World Rafting World Championships

The 2025 World Rafting season is coming and it’s bigger than ever! Our global calendar promises top events for everyone — from elite athletes to younger adventurers seeking new challenges. Dive into breathtaking locations, fierce competition, and unforgettable moments. The 2025 rafting season is set to be epic, featuring not one, but two World...

We are excited to announce that the city of San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina, will host the Senior World Rafting Championships 2025 from November 3rd to 9th, 2025! Set on the pristine waters of the Rio Manso within the breathtaking Nahuel Huapi National Park, this event promises to be a success for both the sport and the local community. What...

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The rafting world is buzzing with excitement: Austria has officially joined the World Rafting Federation (WRF). This membership not only recognizes another big step for the WRF community but also presents an extraordinary opportunity for the sport in the country.

The Olympic flame for Paris 2024 recently made a unique and thrilling passage through the Stade d'Eaux Vives in Pau - France, where just a few weeks earlier, the National Rafting Championships 2024 had taken place. These championships were instrumental in selecting teams for the major international events on the World Rafting Federation calendar...

New year, new beginnings for the global rafting community! The Czech Republic (The Union of Boaters of The Czech Republic) has officially joined the World Rafting Federation (WRF), bringing a rich blend of river culture and enthusiasm to the already diverse mix of nations united by the sport of rafting. This new collaboration not only strengthens...

Following WRF guidelines set to better define the standards of river guiding worldwide, a new and comprehensive Training Programme has been launched for river guides and coaches in collaboration with National Federations.

In a heartwarming display of sharing and environmental awareness, athletes from around the world came together during a recent WRF World Rafting Championships 2023 Valtellina, Italy to support the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and contribute towards the adoption of a panda. Participating in the WRF athletes' lottery their collective efforts resulted...

The last RX on Adda river was on fire at the World Rafting Championships 2023. On friday the knock out of Mix, Women and Men went on until the finals at night, with the fireworks that lit up the 400 athletes, the teams' coaches and supporters and many local river enthusiasts cheering and running along the shores of the semi-artificial channel....

Gates on Adda river awarded the points of the second day at the World Rafting Championships in Valtellina, Italy. Red gates were paired (4 5 7 8 11 12 ) and forced the 30 nations to paddle challenging ferries for the Slalom podium. In the men category the game turned in favour of Italy 1 : after a touch on the 1st manche, Lorenzo Mastella, Pietro...

After Tuesday’s opening ceremony in Sondrio (Valtellina, Italy) the first race day displayed the 400 athletes at the World Champs in Boffetto for the Downriver: a section of 4.5 km in Adda river assigned the first golden points. Japan made their debut in WRF competitions and it is an explosive start: after setting the best time in the RX...

MS Channel: Delivering Live Streaming Coverage of the WRF World Rafting Championships 2023 check out all the links and stay connected! World Rafting Championship Valtellina - Downriver - June 28th 4.00 pm: https://msplus.mediasportgroup.tv/videos/world-rafting-championship-valtellina-downriver-28-giugno-ore-16-30 World Rafting Championship...

We are in the middle of the Italian Alps, on the III class rapids of Adda river , that flows through the Lombardy region in northern Italy. It originates from the Alps near the border of Switzerland and runs eastward for approximately 313 kilometres before emptying into the Po river. During its course it flows through Valtellina , before creating...

Today the Sala Consiglio dell’Amministrazione provinciale di Sondrio hosted the Press Conference for the World Rafting Championship that will take place from 26th June to 2nd July in Valtellina, on the Adda river rapids. Boffetto, the III+ Adda section, is ready to welcome the worldwide event, but it's not the first time that athletes from all...

THE EVENT Over 30 countries and a total of 400 of the best athletes from around the world will compete to the last paddle stroke on the rapids of the river Adda in the WRF Senior World Rafting Championships, the world's number-one rafting event. The World Rafting Federation ( WRF ) has entrusted the 2023 World Championships to the Federazione...

