This morning competition was a bit hard because of the river condition. For this reason and the strength of the water, some athletes got to the end of the course exhausted. But Italians were stronger.

RESULTS

U19MEN

Rank

St. No.

Team

Nationality

RESULT

DIFFERENCE

 

POINTS

1

1

Italy

ITA

14:39,05

T:00:00,00

%:0,00

80

2

2

Turkey

TUR

14:53,70

T:00:14,65

%1,67

72

3

3

Czche

CZE

15:05,34

T:00:26,29

%2,99

64

4

4

Slovakia

SLK

15:11,73

T:00:32,68

%3,72

60

5

5

Bulgarian

BG

16:44,53

T:02:05,48

%14,27

56

 

U19WOMEN

Rank

St. No.

Team

Nationality

RESULT

DIFFERENCE

 

POINTS

1

6

Italy 2

ITA

15:49,53

T:00:00,00

%0,00

80

2

5

Italy 1

ITA

15:53,17

T:00:03,64

%0,38

72

3

7

Turkey

TUR

17:13,40

T:01:23,87

%8,83

64

4

8

Iran

IRN

17:18,01

T:01:28,48

%9,32

60

 

U23MEN

Rank

St. No.

Team

Nationality

RESULT

DIFFERENCE

 

POINTS

 

1

9

Italy 1

ITA

14:44,09

T:00:00,00

%0,00

80

2

13

Russian Federation

RUS

15:28,74

T:00:44,65

%5,05

72

3

10

Italy 2

ITA

15:33,26

T:00,49,17

%5,56

64

4

11

Turkey

TUR

15:33,55

T:00:49,46

%5,59

60

5

12

Bulgaria

BGR

15:41,23

T:00:57,14

%6,46

56

6

18

W.R.F. CHL-CZE-HRV

CH-CZE-HRV

15:42,35

T:00:58,26

%6,59

54

7

15

Serbia

SRB

16:12,04

T:01:27,95

%9,95

53

8

17

Iran

IRN

16:22,71

T:01:38,62

%11,15

51

9

14

Albania

ALB

16:30,58

T:01:46,49

%12,05

50

10

16

Ukraine

UKR

17:24,43

T:02:40,34

%19,14

48

                     

 

 

U23WOMEN

Rank

St. No.

Team

Nationality

RESULT

DIFFERENCE

 

POINTS

1

20

Italy

ITA

15:49,49

T:00:00,00

%0,00

80

2

23

Czech Republic

CZE

15:59,53

T:00:10,04

%1,06

72

3

21

Bulgaria

BGR

16:57,04

T: 01:07,55

%7,11

64

4

19

Turkey

TUR

17:22,30

T:01:32,81

%9,77

60

5

24

Iran

IRN

17:26,98

T:01:37,49

%10,27

56

6

22

Russian Federation

RUS

17:42,17

T:01:42,17

%10,76

54

 

After this first event, the opening ceremony of this World Championship was celebrated in Ivrea, where the RX and the Slalom competitions are going to take place in the next days.

Danilo Barmaz, the president of the World Rafting Federation, during his speech encouraged all the athletes to perform well and to have fun. Danilo Barmaz: “This is an historical day for Rafting”

The first day of official trainings, prior of definitive races, came to an end.  The athletes enjoyed the day without rain, which went better as the hours were passing by.

Paraphrasing what the athletes said about the training, the level of the water has risen a little bit because of the rain of yesterday night, but they trained a lot and they are ready to face anything.

Today, are the first races of this World Championship, starting with Downriver in Villeneuve (Aosta) where two groups of athletes, A and B, are going to compete.  They are also going to the open ceremony of World Championship on a pair with the ICF awards ceremony.     

07.18.2018, Ivrea - The most important event for the world of rafting is everyday closer: the World Rafting Championships for the categories Junior and U23, which will be held in Italy from 21 to 24 July 2018.

More than 35 teams, for a total of 15 participating countries, will compete on the rapids of the Dora Baltea River firstly in Villeneuve(Aosta) and then in the Canoe Stadium of Ivrea.

