SPORTACCORD CONVENTION ANNUAL 2016

SPORTACCORD CONVENTION

THE ANNUAL 2016 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND, 17-22 APRIL 2016

CONTENTS WELCOME......... 4

PARTNERS........12

ANNUAL REVIEW ��15

#SAC2016..........24

Thank you to the companies and organisations that have offered their support to SportAccord Convention in 2016

Messages from the leaders of SportAccord Convention and its Stakeholders

SportAccord, ASOIF, AIOWF, ARISF and AIMS give an update regarding their operations and recent major decisions

The highlights from Lausanne, including the memorable Opening and Closing Events, the Conference Programme and photos from around the Convention

DIRECTORY.......34 Information on International Federations, Cities and forthcoming Games

CONTACTS...........74

CITIES................ 34 GAMES............... 41 IFs........................42

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THE DAILY - WEDNESDAY

Francesco Ricci Bitti President, SportAccord Convention

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aced with the high intensity of the SportAccord Convention programme of meetings, presentations and displays, many organisers, speakers and delegates count on good coffee to keep going. This year the fuel for this 14th edition of the event is provided by Nespresso, who are marking some milestones in their own history by joining the ranks of the Convention’s Gold Partners. Nespresso has built a reputation for excellence during its 30-year history and its roots go back even further as part of the 150-year-old Nestlé empire. Such strong traditions ensure that confidence in the brand and the product is high, and the age-old commitment to customer service and quality of ingredients is still as fresh as the coffee. In June, Nestlé will open ‘nest’ – the company’s own food and beverage museum at Vevey, where the

Nis Hatt, Francesco Ricci Bitti, Lars Lundov and Finn Lyck

AARHUS TO HOST 2017 CONVENTION

The importance of listening to youngsters in the digital age came to the fore during the MediaAccord Foundation Meeting at SportAccord Convention World Sport & Business Summit. The Meeting, which was led by Euronews CEO Michael Peters and held ahead of the launch of MediaAccord at the 2016 Convention, brought together members of various strands of the

arhus in Denmark was unveiled as the host of SportAccord Convention 2017 last night during an enthralling opening ceremony for this year’s event at the SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne. The second largest city in Denmark will be the European Capital of Culture next year, giving stakeholders in international sport the perfect opportunity to visit the vibrant and creative city on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula, with the Convention scheduled for April 2-7. The news was revealed during an opening ceremony that featured a stunning performance from students at the world-famous Rudra-Béjart school of theatre and ballet in Lausanne, as well as speeches from the Convention’s President, Francesco Ricci Bitti; International

Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach; Canton of Vaud Head of Economy and Sport, Philippe Leuba; and Municipal Councillor of Sport, Marc Vuilleumier. “It is a pleasure to bring SportAccord Convention to Aarhus, Denmark,” Ricci Bitti, who is also President of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF), said. “I am confident that our collaboration will provide an excellent platform for Aarhus and Sport Event Denmark to continue to support the international sport community, while meeting the needs of our stakeholders and delegates, giving them the opportunity to embrace and experience a country that is passionate about sport.” Denmark is a natural destination for sport’s No.1 meeting place,

considering Sport Event Denmark’s long-term support for the Convention. “To be given the opportunity to invite the world of sport to Aarhus means a lot to us,” Sport Event Denmark CEO Lars Lundov told The Daily. “Every year, since the very first SportAccord Convention in 2003, Sport Event Denmark has been increasing its participation levels in the event, from Bronze Partner to Silver Partner and now Gold Partner for several years. “Next year we take the next step whilst continuing our gold partnership.” The Convention will be visiting a country with a rich tradition of hosting sporting events, summits, congresses and conferences, as outlined by Lundov. “In 2003 Denmark played host

to the WADA World Congress on Doping in Sport,” he added. “Since then Denmark has staged many more sport summits and congresses for International Federations and we always take the opportunity to demonstrate our unparalleled passion for hosting events. “In 2009 Denmark hosted the IOC Session and Olympic Congress, and with the hosting of SportAccord Convention next year, we hope that visitors will enjoy a memorable stay in Denmark and will return home with an expanded and strengthened network established through lots of golden moments.” The credentials of Aarhus as a host of sporting events are beyond doubt. The city has hosted several major international events, Continued on Page 3

