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Balkan ski marathon will be held for the 8-th time on March 16-th, 2003. The competition is organized with and supported by Association "Marathon 96" - Sofia and "Pampodovo - AD".

The event will take place in the resort "Pamporovo" which is located around 80 km South of the major city Plovdiv and about 230 km South-East of Sofia. This resort is one of the most famous and beautiful resorts in Bulgaria.

Organisers invite representatives from other countries. Organisers will pay the costs of hotel and food starting the afternoon of March 15-th through to noon on March 16-th. If participiants from one country are more than four, the additional people will need to pay their own expenses. These are around $ 22 US per day for hotel and meals.

Organisers also provide free transportation from Sofia to Pamporovo for all participiants. The bus wiil start form Sofia at 10 a.m. on March 15-th form the parking at "Vasil Levski" stadium. The return trip will be on March 16-th from the parking at hotel Perelik (Pamporovo) immediately after the prize giving ceremony.

Race Information
The race will start and finish at the winter stadium in Pamporovo resort.
The length of the racing track is 25 km. There will be a 50 km ski marathon race, a shorter 30 km race for men, women, junior, veterans over 40 and over 50 years old. Also will have a 15 km mass race for everyone.
In each race all participiants will start at the same time and all events are freestyle.
Prizes will be given to the best 10 in 50 km race and the best three in each of the 30 km races.
The first prize is 500 bulgarian leva which is equal to 250 EURO.
Every participiant will have to pay a fee of 10 EURO for each race.

Scheme and Profile of the Racing Track

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* Note: Balkan ski marathon "Pamporovo 2003" is a part of National Championship. The length of the racing track will be 25 km.

Race program
March 15-th, 2003 - 8.00 p.m. - technical conference at Pamporovo resort
March 16-th, 2003 - 9.30 a.m. - mass start of ski marathon and mass ski run (freestyle)
March 16-th, 2003 - 3.00 p.m. - ceremony for prizes and cocktail

All participiants must send writen applications before March 10-th 2003 to:
Bulgaria, Sofia 1309, 2 Kukush str., Siemens building (about ski marathon "Pamporovo 2003")

Organiser: Association "Marathon 96" - Bulgaria, Sofia, 25 "Kniaz Boris I" str., tel. +359/2/9370190, +359/88/350763, +359/88/936555, fax. +359/2/546797, Mr. Pankov, Mr. Kazakov

You can see more information and results from Balkan Cross-Country Ski Marathon "Pamporovo 2003" at www.skibg.com ! Also You can see photogallery from former ski marathons "Pamporovo" !