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Host City of the European Championship Veterans 2016
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Supportletters4
Helsingborg – your host city 2016
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The European Veteran Championship 2016
A great opportunity for Swedish Judo
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Helsingborg Arena – a home ground for sports
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Sweden and Helsingborg – easy to reach
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Positive opinion and reliable support
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The beautiful town by the sea18
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European Judo Union
The region Skåne, which includes
33 municipalities, is a leading eve
nt
region in Sweden. Skåne and it´s
cities have a long and solid traditio
n of
hosting events. The hosting of for
example European Figure Skating
Championship 2003, Solheim cup
2003, Louis Vuitton Acts 6 & 7
of the
America’s Cup in 2005, Women’s
European Handball 2006, Europe
an
Master Games 2008, UEFA under-2
1 Championship 2009, World Sco
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Jamboree 2011and Men’s World
Championship Handball 2011 clea
rly
demonstrates our ambitions and
capabilities.
Event in Skåne, the region’s offi
cial events agency, works to make
Skåne a leading venue for top Sw
edish and international events and
we
fully support the Swedish Judo Fed
eration´s bid for the European
Championships Veterans 2016.
After having visited the event in
Paris 2013 we are even more imp
ressed
and convinced that the event would
suit perfectly in Helsingborg and
Skåne.
Yours sincerely
Pehr Palm, CEO
Event in Skåne
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Yours Sincerely,
Johan Lundell
Event manager
The City of Helsingborg
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Rådhu set · 251 89 Helsin gborg Swede
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Helsingborg
– your host city 2016
Experience of major events
Helsingborgs JK – an important local partner
In the last 5 years, 247 big and small events have been held in
Helsingborg. The Helsingborg Festival is an annual event that
attracts 400 000 day visitors over 3 days. In connection with
the UEFA European Under-21 Fotball Championship in 2009,
Helsingborg received almost 30 000 visitors. In July 2014, Helsingborg will be hosting a large gymnastic event, Eurogym,
which is expected to attract approx 4500 gymnasts to Helsingborg. In August 2015 we look forward to host Europeade. The
largest folkdance and folkmusic festival in Europe. Normally
this festival attracts about 5000 participants.
The City of Helsingborg has an event unit with professional and
dedicated staff. The unit has long experience of working
with events and help organisers with, among other things:
Organizing an European championship for veterans is a big and
demanding task. With more than 1000 competitors in a maximum of 160 age- and weight categories, teams competition
included, officials, media and spectators from more than 30
nations it will be a challenge for every organization. Therefore
the EC veterans 2016 in Sweden will be a joint venture
between The Swedish Judo federation, The city of Helsingborg, the event company Event in Skåne, the regional Judo
federation JudoSyd and the local judoclub Helsingborgs JK.
Helsingborgs JK is one of the major judo competition organizers in Sweden hosting the swedish national championships
2012 for individuals and 2013 for teams they are up to date
with the modern way of organizing a judo championship. And
they are looking forward to meet the challenge as the important local partner who knows where to find what and who
does what.
• Advice and support to plan and hold events
• A network of professional partners
• Project management and marketing
• Contact with authorities and administration
• The city of Helsingborg together with Region Skåne will assist when it comes to tourist-packaging during the visit in Helsingborg
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The European
Veteran
Championship
2016
A great opportunity for Swedish Judo
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Swedish Judo Federation
Judo was introduced in Sweden in the middle of the 1950s.
And the Swedish Judo Federation was founded in Gothenburg
1960 by nine clubs. Since then Swedish Judo has developed
into a federation of 160 clubs with 16.000 Judoka. Despite
the growth we waited long time for our first champion. In
2010 Marcus Nyman pioneered when he won the European
championship title. In the veterans age categories we have
been more successful with five individual world championship titles and even more European titels. The Swedish Judo
Federation are until now not known as an organizer of international championships, with only the European womens
championships 1985 on our order of merits. But the growth
and development of the federation the recent years has made
us ready to take the next step in many fields of Judo, not least
the field as an event organizer.
Motivation
In tune with the EJU motto ”Judo – more than sport” we want
to emphasize the human value of a veteran competition and
recognize that Judo is a sport which is not only possible but
also suitable for all ages, even in its competitive form. ”Judo
for life” will be what we communicate to media and public.
Our ambition is also to gain experience so that the Swedish
Judo Federation can be more active than before in applying
for and organizing international championships. Last but not
least we also want to display to the local public and to the
community of Swedish Judo the best Judoka Sweden have
presented together with the best veteran Judoka of Europe.
