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18th IDBF World Dragon Boat Racing Championships (WDBRC2027)Kwun Tong Promenade, Hong Kong, China
17-24 October, 2027
16th IDBF Club Crew World Championships (CCWC2028)Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain
2028 Date TBC
Latest News
Junior and 24U to race at 2027 World Championships in Hong Kong
NEWS RELEASE (#2026-08) Junior and 24U to race at 2027 World Championships in Hong Kong Junior and 24U divisions will race at the 18th IDBF World Dragon Boat Racing Championships in Hong Kong, October 2027. Senior D (70 and over) will also be added...
IDBF joins global movement to prevent child trafficking in sport
NEWS RELEASE (#2026-07) IDBF joins global movement to prevent child trafficking in sport Every child who dreams of a sporting future deserves to feel safe. At the IF SportAccord Forum in Lausanne, Claudio Schermi, President of the International...
Recognising Our Senior Athletes, Investing in Our Youth
NEWS RELEASE (#2026-06) Recognising Our Senior Athletes, Investing in Our Youth The introduction of Senior D follows the motion presented to Congress by Dragon Boat Canada and the Federazione Italiana Dragon Boat. The motion also recognises the...
About Us
The IDBF is an international non-governmental, non-profit world organization for dragon boating and other paddle sport activities.
With the objects of encouraging the development of the sport of Dragon Boat Racing and of maintaining its Asian cultural, historical and religious traditions and of strengthening the bonds of friendship that unite those who practice it, the International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) was founded on June 24th, 1991 in Hong Kong by the Governing Associations of Australia, the People’s Republic of China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Norway, the Republic of Phillippines, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States.
