International Dragon Boat Federation
The International Dragon Boat Federation (ger .: International Dragon Boat Federation / IDBF) is the umbrella organization for the world's national dragon boat associations. Since 1995 he has organized world championships in dragon boat sport every two years .
history
The IDBF was founded in 1991. Since then she has developed the 2000 year old Chinese tradition of the dragon boat into a modern international competitive sport. Currently (2007) the IDBF has 57 national members. The German Dragon Boat Association is also a member of the world association. In 2007 it was accepted into the world sports association GAISF as the umbrella organization for dragon boat sports .
Head of the IDBF
- President and Chairman: Zhang Faqianq ( China )
- Managing Director: Mike Haslam ( United Kingdom )
The association is based in Beijing , China.
Continental members
- Asian Dragon Boat Federation (ADBF)
- European Dragon Boat Federation (EDBF)
- North America (NOA)
- Australasia (ANZ)
- Southern Africa (SOA)