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INTRODUCTION 4 4..................................................................................................................welcome notes 9......................................................................sportaccord convention partners 12..................................................................................sportaccord annual review 14................................................................................................... asoif annual review 16..................................................................................................aiowf annual review 18....................................................................................................arisf annual review 20..................................................................................................... aims annual review
picture galleries
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conference summaries
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sportaccord convention listings
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22.......................................................................................................opening ceremony 24...........................................................................................around the convention 29........................................................................................................ sports demo zone 30..................................................................................................................closing event 31...........................................................................................sustainability campaign 32................................................................ sportaccord spirit of sport awards 33....................................................................................................................... lawaccord city forum 34..................................................... keynote address: Major Event Objectives 36...... Panel Session: Sharing the Bidding Process and Responsibilities 40............................................................Event Watch: The First European Games 42.........................................................Panel Session: Establishing New Markets 44...................................................... Case Study: Hitting New Target Audiences conference day one 46.................Keynote Address and Interview: Grinding through the Gears 48................ A Women’s World: The Journey Towards Sporting Equality 50....................................Plenary Panel Session: The New Face of Leadership 52.............................................................. The Rulebreakers and Game Changers conference day two 54....................................................................... Re-discovering the Soul of Sport: ...................................................................A perspective from 007 to the Inner City 56.........................................................................................................................youth club 58.......................................................Plenary Panel Session: The Integrity Issue 60........................................................................................................listings directory 62..................................................................................................................... city listings 88................................................................................................................ games listings 92.............................................................................. IF & Associate Member listings 126..................................................................................................... delegate feedback
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marius l. vizer
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aving delivered my first Convention as President of SportAccord and SportAccord Convention, it now gives me great pleasure to address my fellow members of the world sports community. The Convention takes pride in the way it fosters growth and development within sport by encouraging open dialogue, and I sincerely hope all attendees felt the benefit of this. I consider that SportAccord Convention 2014 was a successful edition, despite the transition period and the difficulties we have faced. My team and I were very happy to receive positive feedback from the participants and our Partners who expressed their satisfaction in regard to the content and organisation of the event. I wish to thank all the participating International Federations who contributed to the success of the event with their presence; the IOC President, Mr. Thomas Bach, the IOC Executive Board for their attendance and support and Turkish Olympic Committee
President, Mr. Uğur Erdener for his dedication and assistance. I would like to extend my sincere appreciation to the Turkish Government and the Local Organising Committee who had a vital role in delivering such a successful event and the strong felt dedication of Turkey towards the International Sports Movement. I would also like to highlight that I appreciate all the support of the Gold Partners, Silver Partners and Bronze Partners. And last but not least, I would like to thank the SportAccord Convention team, the SportAccord team and all the volunteers for
‘The Convention takes pride in the way it fosters growth’
their remarkable efforts and contribution to the great success of the event. Now that SportAccord Convention 2014 is over, I can look back on its numerous achievements and look forward with optimism to the many opportunities and developments that will arise as the Convention grows. As 2014 made clear, it is essential that all sports’ stakeholders can meet, engage in meaningful dialogue and create networks – activities that will lie at the heart of all future Conventions. I look to welcoming you all again in 2015, when it is our assured aim to see that the SportAccord Convention is better than ever!
Marius L. Vizer
President, SportAccord and SportAccord Convention
arkady romanovich rotenberg
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t has been a great pleasure to have taken part in my first Convention since I had the honour of being proposed unanimously as a Member of the SportAccord Convention Executive Committee almost a year ago. SportAccord Convention 2014, held in Belek/Antalya, Turkey, at the Susesi Luxury Resort & Convention Centre, was an impressive achievement. It showed the international sport community the ability of the area to host important Convention gatherings and sporting events against the backdrop of the Mediterranean Sea. All of this was a direct result of the commitment to success of the Local Organising Committee and the SportAccord Convention team. I am also grateful for the strong support of all the participating International Federations, ASOIF, AIOWF, ARISF, AIMS,
‘2015 promises to be an extremely important year for the Convention as we embark on an exciting new era for our event’
SportAccord and IOC, and would like to give special thanks to our Partners, exhibitors and delegates. 2015 promises to be an extremely important year for the Convention as we embark on an exciting new era for our event – one that promises to deliver increased value and quality for all members of the international sport community.
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I look forward to welcoming you to SportAccord Convention 2015 and to witnessing the evolution of the Convention.
Arkady Romanovich Rotenberg Council Member, SportAccord Convention
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thomas bach
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he SportAccord Convention in Belek was a valuable opportunity for all of us in the sporting movement to discuss our common future: a forum where we could exchange views and encourage collaboration both within the Olympic Movement and the wider world of sport. We are at the frontier of change on many fronts, facing new and exciting opportunities that are transforming our world. But we are also dealing with threats and challenges that must be confronted and overcome. In such circumstances, dialogue is more important than ever. Our time is one of faster change than ever before. It is not a time to rest on the accomplishments of the past, but to look to the future. There are frontiers to explore and fresh opportunities to seize. These opportunities and the threats to sport underpin the process I started immediately on becoming President of the International Olympic Committee – of working together
with all our Partners to craft the ‘Olympic Agenda 2020.’ This will be a strategic plan for the coming years to respond to the changing world in which we live. The discussions have centred on three major themes: sustainability, credibility and youth. We have had valuable contributions to this process from athletes, International Federations, National Olympic Committees, and the broader sporting movement. The next step is for working groups to boil down these contributions to a series of proposals that will chart the future direction of the Olympic Movement over the coming decade.
‘It is time to look to the future... There are frontiers to explore and fresh opportunities to seize’ It’s a stimulating prospect and one that I urge all of you to remain engaged with. If we are to set a new strategic direction, to chart the troubled waters ahead, we must cooperate and work together. The SportAccord Convention in Turkey was just one step on that shared journey. I look forward to the outcome of this intensive year-round discussion on the future of the Olympic Movement and invite all of you to carry on the dialogue and contribute to our common future.
Thomas Bach President, IOC
Francesco Ricci Bitti
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ontinuing to promote the unity of the International Federations for the collective enhancement of the Olympic and Sports Movement, whilst preserving the authority, independence and autonomy of the Summer Olympic IFs, remains the priority for ASOIF. Our partnership as one of the three stakeholders of SportAccord Convention, together with the Winter Olympic IFs and SportAccord Association, helps us achieve this. The mission and vision of SportAccord Convention is closely aligned with that of ASOIF. Both entities are dedicated to servicing world sport, and are committed to procure positive and meaningful change to the sports movement on a global scale. It is this consistency between our founding values and principles that helps make our stake in SportAccord Convention so strong and productive. The creation of lasting change demands not only dedication and commitment within
‘We will continue to serve our members in a proactive and robust manner’
organisations, but also collaboration and cooperation between them. It is this culture of collaboration that makes sport unique, and the 2014 edition of SportAccord Convention in Belek/Antalya provided the perfect setting for organisations and individuals throughout the industry to engage in meaningful and productive dialogue. As we move closer towards the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, it is clear that cooperation is more important than ever. It has always been a primary role of ASOIF to harness the wealth of expertise and experience that exists within the Olympic sports, and it is a role that we are privileged
to conduct. We will continue to serve our members in a proactive and robust manner, and ensure that we continue to foster our unique culture of collaboration for the collective benefit of the Olympic Movement. SportAccord Convention is testament to this culture, and the 2014 edition was evidence again that as a Movement we are stronger when we all work together. We look forward to many more in the years to come.
Francesco Ricci Bitti President, ASOIF
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René Fasel
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ear Friends and Colleagues With many participants and visitors from around the world, the 2014 edition of SportAccord Convention was once again a great success. SportAccord Convention is undoubtedly now the annual event for all stakeholders of the sports industry. It has served year on year not only as a platform for holding productive meetings amongst IFs and future Organising Committees, but also as a birthplace for game-changing ideas and innovations in sport. The Sochi Olympic Winter Games held in February 2014 proved an important milestone for our Sport of Ice Hockey. We are grateful to Russia for hosting their first Winter Olympics in such an impressive way. Without question, President Vizer has continued the positive trajectory of
‘President Vizer has continued the positive trajectory of SportAccord and its annual Convention’
SportAccord and its annual Convention. His passion for sport has initiated the creation of many successful new projects aimed at enhancing all aspects of sport around the world. We look forward to continuing our excellent cooperation.
René Fasel
IIHF President/AIOWF Representative
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ear Colleagues and Friends The 2014 edition of SportAccord Convention in Turkey was a big success as Belek/Antalya provided the perfect backdrop to welcome the thousands of participants from around the globe. Once again, the SportAccord Convention showed that it is the top event for the sports industry to come together for a week of collaboration, meetings, networking and much more. SportAccord is particularly important for the International Federations to come together for a transfer of knowledge. On a personal level, this edition of the SportAccord Convention was particularly notable as I was named the President of the AIOWF. I look forward to working with all of the Winter Federations and as a body within the Olympic Movement during the upcoming years, as we look ahead to continuing to build the future of the sports on snow and ice. I know that the SportAccord Convention is set to continue to grow and develop even further.
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‘I look forward to working with all of the Winter Federations and within the Olympic Movement’
Under the leadership of SportAccord President, Marius L. Vizer, SportAccord will continue to expand in a meaningful way to ensure that all major parties in the sports industry can participate in future conventions. Mr. Vizer’s vision is sure to bring many successful new projects for the good of global sports. I look forward to seeing the Sports World again soon at the 2015 SportAccord Convention. Until then, I wish everyone much success in their sporting endeavours during the next year.
Gian Franco Kasper President, AIOWF
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Dr. Raffaele Chiulli
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ear Friends On behalf of ARISF (Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations), it was a great pleasure and honour to have welcomed you to the 2014 SportAccord Convention 2014 in Belek/ Antalya, Turkey. I was delighted to convey my best wishes to the sport and business leaders and to all delegates who attended this important event. Your participation brought an invaluable contribution to advancing the SportAccord agenda and the dialogue among sport, cultures and people, and helped build strong bridges for international and intercultural cooperation. Turkey has made a significant and tangible contribution to promote and develop sport, especially for the younger generation. Their efforts were much appreciated and sincere thanks extended to them for their support and constructive approach. Turkey has a rich and
‘I was delighted to convey my best wishes to the sport and business leaders and to all delegates who attended the event’ fascinating history, reflecting the unique mix of cultures and civilisations which connect Europe and Asia. It is a beautiful country with spectacular historical sites, picturesque villages, rugged mountains and miles of coastline with stunning beaches along its Aegean and Mediterranean coasts. I am sure that Turkey’s friendly people were one of the things most treasured about our visit, and am confident that the rich heritage and the warm hospitality we received were key factors in the success of
the SportAccord Convention. SportAccord Convention provided excellent opportunities to share best practices and to foster growth and development within the International Sports Family. In conclusion, I hope every delegate and guest had a pleasant stay in Belek/Antalya and a successful SportAccord Convention.
Dr. Raffaele Chiulli President, ARISF
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he importance and impact to IFs of the SportAccord Convention was proved once again this year in Belek/ Antalya. On behalf of AIMS, we would like to thank the team for the enormous work it puts in to ensure that the Convention is a success year on year. Everyone involved in sport wishes to be involved in the event as it increases the possibility for sports to develop their markets. This is what it is all about: for the IFs to facilitate the creation of better conditions for Members, both within elite sport programmes and in the improvement of physical education. The 2014 SportAccord Convention was a fantastic occasion in all respects. It combined commercial opportunities, developing of programmes, focusing on the integrity issue, building of relationships and exchanging of ideas. With the objectives of learning, producing, being inspired and creating contacts, it is then up to all of us – each
‘The sports in AIMS are curious, eager to learn and gain knowledge’
and every one – to take advantage of the opportunities in front of us. The sports in AIMS are curious, eager to learn and gain knowledge and the Convention enables the exchange of information which in turn helps to consolidate the sports world. A word of thanks to everyone who inspired our AIMS group, especially SportAccord, ASOIF, AIOWF, ARISF and IOC. We look forward to an even larger Convention next year with an increased belief in the development of the sports world.
Espen Lund Chairman, AIMS
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ear Friends Thank you for joining us for the 12th edition of SportAccord Convention. I hope you enjoyed a productive week and had the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful scenery and weather in Belek/Antalya. This edition was a special one as we welcomed Marius L. Vizer to his first Convention as President of SportAccord and SportAccord Convention, where he took the opportunity to share the roadmap for the Convention moving into 2015 and beyond. I hope everyone appreciated the warm hospitality shown by the Belek/Antalya Organising Committee, which included senior-level officials from the Olympic Committee of Turkey and the Turkish Government who were our important Partners as we delivered the Convention at the Susesi Luxury Resort & Convention Centre. This year the Convention was honoured to host prominent government figures such as Akif Çağatay Kılıç, Turkish Minister of Youth and Sport; Shona Robison MSP, Scottish Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport, and Azad Rahimov, Azerbaijan
Republic’s Minister of Youth and Sport. In addition, Gian Franco Kasper was named new AIOWF President, and we offer him our sincere congratulations. We are most grateful to our Partners, exhibitors and delegates who return year after year as valued associates – their contribution to our success cannot be understated. This year’s Conference Programme was extremely well received, and was made possible by some exceptional speakers. A special thank you goes to our SportAccord Convention team for their hard work, loyalty and dedication; to all participating International Federations, ASOIF, AIOWF, ARISF, AIMS, SportAccord,
and to our colleagues from the International Olympic Committee, whose involvement and support plays such an integral part in the success and growth of the Convention. International coverage of the Convention continued to grow, with our official TV Production and Content Distribution Partners delivering daily broadcast-quality coverage of every aspect of the Convention, picked up by a variety of international TV stations. For SportAccord Convention 2015, we will continue generating creative and valuable content in order to bring the activities and interests of the IF community to a wider audience. I am proud to have been part of presenting another successful Convention, and seeing the true value and enjoyment it brings to the international sports community. I now look forward to SportAccord Convention 2015 and to the delivery of what will most certainly solidify the Convention as the true place Where Sport Meets.
Nis Hatt
Managing Director, SportAccord Convention
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ear Sports Family It has been an absolute pleasure to participate in the organisation of the 2014 SportAccord Convention and we hope that you really enjoyed what was a very successful week. The Convention brings together SportAccord Members, Sports Organisations, Host Cities and all participants in the Sports Industry, while at the same time uniting in one place the biggest knowledge base that exists in sport. This unique atmosphere is what underpins the extensive knowledge and experience sharing, the networking and relationship building from which we all benefit. I would like to take the opportunity to acknowledge some of the many organisations responsible for the SportAccord Convention: all the participating International Federations; our fellow stakeholders ASOIF, AIOWF, ARISF, AIMS; the SportAccord Convention team, and the IOC for its continued support. There is no doubt that 2015 promises to be a
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‘There is no doubt that 2015 promises to be a dynamic and interesting year for sport’
dynamic and interesting year for sport and the Convention as we work towards the vision outlined by President Vizer. It is clear that the unity of the Sports World, with its aspiration to grow in its professionalism, will reach new heights in 2015. I look forward to connecting with you all once again at SportAccord Convention 2015.
Vlad Marinescu Director General, SportAccord
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fter last year’s election of Mr Marius L. Vizer as SportAccord President and followed by his appointment to head SportAccord Convention, one year of new administration has come to an end. Innovative strategies, in addition to great ambitions and plans, were the focus of the SportAccord team leading up to the 2014 SportAccord Convention (SAC). Once again, the SAC was the global converging point for all sports stakeholders to meet, discuss synergies, and set the tone for a full year’s work ahead. SportAccord’s General Assembly is one of the high points of the SAC. On 11 April, during this gathering of 108 International Sports Federation representatives and organisers of international sporting events, the International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS) was voted-in as SportAccord’s 109th Member.
with global exposure, elite sport competition conditions at an overall, top quality event. The fourth edition of the World Mind Games will be organised from 11-17 December 2014, while the third edition of the World Combat Games is planned be held in 2015. The World Mind Games, centred on the ‘gymnasium of the mind’, will again feature the world’s top players competing in Bridge, Chess, Draughts, Go and Xiangqi (Chinese Chess). Two new Multi-Sports Games event concepts have now been finalised and presented to the Members. The concepts of the World Beach Games and the World Urban Games have been developed to optimise the benefits to all its stakeholders, including International Sports Federations, host cities and sponsors. The dates and locations of the first editions will be confirmed by the end of the year.
Multi-Sports Games 2013 was a truly successful year for SportAccord’s Multi-Sports Games. The World Combat Games (WCG) and the World Mind Games (WMG) were held in October and December, in the cities of St. Petersburg (Russia) and Beijing (China) respectively, and received unanimous praise from SportAccord participating Members. SportAccord has carried out an in-depth consultation of its Members, better to understand the strong points of its Events as well as the points to be improved in order to continue to provide its Members
Information Technology and (Digital) Media Services In 2013, SportAccord continued its mission to coordinate the activities of the .sport Policy Advisory Board (PAB). Now in the final stage of the process, it is anticipated that the designation of the .sport extension will be granted during the second half of 2014. Currently, the business model for the roll out of this .sport TLD is under development. It incorporates a revenue share system that will enable new revenue streams for Members at the same time as protecting and giving legitimacy to the .sport domain strings.
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SportAccord continues to promote its Members’ activities and events through available communication channels (i.e. website, newsletters, social media, etc.) as well as assist them to further leverage the potential of their YouTube channels. Doping-Free Sport Throughout 2013, the Doping-Free Sport Unit (DFSU) was actively involved in the World Anti-Doping Code and International Standards Revision Process which led to the adoption of the revised Code in November 2013. The DFSU managed to maintain a 100% Code-Compliance rate with the World Anti-Doping Code across the entire SportAccord IF membership. This was achieved partially because of the collaborative relationship with Members plus constant contact with WADA and the IOC. The Unit continues to provide free services to Members, while at the same time it has developed its ‘at-cost-services’, resulting in an increased number of Members outsourcing their anti-doping services to SportAccord. Social Responsibility and Integrity Focusing strongly on fighting match fixing and illegal betting, sustainability and sport for development, the Social Responsibility and Integrity Unit has become increasingly involved in all SportAccord’s activities and events. The World Combat Games are an example of SportAccord’s commitment to embrace these topics. Athletes went through the SportAccord ‘Real Player’ e-learning programme aimed at raising awareness of the risks and rules related to sports betting and match fixing. Additionally, in the framework of the WCG, an International Forum on Combat Sports and Martial Arts in Society was organised where International Federation leaders and representatives were both speakers and core audience. Events such as LawAccord and the Spirit of Sport Awards make clear SportAccord’s desire to support its Members through knowledge sharing and promoting best practice. The Unit continues to foster relations with its strategic alliances and to look after Members’ best interests in related international fora (e.g. MINEPS, Council of Europe, EPAS).
SportAccord Council
President – Marius L. VIZER (AUT), IJF President (Judo) Vice-President – Antonio ESPINOS ORTUETA (ESP), WKF President (Karate) Vice-President – Gian Franco KASPER (SUI), FIS President (Skiing) Member – Marisol CASADO (ESP), ITU President (Triathlon) Member – Raffaele CHIULLI (ITA), UIM President (Powerboating) & ARISF President Member – José PERURENA López (ESP), ICF President (Canoe) & IWGA President (The World Games) Member – Espen LUND (NOR), WAKO Pro Tempore Acting President (Kickboxing) & AIMS Chairman Member – Patrick BAUMANN (SUI), FIBA Secretary General (Basketball) Maison du Sport International Avenue de Rhodanie 54 CH-1007 Lausanne, Switzerland Phone: + 41 (0)21 612 30 70 Fax: + 41 (0)21 612 30 71 E-mail: sportaccord@sportaccord.com www.sportaccord.com www.youtube.com/sportshub www.facebook.com/sportaccord www.twitter.com/sportaccord
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ince its foundation in 1983, ASOIF has overseen immense growth in the success of the Olympic Games, in which its Member Federations have played a central part, while the importance of sport in global society, reflected in the media, has reached unprecedented heights. ASOIF has made great strides in binding the Summer Olympic sports together and increasing their representation in all aspects of Olympic and sports affairs within IOC Commissions, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The 2014 SportAccord Convention saw our 28 members convene again at our annual General Assembly. On the agenda was the election of an ASOIF Council Member, won by Dr. Uğur Erdener (WA). On behalf of its members, ASOIF would like to thank outgoing Vice President, Pat McQuaid, for his service and commitment to the Olympic Movement. ASOIF would also like to congratulate Dr. Hassan Moustafa (IHF) for his election as ASOIF Vice President. During the General Assembly, IOC Sports Director, Kit McConnell, and his predecessor, Christophe Dubi, outlined the IOC’s highly anticipated plans for the Olympic review: ‘IOC
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Agenda 2020’. The progressive nature of the plans are testament to the initiative of IOC President, Thomas Bach, and the IOC deserves recognition for engaging the wider world of sport in the debate about the future of the Olympic Movement. Needless to say, ASOIF will do all it can to assist the IOC in our close spirit of collaboration for the collective benefit of its Member Federations. The General Assembly also received presentations from WADA President, Sir Craig Reedie, on the progress of the implementation of the new 2015 WADA Code, as well as reports on preparations for the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, and from Rio 2016 Olympic Games Sport Director, Agberto Guimarães. In addition, ASOIF presented on the continued development of its International Sports Information System (ISIS) Project, and President Bach reaffirmed the IOC’s commitment to the Project in the joint ASOIF/IOC meeting held during the Convention. ASOIF President, Francesco Ricci Bitti, re-emphasised his commitment to promote the unity of the IFs for the collective enhancement of the Olympic and Sports Movement, whilst preserving the authority, independence and autonomy of the Summer Olympic IFs, placing them at the centre of decision making in sport.
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ASOIF President, Francesco Ricci Bitti, re-emphasised his commitment to promote the unity of the IFs for the collective enhancement of the Olympic and Sports Movement Maison du Sport International Avenue de Rhodanie 54 1007 Lausanne Switzerland Phone: +41 021 601 4888 Fax: +41 21 601 4889 E-mail: info@asoif.com Website: www.asoif.com
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he 2014 SportAccord Convention proved to be a fruitful gathering for AIOWF (Association of the International Olympic Winter Sports Federations), one of the three foundation stakeholders of the event. Belek/Antalya, Turkey, proved itself an excellent host for the AIOWF General Assembly, the annual meeting between the IOC Executive Board and AIOWF, many side meetings, conference sessions, as well as
the exhibition. A key focus of the AIOWF General Assembly was a review of the outstanding 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, and preparations for the upcoming Debrief. It also included status reports from the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway and the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, Korea. The AIOWF Members discussed the Olympic Agenda 2020 and contributions, as well as
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items to address with the IOC Executive Board and at the joint meeting with ASOIF. Additionally, WADA’s recently appointed President, Sir Craig Reedie, led the delegation to address anti-doping matters and the IOC Sports Department presented a range of topics to the Members. It was a poignant occasion as Gilbert Felli, Executive Director of the Olympic Games, presented to the AIOWF General Assembly for the final time before his retirement from the position.
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AIOWF Secretariat c/o Ms. Sarah Lewis Blochstrasse 23653, Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland Phone: +41 44 5622 200 Fax: +41 44 5622 239 E-mail: lewis@fisski.com
A key focus of the AIOWF General Assembly was a review of the outstanding 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, and preparations for the upcoming Debrief
new leader Special thanks were expressed for Gilbert Felli’s highly valued support of the Winter International Federations. Coming from a winter resort, his affiliation was very close to the ice and snow Federations, as a professional alpine skier and a member of the local ice hockey team who went on to organise the Ice Skating and Curling World Championships in Lausanne before joining the IOC.
Elections for AIOWF positions took place and the following representatives were appointed for the next four-year period: Gian Franco Kasper (FIS), President Sarah Lewis (FIS), Secretary General Council: Anders Besseberg (IBU), Kate Caithness (WCF), René Fasel (IIHF), Josef Fendt (FIL), Ivo Ferriani (FIBT) Fredi Schmid (ISU), Treasurer René Fasel was sincerely thanked by the AIOWF Members for his Presidency of AIOWF for the past 12 years. During
SportAccord Convention in Belek/ Antalya, the AIOWF Members actively participated in numerous conference sessions and meetings, taking advantage of the networking opportunities as well. In concluding this brief overview, AIOWF would like to express thanks to the Turkish hosts in Belek/Antalya, to President Marius L. Vizer and to the organisers of SportAccord Convention, of which AIOWF is proud to be a founding stakeholder and active participant.
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eld during SportAccord Convention in Belek/Antalya, Turkey, the General Assembly of the Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF) was a great success. The ARISF President, Dr. Raffaele Chiulli, thanked all the Federations for their support during the first year of the new Council in its efforts to move the organisation forward for the benefit of sport and of its Members. ARISF currently has 35 Member Federations with more than 1.2 billion people involved in all of its sports around the world. ARISF has the role actively to unite, support and represent the interests of the International Sports Federations which have been granted recognition by the International Olympic Committee. As one of the pillars to the Olympic Movement, ARISF represents these Federations collectively and promotes the Olympic spirit through the sports which they govern. Furthermore, it serves as the forum for its Member Federations to exchange know-how and expertise in all aspects of sports governance. After last year’s election of Dr. Chiulli as ARISF President, the Council diligently resolved several key issues: the seat of
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ARISF is now installed in Lausanne and there is a new ARISF corporate identity (brochure, use of Olympic rings, refreshed website, Convention’s booth etc.). ARISF has developed constructive and productive dialogues with key organisations such as IOC, ANOC, SportAccord and WADA and has brought its contribution to IOC Commissions. ARISF is now also a proud stakeholder in SportAccord and its Convention, and the Multi-Sport Games include several ARISF Member sports. The first ARISF-WADA Anti-Doping coaching and training session was jointly organised at the SportAccord Convention and allowed open discussion on the elements which are of importance to the ARISF Membership. A survey aimed at collecting information from all ARISF International Sport Federations was launched and finalised, along with the ARISF Strategic Plan. After last year’s General Assembly, several constructive meetings were held with the SportAccord President and together we were able to make progress to the advantage of both ARISF and SportAccord. President Chiulli closed the ARISF General Assembly with a word of thanks to all Member Federations for their support and to the ARISF Council for their excellent work.
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Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations Maison du Sport International 54, Av. de Rhodanie CH-1007 Lausanne Switzerland Phone: +41 21 318 8243 Fax: +41 21 318 8242 E-mail: info@arisf.org Website: www.arisf.org
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he success of SportAccord Convention 2014 proved once again the enormous impact the event has. With President Marius L. Vizer’s vision to enlarge the Convention, there will be even more opportunities for sports to develop their markets.
As it is important for our 24 IFs that AIMS expands its visibility and strengthens its identity, this year we have been much more proactive in these objectives. We have sought further to improve our relations with other stakeholders in SportAccord, as well as with the IOC, WADA and Associate Members. Looking ahead, we wish to become
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more influential while at the same time contributing more systematically. To this end, we are eager to learn from past experiences and will be implementing new strategies to gather knowledge and information. We will build on our years of development, reinforcing our partnerships and strategic activities in order better to serve our IFs. In so doing, we hope to increase the exchange of
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Espen Lund WAKO Acting President SportAccord Council Member E-mail: espen.lund@sportaccord.com Website: www.wakoweb.com www.sportaccord.com
We will build on our years of development, reinforcing our partnerships and strategic activities in order better to serve our IFs. In so doing, we hope to increase the exchange of knowledge between ourselves and our IFs
key for aims knowledge between ourselves and our IFs, taking advantage of their expertise, enthusiasm and skills. Our annual plenary session focused on integrity and anti-doping which helped to create additional awareness of the growing international problems which threaten the ideals to which our sports aspire. It is essential that we implement accepted methods of education and of prevention – and these remain our intentions.
We would like to offer congratulations to President Marius L. Vizer for the success of SportAccord over the past year, a period signifying a very exciting future; and to the new IWGA President, José Perurena López. In the same spirit, we honour former President, Ron Froehlich, for his outstanding work within the IWGA and for his contribution to the SportAccord Movement.
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emonstrating responsible business, innovation, and respect for natural resources, a growing number of major sports brands are standing out as sustainability leaders by collaborating to raise environmental standards for their industry. Take PUMA SE’s groundbreaking Environmental Profit and Loss Account (E P&L), for example. This accounting method measures the environmental impacts of the company’s operations and supply chain, creating a clear picture of its overall environmental footprint. The E P&L allows PUMA to factor environmental considerations, such as water scarcity, into its procurement decisions. These new accounting methods have enabled the company to influence its top suppliers to be more sustainable, while realising tangible business benefits in the process. NIKE, Inc. demonstrates sustainability leadership through innovative and sustainable product design. NIKE encourages sustainability in the materials used in their products. For instance, they have developed an app available on iTunes that allows consumers and designers to compare the sustainability performance of the 22 most commonly used materials in apparel and home goods.
Leading brands, like PUMA and NIKE, recognise that working with their industry peers is a great way to share knowledge about the sustainability performance of their suppliers. Together with other leading brands, they are collaborating to positively influence the wider sports, apparel and footwear industries. CH2M HILL, the Official Sustainability and Legacy Partner of SportAccord Convention, serves as Programme Manager for the highly ambitious Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals Programme (ZDHC) initiative. This collaboration has grown from 6 founding brands (adidas Group, C&A, H&M, Li-Ning, NIKE, and PUMA) to a coalition of 17 brands. These are working together in a pre-competitive environment to integrate higher standards of environmental and business practices for their industry, by eliminating the use of 11 classes of hazardous chemicals from textile production by 2020. “By managing and improving environmental, social and economic performance throughout supply chains, companies can conserve resources, optimise processes, uncover product innovations, save
costs, increase productivity, and promote corporate values,” said Jessica Wollmuth, CH2M HILL’s Service Area Leader of Supply Chain Sustainability. CH2M HILL provides design, construction, operations, and programme management services for sport and other major programmes around the world. It was one of the delivery partners for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Programme Management Consortium, led by CH2M HILL, embedded sustainability criteria into supplier contracts for the Games, which in turn created a ripple effect through the entire supply chain. “Research shows the business case for supply chain sustainability is growing,” said Dr. Velislava Ivanova, CH2M HILL’s Global Sustainability Practice Director. “Incorporating sustainability into a company’s supply chain is complex, but the rewards benefit stakeholders, consumers and the environment.”
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SportAccord Convention 2014 awards: Stephan Fox, Marius L. Vizer, Dr. Sakchye Tapsuwan and Esther Vergeer
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SportAccord Spirit of Sport Awards
portAccord Convention 2014 in Belek/Antalya, Turkey, once again provided the stage for the SportAccord Spirit of Sport Awards (SoS Awards) Ceremony. The annual Awards are attributed to SportAccord Members in recognition of their extraordinary use of sport as a tool for positive change and creation of lasting benefits for communities across the world. The SoS Awards were presented by Marius L. Vizer, SportAccord President, during the SportAccord General Assembly, where all Member Representatives gathered to take note of the administration report, vote for new SportAccord Members and be presented with the Multi-Sport Games concepts of the organisation. Now in its 12th edition, the level of the Awards continues to rise. SportAccord Members give increasing importance to sport for development projects and deservedly reap the benefits of such investment. After much reflection, the Award Commission, composed of eight SportAccord Member Presidents and Director Generals, deliberated that the 2014 SoS Awards laureates would be the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur (IFMA) with the project ‘Sport is Your Gang’ and Esther Vergeer, nominated for the prestigious individual Award by the International Tennis Federation. Vergeer is now a retired wheelchair tennis athlete who has secured record-breaking achievements ranging across four Paralympic Games.
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After retiring from elite sport, Vergeer remained heavily involved in promoting her sport through specialised clinics and her own ‘Esther Vergeer Foundation’. It is her goal to continue to use sport to promote personal development and integration. Vergeer was delighted to receive this Award and admitted to being even more motivated to continue to “use sports to give children with disability a privileged position in society.” The Sport is Your Gang (IFMA) project gathered the most votes from the Award Commission in this category. The initiative brings structure to the lives of disadvantaged and marginalised youth. Since 2010, it has provided youngsters with a supervised and supportive environment where they can learn life skills and core values through sport. Sakchye Tapsuwan, IFMA President, received the Award on behalf of the Federation while Stephan Fox, IFMA’s General Secretary, reiterated IFMA’s commitment to continue investing in this successful project. “By showing SportAccord Members the best sport for development projects being run by fellow International Federations, we can inspire more to engage in similar endeavours and make the most of their potential to influence youth in a positive way,” SportAccord Director General, Vlad Marinescu, said during the Ceremony’s closing speech. For more information about the Spirit of Sport Awards, contact socialresponsibility@sportaccord.com
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awAccord 2014 went back to basics by turning the spotlight on the day-to-day issues facing the sports family as the major events programme expands worldwide. This edition marked the 10th anniversary of the LawAccord Conference at the SportAccord Convention. Under the direction of Chairman Stephen Townley, expert panellists shared their extensive experience in the areas of Host Agreements, Risk and the Role of Insurance, and finally, Rules, Regulations and Disciplinary Procedures. The programme was established following a survey conducted before the event to take the pulse of the Membership’s most pressing issues in this area. The survey results made it clear that it was time to look at some grassroots issues. The Conference was opened by SportAccord Director General, Vlad Marinescu, who welcomed speakers and delegates on behalf of President Marius L. Vizer. Common threads ran through all three sessions, including the way in which the scale of possible problems varies depending on the size of an event, its location and the level of resources and expertise available to the organisers. The first session examined Host Agreements. Such Agreements can be very detailed for major events for large Federations or the Olympic Games or much less so for smaller International Federations or events. LawAccord looked at the practical problems and how they could be approached. Panellists, including Patrick Baumann of FIBA, stressed the importance of having thorough but balanced Host Agreements that reflect a partnership or joint venture approach between sport and its event hosts – either their National Federations or third parties, or both. Michael Lenard of CAS explained the importance of due diligence. He warned that there are risks involved in open bidding processes and that event owners need to be vigilant that these agreements make real and reasonable business sense. Host Agreements also need to consider what happens if things go wrong, in order to protect the event owner from foreseeable as well as unforeseeable risks. Key factors include compensation provisions, contract enforcement and the potential for event postponement or even cancellation. Jerome Pels of ISAF emphasised, however, that it was often ‘make believe’ to imagine an International Federation suing its National Federation.
