On the IDBF-Website https://idbf.org we found the following latest news:
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Meeting between ICF and IDBF; EDBF and ECA
March 24, 2018
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ICF (International Canoe Federation), represented by the Vice President Thomas Konietzko, by the chairman of the dragon boat commission Mr Luk Wai Hung and Ulrike Shreck, and
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IDBF (International Dragon Boat Federation, represented by the President Mike Thomas and the Treasurer Alan Van Caubergh,
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EDBF (European Dragon Boat Federation), represented by the President Claudio Schermi, the Vice President Ute Becker and the Treasurer Maura Dezi) and
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ECA (European Canoe Association), represented by the President Albert Woods
have meet and would like to issue the follow joint statement as a result of their discussion.
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Hopefully this will bring the Sport-Politics into calm waters !!! We have seen similar statements before. Is there now hope that the two federations will get into one boat and will promote in future the Dragon Boat Sport with joint forces? - We will give our views as independent media in the April 2018 Edition of DSN.
Henning Wiekhorst (April 1st, 2018)
