Please read the following information prior to registration
The following page contains information related to the proper registration procedure (FAQs) for the National Team and the OCR100 start waves managed by Federations.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION RELATED TO REGISTRATION The registration and validation period for AG and Elite has been extended until the end of April, 2023. THE NATIONAL TEAM MEMBERS HAVE TO BE SPECIFIED UNTIL THE 7TH OF MAY, 2023.
Managing qualifications for OCREC23
General information
Each National Federation is obliged to publicly share its qualification races and qualification criteria based on these guidelines – including its decisions regarding the qualification of foreign athletes – on its website or other platforms. See an example here. In addition, each National Federation must display the list of currently qualified athletes on its website.
From January 1, 2023, only athletes with a license from the National Federation can qualify and register for any competitive waves of the European Championships!
Para Athletes
National Federations decide on the qualification criteria for para-athletes. NF’s can opt for a qualification-based system or direct selection.
All Para Athletes will need to to be classified by the World Obstacle Para Committee prior to registration. Your Para Athletes must fill out the Medical Diagnostic Form for Athletes with Physical Impairment and sent it to the Committee for evaluation. The Committee will reply with a approved form that can be used for registration.
Para Athletes will have to upload both documents (the Medical Certificate and the Medical Diagnostic Form for Athletes with Physical Impairment).
The National Team Race
Each National Federation can only nominate one team per category (men, women, mixed) to represent the country from among the racers who have elite qualifications. National teams can only be registered by the National Federations using a special code, issued only to the National Governing Body.
Starting 2023, all athletes starting in the National Team Race can only compete while wearing the official national technical equipment of their National Federation.
Please request the codes for the National Team Race (Men, Women, Mixed) at the following e-mail address: info@ocreuropeanchampionships.org
OCR 100
Each country can nominate up to 12 competitors: 6 men, and 6 women. This includes juniors, and masters as well. The National Federation of a country can, if necessary, modify the ratio of male / female competitors based on its own discretion.
Please request the codes for the OCR100at the following e-mail address: info@ocreuropeanchampionships.org
Qualification slots
The unfilled qualification slots (not used by a country) may be filled up by other countries’ athletes, based on the decision of the Executive Board of the European Obstacle Sports Federation. If a National Federation has unfilled slots, it has to report to the following e-mail address info@ocreuropeanchampionships.org at the latest by 31st of March, 2023.
The remaining spots, if any, shall also be filled up by the countries, based on the decision of the Executive Board of the European Obstacle Sports Federation. Countries may apply for the remaining spots at the following e-mail address info@ocreuropeanchampionships.org at the latest by 31st of March 2023, indicating the number of spots needed.
Please request the codes for OCR100 and National Team Race at the following e-mail address: info@ocreuropeanchampionships.org
Registration prices
| Price list for Federations | ||
| Dates | National Team | OCR100 |
| Until the 31st of January, 2023 | 195 | 30 |
| Until the 31st of March, 2023 | 205 | 35 |
| Until the 31st of April, 2023 | 219 | 39 |
| Prices are expressed in EURO | ||
Designation of National Teams
1. National federations must name their team members with elite qualifications (men’s, women’s, mixed teams) during the registration process! The registration period will be open until May 7, 2023! In this way, the registration team can check the submitted documents of the competitors and the necessary qualification criteria! If the national federations did not name their competitors before, they only assigned the racers with the number of Elite 1, Elite 2, Elite 3, etc., in this case too, they must name the team members by May 7, 2023! (There is no separate fee for this latter procedure). The same racer cannot participate in more than one national team! (eg. different persons shall be nominated for the men’s, women’s and mixed teams!)
2. In the list of submitted national team members, in case of extra circumstances – injury, accident, etc. – it will be possible to make changes on June 10, 2023 (Saturday) in the afternoon between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on site at the registration team. However, the fee for these rewrites and modifications is 10 EUR / modification / racer!