Participation
Only athletes aged at least 18 years and not more than 22 years on 31 December of the year of the competition may participate to the Mediterranean U23 Championships
For the 2022 Championships, the athletes have to be born in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 or 2004.
Small countries
Teams representing a country of less than 50 000 inhabitants can send athletes who are not citizens of this country.
The condition is that these athletes can prove that they are resident and have an athletics license in this country since at least three years without interruption at the date of the competition (official residence permit, signed and sealed by the National Authority) and have no participation to a Continental or World Championships for another country.
Relay
Each MA Member Federation may enter one team in each relay event.
Up to 6 athletes may be entered for each relay. From these 6 (six) and from any other athletes entered for any event in the MAU U23 Championships, the 4 (four) athletes to participate must be nominated at the time specified for the on-site Final Declaration.
Entries
Each MA Member Federation having the intention to participate to the 4st Mediterranean U23 Championships have to send Preliminary Entries on time as well as the Final Entries on time.
- Preliminary Entries:
Opening on Monday 9 May 2022
Closing on Thursday 9 June 2022
This includes Member Federation contact for the Mediterranean U23 Championships, information concerning the stay in Pescara as well as the provisional number of athletes and officials. The anticipated number of athletes per event has also to be sent.
Final Entries: Not later than 10 (ten) days before the first day of the MA U23 Championships , each MAU Member Federation shall send to MA a final number of athletes per events, names of athletes and accompanying officials.
Final Entry information shall be supplied in the manner to be prescribed by MAU and shall include such details as required by MA, including the names and best performances of each athlete.
- Final Entries:
Opening on Monday 15 August 2022
Closing on Wednesday 31 August 2022
Special communication will be sent later with the Final Entry Forms.
Accommodation
Teams will be accommodated in different hotels at Pescara, located about 10km from the Stadium.
The LOC will cover the full board accommodation cost for 3 nights according to the quotas (Appendix C).
Official period is Friday 9 September (arrival) to Monday 12 September (departure).
Extra quota/period will be charged to the MA Member Federations, at the rate of 105 Euros for full board accommodation, per person per day in a twin room (145 Euros in a single room). If you have specific need or request, please contact the LOC.
Qualification standards and Quota per member federation :
> See technical section here
Visas
The countries currently needing a visa to enter to Spain are: Algeria, Egypt, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey.
Countries requiring visas to enter to Italy should obtain them from the Italian Embassy or Consulate in their country. Visa applications should be made in due time (not later than three weeks before the event). Participants who require a visa should contact the LOC as soon as possible to obtain a
special invitation letter and visa application information.
The information required is a full list of participants, containing the surname, first name, date of birth, passport number, date of delivery and expiration as well as position in the team, for of all persons who could potentially be part of the team. The LOC will then send an official invitation letter to proceed with visa.
Holders of valid Schengen visas can freely enter Italy without additional Italian visa. Please contact latest three weeks before the competition:
Federazione Italiana di Atletica Leggeravia (FIDAL) / International Department:
mauro.decarli@fidal.it
COVID-19 / Sanitary context
Mediterranean Athletics and Italian Federation follow closely the sanitary context and the official regulations and recommendations.
MFs will be informed during the Final Entry process regarding special procedure to enter in Italy.
Contacts
Mediterranean Athletics Union contact / General Secretariat: mau@athle.fr
Federazione Italiana di Athletica Leggevaria (FIDAL): internationaldept@fidal.it
LOC (logistics and Teams liaison): daniele.perotti@fidal.it/ andrea.campitelli@fidal.it