Influential figures from cutting-edge companies such as Facebook, Sina Sports, Snapchat and Twitter will feature in the inaugural SportAccord Convention Digital Summit today at the SwissTech Convention Center. The summit will kick off at 09:00 with Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO of WPP, offering his insight into ‘The Mission of Sport’ in a keynote address that we have previewed on p6 of today’s edition of The Daily. On p5, we also speak to Alex Huot, Head of Social at the International Olympic Committee, ahead of his afternoon keynote address. The Digital Summit will be the highlight of the day, and with yesterday’s City Forum proving to be hugely popular, delegates are urged to arrive early to avoid disappointment. Today’s edition of The Daily features roundups of all of the City Forum sessions as well as yesterday’s key meetings. On p7 we also preview the SportBusiness Ultimate Sports Cities Awards, which will take place today at Speakers Corner from 12.10-12.40, with the first batch of award-winners announced yesterday. Today’s issue also features a big interview on p11 with Jaimie Fuller, Executive Chairman of SKINS and Co-founder of #NewFIFANow, ahead of his appearance at the Plenary Conference. You can also check out interviews with FEI President Ingmar de Vos (p8), World Rugby CEO Brett Gosper (p9), FAI President John Grubbström (p10), and WCF President Kate Caithness and FIBA Secretary General Patrick Baumann (p6-7).

company’s story started. Housed in three restored, historic buildings, it will feature a Nespresso presence and will also support the status of Nespresso as not just a coffee – it is a culture, an impressive history and an authentic experience that combines perfection, pleasure, simplicity and aesthetics. Nespresso has evolved from being the pioneer and trendsetter into the market leader in portioned coffee. Nespresso doesn’t have an exhibition stand at SportAccord Convention. Nor does it have speakers, workshops or forums. Instead Nespresso delivers its message through the coffee which can be found in almost every corner of the Convention. It also has parallels with the values of the Convention and the sporting world through the three pillars of its programme – Quality, Sustainability, Productivity – and its links with many IFs. Like them, Nespresso is based in Lausanne and is recognised as a world champion. The Gold Partner commitment at SportAccord Convention came from a desire to support the IFs within the Nespresso customer base and to help to fly the flag for the Canton of Vaud. There are 50 machines around the SwissTech Convention Center, with delegates able to try four pods carefully selected from the Nespresso B2B range including the international flavours of India and Guatemala. The Nespresso AAA programme works with more than 70,000 farmers

in 12 countries, but only between one and two per cent of the world’s coffee crop fulfils the company’s conditions around taste and aromatic profile, and the exacting standards of quality and sustainability. By maintaining long-term relationships with the farmers and their local communities, Nespresso can select individual crops according to quality and flavour profile and take coffee made using the finest beans from the best coffee-growing areas to the cups of consumers around the world. The Nespresso buying team do not deal in commodity exchanges; they know exactly what they buy and how it tastes. The commitment to quality continues through the most rigorous attention to detail in developing smartly designed and easy-to-use machines which enhance the aroma and flavour to create the perfect cup of coffee. A visit to any of the Nespresso outlets at SportAccord Convention gives an idea of the dedication to product innovation. Since 1986 Nespresso has created over 100 Grands Crus. Today, the range of Nespresso Grand Cru includes 23 Grands Crus B2C and 11 Grands Crus B2B. Orders are received through a network of 450 boutiques in 258 cities in 55 countries, by phone through the Nespresso customer service team and via apps for iPhone, iPad and Android, not forgetting the online service at www.nespresso.com.

FAI IS HOPING TO SOAR AFTER MILESTONE EVENT John Grubbström, President of FAI, the global governing body of air sports, is keen to build on the progress made by the sport during a busy 2015 that reached a crescendo with the World Air Games in Dubai in November. The event comprised competitions in parachuting, hang gliding, glider aerobatics, aeromodelling, amateurbuilt and experimental aircraft, gyrocopters, ballooning, helicopters, microlights and paramotors. “Looking back to 2015, it was a milestone year for FAI,” Grubbström told The Daily. “The FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015 was the biggest multi-air sports event ever organised. More than 900 athletes competed in 11 air sports at six venues for 12 days. The success achieved in terms of competitions, as well as media and public attention, was fantastic. “I am really proud of how the whole FAI community got into action to collaborate closely with the Organising Committee. We fulfilled FAI’s mission to promote air sports and we can now build on this success to further develop our activities.” Attention will now turn to future editions of the event and capitalising

