Federación Venezolana de Atletismo II Campeonato Panamericano de Cross Country 4 DE MARZO, CARABALLEDA, EDO VARGAS, VENEZUELA Caracas, February 2, 2016 Dear Presidents and other MEMBERS OF SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS AND ATHLETIC FEDERATIONS, members of the ASSOCIATION OF PANAMERICAN ATHLETICS (APA) San Juan, Puerto Rico It is a pleasure to write to you on behalf of the Athletic Family from Venezuela, especially from the VENEZUELA ATHLETIC FEDERATION and the II Local Organizing Committee of the PANAMERICAN CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS. We are pleased to inform you that we ratify our commitment with the Association of Panamerican Athletics and to its president, Víctor López, and with our Congress in Toronto where we were chosen as the event site. We apologize for the delay in sending to you the information but it was now that we received confirmation of the Lodging, Meals, Meeting Rooms, Auditorium, Service áreas and other amenities of the PUERTO AZUL CLUB in the Vargas State which will host all the delegations who are going to participate in the championships. We were waiting for this confirmation to be able to send to you the Team Manual but it is urgent to make the arrangements for the number of participants of each country in order to guarantee the lodging in this facility. If you confirm the numerical delegation we will be able to send to you the Team Manual this week, the letters for the VISAS for the countries which require visas to enter Venezuela and the rest of the information. Meanwhile we would like to share with you the following information: Urb. Montalbán I, Centro Comercial “Uslar” torre de oficinas, piso 4, oficina 44 Caracas – Venezuela. Telf.: 0212-324-4201 / 442-1722 / 471-1904 (FAX) Federación Venezolana de Atletismo II Campeonato Panamericano de Cross Country 4 DE MARZO, CARABALLEDA, EDO VARGAS, VENEZUELA COUNTRY ___________________________ Number of Female Athletes Number of Male Athletes Number of Male Officials Number of Female Officials Total Number of the Delegation PLEASE SEND THIS INFORMATION TO THE FOLLOWING E-MAIL: marcosoviedo2@gmail.com Please forward this information by Tuesday February 3rd to reserve your accommodations at the Athletic village in Puerto Azul so that we are able to make the lodging contract at the Club which is going to be the athletic village. Urb. Montalbán I, Centro Comercial “Uslar” torre de oficinas, piso 4, oficina 44 Caracas – Venezuela. Telf.: 0212-324-4201 / 442-1722 / 471-1904 (FAX) Federación Venezolana de Atletismo II Campeonato Panamericano de Cross Country 4 DE MARZO, CARABALLEDA, EDO VARGAS, VENEZUELA ARRIVAL DATE: MARCH 2, 2016 DEPARTURE DATE: MARCH 5, 2016 According to the IAAF rules you will be able to include six (6) athletes in your delegation (4 competitors and 2 who will not get points) in the categories U18, U20 and Seniors. Once we send to you the TEAM MANUAL during this week, you will be able to send the preliminary lists of participants following the due dates prescribed. Please try to be accurate in the information you submit to us. We foresee that this Championships will be very successful since it is located in a private club by the beach and the competition will be at the Caraballeda Golf Course which offer the best conditions and a quality trail. On March 3, AM, there will be a Master competition where coaches and delegates will be able to participate once they abide by the accreditation and quota criteria. On March 3, we will have a Cross Country Seminar at 3:00 PM and our Technical Meeting at 6:15 PM. Some preliminary information is attached and we will appreciate your cooperation in sending your delegation information to help us have one of the best championships. Best regards, Wilfredys León Presidente Marcos Oviedo Director General del evento Urb. Montalbán I, Centro Comercial “Uslar” torre de oficinas, piso 4, oficina 44 Caracas – Venezuela. Telf.: 0212-324-4201 / 442-1722 / 471-1904 (FAX)