International Canoe Federation

The International Canoe Federation (ICF) is the umbrella organization of all national canoe organizations worldwide. It is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, and administers all aspects of canoe sport worldwide. 157 countries are affiliated with the ICF after seven national federations were added at the 2008 ICF Congress in Rome.^[1]

International Canoe Federation

Abbreviation	ICF
Formation	1946; 77 years ago (1946)
Type	Sports federation
Headquarters	Lausanne, Switzerland
Region served	Worldwide
President	Thomas Konietzko
Main organ	Congress
Affiliations	International Olympic Committee
Website	canoeicf.com

In light of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the ICF suspended athletes from Russia and Belarus from competing at any International Canoe Federation events, and suspended all officials from Russia and Belarus from officiating at any event sanctioned by ICF, and from attending or taking part in any ICF meetings, committees, and forums.^[2] In March 2023, the Russian Canoe Federation sent a letter addressing the ISF and urging them to reverse the decision and allow Russian athletes to compete at ISF events. The RCF's statement included claims that the war was actually started by Ukraine and that "Russia defends peace".^[3] In May 2023, the International Canoe Federation reinstated Russian and Belarusian athletes, shortly after a Russian missile attack forced cancellation of a canoe event in Ukraine.^[4]

Disciplines

Flatwater

• Canoe sprint, formerly flatwater racing (World Championships since 1938)
• ICF Canoe Sprint Junior World Championships from 1985 to 2011
• ICF Canoe Sprint Junior & U23 World Championships from 2013
• ICF Masters Canoe Sprint World Championships
• Canoe marathon, (World championships since 1988)
• ICF Masters Canoe Marathon World Championships
• ICF Canoe Marathon Masters World Cup
• Dragon boat
• Canoe polo (World Championships since 1994)
• Paracanoe^[5]
• Va'a^[6]

Ocean

• Canoe ocean racing (World Championships since 2013)
• Canoe sailing
• Waveski
• Surf ski - since 2010^[7]

Whitewater / Wildwater

• Canoe slalom, formerly slalom racing (World championships since 1949)
• Wildwater canoeing (World Championships since 1959)
• Canoe freestyle (formerly called playboating and before rodeo) (World championships since 2007)

Flatwater and Ocean

• Standup paddleboarding (SUP)^{[8][9][10][11]}
• ICF SUP World Championships from 2019

Executive board

• Thomas Konietzko, President
• Cecilia Farias, 1st Vice President
• Aijie Liu, 2nd Vice President
• Lluis Rabaneda Caselles 3rd Vice President
• Luciano Buonfiglio, Treasurer

Membership

Continental associations

There are five continental associations affiliated with the ICF. These associations are responsible for organizing continental championships, providing support for their member federations and communicating their interests at the ICF Board meetings.^[12]

• European Canoe Association
• Pan American Canoe Federation
• Oceania Canoe Association
• Asian Canoe Confederation
• African Canoe Confederation

National members

Further information: Category:National members of the International Canoe Federation

See also

• American Whitewater
• Association of Summer Olympic International Federations
• Canoe
• Kayak
• Paddle
• Surf ski

References

1. (PDF). canoeicf.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
2. "ICF suspends Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials". March 2022.
3. Russland bei Olympia: Usmanows FIE beglückt das IOC mit Hilfe des Deutschen Fechter-Bundes
4. ICF rules Russians can return to competition just day after missile attack forces cancellation of canoe event in Ukraine
5. . Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
6. International Canoe Federation - Va'a 2015-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
7. "International Surfski Paddling Association Launched". surfski.info. 28 January 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
8. Germany’s "Lost Mills" Becomes First SUP Race to Be Sanctioned by the International Canoe Federation (ICF) SUP Racer, 28 March 2016
9. Surfing and canoeing in row over stand up paddle boarding ownership BBC, 5 April 2017
10. Surf’s up at SportAccord: An interview with Fernando Aguerre SportsPro, 5 April 2017
11. Surf and canoe bosses in Olympic battle over stand-up paddleboarding NZ Herald, 6 April 2017
12. Continental Associations 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Official website
• - accessed 30 November 2008.