Tic tac! The Worlds are just over a month away and we are happy to present the Media-Tool-Kit of the event. The WRF World Rafting Championships 2023 will be the biggest rafting event in history, bringing together for the first time more than 30 Nations. Participants and partners are encouraged to help promote as well as celebrate the event...

Welcome to the WRF World Rafting Championships 2023 Media-Tool-Kit! From 26th June to 2nd July 2023, the WRF World Rafting Championships will be hosted in Valtellina. It will be the biggest rafting event in history, bringing together for the first time more than 30 Nations into one huge event. Participants and partners are encouraged to help...

The World Championships is always been one of the most exciting events in the world of rafting. It is a moment of great emotion, in which the best athletes of each nation compete for glory and fame. But the World Championship isn't just a competition, it's also an opportunity to get to know new countries, teams and friends. With each edition of...

The power of sport in promoting environmental sustainability and forest conservation is undoubtedly enormous. In recent years, more and more athletes, teams and sports organizations have joined the cause of OneTreePlanted, a non-profit organization dedicated to planting trees around the world to restore forests, protect wildlife and fight climate...

The most awaited appointment for rafting and extreme sport lovers is almost there: the WRF World Rafting Championships 2023, organized this time by the Italian Rafting Federation and the Adda Viva Indomita Valtellina River in Valtellina, in the heart of the beautiful Italian Alps. This year the competition will see about 450 athletes of the best...

We are thrilled to announce that we are offering two free spots for a rafting course in Villeneuve, Aosta, Italy. The course will take place from May 21st to May 27th, 2023. It’s organised by CRFCK - FFCK (Centre régional de formation au canoë-kayak - FFCK) and FIRaft (Italian Rafting Federation). We are inviting applications from individuals who...

World Rafting Federation is happy to announce that there will be the occasion, for the national teams who had less opportunity to train during the year, to have the weekend 24/25 June 2023 totally free comprehensive of all, excluding meals, in Villeneuve (AO). During this occasion the teams can make a full free weekend session of training with...

Entry lists for the 2023 World Rafting Championships confirm that more than 90 Senior National Teams from 32 Countries will arrive to Italy for the global event from 26 th June to 2 nd July! More than 40 are already entered for the Men races, while more than 20 teams will be in action in the Women category. 23 teams have been registered for the...

26th June – 2nd July 2023 Dear Sport friends , on behalf of the Italian Rafting Federation and Adda Viva Valtellina SSD, it is my pleasure to extend a warm invitation to your National teams to participate in the upcoming World Rafting Championships, which will be held in Valtellina, Italy from June 26 th to July 2 nd . This prestigious event will...

WRF wins the Peace and Sport Awards 2021! In 2020, Peace and Sport was eager to reward individuals and organizations that have continued to use sport to serve communities and to promote peace through best practices in sport. Despite challenging times, sport remained essential to promote values such as respect, unity and solidarity. In 2021, Sport...

WRF has revealed the venues that will play host to the Rafting weekends during the 2023. Next year, the Senior World Championships will be held in Italy (Sondrio) and the registrations are already open. Massimo Desiati,President of the Sport Department: “ Following strong collaboration between the WRF and Pan-American Council, we are pleased to...

Due to local political issues we are sorry to inform that the 2022 World Rafting Championship, supposed to be held in Zubin Potok, is officially cancelled. The dates of all the other international races are confirmed. Check out the official calendar of the upcoming events:...

WRF recently had the honor to interview Professor Stephan Wassong . He is a German sport scientist and university lecturer. He studied sports science at the German Sport University of Cologne and at SUNY Cortland in New York state, completed his habilitation in the field of sports history and sports education. From 2007 to 2009 he was an...

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...

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)...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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 "...

Dear WRF Member and Friends, as the New Year rings in, it brings high hopes: a promise of a fresh start. To welcome the new year with great enthusiasm and happiness to look forward and welcome opportunities I would like to briefly highlight the World Rafting Federation achievements during 2021. Membership By now we have 38 Nations recognized from...

