Map of the members of IDBF according to their confederation
Abbreviation
IDBF
Formation
24 June 1991 (33 years ago) (1991-06-24)
Type
Federation of national associations
Headquarters
Macau
Region served
Worldwide
Membership
82 national associations
Official language
English, Cantonese, Mandarin Chinese[1]
President
Claudio Schermi
Website
dragonboat.sport
International Dragon Boat Federation
Traditional Chinese
國際龍舟聯合會
Transcriptions
The International Dragon Boat Federation (Chinese: 國際龍舟聯合會) is the international governing body for the sport of dragon boat racing. IDBF was founded in Hong Kong on June 24, 1991 by Australia, China, Taiwan, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Norway, the Philippines, Singapore, and the United States .[2] IDBF currently has 75 member countries or territories and is supported by five continental federations.
IDBF is a Member of the Alliance of Independent Recognized Members of Sport (AIMS).
IDBF organizes world championships each year: a World Nations Championships one year and a club Crew World Championships the next. These championships are held at venues within member countries.
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