Choice of location
The selection of Helsingborg as our hosting city depends on
several reasons. Of course, the practical reasons, the closeness
to the European continent, the simple logistics and the modern Arena. But also the experience, flexibility and eagerness
of the event staff in Helsingborg. Finally the opportunity for
the Swedish Judo Federation to realize a creditable and well
organized championship.
The region of Skåne is today, by numbers of Judoka, the
strongest region of the Swedish Judo Federation. The European Veterans championships 2016 in Helsingborg would further more strengthen the region that is one of the main engines of the development of Swedish Judo.
It would also be a springboard to more international Judo
events to Sweden and Helsingborg. As it is an excellent complement to the already existing variety of international sport
events in the region. Of course the event also is a good opportunity for the local tourist industry and for people from all
over Europe to visit a beautiful part of our continent.
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Helsingborg Arena
– a home ground for sports
Helsingborg Arena is a modern new addition to Sweden´s arenas. This is particularly evident in the exciting architecture,
with its striking details. There has been a focus on flexibility
and variety; the arena can be used to host big sporting- and
congress events. Helsingborg Arena opened on the 30th of
November 2012 and has already hosted several events. During
a weekend in April 2013 the arena hosted a floorball tournament for 900 young players during three days.
The arena is located in a beautiful part of Helsingborg with a
number of exciting neighbors. Idrottens Hus has long been the
town´s main arena. The current renovation linked Idrottens
Hus to Helsingborg Arena. This provides fantastic opportunities with space for five full size courts under one roof. The
largest hall has a floor area of 1800 m2 and an audience capacity of 4700 people. The arena is also equipped with 4 kiosks and
12 mobile serving stations.
Helsingborg Arena provides our guests with excellent service
when it comes to food. The restaurant Dahlbergs with 350
seats is run by top chef Per Dahlberg, who also runs one of
Sweden’s top notch restaurants – Gastro in Helsingborg.
There is also a possibility of having seated dinners in the
arena for up to 1500 people for a gala dinner.
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Capacity
• Five full-size courts under one roof
• Audience capacity of between
100 and 4700 people
• Total floor area is 5400 m2
• 25 changing rooms together with
Idrottens Hus
• Press Arena and facilities for
TV and media
• Separate rooms for doctors, drug
testing, referees, massages, etc.
In brief
• Walking distance from Helsingborg Central station (10-15 minutes)
• Bus and taxi transportation right
outside
• Opened on the 30th of November 2012
• Restaurant, kiosks, mobile serving
stations and gala dinner opportunities
• 177 toilets
• 14 different lighting functions up to HD-light
• LED screens both in roof and along
sides of the main arena
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Helsingborg Arena is located in an area
filled with other sports arenas.
Around the corner you will find an ice
rink, a football stadium, a curling hall,
a bowling alley and a soccer-and racket
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Sweden and Helsingborg
– easy to reach
Helsingborg is a communication hub for both national and
international road traffic, with the junction of the E4 and E6
european highways only a few kilometres from its centre.
Copenhagen airport, Kastrup, is only about one hour away
by rail or road. There is a frequent train service over the
Öresund bridge, providing convenient link between Copenhagen and Helsingborg. The ferries between Elsinore in Denmark and Helsingborg provide a round-the-clock passenger
and vehicle service. The Öresund Region enjoys increasing
popularity and every year hosts a number of international
events.
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Helsingborg has all the advantages of a small town
while being able to offer the
wide variety of amenities
expected of a large town.
And you can reach just
about evrything on foot hotels, accommodation,
restaurants, shops, meeting
halls – everything within
easy walking distance of
each other. Thanks to this,
time-consuming transportation is kept to a minimum.
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Clarion Grand Hotel HHH
Hotel Tornet HHH
Best Western Hotel Duxiana HHHH
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• 150 different nationali ties are represented in Helsingborg, giving the town a truly inter national character.
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• Helsingborg is a popular tourist destination, gene-
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Positive opinion
and reliable support
Public and political support
Legal Aspects
There is no opposition at all from the citizens of Helsingborg
or the region of Skåne towards international events in general
or the EJU European veterans championships especially. On
the contrary, the public opinion is to be open to and welcome
international events and international guests.
The Swedish laws that relate to sport are exclusively about
authorization to use public areas or arrange combat sport
competitions that include violent strikes towards the head.
There are, of course, also laws of prevention of cruelty to
animals that relate to equestrian sport. None of these laws
have any significance to or can interfere with the sport of
Judo or the organizing of the event of the European Championship for veterans.
There is also an undisputable support from all levels of government and authorities towards the event. The national
government supports the bid for the event financially through
the Swedish Sports Confederation. There is also financial
support from the region of Skåne through the event cooperation partner Event In Skane. The support from the city of
Helsingborg is multilateral, ranging from technical via financial to personal support.
