21-11-2009 | 22-11-2009
51st International loket.nl Warandeloop TilburgNovember 21 and 22, 2009
Welcome at the website of the 51st International loket.nl Warandeloop Tilburg. At this page you can find all necessary information concerning the race. The International loket.nl Warandeloop is held on November 21 and 22, 2009. On Saturday the National Youth Cross Country day will take place, while on Sunday the international program is scheduled.
International country meeting cross-country
As previous years, the Dutch Athletics Federation (Atletiekunie) and the local organization Stichting Warandeloop have taken the initiative to organise a country meeting cross-country for European athletes only: the International loket.nl Warandeloop in Tilburg, the Netherlands.
The International loket.nl Warandeloop acquired the EAA-permit some years ago and belongs to the top cross-country events in Europe. Some years ago, the event was further upgraded to an official country meeting cross-country and about 200 athletes from the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, England, Ireland and Eastern European countries participated in the International loket.nl Warandeloop. Especially with respect to the junior categories, the International Warandeloop is, next to the European Championships, one of the largest cross-country athletic events in Europe.
The race is held on November 22, 2009, a date which fits very well in the European cross-country calendar. This will most likely lead to a large number of European top athletes competing against each other in the backyard of Tilburg University. In addition, the Warandeloop can function as a qualification race for the SPAR European Cross-country Championships that are being held December 13, 2009 in Dublin, Ireland.
Program International loket.nl Warandeloop Tilburg
The program has been composed in such a way that the country meeting is a single continued event, without large gaps between the various races. Except for the gala events, an unlimited number of athletes is welcome to participate in the races. The gala event is open for invited athletes only.
The A-junior category is defined using the IAAF definition. This means that those athletes that are born in 1990 can participate in the A-junior category. In this way, the same rules are used as those used by the EAA for the European Championships a few weeks later.
Country ranking and price ceremony
For the (A- and B-)junior races, a country ranking is made up of the first five finishing athletes per country. For the athletes under 23 years old and the Gala events for men and women, such a country ranking is made up of the first three finishing athletes per country. After these races, at 15h00 the price ceremony is held in the large (white) visitors-tent.
Registration international athletes
International athletes can be registered individually and as country teams. Registration must be done by sending an email before November 1st to gala@warandeloop.nl.
For more information, mail to Mr. Frans Heffels or Mrs. Trudie Schils at gala@warandeloop.nl (only in case of urgent matters call Mr. Frans Heffels +31653368617).
We trust to present you a strong competition, and thus, an excellent preparation for the European Championships Cross-country in the beautiful surroundings of the "Oude Warande".
We wish you all the best in your preparation for the upcoming cross-country season and hope to welcome you in Tilburg.
Het programma kunt u hier vinden: www.warandeloop.nl/programma/landenontmoeting/eng
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