COVID-19 STATEMENT

English below

Dragi prijatelji,

Kada sam vam pisao pismo prije dvije sedmice vjerovao sam da nećemo doći u situaciju da Ocean Lava Montenegro 2020 moramo da odgodimo. U tom trenutku je i država Crna Gora dala preporuke o obustavi manifestacija na samo 15 dana i mi smo očekivali da naredne smjernice budu optimističnije. Nažalost, u ovom trenutku, kada je u državi obustavljeno gotovo sve osim službi neophodnih za osnovno funkcionisanje, ali i kada se skoro svaka zemlja na svijetu suočava sa izazovom koji nosi virus COVID-19, sve osim odlaganja trke bi bilo naše neodgovorno ponašanje prema vama takmičarima, volonterima i ekipama angažovanim u organizaciji trke. 

Posljednjih nekoliko mjeseci priprema događaja se intenzivirala, sve je išlo predviđenom dinamikom, očekivali smo da naručena roba počne pristizati u naše magacine i nama je ostao najlakši dio posla – da manifestaciju realizujemo. 

Ipak, posljednjih 7 dana imali smo komunikaciju sa nadležnim organima, sponzorima i lokalnom zajednicom i donijeli smo zajednički zaključak, Ocean Lava Montenegro trka se odlaže za 16. maj 2021. Ovo je veliki gubitak i za nas kao organizatore i naše sponzore, ali i za Kotor i Crnu Goru i ova krajnja mjera je donešena isključivo iz zdravstvenih i sigurnosnih razloga.

Postoje mnogi razlozi zbog kojih nije moguće našu trku organizovati na jesen, a jedna od najvećih briga je i da bi mogli doći u situaciju da i tu trku odlažemo zbog COVID-19 virusa. 

Ono što želim da vam saopštim jeste da će, uprkos potpisanim Uslovima, sve dosadašnje registracije za peto izdanje naše trke ostati validne i automatski će biti prenešene za 2021. godinu, pa sa vaše strane nisu potrebne nikakve dodatne radnje. 

Znam da smo u ovo vrijeme okruženi samo lošim vijestima i znam da je svako od vas pogođen ovom epidemijom, ali vjerujem i da ćemo sada ostati i složni i jaki zbog izazova koji su pred nama, onako složno kako to znamo da pokažemo u svakoj trci koju smo zajednički prošli. Na isti način, proći ćemo i ovu trku, nadam se kao pobjednici. 

Ukoliko na bilo koji način možemo da vam pomognemo, budite slobodni da nam pišete na email info@oceanlava.me.

Ostajte mi bezbjedni i ostanite kod kuće.

Direktor trke,

Igor Majer

Dear friends,

When I wrote you a letter two weeks ago, I believed that we would not be in a situation where we would have to postpone Ocean Lava Montenegro 2020. At that point, the authorities in Montenegro also made recommendations to suspend the events for only 15 days, and we expected the next guidelines to be more optimistic. Unfortunately, at this time, when almost everything but essential services are suspended in the country, but also when almost every country in the world faces the challenge of carrying the COVID-19 virus, anything but delaying the race would be our irresponsible behaviour towards to you competitors, volunteers and teams involved in organizing the race.

In the last few months, the preparation of the event has intensified, everything has been going according to the expected dynamics, we expected the ordered goods to start arriving in our warehouses and the easiest part of the job remained for us - to organize the event.

However, for the last 7 days we have had communication with the authorities, sponsors and the local community and have reached a common conclusion, the Ocean Lava Montenegro race is postponed until May 16, 2021. This is a great loss for us as organizers and our sponsors, but also for Kotor and Montenegro and this extreme measure was made solely for health and safety reasons.

There are many reasons why it is not possible to organize our race in the fall, and one of the biggest concerns is that we might be in a position to also delay that race because of the COVID-19 virus.

What I want to tell you is that, despite the signed Terms and Conditions, all previous registrations for the fifth edition of our race will remain valid and will be automatically transferred for 2021, so no further action is required on your part.

I know that at this time we are only surrounded by bad news, and I know that each of you is affected by this epidemic, but I also believe that we will now remain in solidarity and be strong because of the challenges ahead. In solidarity as we show in every race we went through together. In the same way, we will finish this race, hopefully as winners.

If we can help you in any way, feel free to email us at info@oceanlava.me.

Stay safe and stay home.

Race Director,

Igor Majer