The second session focused on insurance and took a broad view, embracing scenarios from athlete injuries to accidents involving other participants; from cancellation of events to defence for officials against the threat of legal action. Expert panellists warned that it is impossible to eliminate risk, but it is possible to take steps significantly to mitigate it. They commented that it was usually the things least expected that happen. Insurance is one way to address risk. Insurance premiums for many sports events have actually decreased as sport has developed its risk management processes. Panellists cautioned sports organisations to look at the exclusions in their policies to ensure that they have the right type of coverage for their activities. While there have been relatively few claims, the panel noted that it doesn’t take many claims to have a significant effect on attitude to risk. Indeed, smaller Federations are particularly vulnerable, as damages are awarded based on the injury and not on the Federation’s ability to pay. The way in which sport deals with regulatory issues was a key element of the third session, which looked at competition rules and disciplinary procedures. As competitions, events and equipment evolve, so must the procedures that govern sport. The panellists representing International Federations noted that the legal aspects of their jobs are increasing steadily – whether or not they are legally trained or have legal departments. They also explored the introduction of new rules to keep sport
contemporary and interesting. Consideration was then given to how rules were effectively introduced and enforced. Sport, like other organisations, can often face resistance to change. Both Sarah Lewis of FIS and Pierre Ketterer of FIA, noted that often sport needs a catalyst to enact such changes; even if the catalysts themselves may be negative (i.e. doping scandals or accidents), they can sometimes spur on positive changes. This session also looked at the role of the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The Secretary General, Matthieu Reeb, noted that sports’ efforts to develop their internal discipline and appeals processes have been quite successful, noting very few such disputes are referred to CAS. Mediation may also be increasingly appropriate to resolve disputes in less adversarial cases where the parties need some assistance, but are willing to work together to find solutions. In concluding LawAccord, Townley said, “The programme the LawAccord team developed and the exchanges between our esteemed panellists gave delegates some excellent value. The strong attendance and real engagement among participants demonstrated there is a significant appetite for examining the practical challenges sports face in the legal field in a user-friendly way.” Building on this fruitful experience, the 2015 edition will again and furthermore focus on the practical challenges that International Federations face. For further information: lawaccord@sportaccord.com
Conference Summaries
city forum keynote address: Major Event Objectives Speaker: Shona Robison MSP, Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sports, Scottish Government
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hona Robison, Scotland’s Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport, kicked off City Forum by declaring that her country is ‘ready to welcome the world’ during a busy year of sport. Scotland will host the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow from 23 July to 3 August, before Gleneagles in Perthshire stages the biennial Ryder Cup golf clash between Europe and the USA from 26-28 September. In her Keynote Address entitled ‘Major Event Objectives’, Robison confirmed that preparations for both events are going very smoothly. “Really my message to you today is very clear: Scotland is ready to welcome the world this summer in what will be the largest sporting events we will have ever hosted,” she told delegates. “Our partners have worked very hard indeed to get where we are and as the Scottish Government Minister responsible for delivering both the Games and The Ryder Cup, I’m delighted to report that preparations are on time, on track and on budget. “For the Commonwealth Games, all of the venues are open, the athletes’ village is ready, Team Scotland is taking shape and 92% of tickets have been sold. I’m pleased to say that the Commonwealth Games Federation’s Coordination Commission recently came over to test our readiness and gave a glowing report, predicting an outstanding success.” As for The Ryder Cup, Robison claimed that the prestigious team event would confirm Scotland’s status as ‘the Home of Golf’ as well as being a ‘perfect’ stage for one of the sport’s most famous tournaments. “The 2014 Ryder Cup presents a unique opportunity to deliver change across the whole of Scotland now and in the lead up to the event and beyond,” she added. “There are many legacy initiatives now in place that should benefit different people in different ways.” As well as 2014 being the year in which Scotland hosts two major sporting events, it is
‘Scotland is ready to welcome the world this summer in what will be the largest sporting events we will have ever hosted’ Shona Robison MSP, Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sports, Scottish Government also the second year of ‘Homecoming’ – a project initially held in 2009 to reinforce the country’s place on the international stage as ‘a dynamic and creative nation’. “Scotland will demonstrate once more that we are the perfect stage for major events, whether sporting, cultural, local or international,” Robison said. “Together, these events offer an unrivalled chance to put Scotland on the world stage and will maximise those opportunities to create valuable economic, cultural and educational benefits. “It is also a unique opportunity to encourage more visitors, both international and domestic, to come and enjoy Scotland. Our cultural programme will be an inspiring showcase of the best of Scotland that reinforces an international image aligned to pure creativity and innovation.” Robison wrapped up her Keynote Address
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by underlining the legacy benefits of staging major events in Scotland. “These Games are about more than medals and sporting achievements; they are also a powerful catalyst for investment, regeneration and economic growth,” she added. “We also want Scotland to be fitter physically, culturally, economically and socially. We’ve invested in new and upgraded facilities, like the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow and the new National Performance Centre for Sport (NPCS) in Edinburgh. “This time next year we’re confident that sporting organisations, coaches, clubs and committees will be reporting a sustainable legacy from 2014.” In the midst of a year that will thrust Scotland into the sporting spotlight like never before, the country is clearly taking steps to ensure that the impact of such events will be maximised for many years to come.
city forum Panel Session: Sharing the Bidding Process and Responsibilities Moderator: David Eades, Anchor and Journalist, BBC World Speakers: Susan Sawbridge, Manager, Event Prospecting and Bidding, Auckland Tourism, Events & Economic Development H.U. (Henk) Stokhof, Head of Sports Department, City of Amsterdam Rick Traer, CEO, Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance (CSTA)
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ith the hosting of major events becoming ever more costly and complex, sharing the burden between host countries is increasingly viewed as a viable option. In an entertaining City Forum Panel Session, a trio of experts in the event hosting sector discussed ‘Sharing the Bidding Process and Responsibilities’. In starting the conversation, Henk Stokhof, Head of Sports Department, City of Amsterdam, explained how a partnership between neighbouring nations that flourished to deliver the UEFA European Championships in 2000 was traced all the way back to a hosting rivalry dating
back almost 100 years. Belgium and the Netherlands joined forces to deliver the 2000 tournament, but in the early 1900s both nations competed to host the Olympic Games. Amsterdam and Brussels missed out in 1916 when the Games were cancelled anyway because of the First World War. Antwerp edged out Amsterdam to host the 1920 Olympics and the Dutch city also missed out in 1924, before winning the hosting rights for the 1928 Games after surviving a challenge from domestic rival Rotterdam. In the modern age, a co-hosting deal would be one solution, but Stokhof went on to outline the practical realities of getting such a partnership off the ground. “It’s not easy to bring two countries together to host a major sporting event,”
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he said. “They have different social and economic factors which can determine who plays a bigger role. However, we needed a future for Belgium and Holland and we needed a catalyst to improve the relations between the nations. “As a city, we are representing the whole country, but we are glad to be doing that. “We have a lot of events coming to us and we are preparing for those in cooperation with the International Federations and the regional volunteers.” Rick Traer, CEO of the Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance, highlighted the partnership between Toronto and Montreal for the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships. Toronto will take the lead in 2015 and Montreal will get its turn to host the event in
2017. “We have an opportunity to promote Canada as a sporting destination to the world,” he said. “In ice hockey we have a lot of experience, plus there was the U20 Women’s World Cup in 2010 and there will be the Women’s World Cup in 2015. We are really excited that these major events are happening in Canada.” Susan Sawbridge, Manager of Event Prospecting and Bidding, Auckland Tourism, developed the conversation by adding that New Zealand is exploring the possibility of hosting events jointly with Australia. She said that the potential pitfalls associated with joint bids and co-hosting can also apply to cities and destinations that stage events on their own. “You need to keep your objectives in mind. It has to depend on four outcomes – economic impact, international profile, domestic or international market, and ‘liveability’ as a city,” she said. “Personality-wise we are a similar country to Australia. Australia and New Zealand need political support for organising events from both sides and cooperating on larger national, international and regional levels to enhance the hosting of events. “The advantage of working together is that you get to negotiate where you organise the event based on the location, size and allocation of funds, but the disadvantage is
that everything might not work out for a specific country or host when hosting in a partnership. “So there are advantages and disadvantages of sharing the processes.” Stokhof highlighted the need to avoid socalled ‘white elephants’, adding, “You should never build infrastructure that you don’t need afterwards. Don’t build a stadium for 40,000 if you have a normal attendance of 10,000.” Sawbridge made the point that a successful partnership should begin at home. “We work together with cities, local governments and Federations in terms of planning and structuring various goals on local, regional and national levels to host any event,” she said. “When you are looking for an event you can get swept up by the enthusiasm, but you need to keep your feet on the ground and keep your objectives in mind.” Traer added that there are numerous considerations that need to be made by a potential host – namely economic, social and environmental impacts. He added, “One of the main problems with the joint bidding process is that the success might not be equally distributed and that has to be kept in mind. “That can be quite unfair on the partner that has worked harder to make it a success.”
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‘You need to keep your objectives in mind. It has to depend on four outcomes – economic impact, international profile, domestic or international market and ‘liveability’ as a city’ Susan Sawbridge, Manager, Event Prospecting and Bidding, Auckland Tourism, Events & Economic Development
city forum Event Watch: The First European Games Speaker: Azad Rahimov, Minister of Youth and Sport, Azerbaijan Republic, CEO, Baku European Games Operation Committee
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elegates at City Forum were told that the 2015 European Games will represent a chance to show the world that Baku and Azerbaijan are ‘a dynamic
destination’. In an insightful presentation on ‘Event Watch: The First European Games’, Azad Rahimov, Minister of Youth and Sport, Azerbaijan Republic, and CEO of the Baku European Games Operation Committee, spoke of the opportunity for Baku and Azerbaijan to benefit for years to come. The inaugural edition of the Games will feature more than 6,000 athletes from the Olympic nations of Europe. Eight of the 19 sports have already been confirmed as qualification events for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. “It is important for us to use the opportunity as host of the first European Games to show that Baku – and Azerbaijan – is a dynamic destination in Europe for sport, business, tourism and culture,” Rahimov said. “The Games are a source of immense national pride for the people of Azerbaijan. The event is already helping to develop local communities and to educate society through sport. “We are delighted with our progress to date and look forward to delivering an event that everyone can enjoy and be proud of.” Competitions will take place across venues such as newly-built arenas for gymnastics, BMX, aquatics and shooting, and a purposebuilt 65,000-seat stadium for athletics and the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. “There is no denying that Azerbaijan is writing history,” Rahimov added. “The face of Baku is ever-changing as rapid progress takes place to create world-class sporting facilities that deliver outstanding conditions for athletes and a lasting legacy for the people of Baku and Azerbaijan.” As explained by Rahimov, no major sporting event has ever been delivered against such short deadlines, but Azerbaijan is determined to be innovative, to try new
‘World-class sports facilities will be created and expertise will be developed’ Azad Rahimov, Minister of Youth and Sport, Azerbaijan Republic, CEO, Baku European Games Operation Committee concepts and to deliver an event that makes an impact across the continent. The focus of the Baku European Games Operation Committee over the past year has been on establishing its senior management team. Some of the recent appointments include Olympic broadcast pioneer, Manolo Romero, and Scott Givens, who was a central figure in the production of the acclaimed London 2012 Olympic Games Opening and
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Closing Ceremonies. “Azerbaijan has truly embraced sport and the Olympics as a means of not only sustaining the economic, social and political vibrancy of the country, but of showcasing its rich culture and traditions to the world,” Rahimov added. “Our experience of hosting the Games will also leave a lasting legacy in Azerbaijan. World-class sports facilities will be created and expertise will be developed to establish our country as a genuine world centre of sporting excellence.” Rahimov believes that the long-term impact of the 2015 European Games will be significant for Baku and Azerbaijan, but will also have wider implications for sport in Europe as a whole. “Baku 2015 will be an entirely new sporting event for Europe in one of Europe’s newest emerging nations,” he added. “We look forward to welcoming all our friends from SportAccord Convention to Baku next year to experience the excitement of the inaugural European Games in our beautiful country of Azerbaijan.”
city forum Panel Session: Establishing New Markets Moderator: Michael Cunnah, Chairman, iSportconnect Speakers: Yusuf Hacisüleyman, Chairman, Mediterranean Association of Touristic Hoteliers Kosta Iliev, 3x3 Sports Director, FIBA Gernot Leitner, Chairman and Partner, Masterconcept Prof. Nikolay Peshin, Pro Rector, Russian International Olympic University Gideon Sam, President, South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC)
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dopting realistic expectations of your capabilities as an event host is a crucial part of trying to establish your destination as a new market for sports events, according to a panel of experts at City Forum. Numerous destinations have emerged as major event bidders in recent years, with political leaders increasingly aware of the legacy and reputational benefits of staging international sporting events. In a Panel Session entitled ‘Establishing New Markets’, panellists spoke of the danger of bidding for events that are beyond the limitations of a city, region or country and the need to identify the right events to enable a destination to develop. “There is an education process that has to be embarked upon before bidding for or hosting a major event,” said Gideon Sam, President of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC). “When you are looking to organise an event, you need to find a balance between
what is possible and what is real. “All the events that we have hosted are about bringing the nation together, and that will continue to be the case. “Our infrastructure is in place. We have built it up bit by bit, and now we are ready. “People in the west are not clear about Africa. It’s about time people learned about the continent of Africa.” Masterconcept Chairman and Partner, Gernot Leitner, added that the timing of a bid is a key consideration. “Before deciding whether to bid for an event, you have to be sure that it is the right time,” Leitner said. “Lobbying is important – it is like a puzzle – and you have to do everything right to gain sufficient support. “A destination really needs to have midterm and long-term goals, and I believe the infrastructure building process needs time. “To become a candidate country for the Olympic Games, I think you have to reach a benchmark in that regard.” The topic of Sochi 2014 then arose, with Leitner questioning the wisdom of awarding the Games to a destination that had to start
‘All the events that we have hosted are about bringing the nation together, and that will continue to be the case’ Gideon Sam, President, South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) from scratch, as opposed to other destinations that had submitted bids for the Winter Olympics before. However, Prof. Nikolay Peshin, Pro Rector of the Russian International Olympic University, defended Sochi’s record and highlighted the legacy benefits for the region and country following the acclaimed Games earlier this year. Yusuf Hacisüleyman, Chairman of the Mediterranean Association of Touristic Hoteliers, said that a bidding city must be
able to offer more than just competition venues in order to ensure a positive economic impact. “To be a good destination you have to offer everything that society needs,” Hacisüleyman said. “When organising an event, you should earn more than you give.” Hacisüleyman then offered an insight into the attractions of Belek/Antalya. “Antalya has the biggest seashore in Turkey – some 640km – and the infrastructure is among the best,” he added. “We have a lot of sporting facilities in Antalya, particularly
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golf courses. The region’s focus on tourism was originally due to economic reasons, but after a few years we realised that there are cultural benefits as well.” FIBA 3x3 Sports Director, Kosta Iliev, described the threeplayers-per-side format of the sport as a ‘great asset’ for exploring new markets. “Before hosting an event you should study very well the background of that event. The message that you are sending to the audience is very important,” Iliev said. “When we look for a city, we target iconic places where players and spectators can leave with pleasant memories. Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the world and 3x3 is very accessible. “The advantage of this type of basketball is that it takes place outdoors, downtown in popular city areas, and will bring many more new people to the game. We have hosted events in both big and small cities so far. These events are not so expensive to organise and we go to new markets that have never organised basketball events.” In taking its 3x3 events around the world, FIBA is aware though of the need to engage the next generation of followers. “Our main goals are the grassroots events and we are trying to make a link between grassroots events and professional championships,” Iliev concluded. “We want to inspire the kids by showing them that if they work they can reach the top.”
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livier Pascal, Founder of the FISE (International Festival of Extreme Sports) World Series, wrapped up City Forum by telling delegates that the event will serve as the perfect way to tap into the youth market. In his Case Study ‘Hitting New Target Audiences’, Pascal said that the World Series can establish new networks and eradicate negative stereotypes about the culture of action sports. He started off by distinguishing between established and emerging sports, including action sports, and the opportunity to tap into ‘Generation Y’. “For this generation, social media platforms are daily tools,” he said. “They tend to be men between the ages of 13 and 25, but with free entrance to our events we engage a young and diverse audience.” Pascal then outlined the other benefits of the Series, saying that it provides a source of
income for host cities, attracts tourists and helps to promote a destination on a global scale. “It has many benefits such as learning new skills and overcoming fears,” he added. “It is a great way of connecting with young people.” The 2014 FISE World Series will begin in Montpellier, France from 28 May to 1 June before travelling to Andorra in later June, Melaka in Malaysia in September and
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Chengdu in China in October. “The World Series is about people gathering for an epic weekend of extreme sports,” Pascal said. “It attracts large audiences and combines music, graffiti and arts with sports. “It is more than a sports event – it is a festival that features all of the sports that belong to the same culture and connects with young people.” The 2014 Series will comprise 15 days of competition this year across five sports – BMX, roller, skateboard, MTB slopestyle and wakeboard. However, according to Pascal, sport is just one part of the Series’ attraction. “It is about linking music and art with sport to reach new targets,” he added. “There are numerous benefits, including social cohesion. “Normally when you go out on your bike, you are on your own, but in the World Series there are people around you. People can develop a new network of friends. “At the same time, it will hopefully change the way people think about action sports.”
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Keynote Address and Interview:
Grinding through the Gears: The Challenge of Restoring Confidence in International Cycling and Lessons for the Sporting Family Interviewer: David Eades, Anchor and Journalist, BBC World Speaker: Brian Cookson, President, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
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rian Cookson, President of UCI, cycling’s global governing body, acknowledged in his Keynote Address that kicked off the first day of the SportAccord Convention Main Conference Programme, that there is still a ‘huge’ amount of work to do to rebuild trust in his organisation. Elected last September, Cookson and his team have been focusing on delivering the six ‘core pillars’ of his manifesto: namely the UCI’s reputation; anti-doping; the sport’s growth; women’s cycling; elite road cycling, and the sport’s place in the Olympic Movement. “We are making progress, but of course there is still a huge amount to do,” he told delegates. “We have to have a sport where a parent can bring their child and know that their son or daughter can go all the way to the top if they have the ability and dedication, without having to lie, cheat and do things that will risk their health and leave them looking over their shoulder for the rest of their lives.
“If we cannot do that as a governing body, then we have failed our Members and our sport. But we are not going to fail. We are going to succeed.” Cookson admitted that the past year had represented something of a personal whirlwind. “If someone had told me a year ago that I would be making this Keynote Address as UCI President, I would have told them they were dreaming,” he added. “That’s because the notion that I should run for President was little more than a seed of an idea this time last year. “Indeed, it was not until very late spring that I decided to stand for the Presidency. It was a decision that I took after careful, but relatively swift deliberation. “I was aware of widespread dissatisfaction with the UCI leadership at the time, but I was also a member of the Management Committee and had a strong sense of loyalty to the organisation. “I didn’t want to make things worse; I wanted to help the UCI move forward. “What ultimately decided it for me was my
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growing belief that without new leadership, a real vision to grow cycling and a more focused commitment to tackle doping and address cycling’s skeletons, the very future of the UCI and our sport was at stake.” Cookson explained that he had established a ‘great team to help and advise’ him. “Since being elected President last September all my energies and those of the UCI team have been focused on delivering the essence of my manifesto,” he added. “The dopers and cheats – and those who supported and knowingly managed them – have blighted the sport of cycling for far too long. “No matter how clever you are, how good your lawyers are, how much you bully, how powerful you become – if you have built your success on cheating and conspiring, the truth will eventually come out. “The fact is – and this goes for all sports – if you are not trusted, if your sport does not have integrity, any good work you do is lost in a sea of questions, cynicism and negativity.” Cookson explained that the UCI has established a Cycling Independent Reform
Commission, which is investigating historic doping in cycling and is ‘being led by an impeccable team’ as it prepares a report that will be published in the coming year. “We worked hard to ensure we had the support of WADA in this, and I’m grateful for their wholehearted support,” he added. “So the message I would send to anyone with information is to come forward now, tell your side of the story before someone else tells it for you, and help cycling build an exciting and clean future.” Cookson also spoke at length about cycling’s grassroots, with bicycles having outsold cars in 26 of the European Union’s 28 member states in 2012. “I want to see us realise the full potential of this wonderful base to our sport,” he added. “To do this we are modernising the way professional road racing is run, building a more compelling narrative for the season and creating new commercial opportunities for our teams, riders and organisers. “We are making an unprecedented investment in women’s cycling – in particular by funding the production of broadcast packages that will be shown by leading broadcasters in a number of key markets. “We are working with partners – broadcasters, sponsors, host cities,
governments, race organisers and the teams – to build for the future, and we need to embrace innovation and sell our sport in all its disciplines. “Digital and social media is key to this. It’s an efficient and highly effective way, if done right, to build a loyal, engaged and growing global community. In cycling we will look at technology such as cameras on bikes and in team cars to see how they can be used to enhance the viewer experience.” Cookson also referred to the possibility of some cycling disciplines shifting from the Summer to the Winter Olympic Games. “It is right that the Movement has an open debate about the sports and disciplines that currently make up the Summer and Winter Olympic Games,” he added. “If this leads to more disciplines and new sports in the Games, more people watching and engaged, then that could be a very good solution to several different challenges.” In concluding, Cookson said, “By embracing and not hiding from change we are regaining control and helping to secure a much brighter future for cycling across the world. “We are making progress, but I’m certainly not being complacent about the scale of the challenge we face.”
‘It is right that the Movement has an open debate about the sports and disciplines that currently make up the Summer and Winter Olympic Games’ Brian Cookson, President, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
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conference programme A Women’s World: The Journey Towards Sporting Equality Moderator: Charmaine Crooks CM, President, NGU Consultants Inc. Speakers: Amanda Bennett, Head Coach England Women’s U20 Team, Rugby Football Union Marzena Bogdanowicz, Managing Director, b-focused ltd. Donna de Varona, President, DAMAR Productions Inc. Neşe Gündoğan, Secretary General, National Olympic Committee of Turkey Lisa Lazarus, Chief of Business Development and Strategy, Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI)
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arents and primary school teachers received much of the credit for helping to launch the careers of three successful women in sport who engaged in an insightful discussion examining the equality issue on the first day of the Main Conference Programme at SportAccord Convention. Amanda Bennett, Head Coach of the England Women’s U20 Team at the Rugby Football Union, credited her father for introducing her to the game. “We shouldn’t underestimate the power of play and the influence of parents,” she said. “My father introduced me to the passion of rugby and then the catalyst was the opportunity for me to discover where it could take me.” For Lisa Lazarus, Chief of Business
Development and Strategy at the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), it was her mother who set her on the route to a senior role at the global governing body for equestrianism. Lazarus said, “When mother was growing up she perceived that she had two choices and that was either to be a nurse or a teacher, but she said to me, ‘you have absolutely no limitations; you can be whatever you want to be’. If parents are active, kids will take part in sport.” Lazarus is now a major influence on her son when it comes to promoting awareness of women in sport. “I raise him to think that girls getting involved in sport is pretty cool, as they’re capable of being just as competitive as guys,” she said. “We have to raise a generation to think of women in sport as natural.”
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Marzena Bogdanowicz, Founder and Managing Director of b-focused ltd. and a former Director of Marketing at the British Olympic Association, said that she was inspired to teach sport by her time at primary school, although she eventually decided to start on the business side. “I heard once that primary school teachers are the greatest influencers. I wanted to teach sport because of my primary school teacher,” she said. “I wanted to start working in sports business and see what I could do from there, and that’s when I moved to cricket. To them I was a breath of fresh air as I saw the game through a different scope and they saw that as an opportunity.” Awareness was the recurring theme during the session, with Donna de Varona, President of DAMAR Productions Inc. and
an Olympian at the age of 13, giving an American perspective. “Women in sport are diamonds in the rough,” she said. “At first it was all about women in college education and not sport, but since then sport has gained its reputation in education. “If you don’t educate for implementation, things don’t progress.” Bogdanowicz added, “There is a lot of pressure on women to deliver and we don’t have the confidence to claim the success. “That for me is motivation for women to show that if you are good, you have to tell people about it. Believe in yourself.” Neşe Gündoğan, Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee of Turkey, believes her country is making real progress on the issue. “In Turkey, 50 per cent of our youth participants in sports are female,” she said. “We see the importance of overcoming the cultural barrier and including an equal amount of participation from both genders.” De Varona then developed the discussion by speaking about the difference women can make. “Studies have shown that if you have more than three women in an organisation, you’re
‘If you don’t educate for implementation, things don’t progress’ Donna de Varona, President, DAMAR Productions Inc. more diverse and creative, and the resulting impact is greater,” she said. However, Gündoğan believes there is still work to be done, saying, “We need to go back to the grassroots. “We need to give more opportunities to girls to participate in sport and give them the skills to be a better participant or coach.” Bennett feels women will earn their place in sport. “Get women in sport because they can participate. It isn’t about involving women for the sake of women,” she said. Lazarus added, “One of the things that is incredibly important for sport is to look at structural ways that allow women to continue in their role; to allow women to actually have a family so then they don’t have to make that choice.
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“For example; we’ve come up with the rule to freeze women’s ranking during pregnancy. “We find a way to reconcile their personal lives, and that is an important consideration.” To wrap up the session, the speakers were asked to come up with one word each to sum up their thoughts on the topic. “I’m caught between ‘visibility’ and ‘authenticity’,” Bennett said. Bogdanowicz added, “I’m going to say ‘proud’.” De Varona also used two words, highlighting ‘diversity’ and ‘inclusion’, while Gündoğan underlined the ‘opportunity’ presented by women in sport. Lazarus concluded by saying, “I think that ‘access’ and ‘innovation’ are really important.”
conference programme Plenary Panel Session: The New Face of Leadership Moderator: David Eades, Anchor and Journalist, BBC World Speakers: Helena Alterby Nordstrom, Chairman, Ladies European Tour Brett Gosper, Secretary General, International Rugby Board (IRB) Vlad Marinescu, Director General, SportAccord Andrew Parsons, Vice President, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
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elegates at SportAccord Convention were told on the first day of the Main Conference Programme how fresh ideas can keep sports relevant in the fastmoving modern world. In a Plenary Panel Session entitled ‘The New Face of Leadership’, four of sport’s new leading decision-makers – including two representing sports that will join the Olympic Games programme in 2016 – gave an insight into how they are helping to steer their sports towards bright futures. To set the tone for the session, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Vice President, Andrew Parsons, gave his feedback following the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games, which broke records in several key metrics. “Sochi was excellent and the event reached more territories than ever before on TV,” he said. “More territories were also involved in the Games than ever before. The Winter Paralympic Games is a more mature product
now and that is helping to market the Paralympic brand and our values.” Parsons said that the aim of the IPC is to ensure the Paralympic Movement is known worldwide for more than just the quadrennial Paralympic Games. “We want a calendar in which there is a strong event every single year, so it’s not just the Paralympics every four years,” he said. “It is a permanent Movement.” SportAccord Director General, Vlad Marinescu, insisted that, “sport is the one essential component to being a healthy human being, and without it humanity will go back to the dark ages”. He then spoke of the priority projects and goals during his first few months at SportAccord. “The first essential task was to understand the needs of the Members and build these concepts and tasks at the heart of what we do,” he said. “For example, we have put an emphasis on Multi-Sports Games to generate revenues for our Members and give them more exposure.” International Rugby Board Secretary
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General, Brett Gosper, said that it is important for an administrator in sport to adopt a ‘broad focus’ to ensure all of the essential issues are tackled effectively. “The Olympics is a new event for us and will provide us with a great boost in certain areas,” he said, referring to the addition of rugby sevens to the Rio 2016 Olympics. “Sevens is a huge growth sport. We believe it will not only be interesting for rugby to be a part of the Olympics – it will also be interesting for the Olympics to have rugby as a sport. “We don’t see 15-a-side rugby as being under threat from sevens. Both formats are experiencing explosive growth, but the Olympics will provide us with another great stage.” Ladies European Tour Chairman, Helena Alterby Nordstrom, added, “Golf is a sport for everyone, but we have to keep working on trying to get children active. “Spectator numbers can definitely be improved and joining the Olympics is a great step for us. “We have a new strategic plan to grow the
Tour. We don’t want just to go to countries and hold tournaments there, but we want to create other events around the tournaments. “So when people visit our tournaments we want to make it a fun day out for the whole family, so children can try golf and people can participate in clinics with players. We are a Tour that is very close to the players and we have a close connection with the game.” Gosper made the point that an increase in participation invariably leads to an increase in spectators. “They feed off each other,” he said. “We try to make sure people enjoy the whole experience of rugby across the whole event, and sevens is a great builder of new markets for us.” Parsons highlighted the need for support to be given to those implementing new strategies. “We need to give National Federations the tools to engage with athletes that have an impairment at the grassroots level,” he said. “Everybody is inspired to play sport by someone. I tried several different sports when I was younger. “I think there needs to be a large base of sports for people to practice, providing a pathway to high-level sports. “At the IPC, we know that we have to
promote the athletes so they are known across the world.” When questioned by Moderator David Eades, Anchor and Journalist at BBC World, about how the IPC is boosting awareness of its athletes, Parsons explained the ‘Ones to Watch’ project. “We select certain athletes across all sports and try to communicate their personalities and rivalries to the public,” he said. Nordstrom noted that the athletes themselves must be willing to promote themselves. “Many of the girls playing on the Tour are trying to create their own brands through their own clothing lines and websites,” she said. “Also, of course, you have to be active on social media if you are going to be successful at promoting yourself.” Gosper then made the broad observation that it is essential to have the right team in place to implement successful development strategies. “Employing people from a variety of backgrounds, from retired athletes to businesspeople, is beneficial,” he said. Nordstrom echoed Gosper’s thoughts by concluding, “You have to have people on your team that have a passion for the game.”
‘Everybody is inspired to play sport by someone. I tried several different sports when I was younger’ Andrew Parsons, Vice President, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
conference programme The Rulebreakers and Game Changers Moderator: David Eades, Anchor and Journalist, BBC World Speakers: Vlad Marinescu, Director General, SportAccord Adrian Christy, Chief Executive, BADMINTON England Andrew Craig, President, The Craig Company LLC Brett Hasell, Marketing Coordinator, International Hockey Federation (FIH) Sarah Lewis, Secretary General, International Ski Federation (FIS)
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he desire to build audiences by harnessing new media and technology is pushing sport into offering a more dynamic product to an increasingly demanding public, a panel of experts revealed on the first day of SportAccord Convention’s Main Conference Programme. During a session entitled ‘The Rulebreakers and Game Changers’, delegates heard how sports need to remain open to change to avoid slipping into irrelevance. To start the discussion, Adrian Christy, Chief Executive of BADMINTON England, explained that the need to create a successful product for television was at the forefront of his organisation’s thoughts behind launching the first ever national league, which will be shown live on Sky Sports in the UK. He said, “We were concerned about broadcasters turning away from badminton,
so we thought, ‘how do we create a successful product for TV and how can we get to critical points sooner?’ “The changes have been radical, but we didn’t change the fundamentals of the sport. We pulled back on some of the changes to get where we are. “It was very important that we understood what TV wanted from us. It’s about what our fans want, and giving badminton fans more on TV is game changing for us. “It was really important to understand what the television and the streaming audience wants. Being able to accommodate and adapt to different kinds of audiences is very important.” Vlad Marinescu, Director General of SportAccord and a former Director of the International Judo Federation, pointed out that his sport ‘made changes fast’ to increase its appeal to the masses. “The judo family enabled us to adapt
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the sport very rapidly,” he said. “We had to change to attract the masses. We implemented changes that made it easier for the audience to understand. “Judo is always true to its core bases. Changes have been made bearing in mind the spirit of judo and never crossing that fine line. We have modernised the sport whilst keeping at heart the core value of it.” When asked how the sport had modernised, Marinescu added, “There were changes made to the structure of the sport and to the field of play. “We implemented technical changes to make judo faster and more dynamic. We have modernised the sport, but kept true to its roots.” Marinescu felt that new media was ‘definitely important’, but added, “We should never forget about TV. It reaches different types of people and the majority are interested in more direct and faster information and
a more dynamic sport. Sport is definitely becoming an entertainment industry.” Sarah Lewis, Secretary General of the International Ski Federation (FIS), stressed that the ‘key element’ of TV coverage was sponsorship. “The underlying effect is to promote and earn money,” she said. “It’s up to us to deliver value. We don’t need to be relying overly on a particular sector. “Until now there has been a strong reliance on TV income and now with more opportunities coming up maybe we can increase what we are doing.” Lewis added, “Sports are at the heart of everything good. One of the huge advantages with a young sport is that you are able to start more or less with a blank piece of paper in trying to find a package for the broadcasters and the fans.” Brett Hasell, Marketing Coordinator of the FIH, hockey’s global governing body, felt that his sport had identified opportunities online. “Anyone who is watching online is more engaged and more communicative, so we want to increase the value of our digital rights and create new opportunities within the digital market for sponsors,” he said. “The drivers behind our changes were from an entertainment perspective. It does
‘We are looking at different ways of allowing our sponsors to connect with the fans’ Brett Hasell, Marketing Coordinator, International Hockey Federation (FIH) change the flow of the game but the change was justified and done successfully. “We were testing formats that were working very well. As an International Federation, we want opportunities to show how beautiful and strong our hockey players are to their fans.” Andrew Craig, President of The Craig Company LLC, said that he believes sport has to start looking at things differently, reasoning, “The old system doesn’t tell the audience enough. “One challenge for the Federations is that their sponsors are still only judging them by TV rates. There is a progressive change in
the way we watch TV. People are watching more television than at any time in history, but the TV market is growing very differently and we are not measuring what is happening correctly. We don’t measure engagement. “We have to keep in mind that there is a market that demands instant information.” Christy said that television remains the most important platform for badminton. “Giving badminton fans more action on television is a proper game changer for us,” he said. Hasell added, “People who are watching online are generally much more engaged. They are much more communicative and discuss things with other fans. You can treat them differently. “We are looking at completely different ways of allowing our sponsors to connect with the fans. “We try to choose partners on account of the services that they can offer to the Federation. We are looking for them to help us grow the sport.” Marinescu concluded that the power of television should not be overlooked. “It will always retain the majority of viewership,” he said. “Sport is becoming an entertainment industry, but sport must never forget its core principles and values.”
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conference programme Re-discovering the Soul of Sport: A perspective from 007 to the Inner City Interviewer: David Eades, Anchor and Journalist, BBC World Speaker: Sébastien Foucan, Freerunning Founder/Instructor and Public Speaker
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ébastien Foucan, the pioneer of freerunning, believes his sporting Movement has developed to such an extent that it now needs some form of regular competition. When Foucan launched the Movement – an offshoot of ‘parkour’, a creative activity that was first popularised by Foucan and some of his Parisian friends in the 1980s – he had no intention of it becoming competitive. However, speaking about ‘Re-discovering the Soul of Sport: a perspective from 007 to the Inner City’ to kick off the final day of the Main Conference Programme at SportAccord Convention, he revealed that the landscape has changed. “My discipline is like any other discipline,” he said. “I started this with no desire for competition, but now as more people are becoming involved, I realise that some of them need competition.
