1        Date and Place of the Championship

The Championship shall be held during June 8-14, 2014 (Poomsae 8 and 9; Individual Kyrougi 10, 11, 12, 13; Team Kyrougi 14) in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China.

2  Competition Events

   2.1  Poomsae Competition

        2.1.1  Men’s Individual Category

        2.1.2  Women’s Individual Category

        2.1.3  Men’s Team Category- three (3) competitors

        2.1.4  Women’s Team Category- three (3) competitors

        2.1.5  Mixed Team Category (Pair) - one (1) man and one (1) woman

2.2  Kyorugi Competition

         2.2.1 Individual Category

         2.2.2 Team Category

3  Qualifications

Contestants of the championship have to be borne between January 1, 1986 and

December 31, 1996 and be registered by their NUSF in 2014.

4  Methods of Participation

   4.1  Each participating delegation is authorized to enter for Kyorugi competition a maximum of sixteen (16) competitors (eight (8) men and eight (8) women) and five (5) officials. Each delegation may enter one (1) competitor for Kyorugi competition in each category.

4.2  Each participating delegation is authorized to enter for Poomsae competition a maximum of ten (10) competitors (five (5) men and five (5) women) and four (4) officials. Each competitor may compete in more than one category of Poomsae competition.

4.3  Each competitor may compete in both Kyorugi, Poomsae and Team.

5  Methods of Competition and Pertinent Requirements

5.1  The 13^th World University Taekwondo Championship shall be organized in accordance with the latest technical rules and regulations of the WTF.

5.2  Poomsae compulsory preliminaries, semi-finals, and the finals are designated as follows and wearing Poomsae Tobuk is strongly recommended:

Designated Poomsae

5.3  Scoring shall be made in accordance with the rules of the WTF.

5.4  Duration of Contest

     5.4.1  Poomsae Competition:

           5.4.1.1  Individual Category- within two (2) minutes

           5.4.1.2  Team Category- within two (2) minutes

           5.4.1.3  Mixed Team Category (one (1) man, one (1) woman) - within two (2) minutes

           5.4.1.4  Preliminaries- one (1) set of Poomsae

           5.4.1.5  Semifinals - two (2) sets of Poomsae with a one-minute break

           5.4.1.6  Finals- two (2) sets of Poomsae with a one-minute break

5.4.2  Kyorugi competition shall apply the single elimination system:

            Two (2) minutes × three (3) rounds with one (1) minute break

5.5  The drawing of lots shall be conducted in public immediately after the

General Technical Meeting held on June 7, 2014.

5.6  Weigh-in for different categories shall be conducted one (1) day prior to the scheduled start of the competition

5.7  WTF-approved KP&P PSS and DARTFISH IVR (Instant Video Replay System) shall be used for the Championship. The Organizing Committee shall provide Protector and Scoring System (PSS) and the headgears to contestants. The contestants are required to bring their own uniforms, sensing socks, gloves, shin and forearm guards, groin guards, and mouthpieces for their personal use.

        5.8 The participating contestants must bring their health certificates (electrocardiogram and electroencephalogram) issued by hospitals and their accidental injury insurances. In case that any major accidental injuries occur, the Organizing Committee shall provide the athletes with emergency treatment, but take no liability. The pertaining athletes shall pay on their own for the treatment fees.

6  Awarding

6.1  Medals will be awarded to the top four (one gold, one silver, two bronze) athletes/teams in the individual and team competitions. Tie third-prize winners shall be set for both the individual and team competition of Poomsae and Kyorugi.

6.2  Certificate of Achievement shall be awarded to the top eight (8) athletes/teams in the individual and team competitions.

   6.3  The Organizing Committee shall award Participation Certificates to all participating athletes.

7  Entry，Arrival and Departure

7.1 Entry Registration (Online registration only through FISU Accreditation System for both FISU Members and Non-members: http://www.wuc.in-1.it)

7.2  For the Quantitative Entry, the officials, coaches, athletes and medical doctors of each participating delegation are required to submit their names, positions, events, categories, photos (32×40 mm of 200dpi, not larger than 300 kb/per) and the scanning copies of their passports with at least 6 months of validity. All required above are for the purpose of visa application and shall be of electronic edition.

7.3  Nominative Entry must be conducted by no later than May 8, 2014 to finalize the participating contestants. In case of any changes, information about the changes must be submitted by no later than May 8, 2014.

 7.4  Check-in

     Check-in of the participating delegations shall begin at 08:00 local time on June 6, 2014.

7.5  Departure on June 15, 2014

8  Assignment of Referees

The appointment of referees shall be made by FISU and WTF.

9  Jury of Appeal

    The members of the Supervisory Board for the 13^th World University Taekwondo Championship shall consist of FISU Technical Delegate as Chair, Technical Delegate from the WTF, Technical Delegate from NSF, Technical Delegate from the Organising Committee along with the FISU Medical Delegate and Three Members selected through the General Technical Committee Meeting to manage the championship, and shall be overlooked by the CISCA (International Supervision, Control and Arbitration Committee of FISU).

10  Participation Fee

    10.1  FISU shall collect registration fee from both FISU member associations and non-member associations,

- Member associations: 20 Euro/per person

- Non-member associations: 40 Euro/per person

    10.2  The Organizing Committee shall collect participation fee of 40 Euro/ per person /per day.

10.3  As deposit, twenty five percent (25%) of the participation fee shall be paid by no later than  May 8, 2014 to the designated account and the rest shall be paid after the participating delegations arrive.

          Account Number：155630078676

Bank Sort Code：Swift BKCHCNBJ880

10.4  The CIC-approved currency is Euro only.

11. For specific information about the championship, please see The 13^th World University Taekwondo Championship Technical Handbook on the official website www.wutc-china2014.com.