EIC aftermath

First and foremost, thank you all for participating in the 31st EIC in Gothenburg this past weekend. We are very happy with the how the event turned out and hope you are too. With that said, there are always things that can be improved in the future and we would be very grateful if you would help us evaluate the…

Sword carrying letters

Any delegation in need of a sword carrying letter, please send your requests to info@eic2024.se at your earliest convenience and we will make sure you get one. As we do not automatically have contact details for all the team managers this appears to be the quickest solution. PS. If you are not staying at one of the main hotels, you…

Cafeteria available!

We are happy to announce that the local kendo group from Götha Kendoklubb will be running a small cafeteria in the sports hall during the weekend (unfortunately not during the seminar on Friday!) for your quick energy needs. They will be stocking cold drinks, coffee and tea as well as serving hot dogs, grilled sandwiches and some sweets. Payment options…

Security considerations and “bag ban”

All events in Sweden currently have strict requirements to follow for identification of potential security threats and risk mitigation plans. For the EIC this has resulted in two outcomes that you need to be aware of: Recommendation to keep a low profile As national teams you are seen as representatives of your respective nations, and this may pose a security…

Final entry is closed!

A huge thank you for your cooperation in completing final entry. As organizers, we will now start going through the information and start the next round of preparations. Some of you have reached out to us over e-mail, we sincerely hope that we have managed to help you all appropriately. Please get back in touch if you think we missed…

Last week of registration

Here is just a gentle reminder that final entry for EIC closes this weekend. We can see that most of you have already entered your participants in the system, but a few countries that registered pre-entry are still missing – please don’t forget to finalize registration in time! Booking links and codes for accommodation options should have been distributed to…

Referee accommodation requests

By default, referees are housed in single-bed rooms at the main hotel (Clarion Hotel The Pier). For those referees who prefer to stay in a double room, please contact us at info@eic2024.se during the final entry period to arrange this at an additional cost of €20/night (paid to the Swedish Kendo Federation as we will pre-pay the hotel). When final…

Time to get ready!

Final entry opens in a couple of hours, and we hope you are all getting ready to register your teams, competitors, supporters and referees! Both the ZNKR delegation and the EKF referee selection have recently been made public (the latter is on its way up on this website too), and we have added some more information to the website about…

Pre-entry around the corner

The website has been quiet so far while we have been busy preparing for this year’s EIC, but it’s high time to share more information with you. Deadlines Pre-entry is opening soon, with a deadline of 30 June. We hope you will all strive to pre-register with as correct information as possible to help us make this year’s championships the…