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Longzhou Newsletter October 2020
Read the October 20 issue >> In this edition Message from our President Mike ThomasRace Rule Updates - Race Plans v2.0 and Paradragons Rules of Racing v1.0IDBF 39th Council Meeting summarySummary of Paradragon Rules of Racingandcommonly asked...

UTS International Virtual Youth Festival
The United Through Sports (UTS) is hosting the 2020 Virtual Youth Festival (VYF) to bring young athletes around the world to compete together during this time of the COVID pandemic. The IDBF's participation will be organized by the IDBF's Youth...

Longzhou Newsletter August 2020
In this edition Message from our President Mike Thomas. The Macau International Dragon Boat Race was live streamed on IDBF's Facebook page, bringing the spirit of dragon boat racing to paddlers. The IDBF Youth Commission recently reconvened under...

Longzhou Newsletter June 2020 (Issue 3 Vol 3)
Celebrating 25 years - 1st IDBF World Dragon Boat Championships, Yueyang, China 慶 祝 2 5 年 來 ⾸ 屆 國 際 ⿓ ⾈ 錦 標 賽 中 國 岳 陽 Welcome to a very special edition of Longzhou News. We celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 1st IDBF World Dragon Boat...

FAQs – Decision on the 12th IDBF Club Crew World Championships (CCWC)
Following the announcement last week regarding the decision on the 12th IDBF Club Crew World Championships (CCWC) in Aix-les-Bains (France), a number of questions were asked by athletes via email and on social media. To help address these...

Decision on Championships Schedule
NEWS RELEASE (#2020-06) | PDF version (135KB) An IDBF Council meeting was held on Friday, 1 May 2020 to consider the effects of COVID-19 on our future championships. The IDBF Council unanimously decided that: The 12th IDBF Club Crew World...

Progress Update
NEWS RELEASE (#2020-05) | PDF version (120KB) I hope that you are all well and continue to stay safe. The IDBF Executive has been meeting weekly to address a number of significant impacts brought on by the global outbreak of COVID-19. With the...

Review of Championships Schedule
NEWS RELEASE (#2020-04) | PDF version (68KB) The IDBF Executive continues to meet regularly to discuss the possible rescheduling of championships in the current program. At this stage, no date has been set for when the next Club Crew World...

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...