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on the growing popularity of air sports in key markets. “We are now focusing on improving the format of our competitions to make them more media-friendly and public-friendly,” Grubbström added. “We have also opened the bidding process for the next FAI World Air Games as we want to make sure that the future organiser has sufficient time to prepare the next edition of the Federation’s flagship competition. “From small model aircraft to large hot air balloons, the diversity of our sports is exceptional. Consequently, the level of the activities, competitions and records is high, and to my mind the challenge is to ensure we have enough resources and manpower to manage, cover and develop them at a top standard. “There has also been an increase in FAI’s presence in Asia, where air sports are growing rapidly.” Grubbström added that he was looking forward to exchanging ideas with other stakeholders in international sport at SportAccord Convention this week in Lausanne. He said: “It is a pleasure for me to participate in the Convention and to discuss interesting topics with people from the whole world of sports.”

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GETTING UNDER THE SKIN OF SPORT

SKINS Executive Chairman Jaimie Fuller has been a leading advocate of integrity issues in sport and is now looking forward to delivering his positive vision of the future to the Convention

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rabble-rouser, but my intention is hen Jaimie Fuller, not to just scream and shout – it is Executive Chairman of to be honest and discuss positive sports apparel company changes.” SKINS, visited an anti-doping Fuller is clearly someone who conference in South Africa three fronts up to his opponents and years ago, the welcome he received makes a stand. from different groups of delegates The doping scandal related to could not have been more contrary. athletics in the last year has opened The sports integrity champion up the subject, but in the days was embraced like a long-lost when Lance Armstrong was still brother by figures from the allowed to compete in cycling anti-doping sector and fellow and still appeared in the record campaigners. Greetings were rather less forthcoming from sports books, Fuller was part of a tiny and unpopular peloton willing to governance representatives, who speak out. knew Fuller as the founder of While Fuller was not alone in the international pressure group, Change Cycling Now’s vocal and Change Cycling Now, and its role relentless pursuit of the cycling in the ousting of UCI President Pat hierarchy, his role made sense in McQuaid. terms of the stoic principles he Attending his first SportAccord helped introduce at SKINS. While Convention in Lausanne, the some companies’ brand values Australian, who now leads run about as deep as a clever #NewFifaNow, is hoping fellow advertising slogan, SKINS does attendees will listen to his message not compromise on its central of hope for the future of sport. ethos of ‘Fuelling the True Spirit “I was treated with disdain of Competition’. “I waited for the by some in South Africa. They might as well have been spitting at me,” he said. “I hope it will be different in Lausanne... Looking back to what happened in South Africa I have to look at it from the perspective of those delegates. “There may have been a feeling that the UCI situation was isolated and that I was playing a role in screwing up their reputations and their sports. “The alternative to that is that they knew things were going on and they wanted us to stay out of it. “Much has taken place in the last three years and we can no longer deny what’s been going on. I haven’t been to SportAccord Convention before, and I was pleased and surprised Jaimie Fuller to be invited to the event. I know I am perceived as a

Jaimie Fuller leads a Change Cycling Now panel in 2012

UCI’s commercial partners to act, but everyone’s response was one of caution and fear,” he said. “We were a commercial player in the sport and had sponsorships, so I spoke up. We are a challenger brand, and I am by nature fairly stupid or correct. I’m not daunted by taking on these issues. We can be blunt, and we are not afraid of confrontation.”

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he confrontation with cycling concluded with the election of new leadership, which has made major changes to the running of the sport. Fuller co-founded #NewFifaNow in 2014 with the aim of not just changing the organisation’s leaders, but also pushing for the “same level of transparency and accountability that most citizens expect of their governments, major institutions and organisations”. “Football and other sports should be pleased to be accountable and open. It should be something they strive

for,” he said. “They shouldn’t be running away from this stuff. Fifa would be so much richer if it was clean. If money was going to the right places, football would be doing vastly better. “I don’t think the majority of people in sports governance are there to steal, but they live in a bubble and can’t see how bad it has got and what the implications are going to be.” While Fuller has been proved to be on the right side of history considering the regime changes in cycling and football, he has undoubtedly taken risks in his public stance against sports. While some brands might argue that they are not responsible for the actions of the rights-holders they associate with and it is not their job to investigate corruption, SKINS’ own attitude perhaps fits in with the bright and brash clothing they produce for golf, cycling, triathlon and snow sports. Fuller explained that the company will always ask questions of its partners, and the fact that it ended a commercial agreement with Melbourne Storm after just three weeks in 2010 when the NRL

