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Euro Cup Due to the unusual low water level of Adda river in Valtellina (Sondrio, Italy) the Euro Cup in Italy has been moved to Aosta Valley (Villeneuve, Aosta, Italy). Participation fee and the dates of the competition will not change: Dora Baltea river (III level) will welcome the athletes from 6th to 9th July 2022 . Bulletin 2 - 2022 Euro Cup...
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Following the initial decisions adopted by the WRF Executive Board and the WRF Board of Directors, which envisaged the adoption of additional measures, WRF has approved a new delibeartion in response to the terrible news and imagines of the war crimes in Ukraine; in its decision the governing body of World Rafting has taken into consideration the...
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Euro Rafting Cup 2022 in Zubin Potok was supposed to be held from 29th to 1st May. The race has to be rescheduled for later date d ue to technical problems on the dam that releases the water of Ibar river for the competition. The organizers will find a suitable date in WRF calendar once the malfunction is solved. We are very sorry for the...
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Yesterday World Rafting Federation received a letter from Mr Oleksandr Bakanychev, the President of Ukrainian Rafting Federation. We kindly ask you to read the words below; we share them knowing that the people concerned, members of our community as you are, may find some support on this platform. Thank you in advance for your time. "Dear World...
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Rafting discipline in Morocco is growing, starting from Tilouguite , a small town and rural commune in Azilal Province, in a region located in the interior of the country called Béni Mellal-Khénifra. Tiloguite is crossed by Ahansal river that flows near to the Cathedral Imsfrane just before entering the village . A first formation meeting was...
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On April6 the International Sport community celebrates the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace . Established by the United Nations General Assembly and the International Olympic Committee, April6 recognizes the role that sport plays in society and its power to foster dialogue, understanding, social inclusion and peace. In a world...
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Gates on Struma river inaugurated the WRF race season on 26th March: in Bulgaria 2 manches of SLALOM on Saturday morning awarded the first 100 points to Italy 1 ( men category) who got the gold, with 2:15.62. Second slalom place to Italy 2, 90 points with 2:29.98. The new young team from Croatia got a bronze in their first international...
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Welcome back to the river rafters! Training day in Bulgaria at the first Euro Cup opens the 2022 season. After several abundant snowfall last winter on Vitosha mountains, first snow started melting and is now allowing a great water level for the competition in Kresna Gorge . Struma river welcomed the athletes for the training this afternoon: they...
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15 teams arrived in Arunachal , at Pasighat in East Siang district, in the Noth-East of India, to take part in the 15th edition of National Rafting Championship of India from 4th to 6th March. Chief Minister Pema Khandu inaugurated the event, in presence of Sports Minister Mama Natung, Health Minister Alo Libang, MP Tapir Gao and MLA Zingnu...
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From 8th to 12th June TAFISA will held the 27th World Congress in Portorož, Slovenia . It will be organised by the Olympic Committee of Slovenia - Association of Sports Federations (NOC-ASF) with the support of Sport Union of Slovenia (ŠUS) and under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Borut Pahor. WRF signed the...
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Croatia was supposed to host the first international competition of the WRF season in the breathtaking spot of Slunj, 18th-21st March . The race has been suspended due to low rainfall and snowfall during the winter season: Slunjčica river has no minimum water level to paddle. There is the chance to pospone the event in the first weeks of April,...
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World Rafting Federation, with the collaboration of its stakeholders, has launched a joint fundraising appeal to help our Ukrainian friends and members. A first donation from World Rafting has been done on 3 march 2022 to Ukrainian Rafting Federation directly to the Ukrainian Rafting Federation. But it’s just the first step. “ I do not know about...
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The Board of Directors discussed again today the breach of the Olympic Truce by the Russian government and the government of Belarus, deciding to suspend from competing at any event the Russian and Belarus Federations until further notice . Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Board of Directors met to discuss the sanctions for Russia...
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WRF is proud to announce the new partnership agreement with Aquadesign , becoming the latest addition to the prestigious group of Official WRF Partners. As Official WRF Partner, Aquadesign will be present at and involved in all World Rafting main events including the 2022 Junior & U23 World Championships in Zubin Potok, Kosovo (25-31 July 2022)...
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All the winners of World Rafting Awards 2021, including the Athletes of the Year 2021, will be crowned on 17 th February 2022 during a ceremony that will be broadcasted at 9:00 pm (CET) and hosted by Sandra Miličević. To keep up with the latest news about the World Rafting Awards, visit world rafting website and check out WRF accounts on Facebook...
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The ICF Congress was held from 3rd to 7th November 2021 in Rome, Italy. On the other side of the elections the meeting has been an opportunity to discover new realities and create new sinergies. In those days the WRF President and Secretary fist met and made contact with the Nigerian Rowing, Canoeing and Sailing Federation....
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On 13rd January the President of the Comité Olimpico Peruano, Dr Renzo Vitto Fabrizio Manyar Velazco certified that "the Peruvian Canoeing Federation is the representative of the rafting discipline in the country as a national sports representative for the fulfillment of the international agreements assumed between the International Canoeing...
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UNIQUE AWARDS TO MARK A DIFFICULT YEAR OF SPORT World Rafting is delighted to announce the nominees for the World Rafting Athletes & Coach of the Year 2021. The World Rafting Awards will recognise athletes who have performed at the highest level across the year, taking into account not only the Senior World Championships, but also the national...
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The entry of Switzerland in WRF has been an enormous result for our community, since they has a lot of river experience and is an active movement. President Angerlo Sanna , who cooperated from Switzerland in signing the WRF membership, answered three questions by the WRF. We are convinced that collaboration between small and large federations can...
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The European project “Be Water”, a project co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union, has ended. The project had as partners the Alto Noce River Park (Italy), the Italian Rafting Federation, the Rafting Club "Gimpex Straza” (Slovenia) and the Kajak Kanu klub "Rastocki mlinari" (Croatia). The closing conference of the project on "...
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