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. 

Saturday 14.6. 

Dinner from 17.00 – 21.30 

Sunday 15.6.  

Breakfast from 07.30 – 10.30 

Lunch from 12.00-15.00 

Dinner from 19.00 – 23.00 

Monday 16.6. 

Breakfast from 7.00-10.30 

Lunch from 12.00 – 16.00 

Dinner from 19.30 – 23.00  

Tuesday 17.6. 

Breakfast from 7.00-10.30 

Lunch 12.00 – 16.00 

Dinner from 19.30 – 23.00  

Wednesday 18.6. 

Breakfast from 6.30 – 10.00  

MASSAGE

Massage is available from Sunday 15.6. to Tuesday 17.6. 

Sunday 15.6.  

From 18.00 – 23.00 

Monday 16.6. 

From 10.00 – 16.00  

From 19.00 – 23.00  

Tuesday 17.6. 

From 10.00 – 16.00 

From 19.00 – 23.00  

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 identifier is allowed in Long Jump, Triple Jump, High Jump and Pole Vault. Bib numbers should not be folded. 

Personal Implements and Other Equipment

Personal implements must be submitted to Implements Control which is located under the grandstand (entrance through the marathon gate) at least 2 hours before the start of the competition.  

Javelins need to be submitted to Implements control 3 hours before the start of the competition. The organizer will not accept personal implements after these deadlines.  

Please note that personal implements will be given back to the athletes at Implements Control office after the competition. 

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 Monday evening. Our staff will take care of the transportation. 

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, Hammer Throw and Javelin Throw will be guided to a separate warm-up field. 

Warm-up areas for Discus Throw, Hammer Throw and Javelin 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 happen in accordance to a separate call room schedule.  

Please respect these times! It is essential for keeping to the time schedule. 

All prohibited items (or sponsor logos) that are against the rules will be taken away (for example cellphones, radios, MP3 players) from the athletes at the call room. Athletes can pick up their belongings after the race from the TIC office (entrance through the marathon gate). 

Advertising on Clothing or Equipment

The WA advertising rules will be enforced. Specifically please note the following: 

• Manufacturers logo – Maximum of 30 cm² rectangle with the lettering a maximum height of 4 cm and the total logo a maximum height of 5 cm. The identification of the manufacturer may appear only once on the front. 

• Athlete’s name – Displayed on the front and/or back of the vest. The maximum height of such display shall be 4 cm. 

Club name or Club sponsor or Club logo – maximum of 40 cm² rectangle, with the lettering a maximum height of 4 cm, if printed directly onto the shirt or the size of the patch. 

Access Control and Staying at the Stadium (Infield)

Athletes, managers and coaches ought to have their accreditation card with them at all times. The accreditation card can be obtained at the competition hotel.  

Staying in the infield is only allowed during one’s respective event. 

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.  

Infield Access

Athletes will be taken from the call room to infield. Exiting the infield will also happen under the supervision of our staff through mixed zone from where the athletes will be transported back to the warm up area. Athletes competing in track events can retrieve their belongings from the mixed zone. 

Introductions

Athletes competing in track events will be introduced at the starting line. Athletes competing in infield events will be introduced before the start of their respective event. 

Events with heats and finals 

Athletes competing in events with heats + finals (M 100m, W 100m, M 110m hurdles 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. 

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 no more than 30 minutes after the conclusion of the event the protest is related to. The protest should be given in writing to the TIC located under the grandstand, access through the marathon gate. 

Technical Meeting

Please check the info desk for details. 

Payments

No cash payments will 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) A passport copy

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. Link: https://eu.research.net/r/PaavoNurmi