Sprint, Salom Sprint, Boat Crossing (Long and Short)- a major challenge organized by Arunachal Pradesh Water Sports Association for Kayakers all over India and Abroad to test their spirit and win that trophy
Venue: to be decided depending on the water levels
All participants to this race are not admitted on the PRO Category. The race will be a time trial race from starting point to the banner at the end of the rapid, with or without mandatory gates. The best athletes will compete in the final, that will consist in heats of four paddlers, Boatercross style. The number of heats will be decided based on the registered athletes. The winner of the boatercross will be the intermediate Championship
Venue: to be decided depending on the water levels
All participants to this race are not admitted on the PRO Category. The race will be a time trial race from starting point to the banner at the end of the rapid. The best four athletes will compete in the final, that will consist in a heat of four paddlers, Boatercross style.
This category is for young skillful athletes that are less than 21 years old. This paddlers will face themselves in the same slalom racecourse of the PRO Category, and in a boatercross and in a downriver time trial. If an athlete under the age of 18 will request to compete in the PRO Category, in the case he will be allowed to do the same by the organizers because of his obvious skills, he will not be part of the Under 18 PRO category anymore.
This category is for young skillful athletes that are less than 21 years old. This paddlers will face themselves in the same slalom racecourse of the PRO Category, and in a boatercross and in a downriver time trial. If an athlete under the age of 18 will request to compete in the PRO Category, in the case he will be allowed to do the same by the organizers because of his obvious skills, he will not be part of the Under 18 PRO category anymore.
Freestyle (WW class II+ wave)
Open to: all paddlers
Giant Slalom (WW class IIIIV)
Open to: all paddlers
Boater Cross (WW class IIIIV)
Open to: the best 32 paddlers based on the slalom results (qualification run).
Rajah Trophy (WW Class IVV)
Open to : restricted access - see below
Any kayak will be allowed for this race, in polyethylene and in fiber composite. The organizers can decide at any time not to allow a boat to run the race in case it is not in proper conditions.
The race will consist of a qualification run (2 rounds, 45 seconds, both scores added), a semifinal run (2 rounds, 45 seconds, best score) and a final run (3 rounds, 45 seconds, best socre). The number of participants allowed to the semifinals will be decided based on the number of participants, on July 18th. For the final run the top 5 paddlers from semifinals will be selected. The points to the tricks will be given based on the ICF freestyle competition rules and regulations. Only the tricks considered in those rules and regulations will be considered.
Venue: to be decided by organizers
Format:
2 qualification runs (all entrants)
Competitors will be ranked according to their fastest run (best of two). The top 15 paddlers will then enter the final. The final will consist of one run down the course ranked by the fastest times. The paddler scoring the best time on the final run will be the winner of the Slalom race.
The race consists in a time trial downriver descent through mandatory slalom gates, downstream gates being marked with green/white poles, upstream gates being marked with red/white. Athletes will have to cross a finishing line or touch with one hand the banner at the end of the race in order to finish or cross a sensor placed in the finishing line.
Penalties and gate negotiations will be judged according to the current ICF Slalom Rules.
Key points:
Penalties
Touching one gate: 2 seconds penalty.
Missing a gate: 50 seconds penalty.
Any gate passed in the wrong direction will be considered as a missed gate.
The first 32 athletes from the Slalom Classification will have access to the Boater Cross race. Heats will be formed with the following structure:
Heat 1: 1,16,24,32
Heat 2: 8,9,17,25
Heat 3: 6,11,19,27
Heat 4: 4,13,21,29
Heat 5: 3,14,22,30
Heat 6: 5,12,20,28
Heat 7: 7,10,18,26
Heat 8: 2,15,23,31
Starting position
The racer with the best ranking position can choose his place in the start and so on until all positions have been decided
Contact rules
For safety reasons all athletes will have to follow some contact rules:
The race consists in a time trial downriver descent. Athletes will have to cross a finishing line or touch with one hand the banner at the end of the race in order to finish or cross a sensor put in the finishing line. Athletes might be required to wear a GoPro camera in order to have additional time measurement.