The seventh edition of the European Week of Sport is taking place from 23rd-30th September 2021. This year's theme highlights the power of physical activity to bring joy, build resilience and connect generations. For six years, the European Week of Sport has helped tackle the inactivity crisis by encouraging Europeans to embrace a healthy and...

World Rafting Federation and Global eSports Federation joined forces signing a membership last month. The GEF prioritizes the development of an inclusive, safe, healthy and sustainable Esports ecosystem with a particular focus on responsible gaming, holistic wellness, fair play, education and career pathways for players and athletes. Nowadays...

After a challenging and intense week of races, the award ceremony on the last day crowned the World Rafting Champions of the Women, Mix and Para Rafting categories. Italy 2, Women overall Champions With 292 points, scored with two golds in RX and Slalom and a silver in the Downriver, Italy 2 is the overall Champion of the Women category: Christa...

On 3rd July the last stage of the RX for Women, Mix and ParaRafting closed the race week and awarded the podiums with important points, that decided the overall results. In the Women category the four teams who made it to the semifinals, after the Phase 2 and Phase 3 of the knock out, were Turkey 2, Slovakia, Italy 1 and Italy 2 . Women, Italy 1,...

After the RX qualification on the first day of race and a challenging afternoon with a first phase of selection, the knock out phase 2 turned the lights on in the whitewater stadium on Durance river, France . 16 teams faced the whitewater course studying the opponents’ tactics and the couple of gates in strategic passages. RX night on Durance...

After the RX qualifications from yesterday the men category will finish the World Rafting Championship 2021 tonight. The knock out phase started this afternoon, without the 7 teams who got the best 7 times who will access directly to the phase 2 tonight at 21: Italy 1, Italy 2, Croatia 1, Chile 1, Russia, Turkey 1 and Argentina . Phase 1 saw 18...

Slalom day in L'Argentière-La Bessée on 1st July: 4 categories paddled 2 runs that awarded the podiums with 100, 90 and 80 points for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd best time (first or second manche). Women, Men, Para Rafting and Mix teams faced 10 challenging gates in the Stade d’eau vive Michel Baudry : 6 green gates (downstream) and 4 red gates...

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A fresh afternoon on 30th June, in the Stade d’eau vive Michel Baudry, saw more than 50 teams paddling in the 400m whitewater venue for the RX qualification . Based on the these times, the athletes will compete on Friday and Saturday in the knock out phase, that will crown the RX Champions with 120 points. Italy 1, Women team In the women...

First day of race in France : the 3 kms Downriver opens the competing part of the week, with the start in the Durance gorge with 20 cubic meters per second. The water flow doubles with the Gyronde tributary in L’Argentière-la-Bessée, reaching 43 cubics per second in the Stade d’eau vive Michel Baudry . The first team who started paddling and...

Second day of event at L’Argentière-la-Bessée and everyone is finally arrived on Durance river: 226 athletes from 19 countries are now in the French Alps and started the official training in the II-III level rapids. Downriver training, 3kms finishing at the Stade d’eau vive “Michel Baudry” The Downriver race will be 3 kms long and is scheduled...

Despite the challenging situation due to Covid-19 restriction, after two years without WRF worldwide competitions we finally arrived at the day before the World Rafting and ParaRafting Championship 2021 . For the first time in history athletes and para athletes will compete in the same rapids, at the whitewater stadium in L’Argentière-la-Bessée,...

WRF WORLD RAFTING AND PARA-RAFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021 - TEAM INFO Covid-19 Protocol - 2021 WRF World Rafting Championships - France Download here Last update June 28th, 2021

WRF WORLD RAFTING AND PARA-RAFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021 - SCHEDULE MONDAY 28th 09.30 - 18.30 Accreditations 19.00 - 19.30 . Head of Delegations Meeting TUESDAY 29th 09.00 -10.30 Downriver Official Training 12.30 - 17.00 Slalom Official Training - Stade d'Eau Vive ''Michel Baudry'' 18.30 - 20.00 Opening Ceremony - Stade d'Eau Vive ''Michel Baudry''...

