1999 Men's European Powerlifting Championships Invitation

Sanctioned by European Powerlifting Federation, the Polish Powerlifting Federation invites the EPF Member Nations to compete in the 1999 Men's European Powerlifting Championships.

Organiser: Polish Powerlifting Federation.
Meet Director: Lech Krasa. Tel +48-23-6928386. Fax +48-23-6920105. Fax in Warsaw +48-22-6446710.
Host City: Pultusk, Poland - 75km from Warsaw Airport.
Date: 12th to 16th of May 1999.
Venue: Sporthal Pultusk.
Hotel: Baltasar Hotel and Naskarpie Hotel.
Hotel Rates: Single room - 90DM per person/night. Double Room - 70DM per person/night. Triple room - 60DM per person/night. All rates include breakfast. Teams are required to pay for the accomodation upon arrival at the hotel. The organizer will not pay for any of the participating nations Hotel Bills - the respective Team Managers are responsible.
Hotel Booking: By fax using the nomination form, to reach the Meet Director by 25th April at the latest.
Congress: 1900 hrs Wednesday 12th of May. The Technical Meeting will follow at the conclusion of the Congress.
Arrivals: Warsaw Airport, 75km from Pultusk. Bus transfer to Pultusk 20DM per person for groups of 4 to 40 people. If there are less than 4 people the transfer will be very expensive.
Scales and Sauna: Scales at venue, sauna at Sporcenter Pultusk.
Flags, Anthems and Photographs: Each team must bring its own national flag and anthem. For identification and security reasons, each each lifter and official must provide a photograph.
Referee Clinic: Cancelled due to lack of IPF funding.
Closing Banquet: 2000hrs, Sunday 16th May 1999. Free for lifters and officials. Additional tickets 20DM.
Doping Control Fee: 45DM for each entered lifter, payable in DM at the Technical Meeting.

Provisonal Timetable: Please note that changes of the timetable are possible depending on the number of nominations for each class at the Technical Meeting. Victory ceremonies will be held after each part of the competition.

Opening Ceremony: 1000hrs, Thursday 13th May 1999 - 1 lifter and 1 official.

day             weigh-in        classes         start
Thursday 13th	1000-1130	52&56kg		1200
		1300-1430	60&67.5kg	1500
Friday 14th	1000-1130	75kg		1200
		1300-1430	82.5kg		1500
Saturday 15th	1000-1130	90kg		1200
		1300-1430	100&110kg	1500
Sunday 16th	1000-1130	125&125+kg      1200

Arnulf Wahlström (EPF President)
Heiner Köberich (EPF Secretary)
Pavel Filleborn (Polish Bodybuilding & Powerlifting Federation).

| David Hinchley 09 Apr 1999