The WRF, after reaching a collaboration agreement with the International Canoe Federation (I.C.F), became an official ICF Associate Member and a landmark for rafting worldwide.

The international delegations will arrive in Italy on Friday 20 July. For the occasion, the Rafting Aventure Park in Villeneuve will turn into a village that will host the athletes throughout this important event. On Saturday, it will be possible to follow the official training in the river from 9 am to 12 pm and from 3 pm to 6 pm. On Sunday, athletes will finally confront each other in 3 different specialities: Downriver in Villeneuve (AO), RX and Slalom in Ivrea (TO).

 

At the end of the kermesse, the award ceremony will be held in the suggestive and unique Piazza d’Armi at Forte di Bord. It will be possible to follow the event live on the ICF official channels and on all the WRF social networks. Good luck to all the organizers and to the young athletes.

RX: a new race format

 

On the occasion of the World Championships, the WRF launched its TALENT IDENTIFICATION PROGRAMME (TIP), by involving some teams composed of athletes coming from different developing countries. Two of these teams will take part in the event.

 

A special thanks to: the town of Villeneuve, the department for tourism, sport, commerce and transports of the Regione Autonoma Valle d’Aosta, the Valle d’Aosta regional council, the International Canoe Federation (I.C.F.), the World Rafting Federation (W.R.F.), the Italian Rafting Federation (F.I.Raft), Piemonte and Valle d’Aosta Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), Rafting Aventure in Villeneuve and Ivrea canoa club.

 

Supporters of the event are Albino Armani and Enervit. Albino Armani is a big fan of paddle sport and motorbike. Together with his winery, he has been encouraging for a long time many sports initiatives of international relevance. Enervit Sport,is a line of products necessary to integrate before and after sport activity.

At the Ivrea World Champs the energy is supplied by Red Bull. 

 

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13/07/2018, ROME, ITALY - The Fédération Française de Canoë-Kayak (FFCK), one of the most important Kayak Federation in the world, has become a Member of the World Rafting Federation. The application shall be ratified by the Executive Board during the next U23 & Junior World Championships in Aosta/Ivrea, Italy.

"The France's membership is a great news for all the WRF movement and provides a great boost to the continued growth of our sport in Europe. All of us know well the importance of the FFCK in the paddle sport community" said Danilo Barmaz, WRF President, "Rafting represents an incredible tool for the development of the active basis of all paddle-sports, from slalom to canoe-polo."

"In France rafting as a team sport is used by schools and companies: the management of the group dynamics and the team balance, whether it aims at achieving sport or social goals, is the way to co-opt into water experience an important number of people from the educational and labour sector: the FFCK with its structures will play a key role in the development of rafting as tool of inclusion and overcoming differences" said Andrea Gatti, WRF Coordinator of the Educational Projects Commission.

 

On July 21, 2018 the Rafting World Championships in the Junior and U23 categories.

The Junior&U23 R4 World Championships will take place in Chavonne (Aosta) and Ivrea, a Piemontese town famous for its traditional orange feast and known also by itsriver Dora Baltea, which crosses along the city and which will be the watercourse where the world event will happen.

The event will run from July 21 to 24: the official competition will start on Sunday with the Downriver (in the Chavvone-Sarre section) in Valle d’Aosta and then from Monday moves to Ivrea for the Slalom and the RX.

This event runs straight after the ICF Canoe Slalom U23 and Junior World Championships: Ivrea will be remembered as host town for this World Event and also for being the host place five days before the Rafting races start off, of the U23 and Junior Slalom Canoe competition.

 Italy is well prepared to make the participants feel at home. All the organization’s efforts are focused on the 12 participating countries with their 35 teams in all, to make them and all the people attending the competition, take with them the best of memories of the event, of the town and its host team, as it will be on of the first big events.

The award ceremony will be held in the famous “Forte di Bard”, a fortified complex built in the 19th century by the House of Savoy on a rocky prominence above Bard.

The championship will be widely broadcasted by WRF and Planet Canoe, the official platform of the ICF. This will be an opportunity to show the world how this sport works, and certainly to engage the audience with the beauty of unforgettable landscapes.

