Women
Belarus BLR
France FRA
Germany GER
Greece GRE
Poland POL
Russia RUS
Spain ESP
Ukraine UKR
Contact us
For further information concerning
media, please contact:
Press office Olympic Park
phone +49 (0)89/ 30672015

1 · Country and City Country and City · 1
Introduction to the country and the city
Germany
Language
German
Population
82 million inhabitants
Capital
Berlin
Type of government
Parliamentary democracy
Major religions:
Catholicism/Protestantism
Currency
The German currency is the euro which
is made up of 100 cents. There are
coins of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cents as
well as 1 and 2 euros. Bank notes are of
5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 euros.
You can change your money at any
bank and hotel reception desks. However,
in the hotels the rate of exchange
is less favourable. International credit
cards are accepted in nearly all hotels,
shops and restaurants.
Munich
Geography
The city of Munich is located close to
the Bavarian Alps in the centre of
Europe. The River Isar flows through
the town. Total area of the city: about
31,000 hectares (76,543 acres); lowest
point: 482 metres (1,582 feet) above
sea level; highest point: 579 metres
(1,901 feet) above sea level. Isar: 13.7 km
(approx. 10 miles) long in the city area.
Population
1,3 million inhabitants
Climate
Munich is located in a moderate
climatic zone and therefore has neither
an extremely cold winter nor an
extremely hot summer.
January -9.5° - 16.9° C
May 5.8° - 29.7° C
June-August 6.7° - 33.7° C
Precipitation (2004) 814 mm
Sunshine duration (2004): 1784 hours
Time zone:
CET, CEST (March - October)
Electricity
The electric current for use in homes
and hotels is 220 volts (50Hz) and plugs
have two round pins.
Water quality
Tap water safe to drink
Telephones
Public telephones are installed all over
Munich. There are some telephone
booths which accept coins and others
operate with telephone cards.
Country code for Germany: +49
Local code for Munich: (0)89
To make an international call from
Germany, dial 00 followed by the
country code.
Mobile phone networks: T-Mobile,
Vodafone, O2, E-Plus
Opening hours
The shops in Munich open between
10:00 and 20:00 from Monday to
Friday. The shops open also between
10:00 and 16:00 (partially 20:00) on
Saturday. On Sundays, shops are
closed.
All Banks are open between 9:00 and
15:00.
Munich Tourist Office
+49-89-233-96500
(Monday to Friday 8:00-17:00,
Saturday 9:00-17:00)
Taxis
Taxi-München eG +49 89 21 61 0
or +49 89 19 41 0
IsarFunk Taxizentrale +49 89 45 05 40
Emergency numbers
112 Fire Department, Ambulance Service
110 Police

1 · Olympiapark München Olympiapark München · 1
Olympic Park and Olympic Stadium Munich
With its unique concentration and
combination of different sports and
event facilities, Munich’s Olympic Park
has developed into one of the most
important event and leisure centres in
the world.
Over three decades have passed since
the Games of 1972 and the Olympic Park
Munich still remains a unique place,
brimming with energy. While most
venues for the Olympic Games have
since passed into history, in Munich a
leisure and events centre has been
established that enjoys worldwide
renown to this day. The figure of around
166 million registered visitors since the
mega event of 1972 tells its own, very
clear story ...
The Olympic Park Munich makes an
impression with its outstanding architecture
and is still very much in tune
with the times. That’s because – unlike
many other Olympic venues – it is filled
with activity on a daily basis. Year after
year, five million people come to the
Park to redeem a ticket enabling them to
take part in sport, take advantage of the
tourism facilities or attend one of the
many top-class events. And that’s not
counting the many thousands of walkers
or joggers who visit it.
Since 1972, the Olympic Stadium has
again and again served as a focus for
national and international sport. Worldclass
events across its eight lanes and in
the facilities for long and triple jump,
high jump, discus, hammer, javelin and
shot put. Olympic flair and conditions
that are always ideal have driven the
best athletes in the world onto worldbeating
performances. But success is not
just measured in records and medals,
with topclass events always making an
integral contribution to the unique
atmosphere of Europe’s largest sports
and leisure park.
The high regard the people of Munich
hold for athletics, the classic Olympic
sport, became clear at international
meetings in the 1970s, those held during
the 80s and the two national championships
of 1982 and 1992. In the more
recent past, the SPAR European Cup
1997, the IAAF Grand Prix Final 1999 and
Team Challenge 2004 gave fans plenty
to get excited about: tens of thousands
of spectators experienced thrilling competition,
the stirring atmosphere providing
a highlight in the Munich sporting
calendar. However, even that was exceeded
by the European Championships
which, with around 304,000 spectators
over the course of six days, set a
completely new benchmark.
Further information:
www.olympiapark-muenchen.de

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