“From there I think it is up to me to create a Federation. I hope people can see that and be inspired by us, as I know nothing about Federations.” The session started with a stunning video demonstration of freerunning by Foucan, who featured in the James Bond 007 film ‘Casino Royale’ and a tour by pop superstar, Madonna. However, despite such high-profile demonstrations, the discipline remains relatively unknown in the mainstream sports industry. Foucan was surprised that most people at SportAccord Convention were unaware of freerunning or parkour, even though it is a popular search on video-sharing website YouTube and a particular favourite of young people. Foucan’s passion for sport, paving the way for the establishment of the freerunning Movement, began with his father.
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“My dad introduced me to sport,” he said. “He was really active and I am very thankful for that. “I moved from parkour to freerunning because I had a vision as an artist about how I would like to express myself, and I believe my discipline is all about expressing yourself in your environment and in turn, in your life or in anything you do. “For me, parkour is moving from A to B, but freerunning is about moving from one discipline to another discipline and I think this is due to the legacy of my parents.” With the sports industry continuously attempting to engage with young people, freerunning would appear to be one step ahead of many. The Movement is thriving, with youngsters captivated by the skills of the world’s top freerunners, and Foucan’s advice for the International Federations present in the audience was clear.
“You really have to understand the interests of young people and what they are going through in their lives,” he said. “Most young people are like bombs ready to explode. If we are able to channel that energy into something that inspires them, we can then grab their attention.” Although freerunning looks dangerous, with exponents leaping majestically across the urban landscape, Foucan insisted that perceptions can be misleading. “I came here on a flight, which is much more risky than jumping,” he said. “I didn’t know the pilot, but you just have to trust him, as he knows what he can do. “It took 25 years for me to understand what I was doing and 10 years for people to recognise what we are now doing today. It was a long process and journey, but it just came naturally.” However, what is the secret behind being a renowned freerunner? “It involves a lot of dedication, practice and discipline, and it is driven by passion; that is what makes it happen,” Foucan added. “You have to always read your environment and also know how to manoeuvre around it. “After many years of freerunning, I now realise that risk is everywhere, but it is just a perception.”
‘Most young people are like bombs ready to explode. If we are able to channel that energy into something that inspires them, we can then grab their attention’ Sébastien Foucan, Freerunning Founder/Instructor and Public Speaker
conference programme Youth Club Moderator: Prof. Andy Miah, Director of the Creative Futures Institute, University of the West of Scotland Speakers: Nick Butler, Reporter, insidethegames.biz Megan Harris, Paralympic Athlete and Former Bath Rugby Player Katinka Hosszu, FINA Swimming World Champion Petr Sedivy, AIPS Young Reporter Alessia Trost, High Jumper, IAAF
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thletes must learn how to use social media properly if they are to connect fully with the younger generation, delegates were told during a groundbreaking session on the final day of the Main Conference Programme at SportAccord Convention. ‘Youth Club’ featured a panel of young people explaining, demonstrating and sharing their thoughts on what they like and do not like about sport, offering delegates present a chance to tap into the younger audience. FINA Swimming World Champion,
Katinka Hosszu, highlighted a key theme during the discussion by stressing the importance of athletes engaging directly with their followers. “Athletes have to learn how to use social media,” said the Hungarian, who is trying to persuade her country’s National Swimming Association to adopt social media website Twitter as a platform for connecting with fans of the sport. “We have stories behind the athletes, we can put our personal information on social media and we can connect with our fans. “Fans can just look at your page to check all your data, information and updates
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regarding competitions and results. “However, young athletes should be responsible and careful about what they write on social media, and should take social media training on how to use it.” Italian IAAF high jumper, Alessia Trost, agreed, underlining the notion that athletes need to be taught how to use social networking websites such as Twitter and Facebook. “We need to be supported and trained in how to use social media technology,” she said. “We need trainers to tell us and encourage us to tap into our talents and motivate us to perform and train more effectively.”
Paralympic athlete and former Bath rugby player, Megan Harris, described social media as ‘a new form of journalism’. “With the youth getting instant information from the web and social media on everything that’s happening in the sporting world, it has definitely changed journalism and directed it towards social media,” she said. The Moderator of the session, Prof. Andy Miah, Director of the Creative Futures Institute at the University of the West of Scotland, emphasised that social media is not just a valuable tool for sportsmen and women. “People want to hear directly from leaders and social media provides this opportunity,” he said. However, Nick Butler, a reporter with insidethegames.biz, insisted that there remains a place for newspapers amidst the crowded multi-platform media landscape. “Journalism is immediate,” he said. “You can’t sit on a story overnight. “I think that newspapers still have 30 to 40 years left in them.” Hosszu called on sports officials to organise a greater number of events to increase the
‘I try to be an example to youngsters and travelling more also enables me to connect with people and my fans’ Katinka Hosszu, FINA Swimming World Champion pool of young people involved and interested in sport. “We need to engage the youth by doing more events regularly for more youth participation,” she said. “I enjoy competing a lot and, as athletes, we should travel and compete more. I try to be an example to youngsters and travelling also enables me to connect with people and my fans.” However, Harris pointed out that funding is an issue, saying it is ‘great’ at the top but
‘not so great’ at the bottom. “A lot of work has to be done to get a balance between education, family, sport and training,” she said. “There has to be a method or way to do this properly for enhancing young talent. The participation of the International Federations is very important.” Petr Sedivy was then asked about how the AIPS Young Reporters Programme helps to create a community of its own. “The Programme gives us the opportunity to work at big events like SportAccord Convention, of course, but it is also very useful in other ways,” he said. “It is very useful for us to work in other languages, and meeting other young people who share similar interests is also important for our development.” Trost suggested that International Federations should work together on competition and training, as young people would then have the same starting point, enabling the competing standard of competitions to be raised. “It would be great for developing countries to have equality in terms of support and funding,” she added.
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conference programme Plenary Panel Session: The Integrity Issue Moderator: David Eades, Anchor and Journalist, BBC World Speakers: John Amaechi OBE, Managing Director, Amaechi Performance Systems (APS) Chris Eaton, Director of Sport Integrity, International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) Andreas Krannich, Managing Director of Strategy & Integrity, Sportradar AG Gianni Merlo, President, AIPS Sir Craig Reedie, President, WADA Friedrich Stickler, President, The European Lotteries
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cry for help to combat match fixing and doping in sport went out to governments around the world as SportAccord Convention wrapped up its Main Conference Programme with one of the most highly anticipated panel sessions in the history of the event. In the Plenary Panel Session ‘The Integrity Issue’, a selection of the industry’s leading experts offered their thoughts on the biggest challenges facing sport. Panellists called for all sports to work together to halt match fixing and for a response from governments, as there had been little or no progress so far in halting its spread. “This organised crime is hurting sport,” Friedrich Stickler, President of The European Lotteries, said. “It is such a complex issue that everybody has to work together. It cannot be
done by a single initiative. “Things are moving but not fast enough. We need more education and more information.” Chris Eaton, Director of Sport Integrity at the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS), said that match fixing was a symptom, not a cause. “The wider issue of integrity is related to culture, so we have to address this issue from a cultural point of view,” he said. “We need to see more government response. “The wider issue comes from culture and ways of thinking. Sport is in great danger from long-term infiltration by criminal organisations. “Governments handed over the matchfixing problem to the Federations when it is really a law enforcement problem and a government problem.” John Amaechi OBE, Managing Director of Amaechi Performance Systems, felt that
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match fixing, betting and doping reflected a lack of integrity in sport. “Criminality is drawn by a lack of integrity,” he said. “Integrity means having an explicit set of principles. Of course criminality is drawn to certain organisations who cannot stick to their core integrity principles. “So many different sports are in danger. We are talking about organised crime. “In too many countries we don’t have welleducated police personnel. We should have an organisation that combines all the necessary sectors to fight against these organised crimes. “It’s all very well trying to educate people, but hypocrisy will prevent education. That is the actual problem.” Andreas Krannich, Managing Director of Strategy & Integrity at Sportradar AG, said that sport had been talking about integrity ‘for ages’, but added, “Still nothing has happened. Only a very small part of match manipulation has been detected.
“I want to motivate decision makers to understand that it is a severe problem and we should take it very seriously. I am very frustrated that nothing is happening about manipulation. “Many sports organisations dismiss the problem, as they want to move on. They are just doing the minimum to satisfy the public. “As a result, clubs are starting to use opportunities from the betting market to pay players as well as themselves and players are being forced to travel around the world, but are not earning enough money. “How easy is it then to submit to the temptation of the betting market? “Sport has to look into education. It will not remove the problem, but it will help.” Gianni Merlo, President of AIPS, the largest global organisation for professional sports journalists, branded the world of sport ‘dirty’ and declared, “We need to clean it up.” He added, “We need all the different associations to cooperate to create laws. Only with laws can we stop the criminality. “It is very difficult to coordinate all the anti-match-fixing efforts from different countries. There are lots of organisations fighting this problem. “Integrity is a big word and we have to start to implement it in education. We have
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a massive proactive Movement that seems to get its act together for any other department.” Reedie added, “We simply have to keep trying, keep researching and be smart. We have to encourage people that what we are doing is correct.” Stickler concluded the fascinating discussion with a stark warning. “Things are moving but not fast enough. Governments have a better understanding of the situation,” he said. “We have to have more education and more information. All the initiatives that fight against these problems have to be combined, so they can become stronger. “We have to move faster because organised crime is moving at a very fast pace.”
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City Listings melbourne, australia
POPULATION
Over four million
contact
Brendan McClements
area
7,694km2
telephone
+61 3 9868 4600
currency
Australian Dollar
vmec@vmec.com.au
language
English
hotel rooms
Over 28,500
time zone
AEST (UTC=10)
dialling code
+61
average temperature
Summer 14-25ºC Winter 7-14ºC
SPORTS FACILITIES: Melbourne is home to some of the finest sporting facilities in the world, centrally located and easily accessible by public transport. Venues include the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with its 100,000-seat capacity, located in the heart of the city; Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre; Rod Laver Arena, home of the Australian Open Tennis; Hisense Arena with its world-class velodrome facility; the 54,000-seat Etihad Stadium with a retractable roof; AAMI Park, a 31,000-seat rectangular stadium; Lakeside Athletics and the State Netball Hockey Centre, all offering facilities for a multitude of sports.
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Transport Infrastructure: The integrated transport system includes Melbourne International Airport’s global link; a second airport and extensive road, train, tram, light rail and bus networks. Distance Airport/City Centre: 22km.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Melbourne offers something for everyone. From chic fashion stores to buzzing laneway cafés and bars, botanic gardens to sports events, elegant historic streetscapes to skyscrapers, film, music and food festivals to unique art exhibitions, and international theatrical performances. Discover the diversity and beauty of regional Victoria with day trips to locations including the iconic Great Ocean Road, world-class wineries and natural hot springs, spectacular beaches and coastal villages. events previously hosted: From the 1956 Olympic Games and 2006 Commonwealth Games to annual major events including the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix and the Australian Open Grand Slam Tennis. Recent highlights on Melbourne’s event calendar include Liverpool FC v Melbourne Victory FC, World Cup of Golf and the British & Irish Lions Tour, 2012 UCI Track World Championships and The Presidents Cup.
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baku, azerbaijan
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For the last three years Melbourne has been awarded the world’s Most Liveable City and the Ultimate Sports City (2006-2010, ‘Large City’ 2012). Melbourne has been delivering outstanding major events for more than a century. The sporting infrastructure in the heart of the city is unrivalled, these major events attract huge crowds through strategic alliances, strong marketing campaigns and collaborative efforts with key stakeholders.
POPULATION
2.1 million
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Manat
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Azeri, Russian, Turkish
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time zone
UTC +4
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+994 12
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High 18.1ºC Low 12.0ºC
SPORTS FACILITIES: Baku is a centre of excellence for sport in Azerbaijan and has many modern and professional sports facilities. Venues for the European Games include the Tofiq Bahramov Stadium where the national football team play matches; the newly-built Main Stadium which will host athletics, the National Gymnastics Arena; the Baku Sports Hall; the Baku Aquatics Centre; as well as the National BMX and Bike Velopark.
developing future. It is a modern European city that has many tourist attractions and a lively social scene. Some of the more popular tourist attractions include the Heydar Aliyev Culture Centre where there are many exhibitions, the Maiden Tower, the Palace of the Shirvanshahs, the spectacular Flame Towers and Baku Boulevard where locals and tourists mingle and relax amongst the many shops, cafes, bars and restaurants.
Transport Infrastructure: There is a metro system around the city, an extensive bus route and overground railway connections across the country.
events previously hosted: Thanks to its excellent arenas and facilities, Baku has hosted 36 major sporting events since 2002, including world and national championships in taekwondo, gymnastics, wrestling, volleyball, fencing, tennis, judo, and road cycling. Azerbaijan is also proud to be hosting the 2014 European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships.
Distance Airport/City Centre: Heydar Aliyev International Airport is 25km from the city centre. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Baku is a city that has a proud ancient heritage and a constantly
Why baku?
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Baku is a city that has a proud and passionate history of celebrating sport and hosting major events. With spectacular settings, world-class venues and fantastic infrastructure, the city is establishing itself as a number one choice for sporting event excellence.
calgary, canada
POPULATION
1.15 million
contact
Jeff Daniels
area
745km2
telephone
+1 403 750 2389
currency
Canadian Dollar
language
English/French
hotel rooms
15,550
time zone
MST
dialling code
+1 403
average temperature
Low -15ºC High 23ºC
SPORTS FACILITIES: Building off of the legacy of the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympic Games, there are several major sport venues and facilities centrally located around the city. These include: The Scotiabank Saddledome; McMahon Stadium; WinSport’s Canada Olympic Park (COP); an Athletic & Ice Complex at COP; The Olympic Oval; Spruce Meadows; Calgary Polo Club; Lakes of KastynStone/The Predator Bay Water Ski Club; Canmore Nordic Centre; Nakiska Mountain Resort; Lake Louise Ski Resort; Banff Norquay; Sunshine Village; Harvie Passage; Shouldice Arena & Athletic Park; Foothills Athletic Park; Glenmore Athletic Park; Glenmore Reservoir; Calgary Soccer Centre; Calgary Rugby Union; Talisman Centre; and the Genesis Wellness Centre.
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Transport Infrastructure: Calgary’s developed transportation infrastructure includes air, road rail, light rail transit, buses and taxis. Distance Airport/City Centre: Calgary International Airport (YYC) - 18km.
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TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Calgary is home to a wide range of tourist attractions, including: WinSport’s Canada Olympic Park and the Canada Sports Hall of Fame; Spruce Meadows; the Calgary Stampede; the Calgary Zoo; the Calgary Tower; Heritage Park Historical Village; Glenbow Museum; National Music Centre and many more. events previously hosted: Since 2007 the Calgary Sport Tourism Authority has supported, led and endorsed bids for over 250 national and international events, including: IWWF World Water Ski Championship; Ironman 70.3; Burton Canadian Open; LPGA Canadian Women’s Open; IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship; UCI 2.1 Tour of Alberta; PGA Champions Tour Shaw Charity Classic; ISU World Allround Speed Skating Championship; and many more World Cups and World Championships in Bobsleigh, Freestyle Skiing, Luge, Skeleton, Snowboarding and Speed Skating.
Why calgary? www.calgarysportevents.com
edmonton, canada
Sport is a part of Calgary’s identity, its history, source of pride and the centre of our vision for the city’s future. Calgarians love to participate, spectate, support and engage in sport at all levels. Our passion and dedication to hosting premier sport events is evident, as Calgary is nominated as a 2014 Ultimate Sport City finalist.
POPULATION
1.22 million
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Lindsay Harrison
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684.37km2
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+1-780-917-7879
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Canadian Dollar
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English/French
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MST
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+1-780
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SPORTS FACILITIES: Commonwealth Stadium (60,000 seats – soccer, rugby, football); Rexall Place (hockey, skating, lacrosse); Telus Field (baseball); Foote Field (athletics, soccer, football, field hockey); Saville Centre (tennis, curling, basketball, volleyball, gymnastics). Transport Infrastructure: Light Rail Transit (subway); buses; taxis; trolley; air; rail.
lharrison@edmonton.com 13,000 (+2,000 dorms) July 12-13ºC
events previously hosted: 1978 Commonwealth Games; 1983 Universiade Games; 2001 World Championships in Athletics; 2002 FIFA U-19 World Championships; 2005 World Masters Games; 2007 FIFA U20 World Cup Canada; 2009 Olympic Curling Trials; 2012 FINA Men’s Water Polo Olympic Qualification Tournament
Distance Airport/City Centre: 31km.
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TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: 2014 ITU Grand Final; 2015 Red Bull Crashed Ice; 2015 Women’s World Cup; 2015 Pan Am Junior Athletic Championships; 2015 Pan Am Judo Championships; 2016 Athletics Canada Olympic Trials; Canada’s Festival City (over 30 Festivals year round); Greatest Indoor Show on Earth – West Edmonton Mall; Art Gallery of Alberta; Fort Edmonton Park; Elk Island National Park; close proximity to Jasper National Park
Why edmonton?
www.eventsinedmonton.com
Our experience proves that we are a great host with a passion for sports like no other community. Our economy is strong and predictable and weathers financial storms stronger than most. More importantly, our ability to listen, plan and exceed your goals will help make your event stand out to the world.
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quÉbec city, canada
POPULATION
765,000
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area
9,000km2
telephone +1 418 641-6411 #2423
currency
Canadian Dollar
language
French, English
hotel rooms
16,800
time zone
EST (GMT-5)
dialling code
+1
average temperature
Summer 11-23ºC Winter -13--4ºC
SPORTS FACILITIES: Mountains and ski resorts for international events: FIS homologated for DH, SG, GS, SL, XC. Facilities for skating (speed, figure); ice hockey; aquatic sports; mountain biking; road cycling; baseball; indoor court sports; martial arts. 18,480-seat amphitheatre (Dec. 2015); 15,000seat and 5,000-seat arenas; 12,600-seat outdoor stadium; 2 Olympic-size pools, 3,200-seat covered stadium, 17,000 sq. m. multifunction exhibition space. Québec City and its partners have developed an expertise in hosting urban sport events, using urban parks or the streets and facilities within the city. We thrive in bringing events to the spectators instead of spectators to the event.
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Transport Infrastructure: International airport, rail, buses, taxis and ferry. Extensive network of highways and expressways. Distance Airport/City Centre: 16km.
Denis Paquet Denis.Paquet@ville.quebec.qc.ca
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: A UNESCO World Heritage Treasure, Québec City is the only walled city north of Mexico. The cradle of French civilisation in North America, it offers a unique mix of its European origins and the North American culture. Great outdoor facilities are only minutes from downtown. events previously hosted: UCI World Tour road cycling (2010-); FIS Snowboard World Cups (yearly) and Championships (2013); UCI Mountain Bike World Cups (1991-) and Championships (1998, 2010); FIS XC Sprint World Cup; 2012 ISU Grand Prix Finale; 2008 IIHF World Championship; Red Bull Crashed Ice (2006-); Québec City Marathon (annual); WTA Tennis Challenge Bell (1993-); ITU Winter Triathlon (New format); FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour; FIVB Men VB World League; FIS World Junior Alpine Ski Championships (2000, 2006, 2013).
Why quÉbec city?
www.ville.quebec.qc.ca
macau, china
POPULATION
586,300
contact
area
29.9km2
telephone
+853 28580762
currency
Macanese pataca
sport@macau.ctm.net
language
Chinese, Portuguese
hotel rooms
time zone
GMT +8
27,773 22.3ºC
dialling code
+853
average temperature
SPORTS FACILITIES: Macao is a compact city boasting an array of sophisticated sport venues: Olympic Sports Centre includes Stadium (capacity: 15,700 seats); Aquatic Centre; Hockey Field; Multi-Purpose Zone; 3x3 Basketball Field; and Badminton Zone; Macao East Asian Games Dome; International Shooting Range (area: 52,355m2); Tennis Academy (area: 15,304m2); Bowling Centre (area: 5,830m2); Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion (capacity: 3,300 seats); Nam Van Lake Nautical Centre (area: 11,708m2); Coloane Karting Track (area: 42,982m2); Lin Fong Sports Centre (capacity: 2,200 seats); and Football and Athletics Field at MUST (capacity: 1,684 seats) among other facilities.
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For Québec City’s first-class facilities – indoors and outdoors, the expertise of seasoned event organisers, availability of numerous volunteers. Enthusiast locals as spectators. One-stop municipal department for event services and funding. Proximity of mountains, St. Lawrence River and outdoor sites. For the friendliness of locals, greatly appreciated by teams and athletes.
Macau the philippines
Transport Infrastructure: Air crafts; helicopters; ferries, taxis, buses and a light rail transit under construction. Distance Airport/City Centre: 5km. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Being a product of cultural exchange between east and west spanning over 400 years, the Historic Centre of
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Macau, inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List since 2005, is the oldest array of European architectural legacy on Chinese territory. Macau Special Administrative Region of PRC is highly accessible, offers luxurious accommodation, excellent retreats, top conference facilities, a wide variety of entertainment and a schedule of international sport events. events previously hosted: International Marathon; Macau Golf Open; FIVB World Grand Prix (Finals); International Dragon Boat Races; 11th Asian Dragon Boat Championships; 2014 Macao Asian Cities Athletics Invitational; International Kart Grand Prix; 31st OCA General Assembly; Macau Grand Prix; Kumpoo Macau Open Badminton Grand Prix Gold; Macau China International Open Tenpin Bowling Championships and ABF Tour; 20th Asian Table Tennis Championships; Macau 2012 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries Round-Asia Zone; Macau Open Badminton Championships; Chelsea Asia Tour; 2nd Asian Indoor Games; Macau Badminton Open.
Since the establishment of the Macau Special Administrative Region, Macau has been active in sports development. To meet the requirements of international sports events, many of our stadiums and sports facilities were built in order to cater for the organisation of different types of local and international events.
AALBORG, DENMARK Tel +45 9931 1613 Population 205,614 Email st@aalborg.dk Currency Danish Krone Hotel rooms 1,644 Language Danish Temperature June: 11-19°C Time Zone GMT +1 website www.sporteventdenmark.com
aarhus, denmark Tel +45 2920 9047 Population 324,000 Email fl@aarhus.dk Currency Danish Krone Hotel rooms 2,300 Language Danish, English Temperature June: 11-19°C Time Zone GMT +1 website www.sporteventdenmark.com
SPORTS FACILITIES: Gigantium includes an ice skating rink; main sports hall; two training sports halls and a swimming arena. City Centre is home to the Energi Nord Arena (Sports Stadium); Aalborg Athletics Stadium; Haraldslund Swimming Hall; Nordkraft; Nørresundby Sports Centre; and Løvvang Bowling Centre.
SPORTS FACILITIES: NRGi Park & Arena: Comprising stadium; indoor athletic training hall; and four sport arenas. Special attention: NRGi Park Stadium, 20,000 capacity; NRGi Arena, 5,000 capacity; Danish National Equestrian Centre, 3,000 capacity; The Bay of Aarhus and Aarhus Marina; Aarhus Swim Stadium: 50m pool
Transport Infrastructure: Airport (international and national), and bus and train station. Distance Airport/City Centre: 6km.
Distance Airport/City Centre: Aarhus Airport 38min/42km; Billund Airport 65min/98km.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Aalborg offers a wide range of exciting experiences such as Aalborg Zoo; the amusement street Jomfru Ane Gade; the Utzon Centre; KUNSTEN; Nordkraft; and many exciting museums and delightful urban oases around the city.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: ARoS Art Museum with Your Rainbow Panorama; the Old Town; Moesgaard Museum; Women’s Museum; the Viking Museum; Sculpture by the Sea; the Latin Quarter; Aarhus Cathedral; the Tivoli Friheden
events previously hosted: EHF Men’s European Handball Championship (2014); ERSO European Rope Skipping Championship (2013); U-21 European Championship (2011); EHF Women’s European Handball Championship (2010); European Golf Championship (2010); WTBA European Bowling Championships – Men (2009); FITA World Archery Indoor Championships (2005); WTBA World Bowling Championships – Women (2005).
EVENTS PREVIOUSLY HOSTED: IOF World Orienteering Championships (2006); FIG World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (2006); ISAF Volvo Youth Sailing World Championship (2008); UEFA European U-21 Championship (2011); IRONMAN 70.3 (triathlon) (2011-); 49'er Europeans 2013; UEG European Team Gym Championship 2012; WDSF European Standard 2013; CEV Mens European Volleyball Championship 2013; Men’s European Handball Championship 2014.
why aaLBORG? Aalborg has a lot of experience in organising major events within sport, culture and commerce – and in connection with congresses of various kinds. Over the years we’ve developed an exceedingly strong network between the City of Aalborg, regional authorities, private companies, cultural institutions, Aalborg Congress & Culture Centre and Aalborg Tourist and Congress Bureau.
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copenhagen, denmark Tel +45 2338 3063 Population 1.7 million Email lvc@woco.dk Currency Danish Krone Hotel rooms 21,000 Language Danish, English Temperature June: 11-19°C Time Zone GMT +1 website www.sporteventdenmark.com SPORTS FACILITIES: City Centre boasts the national stadium and many supplementary sports facilities. The brand new Copenhagen Arena will open in 2015. Velodrome and state-of-the-art BMX track; world-class golf; sailing; kite surfing; cable wake boarding; and waterskiing facilities. Downtown harbour for swimming and city beach for triathlon and FINA Open Water events. Transport Infrastructure: Railway, airport, Metro, bus and taxi. Distance Airport/City Centre: 12 minutes by train, Metro or taxi. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: The Little Mermaid; Tivoli Gardens; Amalienborg Palace; Kronborg; the Viking Museum; Carlsberg; Christiania. Manors and castles. Walk or bicycle: Copenhagen is a vibrant, green and modern city. EVENTS PREVIOUSLY HOSTED: FITA World Cup Final Archery; UCI World Cup BMX Supercross; UEFA Congress; 121st IOC Session & Olympic Congress; WTF World Taekwondo Championships; UCI World Track Cycling Championships; IRONMAN Copenhagen; CEV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup; UCI World BMX Championships; UCI World Road Cycling Championships; ICF Canoe Marathon World Cup; CEV Men’s European Volleyball Championship; EHF Men’s European Handball Championship; IAAF Half Marathon World Championships; BWF Badminton World Championships.
Transport Infrastructure: Bus, taxi, train, airport.
why aarhus? Being in the top leagues of a large number of sports, Aarhus boasts a wealth of opportunities in the form of a large number of different sports and leisure facilities, which makes Aarhus one of Denmark’s most preferred venues when it comes to hosting both national and international sports events.
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esbjerg, denmark Tel +45 7616 1616 Population 115,000 Email madst@esbjergkommune.dk Currency Danish Krone Language Danish Hotel rooms 1,380 Time Zone CET Temperature June: 12-19°C website www.sporteventdenmark.com SPORTS FACILITIES: Esbjerg Olympic Park includes Esbjerg Stadium; the Ice Hockey Arena with two rinks; the Swim Stadium; the Badminton Centre; and the Athletic Stadium. Esbjerg Golf Courses are close by. Distance Airport/City Centre: Esbjerg Airport 15 min (9km); Billund Airport 45min (58km); Copenhagen Airport three hours (330km). TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: The Waddensea National Park and the famous Island of Fanø. Legoland is one of Denmark’s most famous attractions for families. EVENTS PREVIOUSLY HOSTED: Tall Ship Race (2014); WCF World Women's Curling Championship (2011); European Youth Olympic Festival (EOC); European Golf Championship – Senior 2008; European Golf Championship – Junior (2006). why esbjerg? Esbjerg offers very good facilities for sports events.
why copenhagen? It is a host city with the proven ability to organise successful events in creative, green and beautiful surroundings. Copenhagen is one of the most popular event and congress cities in the world due to its easy accessibility, general level of efficiency and low crime rate. Copenhagen - Likeable, Liveable, Loveable.
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frederikshavn, denmark Tel +45 9620 1050 Population 62,000 Email db@arenanord.dk Currency Danish Krone Hotel rooms 700 Language Danish, English Temperature June: 11-19°C Time Zone GMT +1 website www.sporteventdenmark.com SPORTS FACILITIES: Arena Nord: multi-arena capacity of 4.000; Ice Centre North; Yachting Harbour; Golf Courses. Transport Infrastructure: Bus, taxi, train, airport. Distance Airport/City Centre: 60km/45min. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Skagen/Top of Denmark; museums; palm beaches; harbour. EVENTS PREVIOUSLY HOSTED: Forza Denmark int. Badminton (2011-2013); IFF World Floorball Championship – women (2007); ISAF World Match Racing Tour (2008); ITTF Pro Tour Table Tennis (2009); ISAF Dragon Gold Cup (2009); Nordic Fight Night (2012-14). why frederikshavn? In our city an event feels like THE event – not just a number of several events – and thus gets a lot of attention.
herning, denmark Tel +45 9628 8641 Population 89,000 Email Bekec@herning.dk Currency Danish Krone Hotel rooms 1,500 Language Danish, English Temperature June: 11-19°C Time Zone GMT +1 website www.sporteventdenmark.com SPORTS FACILITIES: The 12,000-capacity Jyske Bank Boxen multi-arena; MCH-arena football stadium (10,000); Kvik Hockey Arena with two ice rinks; Sportscentre Herning: squash, shooting, badminton, handball, gymnastics, wrestling, boxing. Distance Airport/City Centre: Billund 40min (60km), Karup 20min (25km). TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Some of the tourist attractions near Herning are: Legoland; the North Sea; Zoo; art museums and sculptures. There are also excellent shops. EVENTS PREVIOUSLY HOSTED: Men’s EHF European Handball 2014; LEN European Short Course Swimming 2013; FEI Jumping & Dressage 2013; CEV Velux Volleyball European Championships – Men; 2012 Giro d’Italia start; 2012 ETTU European Table Tennis Championships; UEFA European U-21 Championship 2011; EHF Women’s European Handball Championship 2010. why herning? The city of Herning is easy to access by car, train and plane and has nice hotels for your event. The flexible facilities within the venues in the city are excellent for creating functional and professional events. The distance between hotels and venues is very short so you will maximise your time spent in Herning.
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odense/funen, denmark Tel +45 4045 0203 Population 500,000 Email ejmo@udviklingfyn.dk Currency Danish Krone Hotel rooms 3,000 Language Danish Temperature June: 11-19°C Time Zone GMT +1 website www.sporteventdenmark.com SPORTS FACILITIES: Arena Fyn (4,500); Odense Sports Centre (2,500); Football Stadium (16,000); Athletic Stadium (8,000); Ice Hockey Stadium (4,500); Cycling Track (8,000). Distance Airport/City Centre: Copenhagen Airport, 160km/1hr 30min; Billund Airport, 105km/1hr. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Museum of world-famous fairytale writer Hans Christian Andersen. The countryside is a treasure trove of well-maintained relics of the past. In all there are 123 manors and castles on the island; e.g. Egeskov Castle from 1554 – the best preserved moat castle in Europe. EVENTS PREVIOUSLY HOSTED: Hans Christian Andersen Marathon (2000-); FEI World Cup Dressage (2007-2016); WBF Super Series Badminton (2007-2017); FIG/European Trampoline Championships (2008); ISAF RSX-Windsurfing World Championships (2010); European Championship Young Riders Dressage (2011). 7’s Rugby Grand Prix (2008, 2010, 2012); European Championships Volleyball 2013; ISAF Nations Cup Matchrace 2013. why odense/funen? Funen has a long tradition of hosting international sport events at a professional level, starting back in 2001 with hosting FIG World Championships in Trampoline. More than 50 others events have followed since and our qualified staff of 10 persons are ready to help you plan and run your next event.
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randers, denmark Tel +45 5156 2004 Population 94,000 Email meb@randers.dk Currency Danish Krone Hotel rooms 360 Language Danish Temperature June: 11-19°C Time Zone UTC +1 website www.sporteventdenmark.com SPORTS FACILITIES: AutoC Park (football stadium for super league); Arena Randers (handball, volleyball, basket league); Honda Park Randers (international motocross); Open Water events. Transport Infrastructure: Highway, railway and airport. Distance Airport/City Centre: Aarhus Airport 45km and Aalborg Airport 90km. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Randers Tropical Zoo; Graceland Randers; and Djurs Summer Land. EVENTS PREVIOUSLY HOSTED: World Championship Motocross MX3; European Championship Motocross MX2 (2007-2009); IDSF Youth European Combi Dance (2010); European Championship Beach Handball (2013). why randers? Good infrastructure; professional event managing; local sport involvement; great engagement of volunteers; unique nature.
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liverpool, england
1.38 million
contact
John Moore
area
647km2
telephone
+44 151 703 7291
currency
Sterling
language
English
hotel rooms
8,046
time zone
GMT
dialling code
+44
average temperature
High 16ºC Low 5ºC
SPORTS FACILITIES: Wavertree Aquatics Centre comprising a 50m, eight-lane swimming pool; Wavertree Athletic complex with 10-lane track, IAAF certified with full field facilities, two javelin runways, indoor/outdoor jumping facility; Waterfront Arena & Convention Centre and Exhibition complex comprising of Echo Arena & BT Convention Centre, Exhibition Centre due to open 2015. Total inter-connected floor space is 15,200m2 including Echo Arena 3,400m2 floor space with up to 10,000 seats, BT Convention Centre 3,700m2 and Exhibition Centre 8,100m2 which will be sub divisible into three separate sections.
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ireland
POPULATION
germany
france
Transport Infrastructure: Two international airports within one hour travelling time and direct trains to London, 2hr 7mins. Distance Airport/City Centre: Liverpool John Lennon Airport is 12km away; Manchester Airport is 46km away.
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John.Moore@accliverpool.com
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: The city has two cathedrals and has the largest collection of national museums and galleries outside of London including Museum of Liverpool; World Museum; Beatles Museum; Tate Liverpool; Walker Art Gallery; Lady Lever Art Gallery; Merseyside Maritime and International Slavery Museum. The city is home to two of the Premier League’s biggest football teams, Liverpool FC and Everton FC. As well as football there is Aintree racecourse, and England’s Golf Coast, Royal Liverpool and Royal Birkdale. events previously hosted: World Netball Series; World Cup Judo; World Cup Table Tennis; World Karate (WSKA); European Team Badminton Championships; European Senior Boxing Championships; European Cross Country Championships – Qualification; ITU Triathlon; British Artistic Gymnastics Championships; Davis Cup Tennis; International Handball; International Basketball.
Why liverpool?
www.accliverpool.com
Berlin, Germany
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U.K.
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Liverpool has emerged as an alternative and ideal destination for hosting world-class sporting events. The destination is easy to reach and once here the compact city centre is appealing to athletes and officials alike with easy navigation to world-class sporting venues, on-site accommodation, leisure and retail offers all within a one-mile radius. Event organisers will be supported by an enthusiastic and experienced local team that will deliver seamlessly to the highest possible standard and work to leave a long-lasting event legacy.