You can get further information in ‘Bulletin 1 and Bulletin 2’.

 

Carolina Navarro Casares for World Rafting Federation

SPANISH VERSION

Este 21 de julio de 2018 dará comienzo el Campeonato del Mundo de Rafting, categorías U23 y Junior.

La competición tendrá lugar en Chavona (Aosta) and Ivrea, ciudad piamontesa famosa por su tradicional evento de la naranja y también atractiva por el rio Dora Baltea, que atraviesa la ciudad y precisamente río donde se celebrará el evento.

Para los locales que organizan el evento, esto significa  una oportunidad  para mostrar su ciudad y la región en general, y por supuesto albergar atletas de todo el mundo.

Ivrea será recordada un tiempo por ser anfitriona de no solo este mundial, sino también por acoger 5 días antes el Campeonato del Mundo U23 y Junior de Slalom Canoa. En un periodo de dos semanas el rio que cruza la ciudad tendrá másvida que nunca.

El evento comenzará el día 21 y finalizará el 24 de Julio: La competición oficial comienza el domingo con el Downriver (en Chavvone-Sarre) en el Valle de Aosta, y desde el lunes se celebrará en Ivrea el Slalom y el RX.

Italia está preparada para hacer sentirse como en casa a los participantes de esta competición. Serán 12 países y 35 equipos los que participarán, así que todos los esfuerzos de la organización están puestos en un objetivo: que los atletas y toda la gente extranjera en general, se lleven un bonito recuerdo del evento, el entorno y los anfitriones, porque es una de las primeras grandes competiciones.

La ceremonia de inauguración seráen el famoso “Forte di Bard”, una fortificación construida en el siglo XIX por la casa de Saboya.

 

Carolina Navarro Casares for World Rafting Federation

 

On 24th June the World Rafting Federation (WRF) and the Chilean Rafting Federation have signed an important agreement  for the development of WRF Rafting Guide training program. The WRF, in fact, has developed and manages a rafting guide training program in collaboration with National Federations; it’s a system where the WRF Training Program does not replace the National Training Program but acts at National Federation’s request by training national instructors in order to make them autonomous, thus achieving common training standards.

According this agreement signed in Kosovo, during the WRF World Cup, Chilean Rafting Federation is being engaged by the WRF to act as "Program Manager and Coordinator" for implementing and managing the WRF Chilean Guide Training Program. 

Chilean Rafting Federation, as WRF Member, is entitled to certificate the WRF Chilean National Rafting Guide.

The Chilean Rafting Federation will develop and manage the WRF National GTP according the principles defined in WRF Technical Rules. 

As soon as the WRF Special Commission shall verify that the WRF Chilean Training Guide Program reaches the standards defined by the WRF Training Guide Program, Chilean Rafting Federation will be engaged by the WRF to act as its "WRF International Program Manager and Coordinator" for implementing and managing the WRF program with in the nation of Chile. 

Bearing in mind that the Council of the European Union’s Recommendations on promoting health-enhancing physical activity across sectors show that the sport sector is an employment-intensive growing industry and can contribute to addressing youth unemployment, rafting represents a tool for facilitating young people's access to the labour market and implement the dual career goal for the all the paddle sport athletes. Rafting also offers other employment opportunities such as manager of rafting companies or naturalist guides. 

Another important goal, which is implemented through the development of an international training guide program, is the international mobility for the technicians/athletes; in fact, this element is encouraged by the rafting’s seasonality due the weather events according to the period of the year. For this reason, rafting guides can work and promote paddle sport in different continent in the same year. 

"The WRF training guide program is an essential element for the development of rafting worldwide and the only way to reduce the risk that is connected to that promotional activity and Chile will play a key role in that" Danilo Barmaz, WRF President, said.

On the 30th June Oleksandr Bakanychev, President of Ukrainian Rafting Federation and of WRF Para Rafting Commission, had an appointment with the President of the Olympic Committee of Ukraine Mr. Sergey Bubka in Kiev, where the Para Rafting World Championships will be held in 2019. "The National Olympic Committee of Ukraine and Ukraine Sport Ministry support Canoe Sprint, Dragon Boat and Rafting development in Ukraine" Mr. Sergey Bubka said.

