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Congratulations to the Ukraine Dragon Boat Team on winning the Nations Cup at the 2016 European Championships at the Laghetto dell'EUR in Rome, Italy. To see the races, and some pictures of the 12th EDBF European Dragon Boat Nations Championships,...

With the retirement of several long serving members from the Competition and Technical Commission C&TC), IDBF is now seeking expressions of Interest (EOI) from members who are willing to contribute to the development of dragon boating...

Bulletin No. 2 for the 10th IDBF Club Crew World Championships in Adelaide, Australia has been amended, please make sure you have the latest version. You can download it here.

For complete results of the 13th World Dragon Boat Racing Championships presented in Kunming, China, go to: https://idbfchamps.org/2017kun.php

The IDBF Members Congress held in Welland, Niagara, Canada on 24 August 15, saw the end of an era when Mike MacKeddie-Haslam, the current IDBF President retired after over 20 years at the Helm of the IDBF Dragon. The Statute amendment which would...

Watch the 12th World Nations Championships in Welland, Canada live! All you have to remember is to go to www.idbf.org/live for live video, race results and the program. If you are on a mobile device you may prefer m.idbf.org/live since the mobile...

The Official Invitation and Bulletin number 1 for the 10th IDBF Club Crew World Championships in Adelaide, Australia are now available for download. Championship websiteOfficial InvitationBulletin # 1

It´s our great pleasure to be able to inform you of the "KIX International Friendship Dragon Boat Festival, 2015" scheduled to be held on Sunday, August 30th, 2015, using the waterway between runway No.1 and No 2 of the Kansai International Airport...

Paddle for the Planet: Uniting paddlers around the world for a one day global relay event in an effort to raise environmental awareness and give something back to our oceans. What is it all about? We want all paddlers to be aware of what´s going on...

Dear Dragon Boat Friends, I am happy to inform you that Mr. Mike MacKeddieHaslam, the IDBF President, has notified the Iran Dragon Boat Association (IranDBA) that the IDBF Executive Committee has agreed to the establishment of a West and Central...

The IDBF is pleased to announce that the inaugural IDBF WORLD CUP will take place in Fuzhou, China, over a 3 day period which will include the Dragon Boat Festival, Double Fifth Day of 2 June 2014. World-wide live television coverage of the event...