{"id":59,"date":"2024-02-25T15:00:23","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T13:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ws24.samssa.org.za\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2024-02-25T15:06:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T13:06:01","slug":"city","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ws24.samssa.org.za\/index.php\/city\/","title":{"rendered":"Hosting City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 15<sup>th<\/sup> IMSSU World Championship will be hosted on the Bloemfontein Metallic Silhouette Shooting Range, which is situated in the middle of South Africa and the range is 20km from the centre of the city. \u00a0Bloemfontein is about 420 km away from Johannesburg Airport, the closest international airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"644\" data-id=\"77\" src=\"https:\/\/ws24.samssa.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/map_sa-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ws24.samssa.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/map_sa-1.png 976w, https:\/\/ws24.samssa.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/map_sa-1-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/ws24.samssa.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/map_sa-1-768x507.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"705\" height=\"648\" data-id=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/ws24.samssa.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/map_fs.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ws24.samssa.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/map_fs.png 705w, https:\/\/ws24.samssa.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/map_fs-300x276.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"282\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/ws24.samssa.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/temps_fs.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ws24.samssa.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/temps_fs.png 282w, https:\/\/ws24.samssa.org.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/temps_fs-274x300.png 274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>It is winter in South Africa during the time of the championship, when night temperatures that can go below zero in Bloemfontein.\u00a0 Day temperatures are generally balmy \u2013 16 to 22 degrees Celsius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the attractions in Bloemfontein are visits the Anglo Boer War Museum, Oliewenhuis Art Museum, Naval Hill (with a statue of Nelson Mandela), Free State Botanical Gardens, Naval Hill Planetarium, South African Armour Museum, National Museum (cultural and historical history exibits), Windmill Casino, Zanchieta Wildlife Rescue Center and Soetdoring Nature Reserve.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several shopping malls in Bloemfontein: Waterfront, Noordstad and Mimosa.&nbsp; Groceries and other amenities can be bought from Pick \u2018n Pay, Checkers, Spar and some other smaller franchises.&nbsp; Pick and Pay Hyper and Checkers Hyper are both in Fichardtpark, which is in the Southern parts of Bloemfontein.&nbsp; Smaller pharmacies are available throughout Bloemfontein, but Dischem is the largest outlet and features more than just medicine, including health foods.&nbsp; Bloemfontein boasts with many restaurants, and all tastes should be catered for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many hotels, guest houses and bed &amp; breakfast accommodation available.\u00a0 Please note that South Africa has an energy crisis and load curtailment is common.\u00a0 In Bloemfontein the current practice is 2\u00bd hours of electricity outage up to 2 x a day.\u00a0 <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-nv-c-1-color\">Please enquire from your chosen venue if they have backup power facilities.<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 15th IMSSU World Championship will be hosted on the Bloemfontein Metallic Silhouette Shooting Range, which is situated in the middle of South Africa and the range is 20km from the centre of the city. \u00a0Bloemfontein is about 420 km away from Johannesburg Airport, the closest international airport. 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