Two deputy ministers of Ukraine Sport Minister and the Head of Peak company were present at that meeting. "The working group of the WRF Para Rafting Commission is growing and soon the first Para Rafting Sport Rules will be published. The Pre World Champs of this year will be a good test event (here the link of the bulletin)" Bakanychev said.

 

28/05/2018, ROME, ITALY - Nepal Rafting & Canoeing Association, already ICF Member, has become part of the World Rafting Federation. In the implementation of the ICF-WRF Co-operative Agreement, in fact, the WRF is facilitating the process of ICF members joining the WRF. 

"The Nepal's membership is a good news for all the WRF movement and provides a great boost to the continued growth of our sport in Asia. Moreover, we want to work with NRCA's white water stakeholders to enhance the sustainability of the paddle sports in Nepal." said Matteo Benciolini, WRF Secretary General. 

"First of all I would like to convey my best wishes to the World Rafting Federation. We would be happy to be affiliated to WRF. As we are the authorised body for water sports canoeing and Rafting in Nepal, registered at Nepal government sports council and member of ICF, we are ready to embark on this new path" said Sudip Raj Gautam, Secretary General Nepal Rafting & Canoeing Association.

Para Rafting World Championship will arrive to Kiev in Ukraine, following decision made by the World Rafting Federation.

Kiev will host the first R4 Para Rafting World Championship (6th-8th September 2019): this was announced by the President of the WRF Para Rafting Commission Oleksandr Bakanychev. 

“Our objective is not just to organise a World Championships, but to have the whole city of Kiev celebrate this major event." Bakanychev said, after the meeting with the Mayor of Kiev.

“Rafting and all the paddle sports are and will be part of Kiev.”

Oleksandr Tabanets, member of Ukrainian National Team, who participated in the Invictus Games 2017 (Toronto, Canada) said "Our people will bring unmatched enthusiasm for this event".

Whereas from 4th to 7th October 2018 Kiev will host the R4 Para Rafting pre World Championship.

15/05/2018, BELGRADE - A workshop for Rafting Guide National Instructors will be organised in Kosovo on 21-22 June 2018.

Only 2 National Instructors from each WRF Member will be admitted to the workshop where the participants will discuss and develop the WRF Training Guide National Program. 

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The workshop will be conducted by the Special Commission appointed by the WRF Executive Board.

WRF Training Guide Program

The WRF has developed and manages a rafting guide training program in collaboration with National Federations; it’s a system where the WRF Training Program does not replace the National Training Program but acts at National Federation’s request by training national instructors in order to make them autonomous, thus achieving common training standards. 
 

Where the goal mentioned above is achieved, the signature of agreements between the WRF and National Federations implements the system of collaboration and management. This agreement shall be based on the following principles:

the WRF works to ensure that WRF qualifications issued by the National Federations are accepted worldwide so that the raft guides holding this qualification enjoy the full honors and privileges granted by the WRF program National Federations will maintain their NTP (National Training Program) so that it meets or exceeds the minimum requirements for an WRF Training Program as stipulated in the WRF program protocol.
 National Federations will offer all National Rafting Guides and Instructors the opportunity to obtain a WRF Rafting Guide qualification comparable to the level that they already hold National Federations agree that a valid and current WRF Rafting Guide qualification shall qualify the holder for a ‘fast track’ option for obtaining a National Guide license corresponding to their WRF qualification when the remaining national Guide requirements have been met

 27/04/2018, LAUSANNE - Today, April 27th Danilo Barmaz, President of the World Rafting Federation signed the Co-operative Agreement with the International Canoe Federation (ICF). The signature happened at the ICF headquarter in Lausanne, Switzerland, in presence of the WRF and ICF Secretary Generals, Matteo Benciolini and Simon Toulson.