POPULATION
3.5 million Euro
language
German
hotel rooms
48,200
time zone
CET
dialling code
+49 30
average temperature
Summer 20ºC Winter 0ºC
SPORTS FACILITIES: Berlin has a wide variety of modern sports complexes and swimming pools. The roughly 130-hectare Olympiapark Berlin is home to the Olympiastadion Berlin, an official UEFA ‘five-star arena’ and one of the largest sports complexes in Europe. The 45-hectare Sportforum Berlin is the city’s second-largest sporting complex and home of the Olympic base. The Max-Schmeling-Halle, the Velodrom and the Europasportpark Swimming and Diving Centre are additional modern sporting venues for professional and popular sports. The multifunctional O2 World Berlin holds up to 17,000 spectators and is now firmly established as a spectacular event stadium. Transport Infrastructure: 174 destinations by plane; European railway hub; over 220 public transport lines (metro, train). TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Brandenburg Gate;
Why berlin?
www.berlin-sportsmetropolis.com
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+49 30 90223 2975
currency
Distance Airport/City Centre: 20min.
Sports Metropolis
contact telephone
area
poststelle@seninnsport.berlin.de
Reichstag; Unter den Linden / Friedrichstraße; Museum Island; Checkpoint Charlie; Alexanderplatz and TV Tower; Nikolai Quarter; Bebelplatz; Hackesche Höfe; Berlin Cathedral; Gendarmenmarkt; Berlin Central Station; East Side Gallery; Potsdamer Platz; Sony Centre. events previously hosted: FIFA Football World Cup 2006; IHF Men’s Handball World Championships 2007; ISU Allround World Championships Speed Skating 2008; IAAF World Championships in Athletics 2009; CEV Beach Volleyball European Championships 2010; European Championships Artistic Gymnastics 2011; FIFA Women’s Football World Cup 2011; IPC Swimming European Championships 2011; FIVB Men’s World Qualification Tournament 2012; FIVB Grand Slam Beach Volleyball 2013; FINA Swimming World Cup 2013; CEV Women’s European Volleyball Championship 2013; WDSF World Latin DanceSport Championship 2013.
Berlin - a city of diversities with an interesting mix of cultures and lifestyles. Besides owning a unique history, it is also one of the world’s leading sports metropolises. Thanks to its high-quality sporting venues, Berlin continues to be the site of high-ranking international sporting highlights. Our accommodation and hotel landscape meets all requirements for large conventions.
dublin, ireland
ireland
POPULATION
1.3 million
contact
area
921km2
telephone +353 91 537751
currency
Euro
language
English
hotel rooms
time zone
GMT
dialling code
+353 1
SPORTS FACILITIES: Dublin boasts world-class sporting facilities including the historic Croke Park, Europe’s fourth largest stadium (capacity 82,300); Aviva Stadium (51,700 capacity); and Royal Dublin Society (35,000 capacity for outdoor events). The city is also home to the National Aquatic Centre including a range of competition Pools catering for international standard swimming, diving and water polo. Sporting hubs around the country feature excellent sporting facilities including those located at Thomond Park; university campuses; golfing clubs; and a range of playing grounds largely used for traditional Gaelic games, football and rugby.
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Transport Infrastructure: Compact city easily traversed by foot. Transport options include bus, tram, train, taxis and CityBikes.
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Distance Airport/City Centre: 12km from city centre.
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TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Dublin, a historic city,
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20,000 average 3-19ºC temperature effortlessly combines the traditional with the modern and delivers city living alongside the natural outdoors. Offering everything from castles to museums, stadia to quaint cobblestone streets and breweries to colleges, Dublin promises to deliver a fantastic backdrop for any event. The city features a wealth of cultural attractions such as Trinity College Dublin & the Book of Kells, The Guinness Storehouse, Dublin Castle, The Old Jameson Distillery, National Art Gallery, Dublinia and St. Patrick’s Cathedral. events previously hosted: US Naval Academy v Penn State (2012); Tall Ships Race (2012); ISAF Youth World Sailing (2012); Heineken Cup (2013); Giro d’Italia (Belfast to Dublin 2014); University of Central Florida v Penn State (2014). Nationwide recent and upcoming events include: Tall Ships Race (2009 Waterford); Volvo Ocean Race (2009, 2012) Galway. Solheim Cup (2011); Ryder Cup (2006); Irish Open (annual). Rugby World Cup 7’s (2014) – Limerick also named as 2011 European City of Sport
Why dublin?
www.failteireland.ie/majorevents
Dublin is a vibrant coastal capital delivering contemporary city living within easy reach of rolling countryside and mountains. Dublin boasts excellent international access, world-class sporting facilities and a proven record of hosting and delivering sporting events, meetings and conferences. A Team Ireland approach ensures all stakeholders work seamlessly together and are perfectly placed to deliver your requirements as a premier sporting destination. Excellent transport infrastructure ensures easy transition to other sporting hubs nationwide.
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tokyo, japan
POPULATION
13 million
currency
Yen
language
Japanese
hotel rooms
140,000
time zone
GMT +9
dialling code
+81
average temperature
August 31ºC January 2.5ºC
SPORTS FACILITIES: Tokyo provides a worldclass and easy-access platform in the heart of the world’s most forward-thinking city. Some of the venues include: National Stadium, which will undergo complete redevelopment by 2019, becoming the 2020 Games main stadium; Yoyogi National Stadium, the venue for swimming in 1964 and handball in 2020 Games; Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, the venue for gymnastics in 1964 and table tennis in 2020 Games; Nippon Budokan hosting judo in both 1964 and 2020.
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Tokyo
japan
china
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area
Transport Infrastructure: Safe, quick, reliable transport for everyone: 1056 tracks of 760 train stations; 25.7 million daily passengers; trains every three minutes. Distance Airport/City Centre: Tokyo International: 16km; Narita International: 70km. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Powered by a culture of innovation and a dynamic youth population,
Tokyo’s unique combination of hyper-modern and tradition has made it a popular tourist destination. Some popular sports include: Tokyo Skytree, the world’s tallest broadcasting tower at 634 metres; Shibuya Crossing, one of the coolest intersections in the world with its blazing neon lights and enormous video screen; Meiji Shrine, with its 40-foot high tori gate surrounded by beautiful greenery; Sensoji Temple, the iconic landmark in the traditional Asakusa district. events previously hosted: Tokyo’s organisational knowhow is unparalleled. In 2012, Tokyo hosted 21 international sports competitions, including: Asian water Polo Championships; Tokyo Marathon; FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup; Yonex Open Japan (Badminton); and the WA Archery World Cup Final. Tokyo is to host World Team Table Tennis Championships in May 2014 and 2020 Olympic & Paralympic Games. Japan was also elected to host the 2019 IRB Rugby World Cup.
Why tokyo?
www.jpnsport.go.jp
kuala lumpur, malaysia
Tokyo, the host city of 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, is one of the ideal destinations for major sporting events. With numerous first-class sporting facilities, highly developed infrastructure and financial stability, Tokyo offers the best environment for athletes and officials as well as spectators and leaves a longlasting legacy for event organisers.
POPULATION
29 million
contact Tony Nagamaiah
area
329,847km2
telephone
currency
Ringgit
language
Malay, Bahasa Malaysia
time zone
GMT +8
dialling code
+60
SPORTS FACILITIES: Sports venues in Malaysia, especially in Kuala Lumpur, consist of world-class stadiums, indoor arenas, renowned golf courses and motorsport racing tracks. The city also offers venues for adventure and extreme sports. The major sports venues in KL are purpose-built and designed with all the latest features encompassing sound & lighting, digital boards, corporate hospitality suites, etc. These world-class facilities are home to various international sporting events such as Formula 1, PGA, ATP and WTA. the philippines
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malaysia Kuala Lumpur
Transport Infrastructure: The transportation of Kuala Lumpur consists of highlydeveloped intermodal infrastructure in the Klang Valley including an integrated rail network. Distance Airport/City Centre: The drive from KLIA to City is about 77km and 30 minutes via Express Railway Link.
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TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Kuala Lumpur is every inch the Asian cyber-city. Historic temples and
Why kuala lumpur?
+603 2034 2090 tony@mymajorevents.com.my
hotel rooms average temperature
100,000 22-36ºC
mosques rub shoulders with space-age towers and shopping malls; traders’ stalls are piled high with pungent durians; and locals sip cappuccino in wi-fi–enabled coffee shops or feast at bustling street side hawker stalls serving food from across the continent. The most striking thing about Kuala Lumpur for the visitor is its remarkable cultural diversity. Ethnic Malays, Chinese prospectors, Indian migrants and British colonials all helped carve the city out of virgin jungle, and each group has left its indelible mark. Eating, shopping and nightlife are undeniable highlights of any visit here, but don’t restrict yourself to the city – there are numerous parks and monuments nearby that make easy day trips for a break from the bustle. events previously hosted: Laureus Sports Awards 2014; CIMB Classic – PGA Tour; EURASIA Cup; BMW Malaysian Open (WTA); Le Tour de Langkawi; Ironman 70.3; Petronas Formula 1 Grand Prix; XXVI Commonwealth Games
Kuala Lumpur is ideal as a sporting destination due to its value-for-money bargains, strategic location within the ASEAN region, world-class sporting venues and infrastructure. World’s sporting language, English, is widely spoken, while there are also state-of-the-art sporting facilities.
www.mymajorevents.com
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malta
POPULATION
409,836
contact
Suzanne Cassar Dimech
area
316km2
telephone
2291 5212
currency
Euro
language
Maltese, English
hotel rooms
time zone
CET
dialling code
+356
average temperature
SPORTS FACILITIES: Malta offers a wide variety of sporting complexes including the Cottonera Sports Complex, Kirkop sports complex, Marsa Sports Complex, Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Ta’ Qali Sports Facilities. These complexes offer facilities for football; basketball; baseball; netball; tennis; squash; rugby; golf; bowling; cricket; swimming; and gymnasium. For more information, refer to www.sportmalta.org.mt/ facilities. Transport Infrastructure: Public transport service operates daily between 05.30 and 23.00, linking different locations at reasonable fares. italy
tunisia
malta
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Distance Airport/City Centre: The Airport is located 5km away from the City, a 20-minute drive. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Malta is an Archipelago, enabling island hopping between Malta, Gozo and Comino. With 7,000 years of
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history, the sites to visit are endless - Megalithic temples, underground catacombs, churches and forts. The Maltese Islands have three sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, which are: City of Valletta: The Maltese Capital city; seven Megalithic Temples; Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, a rock-cut underground complex. The rural side of the Islands, the fishing village of Marsaxlokk, the open-air market outside Valletta and the It-Tokk market in Victoria, Gozo are among other attractions. events previously hosted: Annual events: The world-renowned Rolex Middle Sea Yacht race; The Mdina Grand Prix of classic cars, internationallyrenowned with participants from all over Europe; The ‘Malta international Airshow’, with a large variety of airplanes, both military and civilian, on display at the Airport and performing in the skies; Marathons including: The Gozo Half Marathon, Vodafone Malta Marathon and the International Challenge Marathon
Why malta?
www.visitmalta.com
With a Mediterranean climate and a variety of facilities to choose from, it will not be difficult to host a sport event in Malta and Gozo. With mild winters and hot summers, the Maltese Islands are an ideal playground for a multitude of land and water sports. Malta is also ideal for activities of a less competitive nature, such as hiking events across the hills of Gozo, or scuba-diving on one of the many wrecks and beautiful reefs that surround the islands.
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auckland, new zealand
POPULATION
1.5 million
contact
area
4,894km2
telephone
currency
Sterling
language
English
hotel rooms
6,000
time zone
GMT +12
dialling code
+64 (0)9
average temperature
Summer 23ºC Winter 14ºC
SPORTS FACILITIES: Auckland has a broad range of unique, world-class venues including three major stadia: Eden Park stadium (capacity 50,000, less than 10 minutes’ drive from central city, venue for Rugby World Cup 2011 Grand Final); North Harbour Stadium (capacity 25,000); and Mt Smart Stadium (capacity 23,000). Versatile indoor venues include Vector Arena (capacity 12,000); North Shore Events Centre (capacity 5,000); Waitakere Stadium (capacity 5,000); ASB Stadium (capacity 3,700); and Viaduct Events Centre (capacity 2,800). Auckland
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Transport Infrastructure: Auckland has an extensive motorway and roading network, and frequent bus, train and ferry services. Distance Airport/City Centre: 21km. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: There’s so much to see and do in Auckland – world-class shopping, superb food and wine, island retreats, and plenty of action and adventure. Explore the city centre’s designer boutiques, waterfront precincts,
Susan Sawbridge +64 (0)9 365 0600
susan.sawbridge@aucklandnz.com
outstanding restaurants and buzzing bars. Head out on the beautiful Waitemata Harbour for an island escape, a dolphin encounter, jet boating, kayaking or sailing. Within 45 minutes of downtown Auckland, you could be in picturesque wine country, walking through lush native rainforest, or riding the waves on the west coast. events previously hosted: UCI BMX World Championship 2013; ISF World Softball Championships 2013; Ironman 70.3 Auckland AsiaPacific Championships 2013; ITU World Triathlon Grand Final 2012; FIA World Rally Championship 2012; Volvo Ocean Race Auckland Stopover 2012; Rugby World Cup 2011; ISA World Junior Surfing Championship 2010; FIBA U19 World Championship 2009; FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup 2008; World Netball Championships 2007. Upcoming: Table Tennis World Veteran Championships 2014; Volvo Ocean Race Auckland Stopover 2014/2015; ICC Cricket World Cup 2015; FIFA U20 World Cup 2015; World Masters Games 2017.
Why auckland?
www.aucklandnz.com
Auckland is a vibrant, diverse city with the physical attributes and organisational capability to ensure all your technical specifications are exceeded. Auckland has a worldwide reputation for delivering major events to the highest standards and has been named in the top three sporting cities in the world for the second year in a row at the 2013 International Sports Event Management (ISEM) Awards. This is backed by an enthusiastic, sports-loving population and a beautiful natural setting to showcase your sport.
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doha, qatar
POPULATION
2.05 million
contact
Maher Safi
area
Qatari riyal
telephone
+974 4494 3174
currency
Euro
email msafi@olympic.qa
language
Arabic, English
hotel rooms
time zone
GMT +3
dialling code
+974
average temperature
SPORTS FACILITIES: Aspire Dome; Al Sadd Sports Club Stadium; AlArabi Sports Club Stadium; Qatar Sports Club Stadium; Al Rayyan Sports Club Stadium; Al Gharafa Sports Club Stadium; Al Shaqab Equestrian Stadium; Khalifa Stadium ; Qatar Equestrian Federation Facilities; Khalifa Tennis and Squash Complex; Doha Sailing Club; Hamad Aquatic Centre; Doha Golf Club. Transport Infrastructure: Airport, roads and railway network (under construction). Distance Airport/City Centre: 15km.
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Doha
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events previously hosted: 2005 West Asian Games; 2006 Asian Games; 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships; 2010 ISAF World Junior 470 Sailing Championships; 2011 Asian Football Cup; 2011 Arab Games; 2012 Asian Shooting Championships. Annual Events: Doha ATP Tennis Tournament; Commercial Bank Qatar Masters; FIM Moto Racing World Championships; FEI Equestrian Global Champions Tour; WTA Tour Tennis Championships; IAAF Diamond League; IHF Handball Super Globe; FIVB Club World Championships.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Al Zubarah Fort (World Heritage Site); Museum of Islamic Art; Sports City; In-Land Sea; Mathaf-Arab Museum of Modern Art; and the Katara-Valley of Cultures. Qatar boasts an array of great shopping malls; Dune bashing and camping in the Arabian Desert; Water Sports activities; Souq Waqif; The Pearl - Qatar.
Why doha?
Doha is central to Europe and Asia which makes it key as a sporting hub. Doha boasts state of the art sporting venues equipped with the latest sporting technologies assisting athletes to perform at their best potential. Excellent transport infrastructure ensures easy transition to other sporting hubs nationwide.
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busan, republic of korea
Rep. of KOREA china
japan
Busan
POPULATION
3.56 million
contact
area
769.86km2
telephone
82 51 888 4208
currency
Won
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language
Korean
hotel rooms
time zone
GMT +9
8,582 15ºC
dialling code
+82
average temperature
SPORTS FACILITIES: Along with a wealth of experience in hosting sporting events, Busan also boasts a range of excellent sports facilities to complement its rich abundance of natural amenities. Busan Sports Complex; Asiad Main Stadium (53,769 seats); Auxiliary Stadium (4,549 seats); Sajik Baseball Ground (30,133 seats); Sajik Gymnasium (14,099 seats); Sajik Swimming Pool (3,000 seats); Gudeok Sports Complex; Main Stadium (24,363 seats); Baseball Ground (11,724 seats); Geumjeong Sports Park (gymnasium, velodrome, tennis Courts); Gangseo Sports Park (field hockey, archery); Gijang Gymnasium (5,245 seats); Busan Olympic Marina (448 boats). Transport Infrastructure: International airport; Subway (four lines, 121 stations); citywide bus service; walking/bike trails. Distance Airport/City Centre: 10km. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Situated along Korea’s beautiful southern coastline, and bordered by mountains and rivers, Busan is home to the
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country’s most popular beaches and a wide range of traditional markets and villages as well as Buddist temples rich in history. Along with this strong cultural heritage, Busan also boasts some world-class tourist attractions such as the world’s biggest department store and Asia’s largest spa. The city also plays host to a variety of events all year round, some of which include the Busan International Fireworks Festival and the Busan International Film Festival. events previously hosted: 2002: 14th Busan Asian Games; 17th FIFA World Cup Korea/ Japan Final Draw & Matches; 8th Far East and South Pacific Games for the Disabled; 2005: 35th Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship; 2006: IPC Powerlifting World Championships, Senior & Junior; 2007: Tour de Korea; 2008: AIBA Executive Committee Meeting; 4th TAFISA World Sport For All Games; 6th IOC World Forum on Sport, Education and Culture; 2009: ISAF Annual Conference; 2013: 21th Asian Table Tennis Championships.
Why busan?
With a wealth of experience in hosting international sporting events, such as the 2002 Asian Games, Busan has the talent and facilities in place to successfully host the Olympics. In the true spirit of the Games, Busan also hopes to promote peace and understanding through sport and competition.
www.busan.go.kr
www.arenagroup.com
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seoul, republic of korea
POPULATION
50.22 million
contact
area
100,210km2
telephone
currency
Won
language
Korean
hotels 638
time zone
UTC +9
dialling code
+82
average temperature
SPORTS FACILITIES: 409 sport facilities in Seoul. Transport Infrastructure: Subway; airport; railroad; bus (regional and local); limousine bus; ferries; ports and harbours; train. Distance Airport/City Centre: 48km from Incheon International Airport to Seoul City downtown.
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Seoul
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TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Since 1945, Seoul has developed into a bustling metropolis. The Han River divides the city in two; the northern part focal point for culture and history, while the southern part is well known for its business district. Seoul hosted many international events, including:1986 Asian Games; 1988 Olympic Games; and 2002 Korea/Japan FIFA World Cup. There are ancient palaces and Royal Shrines of the Joseon Dynasty as well as Seoul World Cup Stadium; 63Building; Lotte World; Bukhansan Mountain National Park; Insa-dong; Itaewon; Myeong-dong; Namdaemun and Dongdaemun
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Markets. On the outskirts you can find Seoul Land, Everland, Korean Folk Village, and Namhansan Mountain Fortress. events previously hosted: 1988 Olympic Games; 2002 Korea/Japan FIFA World Cup; 2010-2013 F1 Korean Grand Prix; 2011 IAAF World Championships in Athletics; 2014 Asian Games Incheon; 2015 Summer Universiade – Gwangju; 2018 Pyeonchang Winter Olympics.
Why seoul?
Seoul is a really good candidate to hold a sporting event since it has an excellent public transportation system, sport facilities (since it held the 1988 Olympics and others), accommodation and entertainment. Moreover it is one of the safest city for travelling.
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ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia
1.1 million
area
753.7km2
telephone
currency
Rubel
language
Russian, Bashkir, Tatar
time zone
MSK +2
dialling code
+7 3472
SPORTS FACILITIES: Existing Sport Facilities: Universal Sports Arena ‘Ufa -Arena’; Ufa Sports Palace; Sports and Fitness Biathlon Complex; Akbuzat Hippodrome; Dynamo Stadium; Burevestnik Swimming Pool; Yulaevets Sports Complex; Sport and Fitness Complex Priozerny; Sport and Fitness Complex of BSPU N.A.Akmullah; Neftyanik Swimming Pool. Sports facilities at the state of construction and reconstruction: Neftyanik Stadium; Sports Training Centre; Centre of Modern Pentathlon in the city of Ufa.
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POPULATION
Transport Infrastructure: Ufa is one of the largest Russian transportation hubs of the inter-regional significance. Distance Airport/City Centre: Airport is located 18km away from Ufa centre. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: There are many must see places in Ufa such as Salavat Yulaev Monument; Congress Hall; Gostiny Dvor Mall; I.Yakutov; S.Yulaev; S.Aksakov Parks; Victory Park;
+7(347) 251 6659 gamesufa2021@gmail.com
hotel rooms
2,548
average temperature
July 13.7-25.9ºC January 8.2-17ºC
Lyalya Tyulpan Mosque; Monument of Friendship; Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God; National and Cultural Jewish Centre; Bashkortostan Republic National Museum; Republican Museum of Battle Glory; Nesterov Art Museum; Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theatre; Mustai Karim Youth Theatre of Bashkortostan; Majit Gafury Bashkir Academic Drama Theatre. events previously hosted: 2014 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup; 2013 The World Draughts Championship Men; VI International Children’s Winter Games; The IIHF Ice Hockey U-20 World Championship. 2012 Motorcycle Ice Racing World Championship; IBU Summer Biathlon World Championship. 2011 World Draughts Championship and Cup; 2010 Motorcycle Ice Racing Europe Championship; 2009- V World Championship in Fire and Rescue Sports; Open European Biathlon Championship U-26; 2007 VI Belt Wrestling World Championship.
Why ufa?
Bashkortostan is located in the southern part of the Ural Mountains on the border between Europe and Asia. Bashkortostan is a multi-ethnic region which combines culture and the history of many nations, coexisting in peace and harmony. Ufa has a wealth of experience of hosting significant international sports events.
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gothenburg, sweden
POPULATION
1.1 million
contact
area
3,700km2
telephone
currency
Swedish krona
language
Swedish
hotel rooms
11,000+
time zone
CET
Temperate climate
dialling code
+46
average temperature
SPORTS FACILITIES: Ullevi (outdoor stadium) seats 43,000; Gamla Ullevi (outdoor stadium) seats 19,000; Scandinavium (indoor stadium) seats 12,000; Åby racetrack (harness racing) seats 10,000. Transport Infrastructure: The city and the region has a great infrastructure system for all kind of transportations.
www.corporate.goteborg.com +46 31 368 4000 info@goteborg.com
European Championship Athletics; 2006 Volvo Ocean Race; 2008 World Championship Figure Skating; 2011 World Championship Handball; 2012 World Championship Team Figure Skating; 2012 World Cup Final Equestrian, Jumping and Dressage; 2013 European Championship indoor Athletics; 2013 European Championship Women’s Football.
Distance Airport/City Centre: Landvetter City Airport 15km; Göteborg City Airport 10km.
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TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: In Gothenburg you find world-class seafood, world-class restaurants and a coastline and archipelago to die for. Thousands of islands lie scattered along the west coast. The world is discovering Gothenburg and West Sweden. You should too. events previously hosted: 1995 World Championship Athletics; 1997 World Championship Swimming and Davis Cup Final Tennis; 1999 World Gymnaestrada; 2002 World Championship Ice Hockey and Volvo Ocean Race; 2003 World Championship Speedway; 2006
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Jämtland Härjedalen, sweden
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Gothenburg is one of the leading event cities in Europe. We offer first-class venues, hotels, restaurants and attractive shopping – as can every other big city in Europe. The difference is that in Gothenburg everything is within easy walking distance, in the heart of a vibrant metropolitan setting.
POPULATION
126,000
contact
www.jamtland.se
area
49,400km2
telephone
+ 46 (0)63 701 1720
currency
Swedish krona
language
Swedish
hotel rooms
50,000+
time zone
CET
dialling code
+46
average temperature
A generally temperate climate
SPORTS FACILITIES: The destination Åre is famous for excellent conditions for Alpine skiing and has been the host for the World Ski Championships in 2007 and for World Cups for several decades and is now bidding for another World Ski Championships in 2019. The Swedish national arena for alpine skiing is situated in Åre.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Jämtland Härjedalen can offer a vast diversity of attractions and activities in a beautiful countryside and in the mountains both winter and summer. In recent years the region has been famous also for its fantastic gastronomy and a couple of Sweden’s best restaurants can be found here.
Östersund, where the national arena for biathlon is situated, is famous for especially biathlon but also cross country and has been the host for the world biathlon championships in 2008 and for for several world cup races in biathlon. Östersund is now bidding for another world biathlon championship, also in 2019.
events previously hosted: Jämtland Härjedalen, with the destinations of Åre and Östersund, has a long tradition of organising and hosting events especially in Alpine skiing and biathlon but also in cross country skiing and in biking and trail running in the mountains. Åre has been the host for numerous World Cup races and the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in 1954 and 2007. Östersund has also been the host for numerous world cup races but in biathlon and was the host for the world biathlon championships in 2008.
Transport Infrastructure: The region has a great infrastructure system for all kinds of transportation. Distance Airport/City Centre: Åre, 100km; Östersund 10km.
Why Jämtland Härjedalen?
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Openness, transparency, safe modern arenas, organisers who speak several languages, enthusiastic spectators. Wherever you decide to place your event in Jämtland Härjedalen, you will have access to beautiful surroundings as well as an efficient operation. Swedes like to think outside the box when turning a sports competition into a great event.
malmÖ, sweden
POPULATION
310,000
contact
www.malmotown.com
area
158.4km2
telephone
+46 (0)40 341 200
currency
Swedish krona
language
Swedish
hotel rooms
5,000
time zone
CET
dialling code
+46
average temperature
August 21ºC January -2ºC
SPORTS FACILITIES: Malmö has plenty to offer. There are hotels and venues for all kinds of events. Suitable venues for larger events are: Malmö Arena (indoor stadium), seats 15,000; Swedbank Stadion (outdoor stadium), seats 24,000; Malmö stadion (outdoor stadium), seats 26,500. There are plenty of opportunities for a successful event in Malmö! Transport Infrastructure: Malmö has a great infrastructure and is situated close to Copenhagen International Airport.
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Distance Airport/City Centre: Copenhagen Airport 15km, Malmö Airport 20km.
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twisting skyscraper masterpiece Turning Torso. It’s a city of contrast, where quaint squares and cobbled streets give a timeless impression, while the trendy shopping, laid-back population and thriving art and music scenes speak of a young and vibrant city, full of curiosity. events previously hosted: Malmö is also emerging as an event destination, with prominent events and artists such as the Eurovision Song Contest 2013; the World Handball Championship 2011; IIHF World Junior Ice hockey Championship 2014. Malmö is a city that cares - a frontrunner in sustainable city planning.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Sweden’s third largest city, Malmö is small enough to have a chilled and friendly atmosphere, yet large enough to boast all the cultural life and attractions of a big city. Here, you’ll find Scandinavia’s oldest Renaissance castle within walking distance of Santiago Calatrava’s
Malmö germany
Why malmÖ?
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stockholm, sweden
Malmö is an international city with a compact, vibrant city centre. Restaurants, bars, cafés and shops jostle alongside one another, with the sea and a long, sandy beach close by. Areas of natural beauty with several high-class golf courses are within easy reach. There are plenty of opportunities for a successful event in Malmö!
POPULATION
2.2 million
contact
www.visitstockholm.com
area
6,488km2
telephone
+46 8 5082 8500
currency
Swedish krona
Evenemang@stockholm.se
language
Swedish
hotel rooms
32,000
time zone
CET
dialling code
+46
average temperature
SPORTS FACILITIES: Stockholm Globe Arenas (indoor stadium) seats 14,000, Tele2 Arena seats +30,000, Friends Arena seats +50,000. We are actually proud to say that we use the whole city as a facility for events.
A generally temperate climate
Athletics Indoor Championships; 1998 Culture Capital of Europe; 2007 The Tall Ships Races; 2008 EuroPride; 2009 Volvo Ocean Race; 2010 LOVE Stockholm (crown princess wedding); 2012-2013 Ice Hockey World Championships.
Transport Infrastructure: The region has a great infrastructure system for all kinds of transportations. Distance Airport/City Centre: Stockholm Bromma Airport – City Centre 5km.
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TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Stockholm is widely celebrated as one of the world’s most beautiful cities, built where lake meets sea, on 14 islands, with 10 centuries of history and culture. Stockholm offers a wide range of world-class museums and attractions. events previously hosted: 1912 Summer Olympic Games; 1990 World Equestrian Games; 1992 European Football Championships; 1995 Ice Hockey World Championships; 1996 European
Why stockholm?
www.visitstockholm.com
Why Stockholm? The answer’s easy: Stockholm is on a roll. Ranked as one of the most dynamic and innovative markets in the world, Stockholm is growing rapidly and attracting more visitors than ever. Add excellent venues and glitch-free operations and you have the perfect location for your next international event.
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lausanne, switzerland
POPULATION
135,000
france
Lausanne
021 315 4215
Swiss franc
language
French
hotel rooms
5,300
time zone
GMT +1
dialling code
+41
average temperature
High 20.5ºC Low 3ºC
Transport Infrastructure: 25 urban lines, eight regional lines and two metro lines make up the densest networks, not only in Switzerland but also in Europe in terms of the number of electric vehicles in circulation.
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SPORTS FACILITIES: Olympic Stadium (football games and athletic events); Malley Ice Rink (multi functional); Beaulieu Congress Centre and the Rolex Learning Centre. In Prevision: Football stadium; Athletic stadium; Indoor Olympic swimming pool; and a multi-purpose indoor hall.
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Distance Airport/City Centre: Lausanne is situated some 60km from Geneva international airport. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: A landscape city, overlooking Lake Geneva and facing the majestic Alps. At the door of Lavaux terraced vineyard, UNESCO world heritage. A city of history: beautifull gothic cathedral; Townhall; a historical and cultural crossroad in the centre of Europe. A city of sport: the Olympic Capital, headquarters
Why lausanne?
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of the IOC since 1915 and home to close to 50 international sports organisations including a vast number of International Federations and a multitude of active companies offering varying services to the world of international sport. events previously hosted: 2013 3x3 basket World Tour Master; 2012 World Orienteering Championships; 2011 14th World Gymnaestrada; 2011 Triathlon World Championship (sprint distance); 2010 Triathlon World Cup; 2009 Billiard World Championship - 3 cushions; 2008 European Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Championships; 2006 Triathlon World Championships; 2004 Triathlon European Championships; 2003 European Latin Dance Championships; 2003 World Cross Country Championships; 2002 European Skating Championships; 2001 World Curling Championships; 2000 European Basketball Cup Final (Saporta); 2000 Stage of the Tour de France Cycling Race.
Lausanne is a perfect place for your sports events, including your meetings and conferences. In the home of international sport all of your special needs are understood, and during the event everything is done to make sure you feel like you are at home! Learn more at www.olympiccapital.ch
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New Taipei City, Taiwan
POPULATION
3.94 million
area
contact
You-Chun Li
telephone
+886 2 2998 1382
currency
New Taiwan dollar
email ar4843@ntpc.gov.tw
language
Mandarin Chinese
hotel rooms
87
time zone
GMT +8
10-37ºC
dialling code
+886
average temperature
SPORTS FACILITIES: Stadia, domes, gyms for all sports. Transport Infrastructure: Subway; high way; train; high speed rail. Distance Airport/City Centre: 23km. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: 1.8 million per year. events previously hosted: 2009 Deaflympics (co-host city).
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New Taipei City the philippines
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There are 29 districts in New Taipei City with diverse folk cultures and natural landscapes. The cultural and natural assets in the city have become a rich resource necessary for the development of tourism. The magnificent natural scenery and culture are good reason for you to approach. You may enjoy the romantic mountains, sea, and rivers, and appreciate local culture, famous delicacies and food, especially the friendly people. This is a vibrant and attractive city.
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amsterdam, the netherlands
POPULATION
799.442
area currency language
Euro Dutch, English
time zone
GMT +1
dialling code
+31 20
SPORTS FACILITIES: Amsterdam has a total number of 934 sports facilities. State-of-the-art facilities with international recognition, home to international events and championships including: Amsterdam ArenA; Ziggo Dome; Amsterdam RAI; Bosbaan; Olympic Stadium; National Rugby Centre; Frans Otten Stadium; Sloterparkbad; Wagener Stadium; Vélodrôme Amsterdam; Jaap Eden Icerink; Sporthallen Zuid; Sports centre Universum.
contact City of Amsterdam telephone
+31 20 624 1111
info@iamsterdam.com
hotel rooms
54,857
average temperature
High 21ºC Low 0ºC
events previously hosted: First World Championship Allround Speedskating in 1889; Olympic Summer Games in 1928; first start of the Tour de France outside France in 1954; World Championship Hockey in 1973; World Gymnaestrada in 1991; UEFA Champions League Final in 1998; Euro 2000 Soccer; Start of the Giro d’Italia in 2010.
Transport Infrastructure: Compact with a wide diversity of public transportation.
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Distance Airport/City Centre: 17km. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Amsterdam is a city packed with characteristic and breathtakingly beautiful cultural heritage of canals, bridges and monumental buildings. Internationally known tourist attractions include: Rijksmuseum; Van Gogh Museum; Anne Frank Museum; National Palace at Dam Square; Scheepvaart Museum; Albert Cuyp Market; Waterlooplein.
Why amsterdam?
In Amsterdam, we simply say: We Welcome Sports! Amsterdam offers: sportsminded fans, accessibility, a compact infrastructure, state-of-the-art facilities, a unique historical and cultural atmosphere. It’s all there to make your event unforgettable!
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Eindhoven, Brainport region, The Netherlands
U.K.
the netherlands Eindhoven germany france
POPULATION
220,000
area currency language
Euro Dutch and English
time zone
GMT +1
dialling code
+31
SPORTS FACILITIES: Genneper Parken: indoor Sports Centre Eindhoven; National Swimming Centre de Tongelreep/Pieter van den Hoogenband Swimming Stadium; Ice Sports Centre Eindhoven; Fontys University of applied science (Sports & Movement, Sports & Education); Centre for Elite Sports and Education; Fieldlab Tongelreep. Stadspark De Karpen: Eef Kamerbeek Athletics Centre; TU/e sports centre. Sportarea Eindhoven-North: Summa College Sports & Movement; Fieldlab Sports & Movement. Strijp area: Area 51 urban sports parc; 040bmx area; Philips Stadium; PSV training centre De Herdgang; SportMarketingXentre (opening 2014). Several fieldlabs sports & innovation; several sports accommodations; sport parks and facilities. Distance Airport/City Centre: Airport Eindhoven, the second largest airport in the Netherlands, is situated in the north of
contact
Paul van Poppel
telephone
+31 40 238 1131
sport@eindhoven.nl
hotel rooms
1,450 0-23ºC
average temperature
Eindhoven. The distance to Eindhoven city centre is approximately 7km. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Van Abbe Museum; Philips Museum; Eindhoven Museum; DAF Museum; PSV Museum; Strijp Area; City Centre; Genneper Parken; Dutch Design Week; GLOW. Transport Infrastructure: Safe, quick, reliable transport for everyone: 1,056 tracks of 760 train stations; 25.7 million daily passengers; trains every three minutes. events previously hosted: 2000 European Football Championships; 2006 UEFA Cup Football final; 2008 European Aquatics Championships; 2010 World Paralympic Swimming Championships; 2012 European Waterpolo Championships; 2013 European Championships Masters Swimming; 2013 FINA World Cup Swimming; 2013 European Championships Bouldering.
