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Dragon Sport News - Emagazine “The Independent Voice of Dragon Boat Sport” December 2017 Winter Edition THE 16 TH IDBF MEMBERS CONGRESS 23rd OCTOBER 2017 – KUNMING, CHINA Delegates from 32 IDBF Member Countries & Territories, were represented at the 16 th IDBF Congress held, in Kunming, China on 23 rd October 2017. In his first report to the Congress, IDBF President, Mike Thomas, spoke of the very successful World Nations Championships’ held in Kunming for Premier and Senior Teams, over the past few days and the Junior & U24s World Nations Championships held earlier in the year, in Divonne, France. He thanked the respective organisers for their hard work and also the organisers of the Club Crew Worlds, held in Adelaide, Australia in 2016, where the post event economic impact study showed the value our sport brings to countries that host IDBF World Championships. The President informed the Congress that the IDBF was now a registered company limited by guarantee, in the Isle of Man and that Directors and Liability Insurance had been taken out to protect the Federation from potential risks. With regard to the IDBF application to the IOC for recognition, this process was still ongoing as certain areas of the IDBF organisation, such as commissions for Athletes etc, need to be established. He concluded by advising the Congress that a number of meetings had been held with the ICF with a view to improving the dialogue and co-operation between the two Federations. In discussion on this point, the view of the Congress was that no Championships should be considered until the ICF had made clear what their long-term objectives were in respect of their involvement in Dragon Boat Sport and their acceptance of the IDBF as the world governing body for the Sport. The Treasurer reported that the IDBF Equity for the 2016 Financial Year stood at USD 74,000.00 During the Congress the delegates received presentations on the Club Crews World Championships scheduled for 2018 in Szeged, Hungary and the 2019 World Nations in Pattaya,Thailand. The Congress approved the 2020 Club Crew World Championships for Aix Le Bains, in France and provisionally agreed Hong Kong for the 2021 World Nations Championship, subject to the Kai Tak course being fully up to IDBF requirements by 2019. The Congress formally welcomed the International Ice Dragon Boat Federation (IIDBF) into membership as an Associated Organisation and received an ‘ice Dragons’ presentation from the IIDBF delegation. In approving changes to the IDBF Statutes and Bye Laws the Congress approved a number of new Commissions and Committees and Chair-holders, as follows:- Athletes – Sue HOLLOWAY; Sport For All – XU Jusheng; Youth – Patrick COSGROVE; Adaptive Paddlers (Para Dragons) Nigel BEDFORD; Womens – Ellen LAW; Entourage Commission– Barbara MICHAELS. In the elections for the IDBF Council, Peter TANG was elected as Secretary-General, along with FAN Guangsheng, Raymond MA and Matt SMITH who were re-elected as Vice- Presidents and Julie DOYLE and Peter JAROSI who were also elected as Vice-Presidents, following the retirement of Claudio Schermi and Ginny O’Hare. Mike MacKeddie-Haslam, the IDBF Honorary President was formally recognised by the Congress, as the IDBF Founder, having first proposed its formation in 1987. Raymond MA (Hkg) & Matt SMITH (Can) both re-elected IDBF Vice-Presidents. NEW FACES. Julie Doyle (IRL) and Peter Jarosi (HUN) were elected as IDBF Vice- Presidents, at the Kunming, IDBF Congress. Both Julie and Peter bring a wealth of dragon boat experience having been involved with the sport for over 20 years. Currently Peter is the President of the Hungarian Dragon Boat Federation and Julie is the Chairman of the Irish Dragon Boat Association. Both also serve on the EDBF Executive Committee as Vice President and Secretary General. We wish them the best of luck with their new roles. Dragon Boating. " More than a Sport – a Tradition " 6.
