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17th IDBF World Dragon Boat Racing Championships (WDBRC2025)
Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany
16-20 July 2025
15th IDBF Club Crew World Championships (CCWC2026)
5-10 September 2026
Latest News
Resolution on the Incorporation of the IDBF in Hong Kong
NEWS RELEASE (#2024-08) Resolution on the Incorporation of the IDBF in Hong Kong Approved by the IDBF Executive Committee and Council To Be Submitted to the IDBF Congress Summary The IDBF Executive Committee and Council are proposing the...
Participation of Athletes from Russia and Belarus at IDBF Championships
NEWS RELEASE (#2024-07) IDBF RESOLUTION UPDATE Participation of Athletes from Russia and Belarus at IDBF Championships Summary In alignment with international sports standards, the IDBF Executive Committee and the Council have jointly...
Inclusion of Breast Cancer Paddler Class at the 2025 IDBF World Dragon Boat Racing Championships
NEWS RELEASE (#2024-06) Inclusion of Breast Cancer Paddlers National Team Class at the 2025 IDBF World Dragon Boat Racing Championships Approved by the IDBF Executive Committee and Council Summary The IDBF Executive Committee and Council,...
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.