The security resources for the event will be both public and
private. We will use both private professional security staff as
well as volunteers for passage control and guidance. Local and
national journalists and photographers will cover the event.
At the time of the bidding process there is no confirmation of
media coverage from broadcasting company.
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Sweden has a long tradition of anti-doping legislation. The
first law prohibiting acquisition, possession, handover and use
of doping substances was introduced in 1992, with a major
reinforcement in 1999. The national anti-doping organisation
(NADO) is the Swedish Sports Confederation (RF) through
its ”Dopingkommissionen”. They have been carrying out unadvertised doping tests since 1980. Sweden acceded the World
Anti-Doping Code at the Copenhagen World Conference on
Anti-Doping in Sports in 2003. Sweden was also the first nation to ratify the UNESCO convention on anti-doping in
sports in 2005.
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The beautiful town
by the sea
The beautiful town of Helsingborg in in the heart of the dynamic Öresund region, which is home to 3,6 million people and
highly advanced system of infrastructure. Helsingborg has all
the hotels, restaurants and entertainments you would expect
to find in a city, while still being small enough to find your way
around easily. The attractive old town spreads out with its
winding streets, quaint cobbled squares and historic landmarks. A little further beyond is the shimmering Öresund
sound, just four kilometers wide. Beyond which is the Danish
coast, with Elsinore and Hamlet Kronborg Castle. Where could
be better to host European Veterans Championships 2017?
Helsingborg has it all: sandy beaches, beech woods, old fishing
villages, urban settings and beautiful countryside. It´s easy to
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enjoy a visit to Helsingborg. The city centre has a generous number of restaurants, cafés, shops and parks. Or you can just relax
and take a walk by the sea or in an nearby forest. In the summer,
Gröningen Park is the ideal venue for recreation, with its crazy
golf course, barbeque sites, leisure areas and bathing jetties.
Helsingborg is close to the top of the league when it comes to
choice of eating places and offers an excellent selection of
cozy cafés and restaurants with menus from all corners of the
globe. You can also enjoy a shopping spree along Kullagatan,
the oldest pedestrian street in Scandinavia. With its 500
shops and boutiques there is something for everyone. In a delightful mix and within easy walking distance of each other
you can enjoy shopping, swimming and good food.
Dunkers culture centre
Fredriksdal Museums and Gardens
Opened in 2002 with music, art, film and theatre, all under
one roof. Here you can also find exhibitions covering the city´s
history. www.dunkerskulturhus.se
A 36-hectare oasis in the centre of Helsingborg, with buildings, landscapes and gardens that depict the history of local
nature and culture. Many native species are represented in
the field and pastures. www.fredriksdal.se
Kärnan
Fortress tower dating from the 1300s, part of the ancient
Castle of Helsingborg. Kärnan is perhaps Helsingborg´s most
important symbol.
Sofiero Palace and Gardens
Sofiero is at the edge of the city and was once King Gustav VI
Adolf´s summer residence. The gardens are a sea of blooms,
with the former king´s famous rhododendrons and crown
princess Margareta´s magnificent borders still flourishing. Sofiero is one of Helsingborg´s main tourist attractions.
www.sofiero.se
Kullaberg
Nature reserve with a rich flora and fauna, situated about 30
kilometres north of Helsingborg. Along the coastline, steep
cliffs drop down to the sea or stand as fantastic natural
sculp-tures. www.kullabergsnatur.se
Råå
Picturesque coastal community just south of Helsingborg.
The old fishermen´s huts along winding lanes remain in good
condition. In summer, small ferries run between the harbor
and the island of Ven.
Kullaberg
Ven
Nature reserve with a rich flora and fauna, situated about 30
kilometres north of Helsingborg. Along the coastline, steep
cliffs drop down to the sea or stand as fantastic natural
sculp-tures. www.kullabergsnatur.se
Island halfbay between Denmark and Sweden with an un-usual landscape, best seen from bicycle. Ven is popular for day
trips and is well known from history books as the astronomer
Tycho Brahe´s island.
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ContaCt information
Michel Grant, Project manager international events, Swedish Judo Federation, michel.grant@judo.se, +46 70 815 28 52
Camilla Plate,Project manager, Helsingborgs stad, camilla.plate@helsingborg.se, +46 73 361 24 30
Erik Vesterlund, Secretary General, Swedish Judo Federation, erik.vesterlund@judo.se, +46 18 430 05 11
Henrik Gidlund, Project manager Sports, Event In Skåne, henrik.gidlund@eventinskane.com, +46 76 887 19 62
www.judosweden.com
www.helsingborg.se
www.judo.se
www.skane.com