side was found to have broken salary cap rules shows SKINS will retain its course even if it takes a hit in the pocket. “We recognise that our brand exposes us to charges of hypocrisy, so we have to be loud – unlike some competitors – and scream from the rooftops that we are taking a position,” Fuller said. “Other commercial players in sports are not doing what we do, despite the fact many have much greater resources. “It’s really hard to tell what effect the campaigns have had on the business, but they have never been about selling more products. The campaigning is not sexy and does

‘I’m perceived as a rabble-rouser, but my intention is to be honest and discuss positive changes’ little to connect us with consumers, but it is part of what we are. “My objective is to try to reflect a positive and optimistic outlook for sport to understand what the future could be if it drags itself into the 21st century. I want the heads of the federations to understand how the rest of the world expects sport to be, and that it is answerable to the biggest stakeholders in sport – us, the fans. “There is a role for accountability and embracing that will have a positive impact on their business and what they do. That’s what my goal is.”  Jaimie Fuller will appear in the Plenary Panel Session, ‘We’re All In It Together’, on Thursday (10:00-11:00)

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to increase the presence of our sport in every country implementing the system.” Meanwhile, Ingmar de Vos, President of Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), said the organisation wants to build on its strong performance in 2015. He said: “Television exposure and coverage across all media and digital platforms is a key focus for the FEI, and we will be capitalising on our opportunities into

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2016 and beyond.” Kelly Fairweather, CEO of the FIH, the global governing body of hockey, told The Daily that his sport can now be considered “truly global” after key signs of growth over the previous 12 months, while Kate Caithness, President of the World Curling Federation (WCF), said the winter sport could only benefit from Japan and the US achieving success recently.

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WELCOME FRANCESCO RICCI BITTI I hope that you were all able to spend a fruitful week, develop new opportunities, and reconnect with old friends and colleagues

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ear colleagues, It was a great honour and pleasure to welcome you all for this special edition of the SportAccord Convention having returned to Lausanne, the Olympic Capital and home of international sport. Your participation contributed to the success of this year’s Convention and your enthusiasm and positive spirit helped to make our time spent together productive and enjoyable. The positive outcomes of the 2016 SportAccord Convention are of particular importance as they follow a period of refocusing the vision and mission of the event. I hope that you were all able to spend a fruitful week, develop new opportunities, and reconnect with old friends and colleagues. This year’s edition of the SportAccord Convention has helped solidify its place as a significant event in the international sporting calendar, focussing on the needs of our members while connecting an industry truly committed to developing sport as a whole. This would not have been achievable without the City of Lausanne, Canton of Vaud and the International Olympic Committee alongside our stakeholders, including international federations, speakers, delegates, partners and media in attendance. As a collective group, they gather each year to utilise the Convention as a powerful platform to exchange ideas and information for the common good of sport. A special thanks goes to our partners, and in particular our gold partners, as well as the media for their valuable cooperation and support. I look forward to welcoming you all to the 2017 SportAccord Convention in Aarhus, as it marks the 15th edition and is the first time that the Convention will be held in Denmark. Francesco Ricci Bitti President SportAccord Convention