Why Eindhoven, Brainport region?
www.eindhovensport.nl
Eindhoven ranks among the world’s elite cities in first-rate technology, design, lighting, innovation and sports. The Financial Times stated that Eindhoven is the third best region in Europe in which to invest by the Foreign Direct Investment Index in February 2014. With wonderful sports facilities for both recreational and elite sports, many national and international sports events are organised in the city. The FINA World Cup Swimming is just one of the elite sports events held in Eindhoven in the past year. In addition, Eindhoven is Holland’s greenest city. It welcomes all athletes and supporters as it has done for years, amiably, cheerfully and professionally.
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rotterdam, the netherlands
U.K.
616,294
currency
Euro
language
Dutch
time zone
GMT +1
dialling code
+31
Transport Infrastructure: Train, bus, metro, taxi and boots.
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SPORTS FACILITIES: Stadium De Kuip (50,000): football stadium of top-tier club Feyenoord; Ahoy Rotterdam (30,000m2): multifunctional venue for sports, events and concerts; Het Kasteel (10,800): football stadium of first division club Sparta Rotterdam; Hockey Stadium Rotterdam (10,000): hockey stadium of Dutch Champion HC Rotterdam; Topsportcentre Rotterdam (1,000-2,500): two top-level sport halls and one recreational; Willem-Alexander Course: international top-rowing course; Neptunus Family Stadium (2,760): baseball stadium of Neptunus Rotterdam; Stadium Woudenstein (3,531): Football stadium of first division club Excelsior.
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Distance Airport/City Centre: 5km (Rotterdam The Hague Airport) TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Euromast: The highest observation tower in the Netherlands; Port of
Why rotterdam?
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Peter van Veen + 31 10 497 12 12 pjs.vanveen@rotterdam.nl 4,250 10.1ºC
Rotterdam: largest port of Europe and number four on the world’s list; Rotterdam architecture - for example: Erasmus bridge, Central Station, Market Hall (future); Zoo Blijdorp: one of Europe most beautiful zoos. Boat attractions: SS Rotterdam, Spido events previously hosted: 2009 World Championships Baseball, 2009 World Championships Judo, 2010 World Championships Gymnastics, 2010 Grand Départ de Tour de France, 2011 World Championships Table Tennis, 2011 World Championships Squash, 2012 European Championships Baseball, 2013 European Youth Boxing Championships. Every year we host events like the ABN Amro ATP World Tennis Tournament and the ABN Amro Rotterdam Marathon. In 2015 the Rotterdam Marathon will celebrate its 35th anniversary. We have also hosted, since 1948, a Concours Hippique Internationale Officiel.
Rotterdam is the place to be for national and international sports events because of its enthusiastic and sport loving population, its state-of-the-art sports venues and all modern infrastructure, hotels, public transport etc. needed for a successful sport event.
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the hague, The Netherlands
U.K.
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france
POPULATION
506,485
currency
Euro
language
Dutch
time zone
GMT +1
dialling code
+31 (0) 70
+31(0)70 361 8888
info@denhaag.com
hotel rooms
9,700
average temperature
High 21ºC Low 0ºC
SPORTS FACILITIES: Kyocera Stadium - football stadium of top-tier club ADO Den Haag; The Hague Beach Stadium – home of all the Beach Sports in The Hague; The Hofbad - swim facility with 50m swimming pool; The Uithof – Winter Sport facility with a 400m speed skating oval, ice hockey rink and an indoor ski slope.
makes a small country great! Louwman Museum: the world’s largest and oldest private collection of classic cars; Binnenhof: spot the Dutch prime minister on his bike here! Noordeinde Palace: working Palace of King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima; Peace Palace: symbol of Peace and Justice for 100 years.
Transport Infrastructure: Public transport: train, bus, tram, taxi. Cycle-friendly city. Good accessibility by car.
events previously hosted: Recent international events: World Cup Kite 2012; EC Beach Soccer 2012; EC Beach Volleyball 2012; EC Cross Triathlon 2012; European Kite Tour 2013; Grand Slam Beach Volleyball 2013; WC Cross Triathlon 2013; WC Nacra 17 sailing 2013.
Distance Airport/City Centre: 21km from The Hague to Rotterdam-The Hague Airport. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: 11km beach just 10 minutes from the city centre; Escher in the Palace: the impossible made possible by graphic artist Escher; Municipal Museum: designed by Berlage, houses masterpieces by Mondriaan; Mauritshuis: houses Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring; Panorama Mesdag: the largest painting in the Netherlands; Madurodam: discover what
Why the hague?
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Annual returning events: City Pier City Run (half marathon with 40,000 competitors); Challenge Cup (international figure skating event); Sport1 Open (ATP Challenger; international tennis tournament); North Sea Regatta (international sailing event).
The only seaside city in the Netherlands; Compact city; everything is nearby; Excellent facilities regarding culture, shopping an dining; An already existing professional sport facility structure; Years of experience hosting international sport events; Always innovative; Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Utrecht within a radius of 65 kilometres.
utrecht, The Netherlands
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POPULATION
telephone
area currency
Euro
language
Dutch
email hotel rooms
time zone
GMT +1
dialling code
+31
SPORTS FACILITIES: More than 100 modern sports facilities: Galgenwaard Stadium – football stadium of top-tier club FC Utrecht; De Krommerijn – swim facility with a 50m swimming pool / National Training Centre Waterpolo; Sportcentrum Galgenwaard – Sportsarena; Sportpark Maarschalkerweerd - a National Hockey Centre development National Cricket Centre; De Vechtsebanen – an ice-skating rink with a 400m speed skating oval and ice hockey rink; Nationaal Denksport Centrum Den Hommel – a National Centre for bridge, chess and checkers.
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Why utrecht?
Utrecht is the beating heart of the Netherlands. With a sports-minded local population, young and well-educated, 70,000 students and a wide range of modern sports facilities. An Enthusiastic and professional host city for international sports events. In 2013 it hosted the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) with 3,300 young elite athletes from 49 European countries. The Grand Départ of the Tour de France will take place in July 2015.
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boston, usa
636,479
contact
area
90 miles2
telephone
currency
US dollar
language
English
hotel rooms
51,000
time zone
Eastern Time Zone
dialling code
+1-617
average temperature
Summer 20-35ºC Winter -1--4ºC
SPORTS FACILITIES: Boston is a truly unique and special host site for sporting events. From our world-class and historic facilities like the TD Garden, Gillette Stadium and Fenway Park, to our countless collegiate venues, Boston has a facility for any event. We are home to numerous state parks, local recreation facilities and multi-field complexes that can be used for large tournaments. Greater Boston is also home to various sports stadiums of all sizes, stateof-the-art pools, indoor tracks and innovative convention centres. For more details on all the sports facilities Boston has to offer, visit www. masportsoffice.com.
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Boston
Transport Infrastructure: The Boston transportation system includes roadway, rail, air, and sea options for transit. Distance Airport/City Centre: 5km. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Boston is one of the most unique and loved cities in the world. Boston is historic: The Kennedys! The infamous Boston
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Tea Party! The Freedom Trail! Boston is a sports paradise: if you want to eat, sleep, and breathe sports, this is the place to do it. And of course, Boston is a hub of education: there are over 50 colleges & universities in the Greater Boston area, including Harvard and MIT. It has the art, food, and nightlife of a big city, with the friendliness and heart of a small town. Boston is truly one of a kind. events previously hosted: Below is a partial list of events hosted in Boston: Volvo Ocean Race ; US Figure Skating Championships; USA Gymnastics American Cup; NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship; US Olympic Women’s Marathon Team Trials; ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships; NCAA Division I Women’s Final Four Basketball Championship; Men’s World Curling Championship; NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey ‘Frozen Four'; US Olympic Board of Directors Meeting; National Hockey League All-Star Game; ISU World Figure Skating Championships in 2016.
Why boston?
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Reno-Tahoe, USA
POPULATION
450,000
area
email jon.killoran@renotahoewintergames.org
language
English
hotel rooms
34,000
time zone
Pacific, USA
dialling code
+1
average temperature
Summer 13-32ºC Winter 8--4ºC
Transport Infrastructure: International airport near city centre, regional and city bus systems, highway system and national train service.
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+1 775 622 3345
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Distance Airport/City Centre: 6km. Reno-Tahoe
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SPORTS FACILITIES: University of Nevada, Reno just north of the city centre has a 30,000-seat football stadium and 11,000-seat multi-purpose arena. An 8,000-seat baseball stadium sits in the heart of the city as does the National Bowling Stadium, an 88-lane venue. Just across the street is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose events centre. Close by is the Livestock & Events Centre, with a 5,500-seat indoor arena and 9,000-seat outdoor arena. An allpurpose 500,000ft2 convention centre is located in South Reno. 18 world-class ski resorts and 43 golf courses are within a one-hour drive. canada
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TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Lake Tahoe, less than a one-hour drive from Reno in the Sierra Mountain Range is the largest inhabited alpine lake in the world. It is also one of the most photographed iconic destinations on earth. Outdoor recreation
abounds year round with plenty of water sports and golf during the summer and snow sports during the winter. Virginia City, located 45 minutes from Reno, is an old western mining town made famous on the legendary US television show ‘Bonanza’. Reno-Tahoe is also home to more than a dozen hotel resorts, many of which have spas and unique attractions as well as plenty of ways to test your luck! events previously hosted: Reno has been a decades-long host of world title boxing matches; World Cup skiing events; numerous national ski and snowboard championships; Mobil Indoor Track Championships; World Cup and Pan American Zonal Fencing Championships; nearly a dozen National Jr. Olympic Cross Country and Volleyball Championships, the Reno Rodeo (one of the largest outdoor rodeos in the world); the National Championship Air Races; national bowling championships; three consecutive NBA Developmental League Showcases (most by any city in the NBA-D League); and college basketball conference tournaments.
Why reno-tahoe? www.renotahoewintergames.org
Reno-Tahoe is a unique blend of Western urban and high desert beauty, with facilities ready to host a wide variety of summer and winter competitions. Paired with four-star resorts featuring very affordable rates, the region is unmatched in its potential to make events shine and attendees enjoy the experience of a lifetime.
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cardiff, wales
POPULATION
1.4 million (region)
area
Cardiff
germany
france
+44 (0)2920 873 573
Sterling
email visitor@cardiff.gov.uk
language
English, Welsh
hotel rooms
7,552
time zone
GMT
dialling code
+44
average temperature
Low 7ºC High 13ºC
Transport Infrastructure: Good rail, road, sea and air network.
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visitor@cardiff.gov.uk
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SPORTS FACILITIES: Millennium Stadium – capacity 74,500; Cardiff City Stadium – capacity 28,000 – being expanded to 32,500 in 2014; SWALEC Stadium – capacity 15,643; Cardiff Arms Park – capacity 12,500; Cardiff International Sports Stadium – capacity 2,613. Other sporting facilities include: Sport Wales National Centre, Cardiff University Sports Training Village, National Indoor Athletics Centre.
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TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: www.visitcardiff.com events previously hosted: Rugby World Cup 1999; RBS 6 Nations matches; FA Cup finals; Speedway Grand Prix; 11 x Olympic Football matches in 2012; Ryder Cup opening concert and gala dinner at Millennium Stadium; Wales Rally GB stages for the past 11 years; Extreme Sailing Series; ICC Champions Trophy; Rugby League World Cup 2013; Senior Open 2014; Rugby World Cup 2015 matches; World Half Marathon 2016; Volvo Ocean Race in 2017-18.
Distance Airport/City Centre: Cardiff Airport is 12 miles west of Cardiff City Centre and has direct flights to over 50 destinations and connecting flights to over 800 destinations worldwide. Bristol International Airport is only one hour away with flights from 112 different countries.
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Why cardiff?
www.visitcardiff.com
Cardiff is home to five top stadia – Millennium Stadium, Cardiff City Football Stadium, Cardiff Arms Park, SWALEC Stadium and the Cardiff International Sports Stadium. Additionally, Cardiff’s International Sports Village in Cardiff Bay has become a top water sports venue where there’s a 50 metre international standard swimming pool, Cardiff Devils Ice Hockey training base and Cardiff International White Water Centre which hosted the 2012 and 2013 ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup and provides for rafting and kayaking as well an Indoor Surf Rider facility. Plans for Cardiff international Sports Village include a SnowVillage. Many of Wales’ international standard sports facilities were used by the 24 Olympic and Paralympic teams preparing for the London 2012 Games and will also be used by visiting teams from New Zealand and Lesotho for this year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Games Listings IeSF 2014 World Championship (baku, azerbaijan) event dates
TBD
year games awarded to host 2014 regularity of event
Annual
Number of sports
Six
SPORTS included: One sports venues to be used: One russia
kazakhstan
Baku
azerbaijan
turkey
Other major events hosted ahead of the games: IeSF General Meeting; International e-Sports Symposium. vision/legacy: IeSF World Championship to become a unique International e-Sports competition of which all Sport authorities approve.
Expected number of participating countries 50 Expected number of athletes and team officials 250 Expected number of volunteers 50 Expected number of venues
One
Tourist Attractions: Baku Seaside Park, Boulevard, is the most attractive place for all who visit the capital of Azerbaijan, whatever the purpose of their visit, and it celebrated its 100year anniversary in 2009. events previously hosted: IeSF World Championship (2009-2013).
Why baku?
Azerbaijan’s government decided to host the IeSF 2014 World Championship in order to consider the possibility that e-Sports could be selected as one of the sports at the first European Games in 2015. Azerbaijan hopes to give e-Sports a boost in the local region by hosting the event.
SportAccord World Mind Games (beijing, china) event dates
11-17 December 2014
year games awarded to host 2012 regularity of event
Annual
Number of sports
Five
SPORTS included: Chess (FIDE); Bridge (WBF); Draughts (FMJD); Go (IGF); and Xiangqi (WXF). sports venues to be used: Beijing International Convention Center (BICC).
china
india
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vision/legacy: The Event brings together the world’s best players for a competition of intellect, strategy and mental stamina, and promotes Mind Sports locally through interaction with youth in the local schools, and internationally through the organisation of the world’s largest online competition.
Why beijing?
Expected number of participating countries 40 Expected number of athletes and team officials 170 Expected number of volunteers 400 Expected number of venues
One
Tourist Attractions: Alongside 7,300 cultural, historic sites and 200 scenic sports, the Forbidden City, Great Wall, Summer Palace and Temple of Heaven are considered the most popular tourist attractions. events previously hosted: SportAccord World Mind Games 2011, 2012 and 2013; SportAccord World Combat Games 2010; Olympic Games and Paralympic Games 2008.
Besides being experienced in organising huge events and providing facilities that meet the highest standards, one of Beijing’s assets is the popularity of Mind Sports. Mind Sports are deeply rooted in Chinese culture and played by all generations of all classes of society.
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88 – Games Listings
89 european games 2015 (baku, azerbaijan) event dates
12-28 June 2015
year games awarded to host November 2012 regularity of event Every four years Number of sports
russia
kazakhstan
Baku turkey
azerbaijan
19
SPORTS included: Archery; athletics; aquatics; badminton; basketball 3x3; beach soccer; boxing; canoe-sprint; cycling; fencing; gymnastics; judo; karate; shooting; table tennis; taekwondo; triathlon; volleyball; wrestling. sports venues to be used: New, permanent stadia being built for the event: National Gymnastics Arena; Baku Aquatics Centre; Main Stadium; Baku Shooting Centre and BMX Velopark. Other major events hosted ahead of the games: European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships; European Youth Olympic Trials; European Taekwondo Championships.
Expected number of participating countries 49 Expected number of athletes and team officials 6,076/3,000 Expected number of volunteers 10,000 Expected number of venues
20
vision/legacy: Baku 2015’s vision is to create a model that will allow the European Games to become the pre-eminent and most innovative continental Games, showcasing Azerbaijan as a modern European nation capable of great achievements. Tourist Attractions: Baku’s old city, seafront boulevard and the iconic flame towers are the epicentre of tourist trails in Azerbaijan. events previously hosted: Baku hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012, hosts an annual Formula 3 race and regular World Cup and Grand Prix events across a number of sports.
Why baku?
Baku is a vibrant and exciting city on the ancient silk road with close ties to Europe and the Caucasus region. The government of Azerbaijan has made sport one of its top priorities and is investing heavily in venues, transport and city infrastructure.
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16th FINA World Championships 2015 (kazan, Russia) event dates
24 July - 9 August 2015
year games awarded to host 2011 regularity of event Every two years Number of sports
Six
SPORTS included: Diving; swimming; open water swimming; water polo; synchronised swimming; high diving.
russia Kazan
kazakhstan
ukraine
sports venues to be used: Aquatics Palace: diving; Kazan Arena Stadium: synchronised swimming, swimming; Kazanka River: open water swimming, high diving; Water Polo Arena: water polo. Other major events hosted ahead of the games: European Badminton Championships in Russia, 23-27 April 2014 in Kazan; Russian Athletics Championships in Russia, 23-26 July 2014 in Kazan; IWF Junior World Championships in Russia, 20-27 June
Expected number of participating countries 180 Expected number of athletes and team officials 2,500 Expected number of volunteers 3,000 Expected number of venues Four 2014 in Kazan; World Fencing Championships in Russia, 15-23 July 2014 in Kazan. vision/legacy: After the Universiade, our city has acquired new sports facilities, new roads, a new airport terminal, widespread city improvement and much more. Tourist Attractions: Kazan Kremlin, Starotatarskaya Sloboda, Raifa, Bolgar, Sviyazhsk and much more. events previously hosted: XXVII World summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan (6-17 July 2013).
Why kazan?
The city of Kazan has many opportunities after the Universiade 2013, such as new sports facilities, new roads, a new airport terminal and city improvement schemes that will assist many Championships.
The World Games 2017 (WROCLAW, poland) event dates
3-13 August 2017
year games awarded to host 2012 regularity of event Every four years Number of sports
30+
SPORTS included: International World Games Association Member Federations’ sports plus maximum five invitational sports. germany
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Wroclaw
belarus
ukraine
sports venues to be used: Various sports halls; stadia; open areas; river; and a lake. Other major events hosted ahead of the games: FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship 2014; Wroclaw Global Forum 2014; European Capital of Culture 2016. vision/legacy: Exploiting our experience and knowledge in the organisation of a top-class international multi-discipline sports event by providing a perfect competition and working
Why wroclaw?
Expected number of participating countries 100+ Expected number of athletes and team officials 4,000 Expected number of volunteers 3,000 Expected number of venues
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environment, leaving incredible memories and new standards. Tourist Attractions: The Centennial Hall – UNESCO World Heritage; Cathedral Island surrounded by the Odra River; Market Square – vibrant centre of city life; The Quarter of Four Denominations. events previously hosted: UEFA EURO 2012; World Archery Cup 2013; Wroclaw Global Forum 2010-2013; European Culture Congress 2011; Sport Acrobatics World Cup 2010; FIBA European Basketball Championships 2009.
Wroclaw - the ‘meeting place’ - an accomplished city for sports, business, cultural, private and countless other encounters. Breathtaking spaces for unexpected memories. Very old and very modern. Multicultural, rich, exciting. Highly developed in recent years for your stay, event and competition. Amaze yourself soon and in 2017 at The World Games!
90 – Games Listings
III SUMMER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES (buenos aires, argentina) event dates
September 2018
year games awarded to host 2013 regularity of event Every four years Number of sports
brazil
argentina
Buenos Aires
28
SPORTS included: Athletics; archery; aquatics; badminton; basketball; boxing; canoeing; cycling; equestrian; fencing; football; golf; gymnastics; handball; hockey; judo; modern pentathlon; rowing; rugby; sailing; shooting; table tennis; taekwondo; tennis; triathlon; volleyball; weightlifting; wrestling sports venues to be used: Buenos Aires Expo Centre (to be built); Aquatics Centre & Athletics Centre at Parque Roca (to be built); Parque Roca Tennis Stadium; CENARD; Parque 3 de Febrero; National Rowing Center (Tigre); River Plate & Boca Juniors Stadium; Club Hipico Argentino.
Expected number of participating countries 204 Expected number of athletes and team officials 5,700 Expected number of volunteers 5,000 Expected number of venues
19
vision/legacy: We see 2018 as a glorious opportunity; a way of building on our Olympic history to engage with the next generation and demonstrating how the Games can help young people to fulfil their potential in Argentina and around the world. Tourist Attractions: Galileo Planetarium; Colon Theatre; MALBA; National Fine Arts Museum; La Boca neighbourhood & Caminito Street; Colonial Buildings; Historic Town Hall Museum. events previously hosted: 2006 South American Games (ODESUR); 2013 IOC Session; 2011 America’s Football Cup; 2012 Davis Cup Semi-Final.
Why buenos aires?
Buenos Aires is a city like no other: tolerant yet proud. Simultaneously easy-going and energised. And above all, passionate about the things that matter to us – including sport. We will put our sports facilities and cultural institutions, our parks, our technical and commercial expertise, and indeed – our passion – to welcome the young people of the world to celebrate the YOG in Buenos Aires in 2018.
INVESTING IN WORLD-CLASS EVENTS If you’d like to know more contact the friendly experienced team at New Zealand Major Events: PO Box 1473, Wellington 6011 Email: majorvevents@med.govt.nz Telephone: +64 (4) 978 3100 Website: www.majorevents.govt.nz
IF & Associate Member Listings International Boxing Association (aiba)
BADMINTON WORLD FEDERATION (BWF)
sport
Boxing
sport
Badminton
president
Ching-Kuo Wu
president
Poul-Erik Høyer
GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO
Ho Kim
GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO
Thomas Lund
event bidding contact
info@aiba.org
event bidding contact
Thomas Lund t.lund@bwfbadminton.org
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Thomas Lund enquiries contact t.lund@bwfbadminton.org
CONTACT DETAILS Avenue de Rhodanie 54 Tel: +41 21 321 2777 Fax: +41 21 321 2772 Email: info@aiba.org
CONTACT DETAILS Unit 17.05, Level 17, Amoda Building, 22 Jalan Imbi, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel: +603 2141 7155 Fax: +603 2143 7155 Email: bwf@bwfbadminton.org
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
180
major competitions/world championships: AIBA Men’s World Boxing Championships (biennial); AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships (biennial); AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships (biennial); AIBA Junior World Boxing Championships (biennial); AIBA Women’s Junior/Youth World Boxing Championships (biennial); World Series of Boxing (annual); AIBA Pro Boxing (annual). event portfolio: 2014 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships, Sofia, Bulgaria; 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow, Scotland; 2014 Youth Olympic Games, Nianjing, China; 2014 XVII Asian Games, Incheon, Korea; 2014 FISU World University Championships, Yakutsk, Russia; 2014 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships, Korea, Jeju; 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships, Doha, Qatar.
major competitions/world championships: World Championships (annual); Sudirman Cup (biennial); Thomas & Uber Cups (biennial); World Junior Championships (annual); World Senior Championships (biennial); World Superseries (annual, 13 legs). event portfolio: 2014 World Junior Championships, Alor Setar, Malaysia; 2014 Thomas & Uber Cups, New Delhi, India; 2014 World Championships, Copenhagen, Denmark; 2015 World Championships, Jakarta, Indonesia; 2015 Sudirman Cup, Dongguan, China.
www.aiba.org
www.bwfbadminton.org
COMMONWEALTH GAMES FEDERATION (CGF)
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN GAMES (CIJM)
sport
Commonwealth Games
sport
Mediterranean Games
president
Tunku Imran
president
Amar Addadi
GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO
Michael Hooper
GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO
Isidoros Kouvelos
event bidding contact
Rachel Simon r.simon@thecgf.com
event bidding contact
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Peter Murphy enquiries contact p.murphy@thecgf.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
CONTACT DETAILS 2nd Floor, 138 Piccadilly, London Tel: +44 20 7491 8801 Fax: +44 20 7409 7803 Email: office@thecgf.com
CONTACT DETAILS Athens Olympic Sport Complex (OAKA, Spirou Loui Ave., Aquatic Center, 151 23 Maroussi (Athens), Greece Tel: +30 210 6850 206 Fax: +30 210 6850 207 Email: info@cijm.org.gr
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
70
24
major competitions/world championships: Commonwealth Games are held on a four-year cycle; Commonwealth Youth Games are held on an alternative four-year cycle. event portfolio: 2010 Commonwealth Games, Delhi, India; 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games, Douglas, Isle of Man; 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow, Scotland; 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games, Apia, Samoa; 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games, Castries, St. Lucia; 2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia.
major competitions/world championships: Mediterranean Games (every four years), Mediterranean Beach Games (every four years) event portfolio: 2015 Mediterranean Beach Games, Pescara, Italy; 2017 Mediterranean Games, Tarragona, Spain.
www.thecgf.com
www.cijm.org.gr
92 – IF Listings
CONFéDéRATION INTERNATIONALE DE LA pêche SPORTIVE (CIPS)
CONSEIL INTERNATIONAL DU SPORT MILITAIRE (CISM)
sport
Fishing Sports
sport
Military Sports
president
Ferenc Szalay
president
Abdulhakeem Alsheeno
GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO
Gianrodolfo Ferrari
GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO
Dorah Mamby Koita
event bidding contact
Ferenc Szalay szalay.ferenc@cips-fips.com
event bidding contact
Olivier Verhelle olivier.verhelle@cism-milsport.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
cipssecretariat@cips-fips.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
Olivier Verhelle olivier.verhelle@cism-milsport.com
CONTACT DETAILS Viale Tiziano, 70 00196 Roma, Italy Tel: +39 06 8798 0514 Fax: +39 06 8798 0087 Email: segreteriainternazionale@fipsas.it
CONTACT DETAILS CISM, 26 rue Jacques Jordaens, B-1000, Bruxelles, Belgium Fax: +32 2 657 5387 Email: cism@cism-milsport.com
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
133
134
major competitions/world championships: Sport Fishing European Championship (FIPS-Mouche – FIPS-M – FIPSed), five per year; Sport Fishing World Championship (FIPSMouche – FIPS-M – FIPSed), 31 per year. event portfolio: 2014 Coarse Angling World Championships for Youth (U14, U18, U23) Assen, Netherlands; 2014 Feeder Fishing World Championship Coachford Ireland; 2014 Coarse Angling World Championship for Nations, Sveta Marija, Croatia; 2014 Big Game Fishing World Championship, Victoria, Brazil; 2014 Shore Angling World Championships Ladies and Men, Port d’Albret, France; 2014 Fly Fishing World Championship, Frymburk Czech Republic; 2014 Fly fishing European Championship, Jamtland, Sweden; 2014 Black Bass World Championship, Lake Vicente, Guerrero, Mexico.
major competitions/world championships: 25 Category One sports/world championships yearly; World Summer Games every four years; World Winter Games every four years; World Cadet Games every four years; CISM Football Trophy every two years. event portfolio: 2011 5th CISM World Games, Rio, Brazil; 2013 2nd World Winter Games, Annecy, France; 2013 1st CISM World Football Trophy, Baku, Azerbaijan; 2014 1st CISM World Cadets Games, Quito/Salinas, Ecuador; 2015 6th CISM World Games, Mungyeong/Pohang, Korea, R; 2017 2nd CISM World Football Trophy, Muscat, Oman; 2018 3rd CISM World Cadets Games, Jakarta, Indonesia.
www.cips-fips.com/cips/index2.html
www.cismmilsport.org
World Underwater Federation (CMAS)
CONFéDéRATION MONDIALE DES SPORTS DE BOULES (CMSB)
sport
Underwater Sports
sport
Boules Sports
president
Anna Arzhanova
president
Claude Azema
general secretary/CEO
Hassen Baccouche
general secretary/CEO
event bidding contact c.azema@fipjp.com event bidding contact Giusy Cafini cmas@cmas.org presidenza@federbocce.it EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
Hassen Baccouche
secretary.general.cmas@gmail.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
CONTACT DETAILS Viale Tiziano 74, 00141 – Roma, Italy Tel: +39 06 3211 0594 93 Fax: +39 06 3211 0595 Email: cmas@cmas.org
CONTACT DETAILS
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
138
major competitions/world championships: CMAS Games (every four years); CMAS World Championships (every two years); CMAS Junior World Championships (every two years); CMAS Continental Championships (every two years); CMAS Junior Continental Championships (every two years); CMAS World Cups (annual, six rounds). event portfolio: 2013 CMAS Games, Kazan, Russia; 2013 World Championship UW Hockey, Eger, Hungary; 2013 World Championship Photo, Cayo Largo, Cuba; 2013 World Cup Finswimming, Lignano, Italy; 2013 World Cup Finswimming, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt; 2013 World Cup Finswimming, Aix en Provence, France; 2013 World Cup Finswimming, Gliwice, Poland; 2013 World Cup Finswimming, Geneva, Switzerland.
major competitions/world championships: World Championships (Individual and Team) Men, Women, Youth; European Championships (Individual and Team) Men, Women, Youth (biennial); CBI World Cup Club (quadrennial); FIB European Cup Club. event portfolio: 2013 Mediterranean Games, Mersin, Turkey; 2013 World Games, Cali, Colombia; 2013 World Championship Men, Women, Junior, ItalyCroatia-France-Netherlands; 2013 European Championship Men, Women, Junior, Italy-Croatia-France-Argentina-Germany; 2014 World Championship Men, Women, Junior Kaihua, China; Tahiti, French Polynesia; Chieri, Italy; Macon, France.
www.cmas.org
International Workers and Amateurs in Sports Confederation (CSIT)
109
www.cmsboules.com
Fédération aéronautique internationale (FAI)
sport
Workers’ Sports
sport
Air Sports
president
Harald Bauer
president
John Grubbström
general secretary/CEO
Wolfgang Burghardt
general secretary/CEO
Susanne Schödel
event bidding contact Wolfgang Burghardt office@csit.tv
event bidding contact Markus Haggeney sports@fai.org
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Markus Haggeney enquiries contact sports@fai.org
Harald Bauer bauer@csit.tv
CONTACT DETAILS Steinergasse 12, A-1230 Vienna Tel: +43 18 6932 4520 Fax: +43 18 6932 4528 Email: office@csit.tv
CONTACT DETAILS Maison du Sport International, Av. de Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland Tel: +41 21 345 1070 Fax: +41 21 345 1077 Email: info@fai.org
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
46
113
major competitions/world championships: 4th CSIT World Sports Games, 7-14 June 2015, Lignano, Italy. event portfolio: 2013 100-year anniversary, Brussels and Ghent, Belgium; 2013 3rd CSIT World Sports Games, Varna, Bulgaria; 2015 5th CSIT World Sports Games, Lignano, Italy.
major competitions/world championships: FAI World Air Games; World and Continental Championships generally every two years in Aerobatics, Aeromodelling, Ballooning, General Aviation, Gliding, Hang Gliding, Microlights, Parachuting, Paragliding, Paramotors and Rotorcraft. event portfolio: 2014 FAI Asian-Oceanic Championship for Aerobatic Model Aircraft, Pattaya, Thailand; 2014 33rd FAI World Gliding Championships, Räyskälä, Finland; 2014 14th, FAI World Microlight Championships, Matkopuszta, Hungary; 2014 19th FAI World Rally Flying Championship, Torun, Poland; 2014 58th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett, Vichy, France; 2014 1st FAI Women’s World Hot Air Balloon Championship, Poland, Leszno; 2014 5th FAI World Canopy Piloting Championships, Zephyrhills, USA; 2014 2nd FAI Pan-American Paragliding Championship, Loma, Bola, Argentina.
www.csit.tv
www.fai.org
94 – IF Listings
Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI)
FéDéRATION INTERNATIONALE DE L’AUTOMOBILE (FIA)
sport
Equestrianism
sport
Automobile Sports
president
HRH Princess Haya Al Hussein
president
Jean Todt
general secretary/CEO
Ingmar De Vos
secretary general
Jean-Louis Valentin
event bidding contact Francisco Lima francisco.lima@fei.org
event bidding contact Alexandre Gueschir agueschir@fia.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Lisa Lazarus enquiries contact lisa.lazarus@fei.org
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
CONTACT DETAILS Chemin de la Joliette, 8, Lausanne 1006, Switzerland Tel: +41 (0)21 310 4747 Fax: +41 (0)21 310 4760 Email: info@fei.org
CONTACT DETAILS FIA, 2, chemin de Blandonnet 1215, Geneva 15, Switzerland Tel: +41 22 544 4400 Fax: +41 22 544 4450 Email: legal@fia.com
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
132
Alexandre Gueschir agueschir@fia.com
230
major competitions/world championships: Annual Series: FEI Classics (six events); FEI World Cup Jumping (116 qualifiers), Dressage (25 qualifiers), Driving (nine qualifiers) & Vaulting (five qualifiers); and FEI Nations Cup Jumping (20 qualifiers), Dressage (six qualifiers) & Eventing (nine qualifiers). event portfolio: 2014 Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final, Lyon, France; 2014 Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final, Lyon, France; 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, Normandy, France; 2014 FEI Classics - Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials, Burghley, Great Britain; 2014 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup Jumping Final, Barcelona, Spain; 2015 Longines FEI World Cup Jumping Final Las Vegas, USA; 2015 Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Final, Las Vegas, USA.
major competitions/world championships: FIA Formula One World Championship (annual); FIA World Rally Championship (annual); FIA World Touring Car Championship (annual); FIA World Rallycross Championship (annual); CIK-FIA Karting World Championship (annual); FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies (annual); FIA World Endurance Championship (annual).
www.fei.org
www.fia.com
London 2012 Flag Handover / August 12th 2012, Olympic Stadium - London, Uk.
Filmmaster Events - Olympic Ceremonies Turin 2006, Olympic Ceremony / February 10th 2006, Olympic Stadium - Turin, Italy.
