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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 its river Dora Baltea, which crosses along the city and which will be the watercourse where the world...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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. The participants’ names shall be chosen by the National...
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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...
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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...
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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 -...
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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"...
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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 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...
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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...
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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 6 th 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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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