This is the turning point in the development and in the revival of rafting worldwide. The WRF shall maintain a complete independence under the umbrella of the ICF and, consequently, of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The WRF-ICF Agreement represents an essential step to be included in the future in the Olympic Programme: this remains the WRF main goal.

Special thanks to the ICF President, Jose Perureña, the Vice President Tony Estanguet, the Treasurer Luciano Buonfiglio, the Secretary General Simon Toulson and all the ICF Executive Board.

The WRF President thanks the IOC Member, Ivo Ferriani, the WRF Strategic Cooperation Director, Francesco Fiorini and all the WRF Executive Board’s Members.

27/04/2018, LAUSANNE - Hoy, 27 de Abril Danilo Barmaz, presidente de la Federación mundial de Rafting (WRF), firmó el contrato cooperativo con la Federación Internacional de Canoa (ICF). La firma de este contrato se ha realizado en la sede de la Federación internacional de Canoa en la Lausanne, Suiza, en presencia de los secretarios generales de la WRF y ICF Matteo Benciolini y Simon Toulson.

Este es el punto de inflexión en el desarrollo y en el resurgir del mundo del Rafting. La Federación Internacional de Rafting mantendrá una total independencia bajo el amparo de la Federación Internacional de Canoa y, consecuentemente, del Comité Olimpico Internacional (COI).El Acuerdo WRF-ICF representa un paso clave para su inclusión futura en el Programa Olímpico: este sigue siendo el objetivo principal de la WRF.

Agradecimiento especial al Presidente de la ICF, Jose Perureña, al Vice Presidente Tont Estanguet, al Tesorero Luciano Buonfiglio, el Secretario General Simon Toulson y a todo el Consejo Directivo de la Federación Internacional de Canoa.

El Presidente de la Federación Internacional de Rafting agradece al miembro del Comité Olímpico Internacional, Ivo Ferriani, Director de Cooperación Estratégica, Francesco Fiorini y a todos los miembros del Consejo Directivo de la WRF.

Сегодня, 27 апреля. Данило Бармаз, президент Всемирной федерации рафтинга, подписал Соглашение о сотрудничестве с Международной федерацией каноэ (ICF). Встреча состоялась в штаб-квартире ICF в Лозанне, Швейцарии, в присутствии генеральных секретарей WRF и ICF, Маттео Бенчиолини и Саймона Тулсона.

Это поворотный момент в развитии и возрождении рафтинга во всем мире. Всемирная федерация рафтинга (WRF) сохраняет полную независимость под эгидой ICF и, следовательно, Международного олимпийского комитета (МОК); рафтинг будет признан Международным олимпийским комитетом как спорт.

Соглашение WRF-ICF представляет собой важный шаг, который необходимо включить в будущем в Олимпийскую программу: это остается главной целью WRF

Особая благодарность президенту ICF , Хосе Перурена, вице-президенту Тони Эстанге, казначею Лучано Буонфильо, генеральному секретарю Симону Тулсону и всему Исполнительному совету ICF.

Президент WRF благодарит члена МОК Иво Ферриани, директора стратегического сотрудничества WRF Франческо Фиорини, а также всех членов исполнительного Совета WRF.

امروز 27 آوریل در لوزان سوییس دنیلو بارماز رییس فدراسیون جهانی رفتینگ WRF توافقنامه همکاری با فدراسیون جهانی کانوئینگ ICF امضا نمود.
امضای این توافق در مقر ICFدر لوزان سوئیس در حضور دبیران کل فدراسیونهای جهانی رفتینگWRF و کانوئینگICF متئو بنچیولینی و توماس تلسون انجام شد.
رفتینگ استقلال کامل خود را زیر چتر حمایت ICF و در نتیجه کمیته بین المللی المپیک IOC حفظ خواهد کرد
توافق ICF و WRF یک گام اساسی در راه رسیدن رفتینگ به المپیک خواهد بود.
فدراسیونهای جهانی WRF و ICFتوافق کردند که پیشرفت پارارفتینگ یکی از نکات کلیدی همکاری خواهد بود.