Fédération internationale de sambo (FIAS)
International Basketball Federation (FIBA)
sport
Sambo
sport
Basketball
president
Vasily Shestakov
president
Yvan Mainini
general secretary/CEO
Roberto Ferraris
general secretary/CEO
Patrick Baumann
event bidding contact Vasily Shestakov info@sambo-fias.com
event bidding contact Predrag Bogosavljev bogosavljev@fiba.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Benjamin Kikwaki enquiries contact kikwaki@fiba.com
CONTACT DETAILS 125009, Gazetny pereulok, 17/9 build. 2, Moscow (Russia) Tel: +74 9 5411 6137 Fax: +74 9 5411 6138 Email: info@sambo-fias.com
CONTACT DETAILS 5 Route Suisse, PO Box 209 Tel: +41 22 545 0000 Fax: +41 22 545 0099 Email: info@fiba.com
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
84
213
major competitions/world championships: Sambo Continental Championships; Sambo World Cups (four stages); Sambo World Championships (juniors and youth; adults; masters). event portfolio: 2013 Summer World Universiade, Kazan, Russia; 2013 World Games, Cali, Colombia; 2013 SportAccord World Combat Games, St. Petersburg, Russia; 2013 Sambo World Championship, Saint Petersburg, Russia; 2014 Sambo World Championships (juniors and youth), Seoul, South Korea; 2014 4th Asian Beach Games, Thailand, Phuket; 2014 Sambo World Championships, Narita, Japan.
major competitions/world championships: FIBA Basketball World Cup (every four years); FIBA World Championship for Women (every four years); Olympic Games Tournaments (every four years); FIBA U19 World Championships (every two years); FIBA U17 World Championships (every two years); FIBA 3x3 World Tour (annual); FIBA 3x3 World Championships (every two years); Youth Olympic Games (every four years); FIBA 3x3 U18 World Championships (every two years); FIBA 3x3 All Stars. event portfolio: 2014 FIBA 3x3 World Championships, Moscow, Russia; 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship for Women, Bratislava, Slovak Republic; 2014 FIBA 3x3 World Tour, Manila, Beijing, Chicago, Prague, Lausanne, Rio, Tokyo; 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, Bilbao, Granada, Gran Canaria, Sevilla, Barcelona, Madrid, Spain; 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women, Turkey, Ankara, Istanbul; 2014 FIBA 3x3 All Stars, Doha, Qatar.
www.sambo-fias.org
www.fiba.com
FéDéRATION INTERNATIONALE DE BOBSLEIGH ET DE TOBOGGANING (FIBT) sport
Bobsleigh and Tobogganing
president
Ivo Ferriani
general secretary/CEO
Heike Groesswang
event bidding contact Raik Bauerfeind Raik.bauerfeind@fibt.com EVENT SPONSORSHIP Heike Groesswang enquiries contact Heike.groesswang@fibt.com CONTACT DETAILS Avenue de Rhodanie, 54, 1007 Lausanne – CH Tel: +41 2 1601 5101 Fax: +41 2 1601 1677 Email: office@fibt.com Number of National Associations Worldwide
64
major competitions/world championships: World Cups (minimum of eight across five disciplines); North American Cups (minimum of eight across five disciplines); Europa Cups (minimum of eight across five disciplines); Intercontinental Cups (minimum of eight across five disciplines); World Championships: every year but Olympic Year. event portfolio: 2014/15 FIBT World Championships, Winterberg, Germany; 2014/15 European Championships, La Plagne, France; 2014/15 Junior World Championships, Altenberg, Germany; 2014/15 World Cups, worldwide; 2014/15 Europa Cups, Europe; 2014/15 North American Cups, North America; 2014/15 Intercontinental Cups, worldwide.
www.fibt.com
Fédération Int. de Chiropratique du Sport (FICS)
FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE CHIROPRATIQUE DU SPORT
Fédération Internationale des échecs (FIDE) FIDE
GENS UNA SUMUS
sport
Sports Chiropractic
sport
Chess
president
Sheila Wilson
president
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
general secretary/CEO
Philip Santiago
general secretary/CEO
Ignatius Leong
FIDE
GENS UNA SUMUS
event bidding contact Brian Nook bnook@acpe.edu.au
event bidding contact Nigel Freeman office@fide.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Brian Nook enquiries contact bnook@acpe.edu.au
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
CONTACT DETAILS Maison du Sport International, Av. de Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland Tel: +41 6484 9091 Fax: +41 6484 9665 Email: cdavis@fics-sport.org
CONTACT DETAILS 9 Siggrou Avenue, 11743, Athens, Greece Tel: +30 210 921 2047 Fax: +30 210 921 2859 Email: office@fide.com
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Nigel Freeman office@fide.com
180
major competitions/world championships: World Chess Championship (two-year cycle), Chess Olympiad (biannual), World Cup (biannual, World Team Championships (two-year cycle), Women’s World Chess Championship (two-year cycle), Junior World Championships (annual), Youth World Championships (annual), Senior World Championships (annual). event portfolio: 2013 FIDE World Chess Championship Match, Chennai, India; 2013 FIDE Women’s World Championship Match, Taizhou, People’s Republic of China; 2014 European Individual Championship, Yerevan, Armenia; 2014 41st World Chess Olympiad, Tromsø, Norway; 2014 European Schools Championships, Kavala, Greece; 2015 World Cup Azerbaijan; 2015 World Amateur Championship, Porto, Carras, Greece; 2015 World Junior U20 Championships, Khanty-Mansyisk, Russia.
www.fics-sport.org
FéDéRATION INTERNATIONALE D’ESCRIME (FIE) sport
Fencing
president
Alisher Usmanov
general secretary/CEO
Frederic Pietruszka/Nathalie Rodriguez
event bidding contact Krisztian Kulcsar krisztian.kulcsar@fie.ch EVENT SPONSORSHIP Barna Héder enquiries contact barna.heder@t-online.hu CONTACT DETAILS Maison du Sport International, Av. de Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland Fax: +41 21 320 3116 Email: info@fie.ch Number of National Associations Worldwide
149
major competitions/world championships: Cadet and Junior Fencing World Championships (annual); Senior Fencing World Championships (annual); Grand Prix Series (annual) will comprise nine high-level events of which three will be held in Europe, three in America and three in Asia. event portfolio: 2014 Cadet and Junior Fencing World Championships, Plovdiv, Bulgaria; 2014 Pan-American Championships, San José, Costa Rica; 2014 European Championships, Strasbourg, France; 2014 African Championships, Cairo, Egypt; 2014 Asian Championships, Suwon City, Korea; 2014 Senior World Fencing Championships, Kazan, Russia; 2014 Grand Prix, Turin, Italy; 2015 Grand Prix, Doha, Qatar.
www.fie.org
www.fide.com
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
Fédération internationale de gymnastique (FIG)
sport
Football
sport
Gymnastics
president
Joseph S. Blatter
president
Bruno Grandi
general secretary/CEO
Jérôme Valcke
general secretary/CEO
André F. Gueisbuhler
event bidding contact Stephanie Fulton Stephanie.fulton@fifa.org
event bidding contact André F. Gueisbuhler agueisbuhler@fig-gymnastics.or
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Olivier Strebel enquiries contact ostrebel@fig-gymnastics.org
CONTACT DETAILS FIFA-Strasse 20, P.O. Box 8044, Zürich Tel: +41 43 222 7777 Fax: +41 43 222 7878
CONTACT DETAILS Avenue de la Gare 12. 1003 Lausanne, Switzerland Tel: +41 2 1321 5510 Fax: +41 2 1321 5519 Email: info@fig-gymnastics.org
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
209
135
major competitions/world championships: FIFA Ballon D’Or 2013; FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2014; Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup 2014; 64th FIFA Congress; 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil; FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014; Youth Olympic Football Tournaments Nanjing 2014 – Girls; Youth Olympic Football Tournaments Nanjing 2014 – Boys; FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014.
major competitions/world championships: FIG World Championships, FIG World Cup, World Gymnaestrada. event portfolio: 2014 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Nanning, China; 2014 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, Izmir, Turkey; 2014 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships, Daytona Beach, USA; 2014 Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships, Cancun, Mexico; 2014 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships, Levallois, France.
www.fifa.com
www.fig-gymnastics.com
Fédération internationale de hockey (FIH)
International Kendo Federation (FIK)
sport
Hockey
sport
Kendo
president
Leandro Negre
president
Yoshimitsu Takeyasu
general secretary/CEO
Kelly Fairweather
general secretary/CEO
Yukio Sato
event bidding contact Sarah Massey sarah.massey@fih.ch
event bidding contact Arinobu Kurose kendo-fik@kendo.or.jp
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Sarah Massey enquiries contact sarah.massey@fih.ch
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Arinobu Kurose enquiries contact kendo-fik@kendo.or.jp
CONTACT DETAILS Rue du Valentin 61, CH-1004, Lausanne, Switzerland Tel: +41 21 641 0606 Fax: +41 21 641 0607 Email: info@fih.ch
CONTACT DETAILS 2f Yasukuni Kudan Minami Bldg, 2-3-14 Kudan Minami, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Japan, 102-0074 Tel: +81 3 3234 6271 Fax: +81 3 3234 6007 Email: kendo-fik@kendo.or.jp
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
127
major competitions/world championships: Hockey World League – Four rounds over a two-year cycle with more than 100 teams; Champions Trophy – top eight men’s and women’s teams, annual; Hockey World Cup – top 16 men’s and women’s teams every four years. event portfolio: 2015 World League Final (Women), TBC, Argentina; 2015 World League Final (Men), Mohali, India; 2014 Champions Trophy (Men), Bhubaneswar, India; 2014 Champions Trophy (Women), Mendoza, Argentina; 2014 Hockey World Cup (Men and Women), The Hague, Netherlands; 2014 Hockey World League Final (Men), New Delhi, India; 2014 Hockey World League Final (Women), Tucuman, Argentina; 2013 Junior World Cup (Men), New Delhi, India; 2013 Junior World Cup (Women), Moenchengladbach, Germany.
www.fih.ch
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52
major competitions/world championships: World Kendo Championships (once every three years); European Kendo Championships (twice every three years); National Kendo Championships (every year). event portfolio: 2013 European Kendo Championships, Berlin, Germany; 2013 World Combat Games, Saint Petersburg, Russia; 2014 European Kendo Championships, Clermont-Ferrand, France; 2015 World Kendo Championships, Tokyo, Japan.
www. kendo-fik.org
Fédération Internationale de luge de course (FIL)
Fédération internationale des luttes associées (FILA)
sport
Luge
sport
Wrestling
president
Josef Fendt
president
Nenad Lalovic
general secretary/CEO
Svein Romstad
general secretary/CEO
Michel Dusson
event bidding contact Christoph Schweiger schweiger@fil-luge.org
event bidding contact Jean-Daniel Rey jeandaniel@fila-official.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
Babett Wegscheider wegscheider@fil-luge.org
Gordon Templeman gordon@fila-official.com
CONTACT DETAILS Rathausplatz 9, 83471 Berchtesgaden, Germany Tel: +49 8652 66960 Fax: +49 8652 66969 Email: office@fil-luge.org
CONTACT DETAILS Rue du Château 6, 1804, Corsier-Sur-Vevey, Switzerland Tel: +41 21 312 8426 Fax: +41 21 323 6073 Email: fila@fila-wrestling.com
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
53
178
major competitions/world championships: Luge Competitions during Olympic Winter Games; FIL World Championships (annual except in Olympic years); FIL European Championships (every two years in even years); FIL Junior World Championships (annual); FIL World Cups (eight to 10 events per year). event portfolio: 2015 FIL World Championships, Sigulda, Latvia; 2015 Junior World Championships, Lillehammer, Norway;2016 FIL World Championships, Königssee, Germany; 2016 FIL Junior World Championships, Winterberg, Germany;2017 FIL World Championships, Innsbruck-Igls, Austria; 2017 FIL Junior World Championships, Sigulda, Latvia.
major competitions/world championships: World Championships - Senior, Junior, Cadet (annual); Continental Championships in America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania (annual); Men’s Freestyle World Cup (annual); Women’s Freestyle World Cup (annual); Greco-Roman World Cup (annual); Golden Grand Prix (annual); Pankration, Belt and Traditional Wrestling Championships. event portfolio: 2014 World Championship, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 2014 Oceanic Championship, Pago Pago, American Samoa; 2014 African Championship, Tunis, Tunisia; 2014 European Championship, Vantaa, Finland; 2014 Asian Championship, Astana, Kazakhstan; 2014 PanAmerican Championship, Mexico City, Mexico; 2014 Junior World Championship, Zagreb, Croatia; 2015 World Championship, Las Vegas, USA.
www.fil-luge.org
www.fila-official.com
Federation of International Lacrosse (FILx)
Fédération INTERNATIONALE DE MOTOCYCLISME (FIM)
sport
Lacrosse
sport
Motorcycle Sport
president
Stan Cockerton
president
Vito Ippolito
general secretary/CEO
general secretary/CEO
event bidding contact Ron Balls ronballs@btinternet.com
event bidding contact
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Jeremy Pernet enquiries contact jeremy.pernet@fim.ch
CONTACT DETAILS 3346 East Lake Rd., Skaneateles, NY13152 Tel: +1 (845) 325 7759 Fax: +1 315 685 3765 Email: coachemmer@roadrunner.com
CONTACT DETAILS 11 Route de Suisse | CH-1295 Mies, Switzerland Tel: ++41 22 950 95 00 Fax: +41 22 950 95 01 Email: info@fim.ch
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
50
major competitions/world championships: FILx World Championships (quadrennial); FILx Women’s World Cup (quadrennial); FILx Under 19 World Championships (quadrennial); FILx Under 19 Women’s World Cup (quadrennial); FILx World Indoor Lacrosse Championships (quadrennial). event portfolio: 2014 FILx World Championships, Denver, Colorado, USA.
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major competitions/world championships: Seventy annual World Championships and World Cups split up into six main disciplines: ROAD RACING: 17 World Championships/World Cups; MOTOCROSS: 13 World Championships/World Cups; TRIAL: Eight World Championships/World Cups; ENDURO: Seven World Championships/ World Cups; TRACK RACING: 16 World Championships/World Cups; CROSS‐COUNTRY RALLIES: Nine World Championships/World Cups. For a total of more than 400 events per year. event portfolio: 2014 - 04 May FIM Road Racing World Championship, Jerez, Spain; 2014 - 04 May FIM MXGP Motocross World Championship, Valkenswaard, the Netherlands; 2014 - 27 April FIM Trial World Championship, Motegi, Japan; 2014 - 6 July FIM Enduro World Championship, Guanajuato, Mexico; 2014 - 18 MayFIM Cross Country World Championship, Pharaoh’s Rally, Egypt; 2014 - 18 May FIM Speedway World Championship, Finland, Tampere; 2014 - 8 June FIM Superbike World Championship, Sepang, Malaysia; 2014 - 13 July FIM Women’s Trial World Championship, Comblain-au-Pont, Belgium.
www.filacrosse.com
Fédération int. de Médecine du sport (FIMS)
info@fim.ch
www.fim-live.com
Fédération Internationale de Natation (fina)
sport
Sports Medicine
sport
Swimming
president
Fabio Pigozzi MD, Prof
president
Julio C. Maglione
Lyle Micheli MD, Prof.
general secretary/CEO
Cornel Marculescu
general secretary/CEO event bidding contact
event bidding contact Cornel Marculescu sportsdep@fina.org
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Sarah Massey enquiries contact sportsdep@fina.org
CONTACT DETAILS Maison du Sport International, Av. de Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland Tel: +41 7 6648 0603 Fax: +41 2 1601 7923 Email: headquarters-ch@fims.org
CONTACT DETAILS Avenue de l’Avant - Poste 4, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1005 Tel: +41 21 3104710 Fax: +41 21 3126610 Email: sportsdep@fina.org
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
117
major competitions/world championships: XXXIII FIMS World Congress of Sports Medicine – Quebec City, 18-21 June 2014. event portfolio: 2013 8th European Sport Medicine Congress of EFSMA, Strasbourg, France; 2013 13th Asian Federation of Sports Medicine Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 2013 IX Congreso Uruguayo de Medicina del Deporte y la Actividad Física; XII Simposio Sudamericano de Medicina del Deporte, Montevideo, Uruguay; 2015 9th European Sport Medicine Congress of EFSMA, Antwerp, Belgium; 2016 XXXIV FIMS World Congress of Sports Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
www.fims.org
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204
major competitions/world championships: FINA World Championships (every uneven year); FINA World Swimming Championships - 25m (every even year); FINA Water Polo World League Men/Women (annual); FINA Swimming World Cup (annual, eight legs); FINA Synchro World Trophy (annual); FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup (annual); FINA Diving World Series (annual, six legs). event portfolio: 2014 FINA Swimming Championships (25m), Doha, Qatar; 2014 FINA World Masters Championships, Montreal, Canada; 2015 FINA World Championships, Kazan, Russia; 2015 FINA World Masters Championships, Kazan, Russia; 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), Windsor, Canada; 2017 FINA World Championships, Mexico, Guadalajara; 2017 FINA World Masters Championships, Guadalajara, Mexico; 2019 FINA World Championships, Gwangju, Korea.
www.fina.org
Federation of International Polo (FIP)
Federación Internacional de Pelota Vasca (FIPV)
sport
Polo
sport
Pelota Vasca
president
Dr. Richard T. Caleel
president
Dominique Boutineau
general secretary/CEO
Dr. Richard T. Caleel
general secretary/CEO
Ángel Arraiza Irurzun
event bidding contact Dr. Richard T. Caleel rcaleel@fippolo.com
event bidding contact
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Dr. Richard T. Caleel enquiries contact rcaleel@fippolo.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
CONTACT DETAILS 205 Lambert Road, Carpinteria, California, USA Tel: +1 (805) 695 0142 Fax: +1 (805) 695 0522 Email: rcaleel@fippolo.com
CONTACT DETAILS C/ Bernardino Tirapu 67, 31014 Pamplona (España) Tel: +34 9 4816 4080 Fax: +34 9 4816 2525 Email: info@fipv.net
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
59
33
major competitions/world championships: FIP World Polo Championship (every three years); FIP World Zone Playoffs (every three years); FIP European Championships (every two years; FIP World Snow Polo Championships (annual); FIP Super Nations Cup (annual); Multiple International Tournaments are endorsed regularly throughout the year. event portfolio: 2014 FIP Snow Polo World Championship, Tianjin, China; 2014 82nd FIP Ambassador’s Cup, Port Mayaca, Florida, United States; 2014 FIP 83rd FIP Ambassador’s Cup, Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic; 2014 FIP 84th Ambassador’s Cup, Tehran, Iran; 2014 FIP European Championships, Chantilly, France; 2014 World Equestrian Games Polo Day, Deauville, France; 2014 85th FIP Ambassador’s Cup, Munich, Germany; 2014 86th FIP Ambassador’s Cup, Rome, Italy.
major competitions/world championships: World Championship all categories (every four years); World Cup (annual except the year of the World Championship); Trinquete; ‘frontón 2020’; Cesta Punta + 36m frontón; World Championship Under 22 years (annual except the year of the World Championship); Professional Cesta Punta World Championship (annual); Note: The International Calendar will be revised after the 2014 General Assembly. event portfolio: 2013 I World Cup ‘fronton 2020’, Le Haillan, France; 2013 XVI Professional Cesta Punta World Championship, Biarritz, France; 2013 IV World Cup Cesta Punta, Mexico DF, Mexico; 2014 XVII World Championship all specialities, México DF, Mexico.
www.fippolo.com
www.fipv.net
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world bowling (FIQ)
FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE ROLLER SPORTS (FIRS)
Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports
Bowling
sport
Roller Sports
president
Kevin Dornberger
president
Sabatino Aracu
general secretary/CEO
Vivien Lau
general secretary/CEO
Roberto Marotta
sport
event bidding contact Kevin Dornberger president@worldbowling.org
event bidding contact Simona Mercuri communication@rollersports.it
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Simona Mercuri enquiries contact communication@rollersports.it
Kevin Dornberger president@worldbowling.org
CONTACT DETAILS 2208 Brookside Dr, Arlington, TX 76012, USA Tel: +1 414 803 9188 Email: president@worldbowling.org
CONTACT DETAILS Viale Tiziano 74 00196, Roma Tel: + 39 06 9168 4024/4025 Fax: + 39 06 9168 4028 Email: info@rollersports.org secretariat@rollersports.org
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
126
117
major competitions/world championships: World Tenpin Bowling Championships for Men (every four years); World Tenpin Bowling Championships for Women (every four years); World Tenpin Bowling Championship for Men and Women (every four years); World Tenpin Bowling Single Championship for Men and Women (every four years); World Tenpin Bowling Championships for Youth (every two years); World Tenpin Senior Bowling Championships (every two years). event portfolio: 2014 World Youth Championships, Hong Kong, China; 2014 World Men Championships, Abu Dhabi, UAE; 2015 World Senior Championships, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; 2015 World Women Championships, Abu Dhabi, UAE; 2016 World Youth Championships, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; 2016 World Singles Championships, Doha, Qatar.
major competitions/world championships: Junior/Senior Speed World Championships (annual); Junior/Senior Artistic World Championships (annual); Junior/Senior Inline Hockey World Championships (annual); Junior/Senior Rink Hockey World Championships (biennial); Inline Downhill World Championships (annual); Inline Freestyle World Championships (annual); Inline Alpine World Championships (annual); Skateboarding World Championships (annual). event portfolio: 2014 Junior/Senior Artistic World Championships, Reus, Spain; 2014 Junior/Senior Speed World Championships, Rosario, Argentina; 2014 Junior/Senior Inline Hockey World Championships, Toulouse, France; 2014 Alpine World Championships, Oberhundem, Germany; 2014 Freestyle World Championships, Paris, France; 2014 Downhill World Championships, Teolo, Italy; 2014 Skateboarding World Championships, Kimberley, South Africa.
www.worldbowling.org
www.rollersports.org
FÉDÉRATION Internationale de Ski (FIS)
FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DES SOCIÉTÉS D’AVIRON (FISA)
sport
Skiing
sport
Rowing
president
Gian Franco Kasper
president
Jean-Christophe Rolland
Sarah Lewis
general secretary/CEO
Matt Smith
general secretary/CEO
event bidding contact Sarah Lewis lewis@fisski.com
event bidding contact Nathalie Phillips nathalie.phillips@fisa.org
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Marcel Looze enquiries contact looze@fisski.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Andrew Couper enquiries contact andrew.couper@fisa.org
CONTACT DETAILS Blochstrasse 2, 3653, Oberhofen, CH Tel: + 41 3324 6161 Fax: +41 3324 46171 Email: communications@fisski.com
CONTACT DETAILS Maison du Sport International, Av. de Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland Tel: +41 21 617 8373 Fax: +41 21 617 8375 Email: info@fisa.org
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
116
142
major competitions/world championships: FIS World Championships (biennial); FIS Junior World Championships (annual); FIS World Cups (annual series); almost 7,000 annual competitions registered in the international FIS calendar. event portfolio: 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, Vail Beaver Creek, Colorado, United States; 2015 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Falun, Sweden; 2014 FIS Ski Flying World Championships, Harrachov, Czech Republic; 2015 FIS Freestyle Ski & Snowboard World Championships, Kreischberg, Austria.
major competitions/world championships: World Rowing Championships (annual); World Rowing Cup (annual, three legs); World Rowing Under 23 Championships (annual); World Rowing Junior Championships (annual); European Rowing Championships (annual); European Rowing Junior Championships (annual); World Rowing Masters Regatta (annual); World Rowing Coastal Championships (annual). event portfolio: 2013 World Rowing Championships, Chungju, South Korea; 2014 World Rowing Cup I, Sydney, Australia; 2014 European Rowing Championships, Belgrade, Serbia; 2014 World Rowing Cup II, Aiguebelette, France; 2014 World Rowing Cup III, Lucerne, Switzerland; 2014 World Rowing Under 23 Championships, Varese, Italy; 2014 World Rowing Junior Championships, Hamburg, Germany; 2014 World Rowing Championships, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
www.fis-ski.com
www.worldrowing.com
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FÉdÉration Internationale de Savate (FiSav)
F E D E RATI O N INTERNATIONALE
SAVATE
Fédération Int. du Sport Universitaire (FISU)
sport
Savate
sport
University Sports
president
Julie Gabriel
president
Claude-Louis Gallien
general secretary/CEO
Gerhard Schmitt
general secretary/CEO
Eric Saintrond
event bidding contact Gilles Le Duigou gillesleduigou@gmail.com
event bidding contact Dejan Susovic d.susovic@fisu.net
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Gilles Le Duigou enquiries contact gillesleduigou@gmail.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
CONTACT DETAILS 5 rue Alexandre Darracq, 94320 Thiais, France Tel: +44 79 5636 0902 Email: fisavate.office@gmail.com
CONTACT DETAILS Maison du Sport International, Av. de Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland Tel: +41 2161 30810 Fax: +41 2160 15612 Email: fisu@fisu.net
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
52
major competitions/world championships: World Assaut Championships (2014, and every second year); World Canne de Combat Championships (2014, and every second year); World Combat Qualifying Tournament & Finals (2015, and every second year); World Youth Championships (2015, and every second year). event portfolio: 2013 World Combat Championship - Qualifying Tournament, Clermont Ferrand, France; 2013 (June) World Combat Championship - Senior Men’s Finals, Clermont Ferrand, France; 2013 (November) World Combat Championship - Junior Men’s Finals, Haikou, Hainan, China; 2013 (December) World Combat Championship - Senior Women’s Finals, Haikou, Hainan, China; 2014 (September) World Canne de Combat Championship, Budapest, Hungary; 2014 (October) World Assaut Championship, Rome, Italy; 2015 (June) World Combat Championship - Qualifying Tournament, La Roche Sur Yon, France; 2016 (August) World Assaut Championship, Varaždin, Croatia.
www.fisavate.org
Dejan Susovic d.susovic@fisu.net
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major competitions/world championships: Every uneven numbered year: Summer Universiade & Winter Universiade; every even numbered year: World University Championships & FISU Forum; linked with the Universiades: FISU Conferences. event portfolio: 2013 Summer Universiade Kazan, Russia; 2013 Winter Universiade Trentino, Italy; 2015 Winter Universiade, Granada, Spain, and Strbske, Pleso, Slovakia; 2015 Summer Universiade, Gwangju, Korea; 2017 Winter Universiade, Almaty, Kazakhstan; 2017 Summer Universiade, Taipei City, Chinese Taipei; 2019 Winter Universiade Krasnoyarsk, Russia; 2019 Summer Universiade, Brasilia, Brazil.
www.fisu.net
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB)
Fédération Mondiale du Jeu de Dames (FMJD)
sport
Volleyball
sport
Draughts
president
Dr. Ary S. Graça F°
president
Harry Otten
general director
Fabio Azevedo
general secretary/CEO
Frank Teer
event bidding contact (BEACH VOLLEYBALL)
Angelo Squeo beach@fivb.org
event bidding contact Jacek Pawlicki jacek@pcbest.pl
event bidding contact Gabrielle van Zwieten (volleyball) sportsevents@fivb.org
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Jacek Pawlicki enquiries contact jacek@pcbest.pl
CONTACT DETAILS ‘Château Les Tourelles’, Ch. Edouard Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland Tel: +41 21 345 3535 Fax: +41 21 345 3545 Email: info@fivb.org
CONTACT DETAILS Meerweg 32, 5384 SJ, Heesch, Netherlands Tel: +31 41 2454 694 Email: frank.teer@planet.nl
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
220
major competitions/world championships: Volleyball: Men’s/Women’s World Championships (every four years); World League (annual); World Grand Prix (annual); Men’s/Women’s Club World Championships (annual); Age Group events (every two years): Girls’ U18 World Championships; Boys’ U19 World Championships; Women’s U20 World Championships; Men’s U21 World Championships; Women’s/Men’s U23 World Championships; World Grand Champions Cup (every four years); World Cup (every four years). Beach Volleyball: 10 World Tour Grand Slam events (annual); 11 World Tour Open events (annual); World Championships (every four years from 2015); U17 World Championships (new); U19 World Championships (annual); U21 World Championships (annual); U23 World Championships (annual); Continental Cup (every four years). event portfolio: 2014: Open events in: Fuzhou, China; Shanghai, China; Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Prague, Czech Rep.; Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; Anapa, Russia; Women’s Club World Championship, Zurich, Switzerland; World League, various.
major competitions/world championships: FMJD World Championship and World Championship women (biannual); FMJD World Championship Youth in four age categories, girls and boys (annual). event portfolio: 2013 World Championship, Ufa, Russia; 2014 Title match World Championship men, Georgiev-Ndjofang; 2014 Title match World Championship women, Golubeva-Tansykkuzhina; 2014 Youth World Championship hopes and mini-cadets, Tallinn, Estonia; 2014 Youth World Championship cadets and juniors, Poland; 2014 SportAccord World Mind Games, Beijing, China.
www.fivb.org
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ATHLETICS FEDERATIONS (IAAF)
64
www.fmjd.org
International Aikido Federation (IAF)
sport
Athletics
sport
Aikido
president
Lamine Diack
president
Peter Anthony Goldsbury
Essar Gabriel
general secretary/CEO
Kei Izawa
general secretary/CEO
event bidding contact Essar Gabriel essar.gabriel@iaaf.org
event bidding contact Kei Izawa izawa@aikido-international.org
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Stephan Brubacher enquiries contact stephan.brubacher@amsworld.ch
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Kei Izawa enquiries contact izawa@aikido-international.org
CONTACT DETAILS 17, rue Princesse Florestine; BP359; 98007 Monaco Tel: +37 79 3108 888 Fax: +37 79 3159 515 Email: info@iaaf.org
CONTACT DETAILS 4327 51st. St Boulder CO 80301, USA Email: izawa@aikido-international.org
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
212
major competitions/world championships: IAAF World Championships (biennial); World Indoor Championships (biennial); World Junior Championships (biennial); World Youth Championships (biennial); World Cross-Country Championships (biennial); World Half Marathon Championships (biennial); World Race Walking Cup (biennial); Continental Cup (every four years); World Relays (annual); Diamond League Circuit World Challenge. event portfolio: 2013 IAAF World Championships, Moscow, Russia; 2014 World Indoor Championships, Sopot, Poland; 2014 World Junior Championships, Eugene, USA; 2014 Continental Cup, Marrakech, Morocco; 2014 World Race Walking Cup, Taicang, China; 2014 World Half Marathon, Copenhagen, Denmark; 2015 World Youth Championships, Cali, Columbia; 2015 World Championships, Beijing, China.
event portfolio: 2014 IAF DC meeting, Bucharest, Romania; 2014 International Seminar, Bucharest, Romania; 2016 General Assembly, Tokyo, Japan; 2016 International Seminar, Tokyo, Japan.
www.iaaf.org
www.aikido-international.org
104 – IF Listings
International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS)
International Biathlon Union (IBU)
sport
Sports and Leisure Facilities
sport
Biathlon
president
Dr. Stephan J. Holthoff-Pförtner
president
Anders Besseberg
general secretary/CEO
Siegfried Hoymann
general secretary/CEO
Nicole Resch
event bidding contact Klaus Meinel meinel@iaks.org
event bidding contact Nicole Resch biathlon@ibu.at
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Klaus Meinel enquiries contact meinel@iaks.org
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
CONTACT DETAILS Eupener Str. 70, 50933 Köln, Germany Tel: +49 221 1680 230 Fax: +49 221 1680 2323 Email: info@iaks.org
CONTACT DETAILS Peregrinstraße 14, 5020, Salzburg, Austria Tel: +43 66 2855 050 Fax: +43 66 2855 0508 Email: biathlon@ibu.at
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Seven
major competitions/world championships: IOC/IAKS Award (biannual); IPC/IAKS Distinction (biannual); IOC/ IPC/IAKS Architecture and Design Award for Students and Young Professionals (biannual). event portfolio: 2013 IAKS Congress, Köln, Germany; 2013 FSB trade show, Köln Germany.
www.iaks.org
International Cricket Council (ICC) sport
Cricket
president
Alan Isaac
general secretary/CEO
David Richardson
event bidding contact (BEACH VOLLEYBALL)
Chris Tetley chris.tetley@icc-cricket.com
event bidding contact Doug Waller (volleyball) Doug.waller@icc-cricket.com CONTACT DETAILS Dubai Sports City, Street 69, PO Box 500070, Dubai, UAE Fax: +971 4 382 8600 Email: jon.long@icc-cricket.com Number of National Associations Worldwide
106
major competitions/world championships: Major events comprise: ICC Cricket World Cup (every four years); ICC World Twenty20 (every four years); ICC Champions Trophy (every four years); ICC Women’s World Cup (every four years); ICC U19 World Cup (every two years). event portfolio: 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, Australia/New Zealand; 2016 ICC World Twenty20 India; 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, United Kingdom; 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, United Kingdom; 2020 ICC World Twenty20, Australia.
www.icc-cricket.com
Nicole Resch biathlon@ibu.at
59
major competitions/world championships: IBU Biathlon World Championships (annual); IBU World Cups (annual, nine legs); IBU European Championships (annual); IBU Youth and Junior World Championships (annual); IBU Cup series (annual, eight legs). event portfolio: 2015 IBU Biathlon World Championships, Kontiolathi, Finland.
www.biathlonworld.com
International Canoe Federation (ICF) sport
International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD)
Canoeing
sport
Sports for the Deaf Valery Rukhledev Dmitry Rebrov
president
José Perurena López
president
general secretary/CEO
Simon Toulson
general secretary/CEO
event bidding contact
Heny Ahadpour
event bidding contact
hengameh.ahadpour@canoeicf.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Catherine Wieser enquiries contact catherine.wieser@canoeicf.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
CONTACT DETAILS Maison du Sport International, Av. de Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland Tel: +21 6120 290 Fax: +21 6120 291 Email: info@canoeicf.com
CONTACT DETAILS PO Box #3441, Frederick, Maryland 21705-3441, USA Tel: +7 (499) 255 0436 Fax: +7 (499) 255 0436 Email: office@ciss.org
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
160
major competitions/world championships: ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships; ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships; ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships; ICF Wildwater Canoeing World Championships (all annual); ICF Canoe Polo World Championships (biannual); ICF Dragon Boat World Championships (annual); ICF Canoe Freestyle World Cup (biannual); ICF Ocean Racing World Championships (biannual); ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup - three legs; ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup - five legs; ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom World Championships; ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships. event portfolio: 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Champs., Moscow, Russia; 2014 ICF Canoe Slalom World Champs., Deep Creek, USA; 2014 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom World Champs., Sydney, Australia; 2014 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Champs., Szeged, Hungary; 2014 ICF Wildwater Canoeing World Champs., Valtellina, Italy; 2014 ICF Dragon Boat World Champs., Poland, Poznan; 2014 ICF Canoe Polo World Champs., Thury-Harcourt, France; 2014 ICF Canoe Marathon World Champs., Oklahoma City, USA.
major competitions/world championships: Summer/Winter Deaflympics (every four years); World Deaf Championships (24 sports - every four years). event portfolio: 2015 18th Winter Deaflympics Khanty-Mansiysk, Russian Federation; 2017 23rd Summer Deaflympics, Samsun, Turkey; 2014 1st World Deaf Handball Championships, Samsun, Turkey; 2014 World Deaf Golf Championships, Traverse City, USA; 2014 1st World Deaf Wrestling Cadet and Junior Championships, Erevan, Armenia; 2014 Cycling Tour de Formosa, Chinese Taipei, Formosa; 2015 World Deaf Basketball Championships, Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei; 2015 Deaf Futsal World Cup, Bangkok, Thailand.