EU Green Week just ended and WRF is happy to announce another step forward for the contribute that our movement is committed to giving to the protection of the global environment. On 3rd June Surfrider Foundation Europe organised an online conference bringing together representatives of water sports federations, athletes, researchers,...

A new country, that no one has ever seen in a rafting competition, will take part in the World Rafting Championship 2021: Malta . Brought together as a group at a young age, the four Maltese athletes are ex gymnasts and passionate practitioners of parkour living and training in Malta. During the years of dedication to gymnastic they have been...

At the last WRF World Rafting Championship in Tunceli (Turkey) Brazil got the over all gold, placing first in the downriver and the slalom. We talked with one of its member about his river experience and the current worldwide situation. Thiago, when was your first rafting experience? What other sports do you practice? I practice slalom kayaking,...

We’re happy to announce that we’ve partnered with One Tree Planted to plant trees! The World Rafting Federation on the occasion of the WRF World Rafting and Para-Rafting Championships 2021 , from june 28th - is honored to support reforestation with One Tree Planted as part of our commitment to sustainability. 1 ATHLETE = 1 TREE 1 Athlete = 1...

We’re happy to announce that we’ve partnered with One Tree Planted to plant trees! The World Rafting Federation on the occasion of the WRF World Rafting and Para-Rafting Championships 2021 , from june 28th - is honored to support reforestation with One Tree Planted as part of our commitment to sustainability. 1 ATHLETE = 1 TREE 1 Athlete = 1...

June is close and the numbers are official: the 2021 WRF World Rafting Championship , in L’Argentière-Pays des Ecrins , will welcome 30 countries and 350 athletes in almost a month. The limit for the teams’ number for each National Federation is 8, two teams per category: beside the historical 2 men and 2 women teams there will be 2 mix (2 men+2...

FFCK is one of the biggest canoe federations worldwide and in 2017 officially welcomed the rafting sport under its umbrella, becoming a WRF member. Rafting in France is a historical discipline from the recreational and commercial point of view, but the first National Championship was held in 2019. Since then the agonistic field is exponentially...

The world is still struggling with the Covid-19 pandemic and most of us are still locked home thinking on how nice would be to do some rafting with our team, friends or family. Trying to give you some relief we decided to tiktok-ing a bit! Are you with us? We need your support! We will start posting videos from all over the world to give you the...

ICCE President John Bales and the Board of Directors welcome WRF as a new partner. The International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) is a not-for-profit, global organisation established in 1997 with the mission of leading and developing sport coaching globally. ICCE operates in 50 countries believing that international collaboration and...

Following the project of the ICF International Canoe Federation we have created some games too for our younger rafters ! The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic were felt by all, but perhaps the most affected by the changes of this period were the kids. T his is the reason why - while we all wait to be able to go back to the river to have fun we can...

The Indian Rafting Foundation, founded by India’s rafting trailblazer Shaukat Sikand , held the 14th National Rafting Championship on the river Sutlej in Himachal Pradesh from 23 to 27th March 2021. The event, attended by Mr Divesh Kumar (IAS), Secretary Tourism from Himachal Pradesh, also selected two teams who will carry the Indian flag in...

Francesco Ricci Bitti is a former tennis player, engineer and sports administrator from Bologna, Italy. He is President of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) . He is also a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission for Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024, and held the same position for Rio...

Peace and Sport , the international organization based in Monaco which promotes peace using the power of sport, will join forces with the World Rafting Federation (WRF) to use rafting as a tool for social inclusion and overcoming differences . The World Rafting Federation is an Associate Member of the International Canoe Federation (ICF) who is...

On 20th-21st March 9 teams competed for the 2021 Croatian title at the Senior National Championship in Zagreb , Donja Dubrava village, organised by the Canoe Federation on Drava river. The overall podium reports the same results of every discipline, not without intense battles in evert field, and confirms the names for the World Rafting...

