2019

24 teams took part to the WRF Senior World Cup in Serbia (Zubin Potok) the first weekend of September. On Saturday morning Italy (65.23 sec), Croatia (68.67 sec) and Bulgaria (69.80 sec) dominated the men sprint going straight to the RX quarter finals, but during the knock out phase of RX the provisional podium changed: Bulgaria took the gold in...

First day of the WRF Senior World Cup in Zubin Potok: teams from Serbia, Croatia, Italy and Bulgaria arrived this morning in the North Kosovo, in the Mitrovica district, ready for the first day of training. Teams are hosted on the beautiful Gazivoda lake, near Ibar river. At 3.00 pm official training will start - stay tuned on our social pages...

100 Km/24 hours: this challenge was born on 22nd June 2006 when 23 boats started from Voru and 18 of those arrived to the Lake Pihkva/Pskovskoe. 13 years later, on 19th April 2019, 1074 boats participated to the 14th edition of Võhandu Maraton and 968 earned the medal : a WRF representative team paddled for 19 hours on a R4 Time Trial raft. The...

Welcome on board! The membership application of the " Federation Tunisienne de canoe kayak " and " Ghana Rowing and Canoeing Association " have been approved by the Executive Board: Tunisia and Ghana become official members of World Rafting Federation.

The new Rafting Simulator is ready: it can be used for special, strength and general physical training in rafting and other kinds of paddling! Benefits 1. Muscles works the same like on real raft. The seating on the Simulator is absolutely identic seating on the raft. 2. Variable intensity for rafting. 3. Simulator has a machine and a...

Time Trial is the largest manufacturer of inflatable products for sports and outdoor activities in Russia for over 18 years and from 2019 this Russian affirmed brand becomes the Official Partner of World Rafting Federation: it will provide the main WRF competitions with the official rafts. Only the shipping cost shall be borne by the local...

Welcome on board! The Federação Portuguesa de Canoagem's membership application has been approved by the Executive Board: Portugal becomes an official member of World Rafting Federation. Athletes are training and looking forward to their first international experience and the WRF President, Mr Danilo Barmaz, declares "We are glad to cooperate...

After successfully hosting the last Olympic Games in 2016, Rio de Janeiro will host Pan-American Master Games in September 2020 and rafting (R4) has been included in the programme thanks to the collaboration between Brazilian Rafting Association, Brazilian Canoe Federation, ICF, WRF and IMGA. United under the spirit of sport for all and promoting...

2019 Senior Worlds is set to be another amazing event. Please be aware the schedule may still change slightly, depending on TV requirements, and also the number of entries received for the event. Read Bulletin 2 ( https://www.worldraftingfederation.com/component/edocman/tunceli-senior- world-championships-bulletin-2/viewdocument?Itemid=)

Turkish Rafting Federation and World Rafting Federation are glad to announce that Turkish Airlines has been appointed as official partner of WRF Senior World Championship 2019 that will be held in Tunceli from 8th to 13th June. The event is a great opportunity to show the results of the first year of WRF: an important meeting for the Federations...

"I have good news" says Benedetto Del Zoppo, Sport Department Responsible of the Italian Rafting Federation (FIRAFT): the Italian Paralympic Committee (C.I.P.) recognized Rafting as an official sport by means of a Memorandum of Understanding and the next months the ParaRafting datas will be straight observed and analized by CIP. It is a...

On 8th March 2019 the International Federation for Sport Officials (IFSO) was created in The Hague (Netherlands). The first general assembly took place at the Peace Palace, the headquarters of the International Court of Justice. The World Rafting Federation, represented by President Danilo Barmaz, was present as a founding member. In 1987 the...

During the closing ceremony on 13th June in Tunceli, Turkey, the French Rafting will be present not only with teams, but also with the FFCK delegation, to receive the WRF flag: indeed, the Executive Board of the World Rafting agreed that France will host the 2021 Senior World Championships in June in L'Argentière-la-Bessée, where the WRF Centre...

National Rafting Championship of Nepal is over: on 19th, 20th and 21st February 2019 Nepal Rafting & Canoeing Association (NRCA) organized a big ( https://www.facebook.com/167313247331281 ) ( https://twitter.com/worldraftingfed ) event held at Trishuli River, Fishling Chitwan. "We had circulated the message to all over Nepal and altogether 11...

AFTER THE SUCCESS OF THE FIRST WORLD RAFTING CHAMPIONSHIP IN ITALY, LAST JULY, TUNCELI WILL HOST THE SENIOR WORLD CHAMPS: TURKEY 2019. After several discussions about the uncertain situation in Sort (Spain) due to force majeure, the Executive board, bearing in mind the positive reaction that the Turkish organizing Committee is creating by...

The first WRF Pan-American will be held in the Rio Fuy (Chile) in November 2020, whereas the 2022 edition will be organised in Brazil in Santa Catarina in November. Brasil Rafting Association has agreed to step aside for two years in its pursuit of staging the WRF Pan-American Championships, the Pan- America’s largest rafting event, handing...

The first World Rafting Federation World Cup of 2019 will be in Tunceli, in the Central-Eastern Turkey from 8th to 13th June: 5 months left to the event and the Turkish Federation is already working hard in every Rafting field from the training of its athletes, that took gold in many categories in the last years Championships, to the...

TIRANA, July 31 - The Administrative Court upheld a verdict in favor of Osumi Canyons. The verdict issued on Monday, July 30 accepted the decision of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy on the annulment of a contract on the construction of two Hydro Power Plants in Osumi Canyons. On its part, the company took the case to the Administrative...

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...