Dragon Sport News - Emagazine “The Independent Voice of Dragon Boat Sport” December 2017 Winter Edition 13th DBF WORLD NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIPS (Premier & Senior Divisions) 18 th to 22 nd October 2017, Kunming, China Once again China, through the Chinese Dragon Boat Association (CDBA) and the Kunming City and Regional Governments, provided the support and facilities needed for a first class 13 th IDBF World Championships, from 18-22 October 2017, matching the standards set in previous World Championships held in China in Yueyang in 1995 and Qingpu- Shanghai in 2004. The Dianchi Lake in Kunming City, located at height of around 2000m and set against a backdrop of beautiful mountains, provided the venue for a wonderful opening ceremony, plus thin air and heavy water for racing over the 5 days of the Championships’. 24 Countries and Territories had intended to come to the ‘Worlds’ but hurricane winds in Puerto Rico; a drop in paddlers able to get time off from work in Cyprus and Italy and financial constraints in Guam and Indonesia, precluded these Teams from competing. No doubt the late change of dates, from August to October for the event, also resulted in other Countries not making the trip to Kunming. With CCTV 5, the Chinese National Sports Channel showing both live and recorded highlights of the Championships, for a total of 16 hours coverage, our sport was seen by many, many millions of viewers in China and around the Globe. Great sport and great pictures. On the water, 5 days of top grade racing saw China, the USA and Canada dominate, as expected, the Premier Division Standard Boats, with China recording a new world record time in the Premier Open 200m of 0.39.655. In the Senior Standard Boats China and Canada again took most of the Gold Medals, with Australia taking their fair share too. It was a pleasure to see Myanmar, who have not competed at the World Champs since 1997, winning medals in the Small Boat categories, where Russia dominated the Senior Division. Making their first appearance at a World Champs since 2009 was India, with Spain winning their first medal at this level and both the Iranian Men and Women getting to both Premier Standard and Small Boat <strong>Final</strong>s for the first time. MEDALS TABLES - 13 TH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, KUNMING, CHINA STANDARD BOAT 1. Canada 23 12 6 2. China 15 2 2 3. United States 4 10 25 4. Australia 3 15 7 5. Thailand - 4 2 6. Great Britain - 1 2 7. Chinese Taipei - 1 - 8. Russia - - 1 19 IDBF Members competed in Kunming of which 13 won medals. China won the Premier Division Nations Cup and Canada won the Premier Women’s and Senior’s trophies. TOTALS BY DIVISIONS - STANDARD & SMALL BOATS ALL CLASSES SMALL BOAT 1. Russia 12 3 1 2. Canada 5 1 1 3. China 4 6 4 4. Thailand 4 2 2 5. Australia 2 4 5 6. Germany 1 6 3 7. Myanmar 1 1 1 8. Ukraine 1 1 1 9. Singapore - 2 5 10. Chinese Taipei - 2 1 11. Hong Kong - 1 4 12. Spain - 1 - PREMIER 1. China 7 2 2 2. United States 3 2 4 3. Canada 2 3 3 4. Thailand - 4 2 5. Chinese Taipei - 1 - 6. Great Britain - - 1 PREMIER 1. China 4 4 1 2. Thailand 4 2 2 3. Myanmar 1 1 1 4. Chinese Taipei - 2 1 5. Australia - - 2 6. Canada - - 1 7. Russia - - 1 SENIOR A STANDARD BOAT 1. Canada 8 3 1 2. China 4 - - 3. Australia - 8 - 4. United States - 1 10 5. Russia - - 1 SENIOR A SMALL BOAT 1. Russia 5 1 - 2. Canada 3 - - 3. Ukraine 1 1 1 4. Germany - 3 - 5. China - 2 3 6. Australia - 1 2 7. Spain - 1 - 8. Singapore - - 3 SENIOR B 1. Canada 4 6 2 2. China 4 - - 3. Australia 3 2 3 4. United States 1 3 6 5. Great Britain - 1 1 SENIOR B 1. Russia 4 2 - 2. Australia 2 1 - 3. Singapore - 2 2 4. Germany - 1 1 5. Hong Kong - - 2 SENIOR C 1. Canada 9 - - 2. Australia - 5 4 3. United States - 4 5 SENIOR C 1. Russia 3 - - 2. Canada 2 1 - 3. Germany 1 2 2 4. Australia - 2 1 5. Hong Kong - 1 2 Dragon Boating. " More than a Sport – a Tradition " 7.
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