The Media Sport Group and the World Rafting Federation together to promote rafting worldwide. A new important agreement for the World Rafting Federation that will expand the program of the channel 814 of Sky MS Channel with new content dedicated to rafting. Rafting, a fascinating and spectacular sport with its evocative scenarios, has always...

On 19th February WRF officially became a member of the International Fair Play Committee (CIFP), with the signature of the two presidents Mr Danilo Barmaz and Dr Jenő Kamut i. CIFP is supporting and promoting Fair Play worldwide since its foundation in Paris in 1963, by UNESCO, with a special emphasis on children, adolescents and those in charge...

A new partnership has been singed between WRF and Sport and Sustainability International (SandSi). SandSi is a not-for-profit international organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland, that leverages the power of sport to encourage mind and behaviour changes towards more responsible conduct, aligning with the Paris Agreement and the 17 Sustainable...

WRF Interview of the Month Ivo Ferriani is an IOC Executive Board Member since 2018, sport director, former professional bobsledder ( and former river guide ). He is the President of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) since 2010, IOC Member since 2016 and President of the Association of International Olympic Winter Sports...

January 27th 1945: the survivors of the Auschwitz extermination camp were freed from the horror of the holocaust, after 1.1 million people lost their lives in the camp's gas chambers or from starvation and disease. Memory that in recent times our world seems to have lost, showing a reality in which more and more walls are erected, in which the...

Another step towards a greener future has been taken by the WRF, by signing a membership with Green Sport Alliance (GSA). Earlier this month the WRF board announced that it was happily joining GSA, the environmentally-focused trade organisation that convenes stakeholders from around the sporting world to promote healthy, sustainable communities....

After the long wait due to the coronavirus pandemic, 2021 is finally here and so it's the sport calendar . Keeping our eyes on the WRF World Rafting and Para-Rafting Championships 2021 - scheduled in France starting on June 28th, every nation now is working, following all the safety protocols, organizing national races where possible. Despite the...

WRF is glad to announce that the Organising Committee has released details of the 2021 WRF World Rafting Championships, hosted in L’Argentière-Pays des Ecrins, France, from June 28 to July 3 . The first official bulletin is now online, and can be read here .

Dear Presidents, Athletes, Guides, Coaches, Technicians and Rafting lovers, we are close to the end of this tough year that changed and is still changing our society due to the Covid-19 outbreak. I hope all of you can consider it a challenge and that 2021 will bring us out, overcoming this awful human and economic situation. First of all I would...

Cetina river , that flows from the Dinara mountain range to the Adriatic Sea, hosted the National Rafting Championship of Croatia on 14th-15th November. A long awaited return to the river, in compliance with the local provisions concerning the current pandemic situation, crowned the athletes who will compete under the Hrvatska flag at the WRF...

WRF is honored and proud to announce that on Wednesday 29/07, Thursday 30/07, Friday 31/07, Saturday 1/08 and Sunday 2/08/2020 will take place the 1st worldwide conference from the World Rafting Federation about training for River Guide and Coach, in l’Argentière la Bessée in France and on the Dora Baltea river in Italy. This conference is an...

Chile and Italy make progress, but the revelation crew of 2019 is Kazakhstan. On 11th June the Munzur river hosted the RX for women and men teams who paddled the Tunceli Venue on Time Trial rafts for the qualification in the morning. In the women category the best 4 times had straight access to the quarter finals: Russia 1 with 64,74 seconds,...

Brazil and Russia are officially the first winners of the World Rafting Championship 2019! The Tunceli downriver took place this morning in the upper section of the river where 3 teams every 6 minutes started the race from the natural upper section and paddled for half an hour in the rocky bends of Munzur until the finishline under the bridge...

"500 days ago representatives from 15 countries founded the WRF in Belgrade, rafting lovers with a dream who came together from all over the world in order to create a new movement and make this amazing sport grow. I can't believe that in less than 2 years we organized such a big event, so I have to thank Fikret Yardimci , the President of the...

