EPF Info - April 1997
General Secretary Heiner Köberich, Amselweg 3, D64572 Klein Gerau, Germany.
Tel.#49--6152-910306 Fax #49-6152-910307
1997 European Masters Invitation
European Powerlifting Federation and Lithuanian Powerlifting Federation.
Invitation for the 10th Masters European Championships 1997.
Sanctioned from European Powerlifting Federation the Lithuanian Powerlifting Federation invites the EPF Member Nations for the 10th Men and 3rd Women Masters European Championships.
Meet Director: Pranas Vilkauskas, president Lithuanian Powerlifting Federation, Vytauto 98, 5720 Palanga, Lithuania. Tel. #370-36-52256 Fax #370-36-37294.
Host City: Palanga, Lithuania.
Date: 2nd to 6th of July 1997
Venue: Complex Rugelis, Vanagupes 20.
Hotel: Rugelis, Vanagupes 20.
Hotel Rates: per person/night : Single room 60DM, double room 50DM, breakfast included. The Organiser will not be responsible for any Hotel Bills of the participating Nations - each Team Manager will be responsible.
Technical Meeting: Wednesday 2nd of July 1997 at 1800 hours in Hotel Rugelis.
Arrivals: By flight at Vilnius airport, transfer to hotel minimum 8 peoples=40DM per person (350 km ), and 20 people and more 30DM/person. All teams must send their exact arrival time, flight number and the number of team members.
By arrival at Palanga-Airport 6 km free transport to Hotel.
Train: Kleipeda trainstation 25 km to Palanga 25DM to hotel, also from port Kleipeda.
Scales: in Hotel and venue.
Flags, anthems and photos: Each nation must bring its flag and anthem. For each lifter and official send one photo - identification is necessary for security reasons.
Closing Banquet: Sunday 6th of July in Hotel Rugelis at 2000 hours, 20DM each lifter and official. Additional tickets = 25DM.
Doping Control Fee: 45 DM for each entered lifter, payable at the technical meeting (must be paid in DM).
Provisonal Timetable
Opening ceremony - Wednesday 2nd of July at 1100 hours.
Day and date weigh-in time classes start time
Thursday 3rd 1000 to 1130 all women 1200 hours
1400 to 1530 M 52,56kg 1600 hours
1600 to 1730 M 60kg 1800 hours
Friday 4th 1000 to 1130 M 67.5kg 1200 hours
1300 to 1430 M 75kg 1500 hours
1600 to 1730 M 82.5kg 1800 hours
Saturday 5th 1000 to 1130 M 90kg 1200 hours
1300 to 1430 M 100kg 1500 hours
1600 to 1730 M 110kg 1800 hours
Sunday 6th 1000 to 1130 M 125,125+kg 1200 hours
Please note: Changes of the timetable are possible depending on the number of nominations at the technical meeting. Victory ceremonies at the end of each section of the competition.
Arnulf Wahlström (EPF President), Heiner Köberich (EPF General Secretary), Pranas Vilkauskas (Lithuanian Federation President).
Danube Cup, Slovakia
The 7th Danube Cup in Slovakia was a big success for the organisers from the Sport of Powerlifting. The Meet Director, Josef Ovsianca, found a very special location, with the hotel, restaurant and competition venue all under the same roof. Consequently, no transportation was necessary. The hotel was situated on the top of a mountain, surrounded by forest and snow, and the sun was shining each day. The competition witnessed a lot of excellent lifting, especially the women who set a number of new Danube records. One record was also in the men's competition. The referees were of a high standard and loaders were excellent - it was necessary to slow down the for the heavier classes to give them time to recover! The banquet was also very nice and full of good food. So all in all it was a very good championships.
The only negative was that the Hotel rates were much higher than the normal tourist prices, a reason for the German team to boycott the meet. Two days after the the end of the championships, the EPF secretary received a very harsh letter of complaint against the hotel prices from Slovenia. Instead of the normal rate of 18DM it was 60DM per person. The Slovenian Federation wrote "It is not fair that organising federation tried to get profit from competitors and officials from other countries. If they have financial problems they should NOT NOT NOT organise international competition." The German team also told me that at the 1996 Baltic Cup in Slovenia thet realized the hotel prices were not correct.
If the organisers do not stop the kind of money raising witnessed at the Baltic Cup they will destroy the future of international powerlifting championships. In future, Meet Directors are asked to ensure that hotel prices are no higher than it is for the standard rate. It is common courtesy not only to make the best for guests, but also to make it as cheap as possible.
Other Business
- As successor of the Rhein-Main Cup in Germany, a new Bench Press Cup has been created, to be held on the Bodensee, near the Alps at Friedrichshafen. The competition date is the 6th of September 1997. Place is the Bodycenter Claudine, Lindauerstreet 59. Open for all EPF members. Nominations should go to Joachim Neumann, D-88046 Friedrichshafen, Lindauerstr.59, and a copy to me. Each participant must pay an entrance fee of 30DM. Hotel bookings can be made through Mr Neumann. The timetable women is 0900 to 1030 weigh-in for all and 1100 start for classes up to and including 60kg and 1200 start for all other classes. Men have 4 weigh-ins and start times, the first being for classes up to and including 82.5 kg with a 1200-1300 weigh-in and 1330 start.
- An invitation has been issued from Hungary for the Bench press "Balaton-Cup", an EPF sanctioned meet in May. Not far from Siofok which hosted last year's men's open. The organiser is the same, so it should be a good meet.
- The European Union Cup will take Place in Luxembourg from 18th to 20th of July 1997.
- Bavaria Cup Deadlift Tournament - the biggest in Europe. This will take place at 29th and 30th of June 1997 at Landshut Bavaria. All age categories for men, but only one for women. Address Karl Greiner, Flurstraße 25, D-84032 Landshut. Tel.#49-871-44167
- More amendments for the EPF Congress.
By-Laws: If a nation takes Hotel prices higher than the official rate for tourists, then they shall be suspended for the following 3 European Championships. For that reason each organising country must send in with the bid the official printed price list and brochure of the official hotel. Germany, Slovenia and EPF Secretary.
By-Laws: Each nation organising a European Championships can take to cover the costs of that championships a fee for all official entered participants (athletes, officials except 1 referee) 20DM. If that fee is taken, it is also possible to take money for transportation (airport-hotel and back but not hotel-venue), and also extra money for the banquet (max 20DM). Germany and EPF Secretary.
By-Laws: Competition. The EPF shall institute a Bench Press championships for Masters in all age categories men and women abled bodies. Austria.
- Membership Fee 1997. Some nations have still not paid their EPF Fee for 1997. As it is now April, the fee is 350+45=395DM including the 3 month late payment penalty. The nations have owing 395DM are Poland, Spain, Estonia, Bulgaria, Portugal, Georgia, Belarus and Cyprus. These nations will all receive a reminder notice.
Heiner Köberich (Edited by David Hinchley)
epf | David Hinchley 9 Apr 1997