Countdown
The event:
Organised before June 15th or after September 15th
Competition format (please refer to World Athletics Rule 251 for more details on race formats)
• Held over 3 to 4 days
• "Classic up and down” mountain race (ca. 12KM,on a ca. 6KM loop to be repeated twice, 300-450m elevation gain per loop) – 4 races Senior Men, Senior Women, Junior Men, Junior Women
• “Vertical” mountain race (4-7KM, 700-1,000m total elevation gain) – 2 Races (Men, Women)
• Long trail (ca. 80KM, 3,500-6,000m total elevation gain, ITRA category “L”) – One race (with Men's and Women's rankings)
• Short trail (ca. 40KM,2,000-3,000m total elevation gain, ITRA category “S”) – One race (with Men's and Women's rankings)
• Other open or promotional races can be added upon LOC request
Candidature process:
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Item |
Start Date |
End date |
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Reception of bidding documents |
21 Apr 2020 |
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Calls with IAU / ITRA / WMRA to help on your bid |
29 Apr 2020 |
17 Jun 2020 |
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Deadline to send first draft of bidding documents |
19 Aug 2020 |
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Assessment by IAU / ITRA / WMRA of the bidding documents |
20 Aug 2020 |
3 Sep 2020 |
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Announcement of the 5 bidding candidates going to final phase |
4 Sep 2020 |
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Additional calls with IAU / ITRA / WMRA in the final phase of the bid |
7 Sep 2020 |
27 Sep 2020 |
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Reception of final bidding documents |
27 Sep 2020 |
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Site Visits from IAU / ITRA / WMRA to the 5 final bidding candidates |
3 Oct 2020 |
1 Nov 2020 |
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Award of the 2021 WMTRC to the winning bidding candidate |
8 Nov 2020 |
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Host city requirements:
• Ready access to both mountainous terrain and suitable challenging trails to locate the courses
• International airport within a 3-hour bus ride
• Running trails for training
• Securing full board accommodation in a 3* hotel or superior for athletes, officials, IAAF Family and Media for a period of 4-5 nights:
-- Athletes and Team Officials: 1300 beds (575 twins, 150 single)
-- IAAF Family (ITRA, IAU, WMRA, IAAF): 65 beds (single rooms)
-- Media: 35 beds (single rooms)
• Local transportation system for the event between hotels, venues, city centre, airports, main train stations and event- related social functions
Host city rights:
All commercial rights lay within the LOC (Expo sales, Partnerships, Title Sponsorships, Media Rights, Fee entries from the mass race etc.)
Hosting fee:
Hosting fee for this event is set at USD 150,000