تشکر مخصوص از آقای خوزه پرونا رییس ICF آقای تونی استانگت نائب رییسICF،خزانه دار لوسیانو بونفیگلو . دبیر کل آقای سیمون تلسون و همگی اعضای هیات اجرایی فدراسیون جهانی کانوئینگ.

ریس WRF از آقای ایوو فریانی عضو IOC ، آقای فرانچسکو فیورینی مدیر همکاری استراتژیک و همه اعضای هیات اجرائی فدراسیون جهانی رفتینگ WRFتشکر ویژه دارد.

 

 

The World Rafting Federation’s delegation, composed of the President, Mr. Danilo Barmaz, the Vice President, Mr. Boris Purjakov, the Secretary General, Mr. Matteo Benciolini and the President of the Para-Rafting Commission, Mr. Oleksandr Bakanychev, on the occasion of their visit to the capital of Ukraine, Kiev, have had the opportunity to meet Mr. Yaroslav Voitovych, Minister for Youth and Sport of Ukraine and Mr. Matvij Bidnyi, Director of the department of Physical Culture and Non-Olympic Sports at the Ministry headquarters located right by The Olympic Stadium of Kiev.

During their meeting, the WRF Delegation members and the Ukrainian authorities have discussed about the future of the Ukrainian Rafting Federation.

Mr. Yaroslav, has expressed his desire to support and back the Ukrainian Federation and has expressed the possibility of celebrating rafting competitions in Ukraine in the near future.

25/04/2018, RIZE, TURKEY - Great news from Rize (Ardeşen), where Turkish Rafting Federation is organizing the first WRF World Cup in May (9-14 May 2018).

The President Fikret Yardımcı has signed an important agreement with the local authorities: the entry fee, the accommodation, the feeding and the transportation (from Trabzon Airport TZX - Ardeşen) gonna be FREE. 

This represents a great result for the WRF that is working to facilitate the participation of a large number of Nations. 

The WRF Vice President Fikret Yardımcı said: “The National teams gonna pay only the flights tickets, all the rest will be paid by the local authorities. It’s an amazing help from them”

The WRF President Barmaz says thank the Governor of Rize Erdoğan Bektaş, the Mayor of Ardeşen Hakan Gültekin, the District Governor of Ardeşen Emrah Yılmaz and President of Turkish Rafting Federation Fikret Yardımcı for the great work.

 

16/04/2018, DALAMAN, TURKEY - The Executive Board of World Rafting Federation (WRF) with the deliberation n. 16/2018 approved the application for the membership of the Mexican Rafting Association. "WRF is glad to see that our international community is growing. This is the first step of a long work for the development of the rafting worldwide" said WRF Trasurer Ms. Blerina Ago during the Executive Board in Dalaman.

 

 

16/04/2018, DALAMAN, TURKEY - The Executive Board of World Rafting Federation (WRF) with the deliberation n. 16/2018approved the application for the membership of Kazakhstan Rafting Federation. The President of Kazakhstan Federation, Mr. Maxim Zimin, signed the application for the membership during a crowded press conference in Dalaman for the presentation of the National Turkish Cup. WRF Danilo Barmaz said "We are honored to have Mr. Zimin among us and to welcome Kazakhstan Rafting Federation; it can represent the turning point in the development of WRF in Asia."

 

8/04/2018, DALAMAN, TURKEY - The WRF Executive Board, during the meeting taken place on 6th April in Dalaman (Turkey), has appointed the President of Ukrainian Rafting Federation, Mr. Oleksandr Bakanychev, as President of the WRF Pararafting Commission. The Pararafting is a strategic activity in the development of the rafting worldwide.

Rafting in fact is accessible to disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility (the physically disabled, the visually impaired and the blind). As a team sport, it represents a possibility of inclusion and involvement. The same kind of sport format, developed for the able bodied, is suitable for disabled persons, on the understanding that, for safety reasons, there are one or more able bodied river guides/athletes on board.

 

 

 30/03/2018, ROME, ITALY - According to the Art. 32 of the WRF Statutes, a meeting of the WRF Executive Board will be held on 6th April 2018 at 8.30 p.m. in the city of Dalaman (Turkey) during the Turkish National Championship where also any different international teams are going to compete (Russia, Bulgaria, Georgia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iran, Mongolia, Ukraine, Serbia, Kazakistan and Italy).