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ear colleagues and friends, I hope you all enjoyed a great SportAccord Convention 2016 in our hometown Lausanne. We were delighted to welcome you during this momentous week, one that I trust was successful for everyone, and I would like to use this opportunity to thank the city of Lausanne and the Canton the Vaud once again for welcoming us. Having the undivided honour of being elected on 22 April 2016 during SportAccord’s General Assembly as President for a four-year term, allow me to follow-up on my message communicated during this meeting with regards to my vision for SportAccord’s future. But firstly, I would like to inform you about the new SportAccord Council which was appointed by our stakeholders in the weeks following the election, and with whom I will have the pleasure to closely work with: Mr. P. Baumann, FIBA Secretary General (ASOIF) Ms K. Caithness, WCF President (AIOWF) Ms M. Casado, ITU President (ASOIF) Mr R. Chiulli, UIM President (ARISF) Mr S. Fox, IFMA Secretary General (AIMS) Mr R. Fraccari, WBSC President (ARISF) Mr G.F. Kasper, FIS President (AIOWF) Mr N. Lalovic, UWW President (ASOIF) Mr J. Perurena, IWGA President (Associate members) Leaving the past year behind, the objective during the new cycle of four years is to set up an organisation that listens to its members and, within the means at disposal, implements their ideas and operates as a service organisation which will open a new chapter for our sports community SportAccord is the only umbrella organisation, regrouping Olympic and non-Olympic Federations, whether small or big ones. Its members are the global base of the federative sporting structure in every corner of the world. While they all have differences, they are the Voice of Sport. This is a valuable asset, but also an important responsibility, which can only become real if the SportAccord family is united and acts credibly, individually and as a group. This being said, I very much look forward to continuing as President of SportAccord, to collaborate closely with you all for the sake of the sports movement worldwide. In 2017 the SportAccord Convention will take place in the wonderful city of Aarhus, Denmark from 2-7 April. We hope to see you there! Patrick Baumann President SportAccord

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WELCOME GIAN FRANCO KASPER, AIOWF

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t was only appropriate for the seven International Olympic Winter Sports Federations, and the rest of the International sports community to open the new era of SportAccord in the Olympic Capital, Lausanne (SUI) for the 2016 edition of the SportAccord Convention. The Lac Leman and the state-ofthe-art SwissTech Convention Center provided the perfect backdrop for the numerous meetings, conference sessions and an expansive exhibition, as well as being able to enable networking in a convenient environment. The SportAccord Convention returned to its roots after a turbulent period following the Sochi Convention in 2015. It has built up a reputation over its 14 editions as a key event for sport to

The Convention has built up a reputation over its 14 editions as a key event for sport to gather, exchange knowledge and ideas gather, exchange knowledge and ideas. This year showed the importance and relevance of the Convention for the entire industry. AIOWF, as a founding stakeholder of the SportAccord Convention, is committed to supporting its development in the interests of the sports movement.

A long competition season for the International Olympic Winter Sports Federations on snow and ice came to its conclusion shortly after the SportAccord Convention. We will be turning our efforts to analysing the previous season, while looking ahead to an exciting 20-month build up to the Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang (KOR). As all eyes turn to Rio 2016 and the Olympic Games, we wish our colleagues and friends from the Summer International Federations successful events and a great showcase for sport. Gian Franco Kasper President, AIOWF

FRANCESCO RICCI BITTI, ASOIF

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SOIF’s priority is to represent and coordinate the common interests of our members, the 28 Summer Olympic IFs, and to ensure close cooperation between them and various stakeholders of the Olympic Movement as well as other organisations. Whilst we protect the authority, independence and autonomy of our member federations, we operate inside the Olympic Movement, recognising the importance of having a platform to represent the common interests of the IF families at large. In this context we are one of the three stakeholders of SportAccord Convention, together with the Winter Olympic IFs and SportAccord Association. However we have always stressed that this can only be effective

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without duplication in terms of representation and activity between the various IF associations and SportAccord. We believe that the 2016 edition of SportAccord Convention, held in the Olympic Capital of Lausanne, was a success which showed the collaborative spirit among the IF families. For ASOIF, it was an important platform to meet with all our members at the General Assembly and hold important working meetings with the IOC and the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Organising Committees to discuss Olympic Games preparations. The Rio 2016 Games are approaching rapidly and SportAccord Convention came at a fitting time to discuss in more details the remaining challenges from an IF angle. I want to thank the IFs for a

very constructive and forward-looking discussion. Another important and pressing topic that was discussed during our General Assembly is governance. As we are all aware, there is no time to lose and we took concrete measures to help our federations to protect the integrity of their organisations and sports in the best way possible. We also held Presidential elections and I feel very honoured to be able to serve the ASOIF organisation for another four years. We look forward to seeing you all in Rio this summer! Francesco Ricci Bitti President, ASOIF

THANK YOU FOR VISITING US AT SPORTACCORD CONVENTION! We hope to see you again soon … The Canton de Vaud and Lausanne, the Olympic Capital will also be the host of more major sport events this year! AUGUST • Athletissima Diamond League • FIBA 3X3 World Tour Lausanne Masters • FISU World University Triathlon Championship