www.deaflympics.com
www.canoeicf.com
INTERNATIONAL CASTING SPORT FEDERATION (ICSF)
108
International Cheer Union (ICU)
sport
Casting Sport
sport
Cheer
president
Kurt Klamet
president
Jeff Webb
general secretary/CEO
Josef Dolezal, M.D.
general secretary/CEO
Karl Olson
event bidding contact
event bidding contact Karl Olson karl@cheerunion.org
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Karl Olson enquiries contact karl@cheerunion.org
CONTACT DETAILS Dr. Josef Dolezal, Novosuchdolska 37, 165 00 Praha 6, Czech Republich Tel: +42 0603 418 049 Email: dr.dolezal.crs@volny.cz
CONTACT DETAILS 6745 Lenox Center Court, Memphis, TN 38115 USA Tel: +1 901 251 5979 Fax: +1 901 387 4358 Email: info@cheerunion.org
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
31
105
major competitions/world championships: World Championship in Casting (catt. Adults), annual; Juniors World Championship (annual); Veterans World Championship (every two years); World Cup – annual (consists of four to five competitions). event portfolio: 2012 Juniors World Championship, Cabar, Croatia; 2012 Adults World Championship, Tallinn, Estonia; 2013 Veterans World Championship, Nymburk, Czech Republic; 2012 – Final WC World Cup, Halle, Germany; 2013 Juniors World Championship, Frydek-Mistek, Czech Republic; 2013 Adults World Championship, Ipswich, United Kingdom; 2013 WC Final World Cup, Sostanj, Slovenia.
major competitions/world championships: World Cheerleading Championships (annual); European Cheerleading Championships (annual); Asian Open Cheerleading Championships (annual); Southeast Asia Cheerleading Championships (annual). event portfolio: 2013 Southeast Asian Open Cheerleading Championships, Singapore, Singapore; 2013 Asian Open Cheerleading Championships, Tokyo, Japan; 2014 World Cheerleading Championships, Orlando, USA; 2014 European Cheerleading Championships, Bonn, Germany; 2014 Panamerican Cheerleading Championships, Medellin, Colombia.
www.castingsport-icsf.com
www.cheerunion.org
106 – IF Listings
INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT FEDERATIOn (IDBF)
International Fistball Association (IFA)
sport
Dragon Boat
sport
Fistball
president
Mike Mackeddie-Haslam
president
Karl Weiss
general secretary/CEO
Peter Tang
general secretary/CEO
Winfried Kronsteiner
event bidding contact Mike Thomas thomas.mike@virgin.net
event bidding contact Josef Andolfatto d.susovic@fisu.net
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Mike Mackeddie-Haslam enquiries contact mikehaslam@aol.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
CONTACT DETAILS 44 Bassaleg Road, Newport, NP20 3EA, South Wales. UK Tel: + 44 1633 256796 Tel: +44 1633 666796 Email: idbfdragon@126.com
CONTACT DETAILS Münschener Bundesstraße 9, A-5020 Salzburg Tel: +43 65 0251 1521 Fax: +43 66 242 3198 Email: office@ifa-fistball.com
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
85
Winfried Kronsteiner office@ifa-fistball.com
41
major competitions/world championships: IDBF World Nations Championship every odd year; IDBF Club Crew World Championships every even year; Championships are for Juniors, Under 24s, Seniors (over-40s, 50s, 60s); IDBF World Community Championships every two years; IDBF World Cup starting 2014 in China. event portfolio: 2013 World Nations, Szeged, Hungary; 2014 Club Worlds, Ravenna, Italy; 2014 World Cup, Fuzhou, China; 2015 World Nations, Welland, Canada; 2016 Club Worlds, Adelaide, Australia; 2016 World Cup, to be notified, China; 2017 World Nations, Moscow or Rotterdam; 2018 Club Worlds, Putrajia, Malaysia.
major competitions/world championships: World Championships Men/Women (every four years); U18 World Championships Men/Women (every two years); World Cup (Club Teams, (annual); European, South American Cup (annual). event portfolio: 2014 U18 World Championships, Pomerode, Brazil; 2014 Women’s World Championship, Dresden, Germany; 2014 Men’s World Cup, Pfungstadt, Germany; 2014 Women’s World Cup, Arnreit, Austria; 2014 Men’s European Cup, Endingen, Switzerland; 2014 Women’s European Cup, Austria, Linz; 2014 South American Cup, Novo Hamburgo, Brazil; 2015 Men’s World Championship, Cordoba, Argentina.
www.idbf.org
www.ifa-fistball.com
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International Federation of American Football (IFAF)
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF BODYBUILDING AND FITNESS (IFBB)
American Football
sport
Bodybuilding and Fitness
president
Tommy Wiking
president
Dr. Rafael Santonja
general secretary/CEO
Elesa Zehndorfer
general secretary/CEO
William Tierney
sport
event bidding contact Michael Ryan michael.ryan@ifaf.org
event bidding contact Celia de la Rosa headquarters@ifbb.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Michael Ryan enquiries contact michael.ryan@ifaf.org
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
CONTACT DETAILS 79,rue Rateau-93120 La Courneuve, France Tel: +33 1 4311 1470 Fax: +33 1 4311 1471 Email: info@ifaf.org
CONTACT DETAILS C/Dublin, 39 I 28232 Las Rozas Madrid, Spain Tel: +34 535 2819 Fax: +34 91 636 1270 Email: headquarters@ifbb.com
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
64
major competitions/world championships: IFAF World Championship (every four years); IFAF U’19 World Championship (every two years); IFAF Flag Football World Championship (every two years); IFAF Women’s World Championship (every four years). event portfolio: 2013 IFAF Women’s World Championship, Vantaa, Finland; 2014 IFAF U’19 World Championship, Kuwait City, Kuwait; 2014 IFAF Flag Football World Championship, Jerusalem, Israel; 2015 IFAF World Championship, Stockholm, Sweden.
189
major competitions/world championships: World Men Championship (annual); World Fitness Championship (annual); World Junior and Master Championship (annual); World Classic Bodybuilding (annual); Arnold Sport Festival USA (annual); Arnold Classic Europe (annual); Arnold Classic Latin America (annual); Ben Weider Diamond Cup (annual); Mr. Olympia (annual); Continental events in all the regions (annual). event portfolio: 2014 European Championship, Santa Susana, Spain; 2014 World Men Championship, Brasilia, Brazil; 2014 Arnold Classic Europe, Madrid, Spain; 2014 Ben Weider Diamond Cup China, Lianyungang, China; 2014 Olympia South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa; 2014 World Classic Bodybuilding, Alicante, Spain; 2014 World Fitness Championship, Montreal, Canada.
www.ifbb.com
www.ifaf.org
International Floorball Federation (IFf)
Enrique Serrano headquarters@ifbb.com
International Federation Icestocksport (IFI)
sport
Floorball
sport
Icestocksport
president
Tomas Eriksson
president
Manfred Schaefer
general secretary/CEO
John Liljelund
general secretary/CEO
Eileen Fluegel
event bidding contact Stefan Kratz kratz@floorball.org
event bidding contact Manfred Schaefer M.u.M.Schaefer@t-online.de
EVENT SPONSORSHIP John Liljelund enquiries contact liljelund@floorball.org
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Dr. Victor M. Garcia-Barrios enquiries contact v.garcia@cuas.at
CONTACT DETAILS Alakiventie 2, , FIN-00920 Helsinki, Finland Tel: +358 9 4542 1425 Fax: +358 9 4542 1450 Email: office@floorball.org
CONTACT DETAILS Kaethe-Kollwitz-Strasse 23, 68169 Mannheim/Germany Tel: +49 171 8374 248 Fax: +49 621 8276 65 Email: info@eisstock.org
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
57
43
major competitions/world championships: IFF World Floorball Championships, Men in even and Women in odd years (six regional qualifications); Junior (U19) WFC Women in even and Men in odd years (regional qualifications); Top Club Competition Champions Cup and Euro Floorball Cup (annual). event portfolio: 2013 9th Women’s World Floorball Championships, Brno & Ostrava, Czech Republic; 2014 Women U19 WFC Siedlec, Poland; 2014 Club Team Champions Cup, Zürich, Switzerland; 2014 10th Men’s World Floorball Championships, Gothenburg, Sweden; 2015 Men’s U19 WFC, Helsingborg, Sweden; 2015 10th Women’s WFC, Tampere, Finland; 2016 11th Men’s WFC, Riga, Latvia.
major competitions/world championships: Each second year (even years): World Championships for Women and Men and Junior World Championships; each second year (odd years): Open European Championships for Women, Men, Juniors and Youth (U19 and U16); (annual): European Cups for club-teams; each second year (odd years): Africa-Cup and America-Cup. event portfolio: 2014 World Championships for Juniors, Women and Men, Innsbruck, Austria; 2015 Open European Championships for Youth and Juniors, Amstetten, Austria; 2015 Open European Championships for Women and Men, Rauma, Finland; 2015 Africa-Cup for Women and Men, Nairobi, Kenya; 2015 America-Cup for Women and Men, Santa Cruz do Sul, Brasil; 2015 Open European-Cup for Women and Men, Belarus, Brest; 2016 Open European Championships for Youth (U16 and U19), Klobenstein, Italy; 2016 World Championships for Juniors, Women and Men, Klobenstein, Italy.
www.floorball.org
www.eisstock.org
108 – IF Listings
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International Sumo Federation (IFS)
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sport
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sport
Sumo
president
Dr. Sakchye Tapsuwan
president
Hidetoshi Tanaka
general secretary/CEO
Stephan Fox
general secretary/CEO
Takahiro Ono
event bidding contact Charissa Tynan ifmaadmin@gmail.com
event bidding contact Hidetoshi Tanaka ifs2@nifty.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
CONTACT DETAILS 1029 Navamin 14 Navamin Rd Klongjan, Bangkapi Bangkok 10240 Thailand Tel: +662 630 3361 Tel: +662 630 3363 Email: ifmaadmin@gmail.com
CONTACT DETAILS 1-15-20 Hyakunincho,Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0073 JAPAN Tel: +81 3 3360 3911 Fax: +81 3 3360 4020 Email: ifs2@nifty.com
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
128
major competitions/world championships: IFMA World Championships (annual); IFMA World Junior Championships (annual); IFMA Continental Championships (five events annually); IFMA President’s Cup (annual); King’s Cup (annual); Asian Indoor Martial Arts Games (quadrennial); Asian Beach Games (biennial); SportAccord World Combat Games (biennial); SEA Games (biennial). event portfolio: 2014 IFMA World Championships, Langkawi, Malaysia; 2014 Monte Carlo Fighting Masters (in conjunction with Peace & Sport), Monte Carlo, Monaco; 2014 President’s Cup, Almaty, Kazakhstan; 2014 European Championships, Krakow, Poland; 2014 Asian Beach Games, Phuket, Thailand; 2014 Silk Road Cup, Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 2014 King’s Cup, Bangkok, Thailand.
www.ifmamuaythai.org
Hidetoshi Tanaka ifs2@nifty.com
84
major competitions/world championships: World Championships (annually); Continental Championships (annually and every two years); World Games (every four years); World Combat Games (TBD). event portfolio: 2014 19th Sumo World Championships, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C; 2014 10th Women Sumo World Championships, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C; 2014 12th Junior Sumo World Championships, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C; 2014 4th Junior Women Sumo World Championships, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; 2015 20th Sumo World Championships, to be decided, Japan; 2015 11th Women Sumo World Championships, TBD, Japan; 2015 13th Junior Sumo World Championships, TBD, Japan; 2015 5th Junior Women Sumo World Championships, TBD, Japan.
www.ifs-sumo.org
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SPORT CLIMBING (IFSC)
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SLEDDOG SPORTS (IFSS)
IFSS
International Federation of Sleddog Sports
Sport Climbing
sport
Sleddog Sports
president
Marco Maria Scolaris
president
Helen Lundberg
general secretary/CEO
Debra Gawrych
general secretary/CEO
Bernard Pepin
event bidding contact Jerome Meyer Sportmanager@Ifsc-Climbing.org
event bidding contact
Bernard Pepin executivedirector@sleddogsport.net
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
Julie Hanson secretariat@sleddogsport.net
sport
Anne Fuynel Communication@Ifsc-Climbing.org
CONTACT DETAILS Office: Via Paolo Braccini 8, 10141, Torino, Italy Fax: +39 (0)11 4121 773 Email: administration@ifsc-climbing.org
CONTACT DETAILS Greensstraat 7, box 3, 1831, Diegem (Brussels), Belgium Tel: +32 2 725 9424 Fax: +32 2 725 9550 Email: secretariat@sleddogsport.net
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
81
42
major competitions/world championships: IFSC World Championship (every two years, on even years from 2012); IFSC World Youth Championship (annual); IFSC Paraclimbing World Championship (every two years, same place, date, location as the World Championship); IFSC World Cups (annual). event portfolio: 2014 IFSC World Championship (lead and speed) and Paraclimbing Championship, Gijon, Spain; 2014 IFSC World Championship (Boulder) and Paraclimbing Championship, Munich, Germany; 2014 IFSC World Youth Championship, Noumea, New Caledonia; 2015 IFSC World Youth Championship, Arco (Trento), Italy; 2016 IFSC World Championship and Paraclimbing Championship, Paris, France; 2018 IFSC World Championship and Paraclimbing Championship, Innsbruck, Austria.
major competitions/world championships: World Championships on snow (every odd year, three days); World Championships dryland (every odd year, three days); European Championships on snow (every even year, three days); European Championships dryland (every even year, three days); World Cup (annual); Europe Cup (annual). event portfolio: 2014 European Championships dryland, Lamotte-Beuvron, France; 2014 European Championships on snow, Metsakartano, Finland; 2015 World Championships on snow sprint/mid-distance sled and skidog, Toodtmoos and Bernau, Germany; 2015 World Championships dryland, Bristol (Quebec), Canada; 2015 World Championships on snow long-distance, Alta, Norway.
www.ifsc-climbing.org
www.sleddogsport.net
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Koichiro Matsuura
general secretary/CEO
Yuki Shigeno
event bidding contact EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact CONTACT DETAILS 7-2, Gobancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Tel: +81 (0)3 3288 8727 Fax: +81 (0)3 3239 0899 Email: igf@nihonkiin.or.jp Number of National Associations Worldwide
74
major competitions/world championships: World Amateur Go Championship; International Pair Go Championship; World Student Go Oza Championship; SportAccord World Mind Games. event portfolio: 2014 World Amateur Go Championship, Geyongiu, Korea; 2014 International Pair Go Championship, Tokyo, Japan; 2014 SportAccord World Mind Games, Beijing, China.
2014 FIBA World Championship for Women Turkey, 27 September – 5 October
http://intergofed.org/index.php
International Handball Federation (IHF)
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president
Peter Dawson
president
Dr. Hassan Moustafa
general secretary/CEO
Antony Scanlon
general secretary/CEO
Amal Khalifa
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event bidding contact Patric Strub patric.strub@ihf.info
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
CONTACT DETAILS Maison du Sport International, Av. de Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland Tel: +21 623 1212 Fax: +41 216 0164 77 Email: info@igfmail.org
CONTACT DETAILS Peter-Merian-Strasse 23, P.O. Box 4002 Basel, Switzerland Tel: +41 61 228 9040 Fax: +41 61 228 9055 Email: ihf.office@ihf.info
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
136
major competitions/world championships: World Amateur Team Championships (biennial). event portfolio: 2014 World Amateur Team Championships, Karuizawa, Japan; 2016 World Amateur Team Championships, Cancun, Mexico.
Rene Fasel
general secretary/CEO
Horst Lichtner
event bidding contact
Hannes Ederer
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Christian Hofstetter enquiries contact hofstetter@iihf.com CONTACT DETAILS Brandschenkestrasse 50, 8002 Zurich Tel: +41 44 5622 00 Fax: +41 44 5622 39 Email: office@iihf.com
www.ihf.info
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major competitions/world championships: IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship; IIHF World Junior Championship; IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship; IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship; IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship. event portfolio: 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, Minsk, Belarus; 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, Prague & Ostrava, Czech Republic; 2014 World Junior Championship, Malmo, Sweden; 2015 World Junior Championship, Toronto & Montreal, Canada; 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship, Lappeenranta & Imatra, Finland; 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship, to be announced, Switzerland; 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship, Malmö, Sweden; 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship, Budapest, Hungary.
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www.igfgolf.org
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International Korfball Federation (IKF)
International Judo Federation (IJF) Judo
sport
Korfball
president
Marius L. Vizer
president
Dr. Jan C. Fransoo
general secretary/CEO
Jean-Luc Rouge
general secretary/CEO
Graham J. Crafter
event bidding contact Larisa Kiss larisa@ijf.org
event bidding contact
Frank Buvens frank.buvens@ikf.org
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
Frans L.J. Walvis frans.walvis@ikf.org
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Larisa Kiss larisa@ijf.org
CONTACT DETAILS Résidences Ouchy-Navigation Avenue de la Harpe 49 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland Tel: +36 1 302 7270 Fax: +36 1 302 7271 Email: president@ijf.org
CONTACT DETAILS Woudenbergseweg 56 – 58, 3707 HX Zeist, The Netherlands Tel: +31 34 3499 655 Fax: +31 34 3499 650 Email: office@ikf.org
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
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major competitions/world championships: IJF World Championships - Individual and Teams (annual) except Olympic Games year; IJF Grand Slam (annual, four legs); IJF Grand Prix (annual, 12 legs); IJF masters (annual). event portfolio: 2013 IJF World Championships - Individual and Teams, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil; 2013 IJF Grand Slam, Tokyo, Japon; 2014 IJF Grand Slam, Paris, France; 2014 IJF Grand Slam, Baku, Azerbaijan; 2014 IJF Grand Slam, Tyumen, Russia; 2014 IJF World Championships Individual and Teams, Chelyabinsk, Russia.
major competitions/world championships: IKF World Korfball Championship (every four years); World Games (every four years); IKF Asian Oceanian Korfball Championship (every four years); IKF All-African Korfball Championship (every four years); IKF European Korfball Championship (every four years); IKF Pan-American Korfball Championship (every four years). event portfolio: 2014 IKF Europa Cup, Papendrecht, the Netherlands; 2014 IKF PanAmerican Korfball Championship, Americana, Brazil; 2014 IKF U21 European Korfball Championship, Olomouc, Czech Republic; 2014 IKF Asian Oceanian Korfball Championship, Hong Kong (China); 2014 IKF All-African Korfball Championship, Lusaka, Zambia; 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship, Maia, Portugal; 2015 IKF World Korfball Championship, Antwerpen, Gent, Herentals, Belgium; 2015 IKF Europa Cup, to be decided.
www.intjudo.eu
www.worldkorfball.org
Host Cities across the UK
30,000 International Athletes
53% of spectators inspired to participate in sport
International Life Saving Federation (ILS) sport
Life Saving
president
Graham Ford
general secretary/CEO
Dr. Harald Vervaecke PhD
event bidding contact
Dr. Harald Vervaecke PhD Ils.hq@telenet.be
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact CONTACT DETAILS Gemeenteplein 26, 3010 Leuven, Belgium Fax: +32 1689 7070 Email: ils.hq@telenet.be
The UK’s Major Events Legacy programme
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Number of National Associations Worldwide
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major competitions/world championships: World Championships - Rescue Series (every two years) for National Teams, National Youth Teams, Interclub Teams, Interclub Youth Teams, Surfboat, Inflatable Rescue Boats and Masters; European Championships (every two years); European Youth Championships (every two years); World Conference on Drowning Prevention (every two years). event portfolio: 2014 Rescue 2014, Montpellier – La Grande Motte, France; 2015 WCDP 2015, Penang, Malaysia; 2016 Rescue 2016, Eindhoven – Noordwijk aan Zee, Netherlands; 2017 WCDP 2017, vacant see ilsf.org; 2018 Rescue 2018, vacant see ilsf.org; 2019 WCDP 2019, vacant; 2020 Rescue 2020, vacant.
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International Masters Games Association (IMGA)
International Mind Sports Association (IMSA)
sport
Masters Games
sport
Mind Sports
president
Kai Holm
president
Kirsan Ilymzhinov
general secretary/CEO
Jens V. Holm
general secretary/CEO
Thomas Hsian/Geoffrey Borg
event bidding contact
Jens V. Holm jvh@imga.ch
event bidding contact Geoffrey Borg geoffrey.borg@gmail.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
Jens V. Holm jvh@imga.ch
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Geoffrey Borg enquiries contact geoffrey.borg@gmail.com
CONTACT DETAILS Maison du Sport International, Av. de Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland Tel: +41 21 601 8171 Fax: +41 601 8173 Email: info@imga.ch
CONTACT DETAILS Maison du Sport International, Av. de Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland Email: contact@imsaworld.com
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
major competitions/world championships: World Masters Games (every four years); Winter World Masters Games (every four years); European Masters Games (every four years). event portfolio: 2015 Winter World Masters Games, Quebec City, Canada; 2015 European Masters Games, Nice, France; 2017 World Masters Games, Auckland, New Zealand.
www.imga.ch
The World Academy of Sport partners with International Federations, education centres, countries and the global sports industry to create unique education pathways for the communities we serve.
WORLDACADEMYSPORT.COM @WAoSport
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major competitions/world championships: World Mind Sports Games (WMSG) - quadrennial; SportAccord World Mind Games (SAWMG) - annual. event portfolio: 2008 WMSG-I, Beijing, China; 2012 WMSG-II, Lille, France; 2011 SAWMG-1, Beijing, China; 2012 SAWMG-2, Beijing, China; 2013 SAWMG-3, Beijing, China; 2014 SAWMG-4, Beijing, China.
www.imsaworld.com
International Soft Tennis Federation (ISTF)
International Skating Union (ISU)
Soft Tennis
sport
Skating
president
Sang-Ha Park
president
Ottavio Cinquanta
general secretary/CEO
Tatsuo Kasai
sport
director general
Fredi Schmid
Susumu Tamaki event bidding contact info@istf.jp.net
event bidding contact
info@isu.ch
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Susumu Tamaki enquiries contact info@istf.jp.net
Pierre Eymann EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact eymann@isu.ch
CONTACT DETAILS Room 507, Olympic Center 88, Oryun Dong, Songpa-ku, Seoul, Korea 138749 Tel: +82 2 420 4057 Fax: +82 2 414 8089 Email: info@istf.jp.net
Chemin de Primerose 2, 1007 CONTACT DETAILS Lausanne, Switzerland Tel: +41 21 612 6666 Fax: +41 21 612 6677 Email: info@isu.ch
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
42
major competitions/world championships: World Soft Tennis Championships (every four years); Asian Soft Tennis Championships (every four years); World Junior Soft Tennis Championships (every four years); Asian Games (every four years). event portfolio: 2011 The 14th World Soft Tennis Championships, Mungyeong, Korea; 2012 The 7th Asian Soft Tennis Championships, Chiayi, Chinese Taipei; 2013 The 6th East Asian Games, Tianjin, China; 2014 The 17th Asian Games, Incheon, Korea; 2014 The 2nd World Junior Championships, Ahmedabad, India.
major competitions/world championships: ISU World Figure Skating Championships (annual); ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships (annual); ISU World Allround Speed Skating Championships (annual); ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships (annual except Olympic year); ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships (annual). event portfolio: 2014 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series and Final Chicago, Kelowna, B.C., Shanghai, Moscow, Paris, Osaka, Barcelona; 2014-2015 ISU World Cup Short Track TBD; 2014-2015 ISU World Cup Speed Skating TBD.
www.isu.org
www.softtennis-istf.org
International Tennis Federation (ITF)
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International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)
sport
Tennis
sport
Table Tennis
president
Francesco Ricci Bitti
president
Adham Sharara
general secretary/CEO
Juan Margets
general secretary/CEO
Judit Farago
Kris Dent event bidding contact kris.dent@itftennis.com
Judit Farago event bidding contact jfarago@ittfmail.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Jane Sheedy enquiries contact jane.sheedy@itftennis.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Anders Thunstrom enquiries contact at@tmsinmail.com
CONTACT DETAILS Bank Lane, Roehampton, London, SW15 5XZ Tel: +44 208 878 6464 Fax: +44 208 878 7799 Email: communications@itftennis.com
Chemin de la Roche 11, 1020 Renens/ CONTACT DETAILS Lausanne, Switzerland Tel: +41 21 340 7090 Fax: +41 21 340 7099 Email: ittf@ittfmail.com
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
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218
major competitions/world championships: Davis Cup by BNP Paribas (annual); Fed Cup by BNP Paribas (annual); Junior Davis Cup by BNP Paribas (annual); Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas (annual); BNP Paribas World Team Cup (annual) (Wheelchair). event portfolio: 2013 Davis Cup Semifinals, Belgrade, Serbia, Prague, Czech Republic; 2013 Davis Cup Final, Belgrade, Serbia; 2013 Fed Cup Semifinals, Palermo, Italy, Moscow, Russia; 2013 Fed Cup Final, Cagliari, Italy; 2014 Davis Cup Semifinals, venues TBC; 2014 Davis Cup Final, venue TBC; 2014 Fed Cup Semifinals, venues TBC; 2014 Fed Cup Final, venue TBC.
major competitions/world championships: ITTF World Championships (annual); ITTF World Cup (Men, Women - annual); ITTF World Team Cup (biannual); ITTF World Junior Championships (annual); ITTF Global Junior Circuit (annual); ITTF World Para Championships (quadrennial). event portfolio: 2014 GAC World Tour (including Grand Finals) 22 different venues; 2014 ZEN-NOH World Team Championships, Tokyo, Japan; 2014 Liebherr Men’s World Cup, Dusseldorf, Germany; 2014 Women’s World Cup, TBD; 2014 World Junior Championships, Shanghai, China; 2014 World Cadet Challenge Bridgetown, Barbados; 2014 Global Junior Circuit/Road to Nanjing, 30 different venues; 2014 World Para TT Championships, Beijing, China.
www.itftennis.com
www.ittf.com
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International Powerlifting Federation (IPF)
International Rugby Board (IRB)
sport
Powerlifting
sport
Rugby
president
Gaston Parage
president
Bernard Lapasset
general secretary/CEO
Emanuel Scheiber
general secretary/CEO
Brett Gosper
event bidding contact
Gaston Parage
event bidding contact Brett Gosper brett.gosper@irb.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
gaston.parage@powerlifting-ipf.com
Emanuel Scheiber emanuel.scheiber@powerlifting-ipf.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
Murray Barnett murray.barnett@irb.com
CONTACT DETAILS Lehner-Au 152, 6444 Längenfeld, Austria Tel: +43 65 0420 9600 Fax: +43 52 5365 059 Email: emanuel.scheiber@powerlifting-ipf.com
CONTACT DETAILS Huguenot House, 35-38 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, Ireland Tel: +353 1 2409 200 Fax: +353 1 2409 201 Email: irb@irb.com
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
96
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major competitions/world championships: IPF Open Powerlifting World Championships (annual); IPF Sub Junior and Junior World Powerlifting Championships (annual); IPF Bench Press World Championships (annual); IPF Classic Powerlifting Championships (annual). event portfolio: 2014 Sub Junior, Junior and Open Bench Press World Championships, Rodby, Denmark; 2014 IPF Classic Powerlifting World Championships, Johannesburg, South Africa; 2014 Sub Junior and Junior Powerlifting World Championships, Oroshaza, Hungary; 2014 IPF Open Powerlifting World Championships, Aurora/Denver, USA.
major competitions/world championships: Rugby World Cup (quadrennial); Women’s Rugby World Cup (quadrennial); Rugby World Cup Sevens (quadrennial, men and women); HSBC Sevens World Series (annual, nine legs); IRB Women’s Sevens World Series (annual); IRB Junior World Championship (annual); IRB Pacific Nations Cup (annual). event portfolio: 2013 IRB Junior World Championship, Nantes, France; 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens, Moscow, Russia; 2013/2014 HSBC Sevens World Series, Gold Coast, Dubai, Port Elizabeth, Wellington, Las Vegas, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Glasgow, London; 2014 IRB Tbilisi Cup/IRB Nations Cup Tbilisi/Bucharest; 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup, Paris, France; 2014 Youth Olympic Games, Nanjing, China; 2015 Rugby World Cup, multiple venues, England; 2016 Summer Olympic Games, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
www.powerlifting-ipf.com
www.irb.com
International Racquetball Federation (IRF) sport
Racquetball
president
Osvaldo Maggi
general secretary/CEO
Luke St. Onge
event bidding contact Osvaldo Maggi osvaldo@proprinting.com.ar EVENT SPONSORSHIP Cheryl Kirk enquiries contact cherylkkirk@aol.com
BERLIN´S OLYMPIC STADIUM GERMANY’S UNIQUE EVENT LOCATION.
CONTACT DETAILS 1631 Mesa Avenue, Suite A-1, Colorado Springs, CO 80906, Zurich Tel: +1 719 433 2017 Fax: +1 719 634 5198 Email: lstonge@internationalracquetball.com Number of National Associations Worldwide
78
major competitions/world championships: Pan American Racquetball Championships (annual); IRF World Championships (biennial); IRF World Doubles Championships (annual); IRF World Senior Racquetball Championships (annual); IRF World Junior Championships (annual); Central American Caribbean Games (annual). event portfolio: 2014 Asia Open Racquetball Championships, Seoul, Korea; 2014 Pan American Racquetball Championships, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia; 2014 IRF World Championships, Burlington, Ontario, Canada; 2014 Paso Olympic Festival, Guadalajara, Mexico; 2014 IRF World Senior Racquetball Championships, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA; 2014 IRF World Junior Championships, Cali, Colombia; 2014 Central American Caribbean Games, Vera Cruz, Mexico; 2015 Pan American Games, Toronto, Canada.
www.olympiastadion-berlin.de/myevent www.internationalracquetball.com
International Surfing Association (ISA)
International Sailing Federation (ISAF)
Surfing
sport
Sailing
president
Fernando Aguerre
president
Carlo Croce
general secretary/CEO
Bob Mignogna
general secretary/CEO
Jerome Pels
sport
event bidding contact Bob Mignogna bobmignogna@isasurf.org
event bidding contact Alastair Fox Alastair.fox@isaf.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Jerome Pels enquiries contact jerome.pels@isaf.com
Bob Mignogna bobmignogna@isasurf.org
CONTACT DETAILS 5580 La Jolla Blvd #145. La Jolla, California 92037 USA Tel: +1 858 551 8580 Fax: +1 858 551 8563 Email: surf@isasurf.org
CONTACT DETAILS Ariadne House Town Quay Southampton, SO14 2AQ UK Tel: +44 (0)2380 635 111 Fax: +44 (0)2380 635 789 Email: secreteriat@isaf.com
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
81
138
major competitions/world championships: ISA World Surfing Games (annual); ISA World Junior Surfing Championship (annual); ISA World Masters Surfing Championship (annual); ISA World StandUp Paddle and Paddleboard Championship (annual); ISA World Longboard Championship (annual); ISA World Bodyboard Championship (annual); Hainan Wanning Riyue Bay International Surfing Festival (annual). event portfolio: 2014 VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship, Salinas, Ecuador; 2014 ISA World StandUp Paddle and Paddleboard Championship, Granada, Nicaragua; 2014 50th Anniversary ISA World Surfing Games, Punta Rocas, Peru.
major competitions/world championships: ISAF Sailing World Championships (every four years); ISAF Sailing World Cup (annual, five regattas); ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship (annual); ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship (annual); ISAF Match Racing World Championship (annual); ISAF Nations Cup (biannual); ISAF Team Racing Worlds (biannual); ISAF Youth Match Racing World Championship (annual). event portfolio: 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championship, Santander, Spain; 2014 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship, Tavira, Portugal; 2014 ISAF Youth Match Racing World Championship, Helsinki, Finland; 2014 ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship, Cork, Ireland; 2014 ISAF Sailing World Cup, Palma, Spain; 2014 ISAF Sailing World Cup, Hyeres, France; 2014 ISAF Sailing World Cup, Qingdao, China; 2014 ISAF Sailing World Cup, Melbourne, Australia.
www.isasurf.org
www.sailing.org
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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SPORT FEDERATION (ISF) sport
School Sport
president
Andrea Delpin
general secretary/CEO
Jan Coolen
event bidding contact Jan Coolen jan.coolen@isfsports.org EVENT SPONSORSHIP Héctor Cabrera enquiries contact hector@sponsorshop.cl CONTACT DETAILS 2 Boomgaardstraat 22 B39, 2600 Berchem-Antwerpen. Belgium Tel: +32 3286 0738 Fax: +32 3286 0747 Email: jan.coolen@isfsports.org Number of National Associations Worldwide
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major competitions/world championships: World Schools Championships (biennial): Basketball; Football; Handball; Volleyball; Athletics; Badminton; Cross-country; Orienteering; Table Tennis; Tennis; Skiing; Swimming; ISF World Gymnasiade (quadrennial): Athletics, Artistic Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Swimming; World Schools Championships under the aegis (biennial): Basketball 3x3; Beach Volleyball; Futsal; Triathlon. event portfolio: 2014 WSC Cross-Country Skiing, Otepää, Estonia; 2014 WSC Alpine Skiing, Granada, Spain; 2014 WSC Table Tennis, Clermont-Ferrand, France; 2014 WSC Cross-Country, Valley of Springs, Israel; 2014 WSC Volleyball, Espinho & Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal; 2014 WSC Futsal, Sardinia, Italy; 2014 WSC Badminton, Taipei, Chinese Taipei; 2014 WSC Handball, Trabzon, Turkey.
www.isfsports.org www.conceptum-sport-logistics.com sport@conceptum-logistics.com Conceptum Logistics GmbH Aero | Hessenring 13A | 64546 Moerfelden-Walldorf | Tel.-Nr.: +49 6105 40 80-0 | Fax: +49 6105 40 80-241
International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF)
International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)
sport
Ski Mountaineering
sport
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president
Armando Mariotta
president
Olegario Vázuez Raña
general secretary/CEO
Roberto Cavallo
general secretary/CEO
Franz Schreiber
event bidding contact Rebecca Vernon rvernon@ismf-ski.orgcom
event bidding contact Franz Schreiber munich@issf-sports.org
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Rebecca Vernon enquiries contact rvernon@ismf-ski.orgcom
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Franz Schreiber enquiries contact munich@issf-sports.org
CONTACT DETAILS Via Boves, 2 12089 Villanova Mondovì (CN) Italy Tel: +39 0174 554 755 Fax: +39 0174 080 155 Email: office@ismf-ski.org
CONTACT DETAILS Bavariaring 21, D-80336 Munich, Germany Tel: +49 89 5443 550 Fax: +49 89 5443 5544 Email: munich@issf-sports.org
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
31
major competitions/world championships: ISMF World Championships (every other year - odd years, week-long event); ISMF Continental Championships (every other year - even years, two to five-day event); ISMF World Cups (annual, five locations and 10 races); ISMF Series Races (annual, officially assessed by the ISMF). event portfolio: 2013 ISMF World Championships Pelvoux, Vallouise, France; 2014 ISMF Scarpa World Cup Verbier, Verbier, Switzerland; 2014 ISMF Scarpa World Cup Courchevel, Courchevel, France; 2014 ISMF Scarpa World Cup La Pitturina Ski Race, La Pitturina, Italy; 2014 ISMF European Championships, Font Blanca, Arcalis, Andorra; 2014 ISMF Scarpa World Cup Diablerets 3D, Les Diablerets, Italy; 2014 ISMF Scarpa World Cup Blatind Arctic Race, Tromso, Norway; 2014 ISMF Asian Championships, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia.