The race will consist of one qualification run (Head to head) and one final run.
The best athletes of the qualification run will qualify for the second and final run. The two losers with the best timing from qualification will be admitted to finals as lucky losers. This is subject to change when the venue will be selected and the number of participants will be finalized.
The winner of this race will be crowned as the Rapid Raja.
Every athlete can use only one boat for the slalom, boatercross and Raja Trophy races. Boat exchange will not be allowed. In case an athlete does not have a boat he has to inform the organizers at least 12 hours before the beginning of the first race, and the organizers will decide if the boat exchange is possible.
Only for the freestyle race boat exchange will be possible.
A category will be existing when at least 3 paddlers of the same are registered and are taking part to the race.
If less than 3 paddlers are competing, the category will not be considered in the race unless the organizers will decide otherwise. Paddlers registered for a category that has not enough competitors can compete in other categories or do the race without expecting a trophy. Female
Paddlers can compete in the pto races for Rapid Raja trophy even if the female pro category will not be formed. Only the first 3 competitors of a category will receive a prize. In the case of a category with only 3 competitors the third place prize will not be distributed unless the organizers will decide otherwise.
Freestyle 100 points Slalom 100 points Boatercross 100 points Points will be given to the first 30 athletes of each specialty based on the chart below.
RANKING | Freestyle | Slalom | BoaterX |
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1st |
100 |
100 |
100 |
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2nd |
95 |
95 |
95 |
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3rd |
90 |
90 |
90 |
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4th |
85 |
85 |
85 |
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5th |
80 |
80 |
80 |
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6th |
75 |
75 |
75 |
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7th |
70 |
70 |
70 |
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8th |
65 |
65 |
65 |
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9th |
60 |
60 |
60 |
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10th |
55 |
55 |
55 |
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11th |
50 |
50 |
50 |
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12th |
45 |
45 |
45 |
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13th |
40 |
40 |
40 |
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14th |
35 |
35 |
35 |
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15th |
30 |
30 |
30 |
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16th |
25 |
25 |
25 |
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17th |
20 |
20 |
20 |
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18th |
15 |
15 |
15 |
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19th |
14 |
14 |
14 |
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20th |
13 |
13 |
13 |
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21th |
12 |
12 |
12 |
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22nd |
11 |
11 |
11 |
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23rd |
10 |
10 |
10 |
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24th |
9 |
9 |
9 |
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25th |
8 |
8 |
8 |
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26th |
7 |
7 |
7 |
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27th |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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28th |
5 |
5 |
5 |
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29th |
4 |
4 |
4 |
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30th |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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31st |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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32nd |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Points will be given to the first 30 athletes of each specialty based on the chart below.
RANKING | Freestyle | Slalom | BoaterX |
---|---|---|---|
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1st |
100 |
100 |
100 |
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2nd |
95 |
95 |
95 |
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3rd |
90 |
90 |
90 |
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4th |
85 |
85 |
85 |
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5th |
80 |
80 |
80 |
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6th |
75 |
75 |
75 |
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7th |
70 |
70 |
70 |
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8th |
65 |
65 |
65 |
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9th |
60 |
60 |
60 |
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10th |
55 |
55 |
55 |
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11th |
50 |
50 |
50 |
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12th |
45 |
45 |
45 |
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13th |
40 |
40 |
40 |
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14th |
35 |
35 |
35 |
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15th |
30 |
30 |
30 |
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16th |
25 |
25 |
25 |
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17th |
20 |
20 |
20 |
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18th |
15 |
15 |
15 |
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19th |
14 |
14 |
14 |
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20th |
13 |
13 |
13 |
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21th |
12 |
12 |
12 |
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22nd |
11 |
11 |
11 |
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23rd |
10 |
10 |
10 |
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24th |
9 |
9 |
9 |
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25th |
8 |
8 |
8 |
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26th |
7 |
7 |
7 |
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27th |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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28th |
5 |
5 |
5 |
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29th |
4 |
4 |
4 |
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30th |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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31st |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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32nd |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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