SEPTEMBER • Lausanne Horse Show • FISU’s "Lausanne in Motion" International University Sport Festival NOVEMBER • SportAccord IF FORUM

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very moment of every day, millions of people are taking part in sporting activities that are managed by the Sport Federations Members of ARISF, the Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations. Our global movement was founded in Switzerland in 1983 and is constituted through and recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). ARISF has the role to actively unite, support and represent the interests of the International Sports Federations which have been granted recognition by the International Olympic Committee as per the Olympic Charter. ARISF represents these Federations collectively as one of the pillars to the Olympic Movement and promotes the Olympic spirit through the

sports which they govern. Through ARISF, the Member Federations maintain an effective dialogue with the IOC and with other sports organisations on matters of common interest. Furthermore, ARISF serves as the forum for its Member Federations to exchange know-how and expertise in all aspects of sports governance and is an important stakeholder of SportAccord. ARISF counts nowadays 35 International Sports Federations who together regroup over 3,500 National Sports Federations, and is represented in all countries and regions of the world. Over 1.2 billion people in the world are practicing an ARISF Federation sport: they cannot be wrong. Dr. Raffaele Chiulli President, ARISF

ARISF counts nowadays 35 International Sports Federations who together regroup over 3,500 National Sports Federations, and is represented in all countries and regions of the world

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STEPHAN FOX, AIMS

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he 2016 SportAccord Convention took place in what was undoubtedly a landmark year. For many it was the homecoming for which the Olympic Capital of Lausanne was more than a fitting place. You could feel the dynamic energy in every corner of the convention. There was a unique atmosphere with important decisions and discussions which benefitted every stakeholder in the world of sport taking place daily. The important cooperation between all stakeholders from the IOC, SportAccord, ASOIF, AIOWF, ARISF and AIMS and other unified voices towards credibility in sport, benefits our most important assets - our youth and our athletes. This common interest and the close bonds between all these stakeholders will continue far beyond the meeting

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rooms. This strong collaboration of exchanging and sharing knowledge, and maintaining effective communication with the IOC, SportAccord and other sports organisation on common interests makes the SportAccord Convention an important date on our sporting calendar. Bringing together friends and colleagues at one location, networking opportunities with the world leaders in sport present and within reach; all this contributes to amazing results. I would like to congratulate the SportAccord Convention for its return to Lausanne. The SportAccord Convention is as important for sports that are in the Olympic Programme or recognised by the IOC as it is for those striving for IOC recognition. Important relationships between the IFs to work on good

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governance are needed regardless of how big or small the sports may be. Discussions of inclusion in multi sports games, WADA workshops, amazing conference programmes and so much more, the SportAccord Convention builds bridges in so many ways. This movement is also built through engaging in cultural and social programmes, and by using sport as an important tool to make a difference. Everyone has a voice and the Convention is the perfect place to make our voices heard. So on behalf of AIMS and the 23 member sports, we would like to thank everyone who contributed to the success of the Convention and everyone who attended.

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NIS HATT, SPORTACCORD CONVENTION

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hank you very much for attending the 14th edition of the SportAccord Convention which included a busy week of meetings, networking functions, workshops, the conference programme and exhibition as well as the opportunity to connect with the wider sports community. I hope you also had a chance to take in some of the breathtaking scenery of Lausanne and the Canton of Vaud during your visit. The feedback we have received from stakeholders, international federations, delegates, partners, exhibitors, speakers and media has been very positive. This confirms the importance of the SportAccord Convention, as it continues to bring colleagues and friends to one location, to connect and share

knowledge and best practices with both the sports movement and industry. Our appreciation and sincere thanks goes out to all who played an active part in making this edition of the Convention such a special one. Work is already underway to make next year’s Convention in Aarhus, Denmark memorable as we continue to create exciting opportunities across the entire event ensuring the Convention is the place where sport, cities and industry meets. I look forward to welcoming you to my home country of Denmark for the SportAccord Convention 2017. Nis Hatt Managing Director SportAccord Convention

