Competition hotel services

The official competition hotel is Naantali Spa, located at Matkailijantie 2, 21100 Naantali. The distance between the hotel and the stadium is approximately 16 kilometers. 

Meals

The athletes staying at the competition hotel will be served breakfast, lunch and dinner at the official competition hotel. The meals are served at the restaurant on the second floor. 

Sunday 31.5.  

Breakfast 07.30 – 10.30 

Monday 1.6. 

Breakfast 7.00-10.00 

Lunch 11.30 – 14.00 

Dinner 18.30 – 22.00  

Tuesday 2.6. 

Breakfast 7.00-10.00 

Lunch 12.00 – 16.00 

Dinner 19.30 – 23.00  

Wednesday 3.6. 

Breakfast 7.00 – 10.00  

Lunch 12.00 – 16.00 

Dinner 19.30 – 23.00 

Thursday 4.6.

Breakfast 7.00 – 10.00  

MASSAGE

Please book your appointment straight from the massage rooms located downstairs. More information from the info desk.

COMPETITION INFORMATION

Competition Office

The Competition Office can be found next to the info and accreditation desk in the lobby of the competition hotel.  

All athletes staying at the competition hotel will get their necessary competition and accreditation material at the hotel. 

Bib Numbers

The competitors have two identifiers. The use of one bib is allowed in Long Jump, Triple Jump, High Jump and Pole Vault. Bib numbers should not be folded. 

Technical Information Center (TIC)

The TIC is located at the stadium inside the grandstand. Entrance through the marathon gate.

Personal Implements and Other Equipment

Personal implements must be submitted to Implements Control which is located under the grandstand (entrance through the marathon gate) next to the TIC at least 2 hours before the start of the competition. A maximum of 2 personal implements are allowed per athlete.

Athletes need to specify if they wish to pick up their personal implements at implements control at the stadium or if they wish to have them transported to the competition after the event in the personal implements submission form.

A pole rack to which the poles need to be brought before the competition can be found next to the marathon gate. The organizer will transport the poles to the infield. The poles will also be inspected at infield.

Athletes using their own implements are encouraged to bring their implements to the info desk by Tuesday evening. Our staff will take care of the transportation.

Shoe Regulation

World Athletics Athletic Shoe Regulations are enforced at the event. 

Warm-up Areas

The athletes will be transported directly to the warm-up area, which is located behind the back straight of the stadium. Athletes competing in Discus Throw and Hammer Throw and will be guided to a separate warm-up field.

Warm-up areas for Discus Throw and Hammer Throw are open until 1 hour before the beginning of the call room assembly of the event. 

Call Room

The call room is located behind the back straight of the stadium at the warm up field. This will be the final call and control of bibs and advertising on equipment and apparel. The assembly will follow a separate call room schedule.
Please respect these times! It is essential for keeping to the time schedule.  

All prohibited items will be taken away from the athletes at the call room. Athletes can pick up their belongings after the event from the TIC office (entrance through the marathon gate).

Advertising on Clothing or Equipment

WA advertising rules will be enforced at the event.

Events with heats and finals

Athletes competing in events with heats + finals (M 100m, W 100m, and W 100m hurdles) are strongly encouraged to report to the technical information center immediately if they can’t participate in the final of their respective event. The deadline for calling in a replacement is 30 minutes before the scheduled start of the final.

Access Control and Staying at the Stadium (Infield)

Athletes and accompanying persons are required to always have their accreditation card with them. The accreditation card can be obtained at the competition hotel. Athletes will be escorted from the call room to infield. Athletes will exit infield through the mixed zone.

Seating for Coaches

Personal coaches of athletes competing in long jump and pole vault have reserved seats at the grandstand. These seats should be vacated when the event is over.
For throwing events and High Jump, coaches have reserved seats in the curve stands. 

Introductions

Athletes competing in track events will be introduced at the starting line. Athletes competing in field events will be introduced at the 100m starting line in front of the grandstand.

Interviews

All athletes must leave the infield through the mixed zone which is situated at the marathon gate.

Results

Results can be found from the following websites: www.paavonurmigames.fi, www.tilastopaja.fi

First Aid

Medical staff will be present at the infield and there’s also a separate space for medical services under the grandstand.

Doping Control

The Finnish Center for Integrity in Sports (FINCIS) will be conducting doping tests during the competition. All doping tests will take place in changing room number 7 under the grandstand. Athletes are required to have a passport or a valid ID with them. 

Protests

Protests should be made orally to the referee of the event at infield during the event. Written protests should be made no more than 30 minutes after the official publication of the results at the electronic result service. The protest should be given in writing to the TIC located under the grandstand, access through the marathon gate, for a 50€ fine which will be returned if the protest is accepted.

Technical Meeting

Please check the info desk for details.

Payments

Cash payments will not be made at the hotel. Travel reimbursements will be paid by bank transfer according to WA regulations and once necessary paperwork has been provided. We will need the following details:

• A copy of the athletes passport
• A copy of the athletes travelling documents 
• A receipt for the travelling documents
• The athletes home address (street, city, postal code, country)

Finnish tax authorities require us to have a passport copy and receipts for the travelling reimbursement in order to make the payments. We will not pay anything before the abovementioned conditions are fulfilled.

Payments of promotional fees and prize money will be made by bank transfer once confirmation of all doping tests has been received from World Athletics. The final tax of income from activity of an athlete in Finland is 15%. To finalize the payments, we will need a detailed invoice or at least the appropriate bank account info.

Sustainability

Since 2017 Paavo Nurmi Games has been an EcoCompass-certified sports event. We are strongly committed to sustainable values and keen on finding environmentally friendly solutions when organizing the event. 

Paavo Nurmi Games wants to encourage its stakeholders, audience and athletes to work together for a greener future.  

Please help us reduce the consumption of plastic and enjoy the fresh Finnish tap water during your stay in Finland. Finnish tap water is of the highest quality in the world and it’s delivered to you from the groundwaters of the near eskers.

 Did you know..? 

• All waste from the event is recycled and circulated into new materials or energy  

• The event runs on renewable energy  

• Last year we compensated all the CO2 emissions caused by our athletes air travel to the event  

World Athletics Athlete Survey 

We would appreciate if you could take the time to answer World Athletics’ Athlete Survey.