Günaydın World Rafting Champs! 23 men, 12 women and 13 mix teams from the whole World of Rafting woke up in Tunceli, surrounded by the limestone massif of Middle-East Anatolia, where the 3rd level river Munzur runs through green valleys under a clear sky, blue as the 10 degrees water. Rafters from 3 continents arrived yesterdaty at Elazig...

The countdown started months ago and now it marks 12 days to the WRF Senior World Championship, Turkey 2019. Albania, Armenia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, France, Georgia, India, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Turkey and Ukraine: athletes from 18 countries are training during the last rafting sessions in...

Welcome on board to 5 countries who signed as new members of WRF : the Real Federación Española de Piragüismo , the Slovenian Rafting Federation , the Federación Venezolana de Canotaje , the Pakistan Canoe & Kayak Federation and the Federació Andorrana de Canoe-caiac i Esports d'Aigües Braves are now planning and looking forward to the debut of...

On 19th April the CESA (Chinese Extreme Sports Association) has received in its headquarter in Beijing the WRF Delegation. The meeting between the CESA President , Mr. Wang Xuan , and the WRF President , Mr. Danilo Barmaz , assisted by their respective Secretary General, Ms. Han Jiling and Mr. Matteo Benciolini, held in the CESA headquarter in...

For the first time in ten years the Bulgarian Rafting Federation has a new chairman. His name is Tsvetan Petrov , chief international rafting judge, civil aviation pilot and Airbus 320 crew commander. His experience in rafting began about twenty years ago when he went on a student brigade in Alaska. There, in the world’s Mecca of Rafting - 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...

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...

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...

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...

On 12th May 2019 France will hold the first National Championship of Rafting: L'Argentière-La Bessée will host professional athletes and beginner rafters (who will be guided by a stag trainer) who will compete in the middle of the Alps in the southeastern France for the first time in the history of French Rafting, in order to win the National...

President's annual report: Happy New Rafting Year It is with great pleasure that I write to all of you and wish you a wonderful 2019. 2018 is getting to an end and we will all carry with us all the memories of this historical year: a year that saw our birth and our steady growth; a year that, beside all successes, is the first step of a new era...

WRF announces that in December 2018 the Iraqi Canoe Federation (I.C.C.F.) sent the WRF membership application. According to the Cooperative Agreement between ICF and WRF, WRF approved the application of the Iraqi Canoe Federation: I.C.C.F. is officially a Member of the World Rafting Federation. "I hope to work well together to develop my national...

In early December 2018, Boris Purjakov , Vice-President of the WRF and chairman of the Serbian Rafting Federation, met with representatives of the Bulgarian rafting clubs in Sofia. He discussed the legal issues surrounding the inauguration of the newly elected BRF leadership and shared the latest developments in the WRF. After the meeting,...

XXXVII ICF ORDINARY CONGRESS Budapest – Hungary 2018 On 30th April 2018 WRF has been recognised by the the International Canoe Federation and, as an Associate Member, has been invited to the biennial ICF Ordinary Congress that took place in Budapest (Hungary) on 23rd-24th November 2018. The WRF delegation was composed by Mr. Danilo Barmaz (WRF...

During the ICF Congress 2018 in Budapest Mr. Danilo Barmaz, President of the WRF, and Mr. Jean Zoungrana, President of the Fédération Francaise de Canoe Kayak signed the the Memorandum of Understanding: WRF and FFCK will cooperate through a common line towards programs and activities with the aim of enlarging the number of people practicing the...

U23 & JUNIOR WORLD RAFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2018: AN INCREDIBLE FIGHT TO CONQUER THE WORLD TITLES Villeneuve and Ivrea has hosted 40 teams competing in the 3 World Rafting Federation disciplines: downriver, slalom and RX, on the Dora Baltea river. Many surprises in the italian Valle d'Aosta and Piemonte regions led the young athletes tuned not only...

The second race of these World Championships is over. Today, in Ivrea, the athletes performed in the Slalom race discipline on the Dora Baltea River. 25 teams tested the water that comes from the Mont Blanc. Yesterday, after the opening ceremony of the World Championships, the teams and the coaches were given a free hour to study the river before...