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ince the SportAccord Statutory General Assembly of 2015 in Sochi, Russia, the organisation has undergone significant changes. The objective for the upcoming four years is to set up an organisation that listens to its members and, within the means at its disposal, implements their ideas and operates as a service organisation focusing on the following main areas: 1) SportAccord Convention and Forum The Convention and Forum are respected core activities within and for the SportAccord family which are organised through a legally separate Association. However, these events need to be protected and strengthened, so that they are sustainable in the long run and remain the place to be for the world of sport. 2) Doping Free Sports Unit The activity related to the Doping Free Sports Unit (DFSU) is critical and provides a valuable service to our members. In view of the developments in the world of sport, this service becomes even more important

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and needs to be protected and strengthened, so that it can continue to operate in a satisfactory and sustainable manner for all members. Since mid-2015 there has been a significant increase in the DFSU activities provided to SportAccord Members and this increase also continues to date. 3) Specialised Games The specialised Games are exceptional opportunities to serve the needs of different groups of our members. The challenge is to find hosts, therefore these Games need to be economically viable and exciting for all and this is only possible with the full participation and commitment of all sports and parties concerned. There is an interest for future World Mind Games, Urban Games and Artistic Games although the developments are at an early stage. In addition, some cities have indicated their interest in hosting the next edition of the World Combat Games. The Combat sport International Federations have also confirmed their interest in organising such Combat Games and details need to

be worked out among them, under the coordination of the SportAccord office. 4) Transfer of Know-How The renewed SportAccord has the obligation to contribute to the wellbeing and the evolution of its members, by sharing know-how and expertise. The DFSU is one example and it seems that there are interests in sharing expertise in other areas such as event organisation, broadcasting, legal services, etc. 5) .sport Initiative The .sport initiative plays a significant role as one key communication conduit. In 2015, SportAccord has been working with the global sport community to defend and strengthen its application for the .sport internet extension. SportAccord has coordinated the efforts of its Top Level Domain (TLD) Policy Advisory Board to publish a set of proposed final policy documents in connection with the future operation of the .SPORT TLD. While these documents cannot be submitted until after SportAccord signs a Registry Agreement with ICANN, this important preparatory work has been completed.

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ince its foundation in 1983, ASOIF’s role has been to serve and represent the Summer Olympic International Federations in the most competent, articulate and professional manner on issues of common interest in the Summer Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement, and on any other matter deemed necessary by the IFs. The 2016 SportAccord Convention saw our 28 members convene at our annual General Assembly, where they consented to a new governance assessment tool, developed by the ASOIF Governance Taskforce during the previous months. This was an important milestone in stepping up our efforts of protecting sport’s integrity and autonomy. The tool comprises a comprehensive set of five key principles and 50 indicators that are tailored to the specific characteristics and needs of sport organisations. Over the course of 2016, the Taskforce will contact all ASOIF members in order to jointly evaluate the current status of each member

Our members voted for an amendment of the ASOIF statutes which will enable IFs “governing sports included within the programme for a specific edition of the Summer Olympic Games” to become ‘Associate Members’ against these principles and indicators. On another pressing topic, the fight against doping, our member federations heard an update about the anti-doping study commissioned by ASOIF earlier this year. The research explores the current anti-doping activities and processes of the ASOIF members. The

full report will be available and made public later this year. Furthermore, our members voted for an amendment of the ASOIF statutes which will enable IFs “governing sports included within the events programme for a specific edition of the Summer Olympic Games” to become ‘Associate Members’. For Tokyo 2020, five sports — karate, skateboarding, sports climbing, surfing and baseball/softball — have been suggested by the Organising Committee and, following recent IOC EB approval, will now be submitted to the IOC Session in Rio. Regarding the Sports Data Project, we welcome that in the future the IOC, facilitated by the Olympic Channel, will coordinate the platform on behalf of the wider Olympic Movement. This Olympic year of 2016 promises to remain exciting, with the role of the IFs becoming more and more relevant during the implementation of Olympic Agenda 2020. We are ready, looking forward and equipped to contribute to the progress of the Olympic Movement at large.

