4. FINANCIAL SUPPORT 4.1 Good Standing Travel and accommodation support for participation in the IAAF World Championships (and IAAF Congress) will be offered by the LOC as detailed below to all Member Federations which are in Good Standing with the IAAF. Should you have any doubt or question concerning the administrative position of your Member Federation towards the IAAF, please contact Mr Jee Isram, Senior Manager in our Member Federations Assistance Unit: [email protected]. 4.2 Travel Support The LOC is financially responsible for economy class tickets for all participating athletes and for the First Congress Delegate. The normal procedure is for the IAAF to issue the tickets on behalf of the LOC. Should you prefer to issue your own tickets (subject to IAAF approval), you must indicate so in your Entries, together with the price you have obtained. Please note that travel must be arranged directly to Moscow. Any stopovers on the way, exceeding 24 hours, may affect your right to the reimbursement of the travel related expenses. The IAAF Travel Office ([email protected]) will contact you to finalise the necessary arrangements. Important Note To comply with Russian regulations and in order for the LOC to be able to reimburse any travel expenses, the following documents must be given to the IAAF on site, during the accreditation process, for every athlete and the First Congress Delegate: If you issued your own tickets: The ticket (or e-ticket) indicating the price The original invoice from the travel agency The boarding passes (from all flights on the way to Moscow) If the IAAF issued your tickets: The boarding passes (from all flights on the way to Moscow) A copy of the passport page with the stamp of the Russian border authorities will also be required and it will be collected when athletes and the First Congress Delegate go to pick-up their Accreditation Card. In all cases, if one of the above mentioned documents is missing the travel costs will be at the charge of the Member Federation. 4.3 Accommodation Support Competing Athletes The LOC will offer full-board accommodation in twin rooms for a maximum of 13 nights during the period of the Championships (arrival 6 August, departure 19 August). There is no financial support for the accommodation of any team officials (except for one Congress Delegate – see below). Additional costs will be charged for higher standard accommodation (see 5.2.2). First Congress Delegate One Congress Delegate from each delegation will also benefit from full-board accommodation in a single room for a maximum of 15 nights (arrival 4 August, departure 19 August), regardless of where he is staying (see details in 5.3.2). IAAF World Championships Moscow 2013 – Team Manual 16 4.4
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