14th Memorial tournament in Novi Sad

Invitation

With great pleasure we extend our invitation to the 14th edition of the MAG and WAG International Memorial Competition "Laza Krstić and Marica Dželatović" which will be held from 8 to 10 December 2023 in Novi Sad, Serbia.

The competition is organized by the gymnastics club Sokolsko društvo "Vojvodina" Novi Sad.

DISCIPLINE Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Artistic Gymnastics

NATIONAL FEDERATION Gymnastics Federation of Serbia

HOST FEDERATION Gymnastics Federation of Vojvodina

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Sokolsko društvo “Vojvodina” Novi Sad

LOCATION Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia

DATE 8-10 December 2023

COMPETITION VENUE MAG and WAG – Exact venue will be communicated closer to the competition

APPARATUS SUPPLIER Janssen•Fritsen/Spieth and Gymnova for MAG and WAG Competitions.

CLUBS AND/OR FEDERATIONS INVITED This competition is mainly between teams of Clubs, but teams of National Federations may also register and participate. Teams of National Federations may only be registered by the respective National Federation’s office.

PARTICIPATION There is no maximum team size of the invited Club and/or Federation. MAG gymnast limit: 120 Gymnasts WAG gymnast limit: 100 Gymnasts

AGE LIMITS

MAG:                                                                                                                                               I category, born in 2013 or after (up to 10 years)                                                                             II category, born 2011-2012 (11-12 years)                                                                                     III category, born 2009-2010 (13-14 years)                                                                                       IV category, born 2007-2008 (15-16 years)                                                                                       V category, born 2006 and older (17+ years)                                                                           

WAG:                                                                                                                                             I category, born 2012 and younger (up to 11 years)                                                                           II category, born 2010-2011 (12-13 years)                                                                                       III category, born 2008-2009 (14-15 years)                                                                                     IV category, born 2007 and older (16+ years)

Younger gymnasts may compete in higher Categories according to the rules and regulations of that Category! The age of the competitors will be controlled at the Technical Meeting!

MAG TEAMS: see MAG Competition Rules!

WAG TEAMS: see WAG Competition Rules!

JUDGES AND JURIES Each invited Club and/or Federation is obliged to provide at least 1 judge for MAG if they have MAG competitors and at least 1 judge for WAG if they have WAG competitors. Should a Club and/or Federation fail to provide the necessary judges, a fine of 200 EUR will be applied per judge. This fine must be paid to the LOC by bank transfer. The judges need not have an FIG Brevet, a National License is accepted.

EVENT FORMAT MAG and WAG competitions according to FIG Rules: Competitions I, II, III and IV. Competition I includes Competitions II and IV (the results from Competition I will be used for Competitions II and IV).Competition III will be held on a separate day, the best 8 competitors on apparatus per category, with a maximum of 2 competitors per country.

PROVISIONAL SCHEDULE

Friday, 8 December 2023                                                                                                                  Official day of arrival                                                                                                                    Training                                                                                                                                        Orientation meeting Directives

Saturday, 09 December 2023                                                                                                            Competition day 1 – MAG and WAG CI, CII, CIV

Sunday, 10 December 2023                                                                                                              Competition day 2 – MAG and WAG CIII;                                                                                      Official day of departure (note: MAG and WAG competition will end around 15:00)