www.ismf-ski.org - www.ismfskievents.com
INTERNATIONAL SEPAKTAKRAW FEDERATION (ISTAF)
161
major competitions/world championships: ISSF World Cup Series (annual, eight legs plus finals); ISSF World Championship in all shooting events (every four years); ISSF Shotgun World Championship (every two years); ISSF Junior Cup (annual). event portfolio: 2014 51st ISSF World Championship in all shooting events, Granada, Spain; 2014 ISSF Junior Cup, Suhl, Germany, 2014 ISSF World Cup Finals, Gabala, Azerbaijan; 2015 ISSF Shotgun World Championship, Lonato, Italy.
www.issf-sports.org
Logo : with full federation name
INTERNATIONAL
SEPAKTAKRAW FEDERATION
sport
Sepaktakraw
president
Gen. Charouck Arirachakaran
general secretary/CEO
Dato Abdul Halim Abdul Kader
event bidding contact Dato Abdul Halim Abdul Kader Abdulhalim@Sepaktakraw.org
PURE WATER ANY EVENT, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Dato Abdul Halim Abdul Kader enquiries contact Abdulhalim@Sepaktakraw.org CONTACT DETAILS 63 Market Street #10-02, Bank of Singapore Centre, Singapore 048942 Tel: +49 89 5443 550 Fax: +65 6449 5336 Email: abdulhalim@sepaktakraw.org Number of National Associations Worldwide
32
major competitions/world championships: ISTAF Sepaktakraw Superseries (annual, four legs); ISTAF Sepaktkaraw Worldcup (biannual); ISTAF Kings Cup (annual). event portfolio: 2014 Thai King Cup, Bangkok, Thailand; 2014 ISTAF Super Series 2014/2015, Naypyitaw, Myanmar; 2014 ISTAF Super Series 2014/2015, Indonesia, Singapore, Indonesia; 2014 ISTAF Super Series 2014/2015, Seoul, Korea; 2015 ISTAF Super Series Finals 2014/2015, Strasbourg, France; 2013 ISTAF Super Series 2013/2014, Bangkok, Thailand; 2013 ISTAF Super Series 2013/2014, Sabah, Malaysia; 2014 ISTAF Super Series Finals 2013/2014, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
You cannot take any risks with drinking water and waste water drainage at your sport event. Water is our speciality.
www.sepaktakraw.org
info@mtd.net www.mtd.net
International Soft Tennis Federation (ISTF)
International Skating Union (ISU)
Soft Tennis
sport
Skating
president
Sang-Ha Park
president
Ottavio Cinquanta
general secretary/CEO
Tatsuo Kasai
director general
Fredi Schmid
event bidding contact Susumu Tamaki info@istf.jp.net
event bidding contact
info@isu.ch
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Susumu Tamaki enquiries contact info@istf.jp.net
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Pierre Eymann enquiries contact eymann@isu.ch
CONTACT DETAILS Room 507, Olympic Center 88, Oryun Dong, Songpa-ku, Seoul, Korea 138749 Tel: +82 2 420 4057 Fax: +82 2 414 8089 Email: info@istf.jp.net
CONTACT DETAILS Chemin de Primerose 2, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland Tel: +41 21 612 6666 Fax: +41 21 612 6677 Email: info@isu.ch
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
sport
42
major competitions/world championships: World Soft Tennis Championships (every four years); Asian Soft Tennis Championships (every four years); World Junior Soft Tennis Championships (every four years); Asian Games (every four years). event portfolio: 2011 The 14th World Soft Tennis Championships, Mungyeong, Korea; 2012 The 7th Asian Soft Tennis Championships, Chiayi, Chinese Taipei; 2013 The 6th East Asian Games, Tianjin, China; 2014 The 17th Asian Games, Incheon, Korea; 2014 The 2nd World Junior Championships, Ahmedabad, India.
major competitions/world championships: ISU World Figure Skating Championships (annual); ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships (annual); ISU World Allround Speed Skating Championships (annual); ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships (annual except Olympic year); ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships (annual). event portfolio: 2014 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series and Final Chicago, Kelowna, B.C., Shanghai, Moscow, Paris, Osaka, Barcelona; 2014-2015 ISU World Cup Short Track TBD; 2014-2015 ISU World Cup Speed Skating TBD.
www.isu.org
www.softtennis-istf.org
International Tennis Federation (ITF)
86
International Table Tennis Federation (ITFF)
sport
Tennis
sport
Table Tennis
president
Francesco Ricci Bitti
president
Adham Sharara
general secretary/CEO
Juan Margets
general secretary/CEO
Judit Farago
event bidding contact Kris Dent kris.dent@itftennis.com
event bidding contact Judit Farago jfarago@ittfmail.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Jane Sheedy enquiries contact jane.sheedy@itftennis.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Anders Thunstrom enquiries contact at@tmsinmail.com
CONTACT DETAILS Bank Lane, Roehampton, London, SW15 5XZ Tel: +44 208 878 6464 Fax: +44 208 878 7799 Email: communications@itftennis.com
CONTACT DETAILS Chemin de la Roche 11, 1020 Renens/ Lausanne, Switzerland Tel: +41 21 340 7090 Fax: +41 21 340 7099 Email: ittf@ittfmail.com
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
210
218
major competitions/world championships: Davis Cup by BNP Paribas (annual); Fed Cup by BNP Paribas (annual); Junior Davis Cup by BNP Paribas (annual); Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas (annual); BNP Paribas World Team Cup (annual) (Wheelchair). event portfolio: 2013 Davis Cup Semifinals, Belgrade, Serbia, Prague, Czech Republic; 2013 Davis Cup Final, Belgrade, Serbia; 2013 Fed Cup Semifinals, Palermo, Italy, Moscow, Russia; 2013 Fed Cup Final, Cagliari, Italy; 2014 Davis Cup Semifinals, venues TBC; 2014 Davis Cup Final, venue TBC; 2014 Fed Cup Semifinals, venues TBC; 2014 Fed Cup Final, venue TBC.
major competitions/world championships: ITTF World Championships (annual); ITTF World Cup (Men, Women - annual); ITTF World Team Cup (biannual); ITTF World Junior Championships (annual); ITTF Global Junior Circuit (annual); ITTF World Para Championships (quadrennial). event portfolio: 2014 GAC World Tour (including Grand Finals) 22 different venues; 2014 ZEN-NOH World Team Championships, Tokyo, Japan; 2014 Liebherr Men’s World Cup, Dusseldorf, Germany; 2014 Women’s World Cup, TBD; 2014 World Junior Championships, Shanghai, China; 2014 World Cadet Challenge Bridgetown, Barbados; 2014 Global Junior Circuit/Road to Nanjing, 30 different venues; 2014 World Para TT Championships, Beijing, China.
www.itftennis.com
www.ittf.com
118 – IF Listings
INTERNATIONAL TRIATHLON UNION (ITU)
International Weightlifting Federation (IWF)
Triathlon
sport
Weightlifting
president
Marisol Casado
president
Tamas Ajan
general secretary/CEO
Loreen Barnett
general secretary/CEO
Wenguang Ma
sport
event bidding contact Antonio F Arimany Antonio.arimany@triathlon.org
event bidding contact Attila Adamfi attila.adamfi@iwfnet.net
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Antonio F Arimany enquiries contact Antonio.arimany@triathlon.org
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Lilla Rozgonyi enquiries contact lilla.rozgonyi@iwfnet.net
CONTACT DETAILS Maison du Sport International, Av. de Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland Tel: +41 21 614 6030 Fax: +41 21 614 6039 Email: ituhdq@triathlon.org
CONTACT DETAILS 1146 Budapest Istvanmezei ut 1-3 Tel: +36 1353 0530 Fax: +36 1353 0199 Email: iwf@iwfnet.net
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
159
188
major competitions/world championships: World Triathlon Series (annual, seven to eight legs plus Grand Final); ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships; ITU Triathlon World Cup (annual, nine legs); ITU Duathlon World Championship (annual); ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships; ITU Winter Triathlon World Triathlon Championship (annual); ITU Aquatlon World Championship (annual). event portfolio: 2013 ITU Grand Final World Triathlon Series, London, Great Britain; 2014 ITU World Triathlon Series, Cape Town, South Africa; 2014 ITU World Triathlon Series, Yokohama, Japan; 2014 ITU World Triathlon Series, London, Great Britain; 2014 ITU World Triathlon Series, Chicago, USA; 2014 ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championship, Hamburg, Germany; 2014 ITU World Triathlon Series, Stockholm, Sweden; 2014 ITU Grand Final World Triathlon Series, Edmonton, Canada.
major competitions/world championships: IWF Youth World Championships (annual); IWF Junior World Championships (annual); IWF Senior World Championships (annual); IWF Grand Prix (every three years). event portfolio: 2014 IWF Junior World Championships, Kazan, Russia; 2014 IWF Senior World Championships, Almaty, Kazakhstan; 2015 IWF Youth World Championships, Lima, Peru; 2015 IWF Junior World Championships, Warsaw, Poland; 2015 IWF Senior World Championships, Houston, USA.
www.triathlon.org
www.iwf.net
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International World Games Association (IWGA)
International Wushu Federation (IWUF)
World Games
sport
Wushu
president
José Perurena López
president
Zaiqing Yu
general secretary/CEO
Joachim Gossow
director general
Beijian Liu
sport
event bidding contact Joachim Gossow j.gossow@theworldgames.org
event bidding contact Byron Jacobs byronjacobs@iwuf.org
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Joachim Gossow enquiries contact j.gossow@theworldgames.org
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Anthony Goh enquiries contact gohwushu@gmail.com
CONTACT DETAILS 10 Lake Circle Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906 USA Tel: +1 719 471 8096 Fax: +1 719 471 8105 Email: info@theworldgames.org
CONTACT DETAILS Avenue de Rumine 7, 1005 Lausanne, Suisse Tel/Fax: 0041-(0)21-312-2583 Email: ren.lirong@iwuf.org
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
35
major competitions/world championships: The World Games (quadrennial). event portfolio: 2013 The World Games, Cali, Colombia; 2009 The World Games, Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei; 2005 The World Games, Duisburg, Germany; 2001 The World Games, Akita, Japan.
major competitions/world championships: World Wushu Championships (Beinnial); World Junior Wushu Championships (biennial); Sanda World Cup (biennial); World Traditional Wushu Championships (biennial); World Taijiquan Championships (biennial). event portfolio: 2013 12th World Wushu Championships, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 2014 5th World Junior Wushu Championships, Antalya, Turkey; 2014 Nanjing 2014 Youth Wushu Tournament, Nanjing, China; 2014 6th World Traditional Wushu Championships, Chizhou, China; 2014 7th Sanda World Cup, Jakarta, Indonesia; 2014 1st World Taijiquan Championships, Chengdu, China.
www.iwuf.org
www.theworldgames.org
International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF)
149
JU-JITSU INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION (JJIF)
sport
Waterski & Wakeboard
sport
Ju-jitsu
president
Kuno Ritschard
president
Panagiotis Theodoropoulos
general secretary/CEO
Gillian Hill
general secretary/CEO
Dana Mihaela Mortelmans
event bidding contact Kuno Ritschard president@iwwfed.com
event bidding contact Luc Mortelmans luc.mortelmans@fin-q.be
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Des Burke-Kennedy enquiries contact des@burke-kennedy.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
CONTACT DETAILS Alte Landstrasse 19. Postbox 564 6314 Unteraegeri, Switzerland Tel: +41 41 7502734 Fax: +41 86079 2092868 Email: president@iwwfed.com
CONTACT DETAILS Leutschenstrasse 9, CH 8807 Freienbach, Switzerland Tel: +40.722.253.875 Fax: +40.318.148.846 Email: dmurgescu@gmail.com
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
94
Luc Mortelmans luc.mortelmans@fin-q.be
87
major competitions/world championships: Waterski & Wakeboard World Cup, World Championships (every second year); World Waterski Championships; World Wakeboard Championships; World Disabled Championships; World Barefoot Championships; World Racing Championships; World Cableski Championships; World Cable Wakeboard Championships. event portfolio: 2014 World Cable Wakeboard Championships, Sauherad, Telemark, Norway; 2014 World Barefoot Championships, Mulwala, VIC, Australia; 2014 World Junior Waterski Championships, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine; 2015 World Waterski Championships, Milano, Italy.
major competitions/world championships: (annual) events: JJIF Senior World Championships; JJIF Senior Continental Championships (except Europe); JJIF Cadets World Cup. Events every other year: JJIF U18&U21 World Championships; JJIF Senior European Championships and European Cups (alternative); JJIF U18&U21 Continental Championships. event portfolio: 2014 European Championship – junior and aspirant, Lund, Sweden; 2014 PanAmerican Championship, Havana, Cuba; 2014 European Open Cup - seniors, Bucharest, Romania; 2014 Asian Championship – seniors, juniors, aspirants, Suwon, South Korea; 2014 World Cup - cadets, Bucharest, Romania; 2014 German Open, Gelsenkirchen, Germany; 2014 Russian Open, St Petersburg, Russian Federation; World Championship - seniors, Paris, France.
www.iwwfed.com
www.jjif.info
120 – IF Listings
Special Olympics, inc. (SOI)
PANATHLON INTERNATIONAL Panathlon
sport
Special Olympics
president
Giacomo Santini
president
general secretary/CEO
Leo Bozzo
general secretary/CEO
Janet Froetscher
event bidding contact
Leo Bozzo segretariogenerale@panathlon.net
event bidding contact
pwheeler@specialolympics.org
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
segretariogenerale@panathlon.net
sport
Leo Bozzo
Peter Wheeler
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Michael Hoar enquiries contact mhoar@specialolympics.org
CONTACT DETAILS Villa Queirolo, Via Aurelia Ponente 1, 16035 Rapallo (Ge) Fax: +39/0185/65295 Email info@panathlon.net
CONTACT DETAILS 1133 19th Street NW Tel: +1-202-628-3630 Fax: +1-202-824-0200 Email: ltodd@specialolympics.org
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
300 clubs and 13,000 members
event portfolio: 2014 Flambeau d’Or, Rapallo, Italy; 2014 General Assembly, Rapallo, Italy; 2014 International Congress, Rapallo, Italy.
major competitions/world championships: Special Olympics World Summer and Winter Games (every two years); seven Regional Games (every four years); and more than 50,000 sports competitions held local, state and national levels. event portfolio: 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games, Pyeong Chang, South Korea; 2014 Special Olympics Unified Football Cup, Malaysia; 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games, Los Angeles, CA, United States; 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games, Schladming and Graz, Austria.
www.specialolympics.org
www.panathlon.net
Tug of War International Federation (TWIF)
225
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
sport
Tug of War
sport
Cycling
president
Cathal McKeever
president
Brian Cookson
general secretary/CEO
Glen Johnson
general secretary/CEO
Martin Gibbs
event bidding contact Anton Rabe anton@hortgro.co.za
event bidding contact Gerrit Middag gerrit.middag@uci.ch
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Nicole Gruber-Gil enquiries contact nicole.gruber-gil@uci.ch
CONTACT DETAILS Po Box 77, 4742 State Hwy 213, Orfordville, Wisconsin 53576-0077, USA Tel: +1 608 879 2869 Fax: +1 608 879 2103 Email: twif@t6b.com
CONTACT DETAILS Ch. de la Mêlée, 1860 Aigle, Switzerland Tel: +41 24 468 58 11 Fax: +41 24 468 58 12 Email: admin@uci.ch
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
179
major competitions/world championships: UCI Road, Track, BMX, Cyclo-Cross, MTB and Trials, Indoor, Paracycling World Championships (annual); Cycling For All (UCI World Cycling Tour (Road), Track, MTB, Cyclo-Cross) (annual); UCI World Tour (annual), +/28 competitions). event portfolio: 2014 Track Cycling World Championships, Cali, Colombia; 2014 MTB Marathon World Championship, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa; 2014 BMX World Championships, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; 2014 Track Cycling Juniors World Championships, Seoul Korea; 2014 Paracycling Road World Championships, Greenville, USA; 2014 MTB and Trials World Championships, Hafjell, Norway; 2014 Road World Championships, Ponferrada, Spain; 2014 Indoor Cycling World Championships, Brno, Czech Republic.
www.tugofwar-twif.org
www.uci.ch
IF Listings – 121
International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA)
Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM)
Mountaineering and Climbing
sport
Powerboating
president
Frits Vrijlandt
president
Raffaele Chiulli
general secretary/CEO
Hélène Denis
general secretary/CEO
Andrea Dini
sport
event bidding contact Sophie Gérard sophie.gerard@theuiaa.org
event bidding contact Andrea Dini uim@uimpowerboating.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Sophie Gérard enquiries contact sophie.gerard@theuiaa.org
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Andrea Dini enquiries contact uim@uimpowerboating.com
CONTACT DETAILS Monbijoustrasse 61, Postfach, CH-3000 Berne 23, Switzerland Tel: +41 31 370 1828 Fax: +41 31 370 1838 Email: office@theuiaa.org
CONTACT DETAILS 1, av des Castelans, 98000 Monaco Tel: +377 92 05 25 22 Fax: +377 92 05 04 60 Email: uim@uimpowerboating.com
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
88
major competitions/world championships: UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup (annual). event portfolio: 2015 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup, Cheongsong, Korea; 2015 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup, Saas Fee, Switzerland; 2015 UIAA Ice Climbing World Championship, Rabenstein, Italy; 2015 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup, Busteni, Romania; 2015 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup, Ufa, Russia.
major competitions/world championships: Offshore World Championships: Eight titles - 20 races; Circuit World Championships: 35 titles - 39 races; Pleasure Navigation World Championships: Two titles - two races; Aquabike World Championships: Six titles - five races.
www.uimpowerboating.com
www.theuiaa.org
International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM)
56
World Archery (WA)
sport
Modern Pentathlon
sport
Archery
president
Dr. h.c. Klaus Schormann
president
Prof. Dr. Uğur Erdener
general secretary/CEO
Shiny Fang
general secretary/CEO
Tom Dielen
event bidding contact Karen Myers kmyers@pentathlon.org
event bidding contact Juan-Carlos Holgado jcholgado@archery.org
EVENT SPONSORSHIP James Hamill-Reeves enquiries contact communications@pentathlon.org
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Didier Mieville enquiries contact dmieville@archery.org
CONTACT DETAILS Stade Louis II, Entree E, 13 av des Castelans Tel: ++377 9777 8555 Fax: +377 9777 8550 Email: uipm@pentathlon.org
CONTACT DETAILS Maison du Sport International, Av. de Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland Tel: +41 21 614 30 50 Fax: +41 21 614 30 55 Email: info@archery.org
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
115
major competitions/world championships: World Cup Series (4 events + World Cup Final, annual); Youth A World Championships (annual); Junior World Championships (annual); Senior World Championships (annual); Champion of Champions (annual); Biathle Triathle World Championships (annual). event portfolio: 2013 Champion of Champions, Doha, Qatar; 2014 World Cup #2, Cairo, Egypt; 2014 World Cup #3 Chengdu, China; 2014 World Cup #4, Kecskemét, Hungary; 2014 Youth A World Championships, Budapest, Hungary; 2014 Junior World Championships, Drzonkow, Poland; 2014 World Cup Final, Sarasota-Bradenton, USA; 2014 Senior World Championships, Warsaw, Poland.
www.pentathlon.org
122 – IF Listings
151
major competitions/world championships: Archery World Cup, four stages and Final (annual); Indoor Archery World Cup, four stages and Final (annual); World Archery Championships (odd years); World Archery Youth Championships (odd years); World Archery Para Championships (odd years); World Archery Indoor Championships (even years); World Archery Field Championships (even years). event portfolio: 2014 World Archery Indoor Championships, Nimes, France; 2014 Archery World Cup Stage1, Shanghai, China; 2014 Archery World Cup Stage 2, Medellin, Colombia; 2014 Archery World Cup Stage 3, Antalya, Turkey; 2014 Archery World Cup Stage 4, Wroclaw, Poland; 2014 Archery World Cup Final, Lausanne, Switzerland; 2014 World Archery Field Championships, Zagreb, Croatia; 2015 World Archery Championships, Copenhagen, Denmark.
www.worldarchery.org
World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO)
World Bridge Federation (WBF)
Kickboxing
sport
Bridge
president
Espen Lund
president
Gianarrigo Rona
general secretary/CEO
Barbara Falsoni
honorary secretary
Georgia Heth
event bidding contact
Espen Lund
event bidding contact
sport
espen.lund@wakoweb.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
CONTACT DETAILS Via A. Manzoni, 20052 Monza, Italy Tel: +39039321804 Fax: +390392328901 Email: info@wakoweb.com
CONTACT DETAILS Maison du Sport International, Av. de Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland Tel: +41 21 5447 218 Fax: +41 21 6012 315 Email: president@worldbridgefed.com
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
122
major competitions/world championships: World Championships (biannual); Cadets and Junior Campionships (biannual); Continental Championships (biannual); World Cups (annual), five legs. event portfolio: 2014 Junior and Cadets World Championship, Rimini, Italy; 2015 World Championship part 1 - Seniors, Belgrade, Serbia; 2015 World Championships Part 2 - Seniors, Dublin, Ireland; 2016 Cadets and Juniors World Championships, Dublin, Ireland.
127
major competitions/world championships: SP. World Teams Championships every two years (odd years); World Games every four years (Summer Olympic year); World Series every four years (even year non-Summer Olympic); World Youth Teams Championships every two years (even years); World Youth Open Championships every two years (odd years). event portfolio: 2014 World Youth Teams Championships, Istanbul, Turkey; 2014 World Bridge Series, Sanya, China; 2015 World Teams Championships, Chennai, India; 2015 World Youth Open Championships, Shanghai, China.
www.wakoweb.com
www.worldbridge.org
World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC)
WORLD CONFEDERATION OF BILLIARD SPORTS (WCBS)
sport
Baseball and Softball
sport
Billard Sports
president
Riccardo Fraccari
president
general secretary/CEO
Don Porter
general secretary/CEO
Maxime Cassis
event bidding contact Michael Schmidt schmidt@wbsc.co
event bidding contact Maxime Cassis maximecassis@gmail.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Michael Schmidt enquiries contact schmidt@wbsc.co
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Maxime Cassis enquiries contact maximecassis@gmail.com
CONTACT DETAILS Maison du Sport International, Av. de Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland Tel: +41(0)213188244 Fax: +41(0)213188241 Email: office@wbsc.co
CONTACT DETAILS La Serraliere, 38610 Venon, France Tel: +33 611 314 641 Fax +33 983 281 371 Email: maximecassis@gmail.com
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
141
120
major competitions/world championships: Premier 12 (every four years); U21, U18, U15, U12 Baseball World Cups (every two years); World Baseball Classic (every four years), Men’s, Women’s, M U19, F U19 Softball World Championship. event portfolio: 2014 10th Jr. Men’s Softball World Championship, White Horse, Canada; 2014 U21 Baseball World Cup, Taichung, Taipei; 2014 14th Women’s Softball World Championship, Haarlem, Netherlands; 2014 Women’s Baseball World Cup, Miyazaki, Japan; 2014 U15 Baseball World Cup, Baja, California, Sur, Mexico; 2015 Premeir 12 To be Announced; 2015 11th U19 Women’s Softball World Championship, Oklahoma City, USA; 2015 U12 Baseball World Cup, Tainan, Taipei.
major competitions/world championships: World Snooker Championships; World Carom Championships; World Pool Championships. event portfolio: 2013 3 Cushions World Challenge, Guangzhou, China; 2014 3 Cushions World Cup, Luxor, Egypt; 2014 3 Cushions Juniors World Championships, San Javier, Spain; 2013 World Snooker Championships, Daugavpils, Latvia; 2014 Juniors – World Snooker Championships, Al Fujairah, Emirates; 2013 World 9-Ball Championships Junior and Wheelchair Athletes, Johannesburg, South Africa; 2014 World 9-Ball Championship, Doha, Qatar; 2014 World Artistic Pool Championship, Las Vegas, USA.
www.wbsc.co
www.billiard-wcbs.org
IF Listings – 123
ION
WORLD LD
DA
Curling
sport
Darts
president
Kate Caithness
president
Bill Hatter
general secretary/CEO
Colin Grahamslaw
general secretary/CEO
Dave Alderman
sport
R T S F E DE
event bidding contact Colin Grahamslaw info@worldcurling.org
event bidding contact Bill Hatter tnthatter@telus.net
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Colin Grahamslaw enquiries contact info@worldcurling.org
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Dave Alderman enquiries contact DaveRAlderman@aol.com
CONTACT DETAILS 74 Tay Street, Perth, Perthshire, PH2 8NP, UK Tel: +44 1738 451630 Fax: +44 1738 451641 Email: info@worldcurling.org
CONTACT DETAILS 4 Byron Place, Croespenmaen, Crumlin, Newport, Np11 3Bp, Wales Tel: +44 1495 247732 Email: DaveRAlderman@aol.com
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
53
AT
WORLD DARTS FEDERATION (WDF)
WOR
World Curling Federation (WCF)
R
®
69
major competitions/world championships: World Women’s Curling Championship; World Men’s Curling Championship; World Junior Curling Championships (Men & Women); World Wheelchair Curling Championship (Mixed Gender); World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship; World Senior Curling Championships (Men & Women). event portfolio: 2014 World Junior Curling Championships, Flims, Switzerland; 2014 World Women’s Curling Championship, Saint John, NB, Canada; 2014 World Men’s Curling Championship, Beijing, China; 2014 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, Dumfries, Scotland; 2015 World Wheelchair Curling Championships, Lohja, Finland; 2015 World Junior Curling Championships, tbc; 2015 World Women’s Curling Championship, Sapporo, Japan; 2015 World Men’s Curling Championship, Halifax, NS, Canada.
major competitions/world championships: World Cup (biannual); Europe Cup (annual); Americas Cup (biannual); total of 96 events worldwide. See WDF calendar for list of events. event portfolio: 2013 World Cup, St Johns, Nl, Canada; 2014 Quebec Open, Canada; 2014 Romanian Int Dart Classic, Bucharest, Romania; 2014 Las Vegas Open, Las Vegas, Nv, USA; 2014 Mediterranian Open, Turkey; 2014 Dutch Open, Nederlands; 2014 Bulls German Open, Bochum, Germany; 2014 Riga Open, Latvia.
www.worldcurling.org
www.dartswdf.com
World DanceSport Federation (WDSF)
World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF)
sport
Dancesport
sport
Flying Disc
president
Carlos Freitag
president
Robert ‘Nob’ Rauch
general secretary/CEO
Shawn Tay
general secretary/CEO
Volker Bernardi
event bidding contact
Marco Sietas
event bidding contact Volker Bernardi ed@wfdf.org
sportsdirector@worlddancesport.org
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Roland Hilfiker enquiries contact com@worlddancesport.org
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Volker Bernardi enquiries contact ed@wfdf.org
CONTACT DETAILS Calle Oriente 78-84, Floor 1, Office 14, 08172 - Sant Cugat, Spain Tel: +34 935 44 23 92 Fax: +34 935 83 11 04 Email: office@worlddancesport.org
CONTACT DETAILS Neckarstraße 11, D – 55296 Harxheim Tel: +49 (0) 176/64197702 Fax: +49 (0) 6139 / 9020869 Email: ed@wfdf.org
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
89
60 in 56 countries
major competitions/world championships: Between all divisions and disciplines, WDSF sanctions well over 20 World Championships and a similar number of Continental Championships annually in Adult alone. WDSF runs the 6-leg GrandSlam and 3-leg PD GrandPrix Series. WDSF stages the World DanceSport Games quadrennially. event portfolio: 2013 World Standard, Kiev, UKR; 2013 World Ten Dance, Vienna, AUT; 2013 World Latin, Berlin, GER; 2014 European Standard, Moscow, RUS; 2014 World Formation Latin, Bremen, GER; 2014 Worlds Showdance Latin and Standard, Chengdu, CHN; 2014 Worlds Ten Dance and Youth Ten Dance, Riga, LAT; 2014 GrandSlam Finals Latin and Standard, Shanghai, CHN.
major competitions/world championships: World Ultimate and Guts Championships (every four years), World Ultimate Club Championships (four), World Championships of Beach Ultimate (four), World Under 23 Championships (two), World Junior Ultimate Championships (two), World Championships in Overall Field events (two). event portfolio: 2014 World Ultimate Club Championships, Lecco, Italy; 2014 World Junior Ultimate Championships, Lecco, Italy; 2015 World Under 23 Ultimate Championships, TBD; 2015 Pan American Ultimate Championships, TBD; 2015 Asia-Oceania Ultimate Championships, TBD; 2015 World Overall Championships, Norrköping, Sweden; 2016 World Ultimate & Guts Championships, TBD.
www.worlddancesport.org
www.wfdf.org
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WORLD KARATE FEDERATION (WKF)
WORLD MINIGOLF SPORT FEDERATION (WMF)
Karate
sport
Minigolf
Antonio Espinos
president
Dr. Gerhard Zimmermann
general secretary/CEO
Hans Bergström
event bidding contact
president@minigolfsport.com
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Pilar Herrera enquiries contact pherrera@wkf.com.es
EVENT SPONSORSHIP enquiries contact
president@minigolfsport.com
CONTACT DETAILS C/ Boix y Morer, 15, Bº B, 28003 – Madrid, Spain Tel: +34 91 535 96 32 Fax: +34 91 535 96 33 Email: wkf@wkf.com.es
CONTACT DETAILS Bengt Svensson, P.O.Box 13141 SE-40252 Gothenburg Tel: +46 703180201 Email: office@minigolfsport.com
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
sport president general secretary/CEO event bidding contact
Antonio Espinos wkf@wkf.com.es
188
Dr. Gerhard Zimmermann Dr. Gerhard Zimmermann
46
major competitions/world championships: World Junior, Cadet & U21 Championships (biannual); World Senior Championships (biannual); WKF Youth World Cup & Training Camp (annual); Karate 1–Premier League (7 competitions in 2014); Karate 1-World Cup (1 competition in 2014). event portfolio: 2014 Karate 1-Premier League, Paris, France; 2014 Karate 1-World Cup, Lasko, Slovenia; 2014 WKF Training Camp & Karate 1 Youth World Cup, Umag, Croatia; 2014 Karate 1- Premier League, Okinawa, Japan; 2015 World Junior, Cadet and U21 Championships, Jakarta, Indonesia; 2016 World Senior Championships, Linz, Austria.
major competitions/world championships: World Championships in years ending in an odd number; Youth World Championships and Continental Championships in years ending in an even number; European Cup for club team each year. event portfolio: 2014 Minigolf Nations Cup, Neutraubling, Germany; 2014 Minigolf European Championships, Neutraubling, Germany; 2014 Minigolf Youth World Championships, Lahti, Finland; 2014 Minigolf Senior Nations Cup, Murnau, Germany; 2014 Minigolf Senior European Championships, Murnau, Germany; 2014 Minigolf Asian Open Championships, Kish Island, Iran; 2014 Minigolf European Cup, Schriesheim, Germany; 2014 Minigolf World Championships, Lahti, Finland.
www.wkf.net
www.minigolfsport.com
World Squash Federation (WSF)
World Taekwondo Federation (WTF)
sport
Squash
sport
Taekwondo
president
N. Ramachandran
president
Dr. Chungwon Choue
general secretary/CEO
Andrew Shelley
general secretary/CEO
Dr. Jean-Marie Ayer
event bidding contact Andrew Shelley andrew@worldsquash.org
event bidding contact Jaewook Lee sport@wtf.org
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Andrew Shelley enquiries contact andrew@worldsquash.org
EVENT SPONSORSHIP Seungmin Lee enquiries contact marketing@wtf.org
CONTACT DETAILS 25 Russell Street, Hastings, East Sussex TN34 1QU UK Tel: +44 1424 447 440 Fax: +44 1424 430 737 Email: wsf@worldsquash.org
CONTACT DETAILS 7148-4, Taepyeong-dong, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, Korea 461-855 Tel: +82-2-566-2505/557-5446 Fax +82-2-553-4728 Email: intl@wtf.org
Number of National Associations Worldwide
Number of National Associations Worldwide
142
206
major competitions/world championships: WSF World Championships - Men & Women (annual); WSF World Women’s Team Championship (biannual); WSF World Men’s Team Championship (biannual); WSF World Individual Junior Championships - Men & Women (annual); WSF World Men’s Team Junior Championships (biannual); WSF World Women’s Team Junior Championships (biannual); WSF World Masters Championships (annual). event portfolio: 2014 WSF Women’s World Championship, Penang, Malaysia; 2014 WSF World Masters, Hong Kong, China; 2014 WSF Men’s & Women’s Junior Individual Championships, Windhoek, Namibia; 2014 WSF Men’s World Junior Team Championship, Windhoek, Namibia; 2014 World University Championships, Chennai, India; 2014 WSF Men’s World Championship, Qatar; 2014 WSF Women’s World Team Championship, Niagara on the Lake, Canada.
major competitions/world championships: WTF (Men’s and Women’s) World Taekwondo Championships (biennial); WTF World Taekwondo Junior Championships (biennial); WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships (annual); WTF World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships (annual); WTF World ParaTaekwondo Championships (annual); WTF World Taekwondo Grand Prix Series (annual); WTF World Cadet Taekwondo Championships (annual); WTF World Deaf-Taekwondo Championships (annual). event portfolio: 2014 WTF Qualification Tournament for Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games, Taipei City, Chinese Taipei; 2014 10th WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships, Taipei City, Chinese Taipei; 2014 5th WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships, Moscow, Russia; 2014 1st WTF World Cadet Taekwondo Championships, Baku, Azerbaijan; 2014 9th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, Aguascalientes, Mexico; 2014 WTF World Grand-Prix, TBA; 2014 1st WTF World Deaf-Taekwondo Championships, TBA, USA; 2014 2014 World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships, Queretaro, Mexico.
www.worldsquash.org
www.worldtaekwondofederation.net
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SportAccord Convention 2014
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