Media Accreditation procedure
The
World Athletics Accreditation Registration System allows media representatives to apply for accreditation in order to cover the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade22.
The
deadline for journalists and photographers to apply for accreditation is
18 February 2022.
In order to access the system for the first time, the user needs a specific Access Code.
WARNING - the registration form must be filled in using Latin characters.
NEW REGISTRATION
After having entered the Access Code, the user will be requested to:
• click on the "Proceed" button if he/she never applied online for any WA event.
• fill in the login details if he/she is already registered on line for other WA events.
Once the registration procedure has been completed, the user will receive an email acknowledging that the data has been successfully received. In the same message the user will also find a reminder of his/her personal login details (
first name, family name, date of birth and password) to be used after the first registration for all subsequent access to the system.
Completion of the registration process does not automatically guarantee accreditation.
Once the application has been examined and approved by the WA (or the national federation for the Host Country) the user will receive a Confirmation Letter by email. :
In the registration form section, besides the personal data to be filled in, the user finds two additional tabs:
• Documents
• Travel and Accommodation
Documents
In this section it is possible to upload documents which may be required to complete the accreditation process or to fill in additional information.
Travel and Accommodation
In this section it is possible to fill in the travel details and select the hotel. Once the process is completed your accommodation request will be sent to the accommodation department, which will contact you directly in order to finalize the booking.
The accommodation deadline is
1st of March 2022. Bookings will be handed on a "first come, first served" basis.
ACCESS / MODIFY
In order to modify personal data, or add more information, the user will be able to access the system at any time using the login details: first name, family name, date of birth and password.
Once the accreditation request is approved, all data will be locked. Any further changes will be managed only by email
media@wabelgrade22.com
SPECIAL PROCEDURES
The categories below have to follow a partially different procedure:
• Freelance journalists
• Photographers
• Web sites
Freelance journalists Freelance Journalists may be requested to upload (in Pdf or Jpg format) a letter on the headed paper of the principal Media Organisation they will be working for.
Photographers
Photographers wishing to cover the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade22 will be asked to sign an Agreement Form certifying that they agree to certain conditions.
Websites
Journalists wishing to cover the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade22 for a Website will be requested to fill in a questionnaire during the registration process.
Website journalists also have the possibility to request to be allowed, under certain conditions, to record audio and video material in the Mixed Zone and Medalists’ Press Conferences.
After requests are examined by the WA and its marketing company Dentsu Athletics, the latter will decide whether or not to accept the request.
Website journalists allowed to record audio and video material will be requested to sign an Agreement Form certifying that they agree to certain conditions.
Non-Rights Holders
Non-Rights Holders can register through the World Athletics Series Broadcasters Accreditation System:
https://www.wasaccreditation.net/wasbas/
For the first access Non-Rights Holders will need to set up an account and can then use the same credentials for all successive accesses to the system once the account has been approved and created.