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Longzhou Newsletter April 2020 (Issue 2 Vol 3)
In this Edition... A Message from our President Mike about these extraordinary time of uncertainty and concern. The newly redesigned Recognised Festival Program aims to promote dragon boat festivals around the world that meets IDBF's tiered...
The 12th IDBF Club Crew World Championships will not be held in 2020
NEWS RELEASE (#2020-03) | PDF version (68KB) After extensive consultation, the IDBF with the Fédération de Dragon Boat for France (FDB) and the Organising Committee have agreed that this year’s CCWC will not be held in 2020. The main reason behind...
CCWC and ENC 2020 COVID-19 Update
NEWS RELEASE (#2020-02) | PDF version (127KB) Since our last statement on the COVID-19 virus, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the virus a pandemic and has now stated that the epicentre of the virus, outside of China, is now in...
CCWC 2020: Coronavirus Update
NEWS RELEASE (#2020-01) | PDF version (89KB) The IDBF is continuing to monitor news and developments of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). With a number of international sporting events being cancelled or under review, teams have been seeking...
Longzhou Newsletter February 2020 (Issue 1 Vol 3)
In this Edition... Vale Dave Cogswell. We pay tribute to Dave who was an integral part of the global sport for almost 40 years. AIMS was recently voted into becoming a member of the IOC. Find out what it means for our dreams of dragon boating in...
Paradragon Supplementary Information Bulletin – 12th IDBF CCWC
The information in this Bulletin supplements that previously provided by Information Bulletin No. 1 regarding Paradragon events at the 12th IDBF Club Crew World Dragon Boat Championships. The IDBF encourages all member nations to actively promote...
Bulletin 1 – 12th IDBF CCWC: Organizing Committee Additional Information
Additional information from the Organizing Committee for Bulletin 1: Administration fee and bank account detailsExpression of interest from clubs regarding a campsite at the race venue Download Bulletin #1 - Organizing Committee Additional...
IDBF Competition Regulations & Rules of Racing – Edition 8, Issue 1 Effective from 1 January 202
The IDBF Competition Regulation & Rules of Racing, as now published in this Eighth Edition, Issue 1 have been revised and updated, following the 17th IDBF Members Congress on 26 August 2019. This edition is effective from 1 January 2020. The...
LongZhou Newsletter December 2019 (Issue 3 Vol 2)
In this Edition... Mike Thomas shares some of his memories of the major events from this year. IDBF has established an Athletes' Commission to serve as a link between athletes and the federation to ensure athletes remain at the heart of dragon boat...
Bulletin 1 Additions – 12th IDBF CCWC: Additional Racing Classes and distances
A number of requests have been made to add additional racing classes or distances. The IDBF Executive Committee have therefore agreed to add in the small category the 2000m race to all racing classes. The All Cancer Paddlers (ADP) will also be...
Bulletin 1 – 12th IDBF Club Crew World Dragon Boat Championships – Aix-Les-Bains, France
The Official Information Bulletin No.1 for the 12th IDBF Club Crew World Dragon Boat Championships is now available. Also released today are: Official Invitation to all IDBF Members and Dragon Boat Organisations in Non-IDBF Member...
LongZhou Newsletter – Oct19 – Issue 2 Vol 2
In this Edition... President Mike Thomas discusses the relationship between IDBF and ICF in dragon boating. We look at the 'fastest times' recorded at IDBF championships over the past decade. Paddler profiles - how some of our top athletes got...