Media Accreditation Deadline Approaches for OCA's 8th Asian Winter Games

The Olympic Council of Asia would like to remind members of the media that the deadline for accreditation for the OCA’s 8th Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, Japan, next February is fast approaching.

The media accreditation system will close on Monday, October 31, and members of the media in Asia are requested to contact their respective National Olympic Committee (NOC) as soon as possible to receive guidance on how to apply for an accreditation card.

Also, the OCA would like the NOCs to inform them of their Winter Games Press Attache by the end of this month.

The 8th AWG will run from February 19-26, 2017, and feature 64 events in 11 disciplines of five sports.

All the events will be in Sapporo apart from speed skating, which will take place at Obihiro, some 200km away from the capital city of Hokkaido – the most northerly of Japan’s four main islands.

As of September 29, about 30 NOCs have submitted their Entry by Sports form. Registration for Entry by Number opens on October 22 and closes on November 19.

*Media Accreditation

· Applications are only accepted via the online media accreditation system: https://accreditation.sapporo2017.org/media

· Submission deadline for online media accreditation applications: October 31, 2016, 11:59 PM (Japan Time, UTC+9)

· For access to the online media accreditation system, the ID & Password allocated to NOCs are required. (Those who have not received the ID & Password need to contact SAWGOC Media Support Team.)

· No applications for accreditation or request to change the submitted information after the deadline will be accepted.

For more information, please contact:

SAWGOC Media Support Team.

Email: media@sapporo2017.org

Tel: + 81-11-242-2017

Fax: + 81-11-215-1009

Website: http://sapporo2017.org/en/

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