The main topics on the agenda are the approval of the Sport Rules, the Judges Handbook and the Justice Rules, but also the development of rafting in the international sport community. This meeting will be the second Executive Board in 2018.

18/03/2018, SLUNJ, CROATIA - The first session of this season, has left us a very clear concept of Rafting for this community; a meeting between friends.

The competition took part last Saturday and Sunday, with new innovations and rules. Cited Nikica Sminderovac: “We are very happy and we do our best to improve this event next year”

“Everyone was glad to be present at this first WRF Event. Slunj is a wonderful place with a very important river: a great spot for all the World Rafting Federation community” said Danilo Barmaz, WRF President.

After this encounter, where the Italians left their first footprint of the season, all the teams belonging to the WRF, will prepare themselves for the next event, which will take place at Rize (Turkey), next May.

 

15/03/2018, SLUNJ, CROATIA - Next weekend, it is going to celebrate the European Cup, which is the first competition of the season. It will take place in Croatia days 16, 17, 18, specifically in Slunj, Rastoke and Kroana River.

This event has a special importance, considering that is the first to add the new competition format, RX, and the use of one pole in the Slalom gates.

Compete category R4, Masculine, Feminine, and Mix (only in RX).

This event is open to no-WRF Teams.

PRESS RELEASE N. 3/2018

On Friday, January 26 , 2018, representatives from 15 different countries (3 continent)  reunited in Belgrade, Serbia, to sign the official act that created the new world governing body for sport rafting, the World Rafting Federation (WRF).

In presence of Mr. Ivo Ferriani, IOC member and President of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF), the new WRF board was approved by the present members: Mr. Danilo Barmaz (Italy) was unanimously chosen as President of the newly born federation. Mr. Barmaz declared that “The creation of a new world federation was the natural outcome of the feelings and intentions that most of the rafting community was manifesting. The path toward a real international recognition is now paved in front of us: we just need to walk it”.

The WRF congress will continue on Saturday, January 27, with the first meeting of the new board of directors and the beginning of the work of the commissions, with the main goal of defining the sport calendar for the upcoming season.

PRESS REALEASE 1/2018

The creation of a new federation that binds all rafting nations together for the same cause just happenned this Friday 26th and Saturday 27th of January in Belgrade, Serbia.

The first World Rafting Federation (WRF) congress is taking place here and reunites more than 15 countries from all around the world. Thanks to the creation of this new federation sport rafting enters a new dimension and paves the way to a future Olympic dream. With the support of Mr. Ivo Ferrani (member of International Olympic Committee) the WRF became official through an official act signed in front of a public notary.

This congress brings a new future for whitewater sports and new opportunities for all the members of the rafting family who want to join.
During the first congress day also the WRF members unanimously voted Mr. Danilo Barmaz as their new president and the team forming the first WRF board (see below) The first tasks of the new federation will be to agree on the competition calendar for the upcoming season and to form the commissions that will represent the beating heart of WRF.

Race schedule for upcoming sport events. President Barmaz stressed the importance of being surrounded by professional and competent people that will assure a great future for sport rafting.

“The river is long and full of waves coming up and down, but the vision, as the boat on it, is the thing we need to hold on to”,
Barmaz affirmed as a conclusion to his first speech as WRF President.

WRF FOUNDING MEMBERS

Albania Costa Rica Brazil Chile Italy Croatia Serbia Montenegro Macedonia Bulgaria Turkey Russia Armenia Ukraine Iran

EXECUTIVE BOARD

President - Danilo Barmaz (Italy) First Vice-President – Boris Purjakov (Serbia) Second Vice-President – Fikret Yardimci (Turkey) Treasurer – Blerina Ago (Albania) Responsible for Sport Departement – Oleg Grigoriev (Russia) Representative elected by the Athletes Commission – Massimo Desiati (Brazil) Representative elected by the Technicians commission – Hadi Ghazi (Iran)

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