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t was a great pleasure for the seven members of the Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF) to convene in the heart of the international sports world in the Olympic Capital of Lausanne (SUI). The AIOWF General Assembly, led by President Gian Franco Kasper, took place on 19th April and dealt with a full agenda. Reports and updates were provided by each of the future Olympic Winter Games Organising Committees together with the IOC Sports Department: PyeongChang 2018, Beijing 2022 and the YOG in Lausanne 2020. The respective IOC Departments reported about the implementation of the Agenda 2020, the Olympic Channel and additional initiatives. The World Anti-Doping Agency was on hand to present a status report and also address various matters arising with the AIOWF members. In addition, the AIOWF Members unanimously decided that its President, Gian Franco Kasper, be proposed as the organisation’s representative on the IOC Executive Board. The proposal will

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be submitted to the IOC Session which takes place at the start of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero (BRA). During the SportAccord Convention in Lausanne, the AIOWF members took advantage of the welcomed opportunity to meet other International Federation representatives to share knowledge and experiences, as well as existing and potential new organisers, partners, and other companies. Each International Federation arranged a dedicated session with the PyeongChang 2018 Organising Committee representatives, which faces an important period with 24 test events in all sports scheduled during the upcoming pre-Games season. While several IFs staged successful test events last season, the bulk of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games test events will be held in the upcoming season and were a major discussion point. In addition, the AIOWF members met collectively as a group for the first time with the newly-elected host of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, Beijing (CHN), and individually to go into the IF and sport-specific aspects.

AIOWF members took advantage of the opportunity to meet other IF representatives to share knowledge and experiences, as well as existing and potential new organisers, partners, and other companies

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n intense year of activity was presented at the ARISF Annual General Assembly. Amongst the main achievements, Dr. Raffaele Chiulli, ARISF President, highlighted the continuation of the constructive dialogue with the Interanational Olympic Committee (IOC). The ARISFIOC Workshop was held again this year during the SportAccord Convention and the open discussions and active participation confirmed that such a forum highly contributes to strengthening the relationship between the ARISF Members and the IOC. The workshop followed a historic first IOC-ARISF joint meeting between the IOC President, four Vice-Presidents and senior management, and the ARISF President and the full ARISF Council. Cooperation in key areas was addressed and will be further developed through annual joint meetings. The workshop was also an important occasion for the IOC to meet all the Recognised IFs’ and to encourage them to take advantage of the new opportunities, in particular the Olympic Channel and all services and material

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The workshop followed a historic first IOC-ARISF joint meeting between the IOC President, four Vice-Presidents, the ARISF President and full ARISF Council regarding ethics, compliance, integrity, governance and the Integrity Betting Intelligence System (IBIS). ARISF and the IOC took the committment to support the 2016 development projects for the benefit of ARISF sports and athletes. President Raffaele Chiulli congratulated the five ARISF federations running for inclusion at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. "The cooperation with the IOC is getting stronger and stronger, and the importance of ARISF's role in the process for the Olympic recognition

of new sport disciplines has been acknowledged", said President Chiulli. ARISF intends to keep up the dialogue with all sport stakeholders and in this context, the ARISF-WADA Anti-Doping Coaching/Training Session had its important time cluster also this year at the SportAccord Convention to allow International Federations, WADA, and any individual or organisation involved or interested in clean sport to share expertise, experiences and views in an open and transparent fashion. President Chiulli highlighted the ARISF Strategic Plan: "Our Strategic Plan which clearly outlines our Mission and Strategic Goals has been confirmed, reiterating its mission to unite, promote and support the IOC Recognised International Sport Federations, coordinate their common interests and goals while preserving their autonomy and to position the Association as one of the leading world-wide Sport Associations" and then he 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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he SportAccord Convention 2016 was one of the most memorable ones for AIMS and the 23 affiliated international sporting federations. In 2015, AIMS elected a new President, the General Secretary of the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur (IFMA) Stephan Fox, who promised a total reform of AIMS. The new President promised much closer and much needed cooperation between AIMS, IOC and all SportAccord members. He made it one of his highest priorities, especially as many AIMS sports are striving for individual recognition by the IOC. After his election, a very positive meeting took place between the IOC President, Dr Thomas Bach and the AIMS President, where positive discussions were had regarding the future cooperation of AIMS and IOC, for the overall benefits of sport. A three-day conference took place in Bangkok with representatives from the IOC, IWGA, FISU, TAFISA and many others; and one of the many agenda points were changes in the constitution. The fundamental principles of Olympic as stated in the Olympic Charter by sustaining and developing sports as well as education of youth through sport and to establish credibility in sport, and to continue to

AIMS will continue to build on what has been achieved in the past and looks forward to a close cooperation with the IOC, and the SportAccord family ensure that the practice of sport is a human right; all of these are key issues. In November, a joint meeting between the IOC and AIMS took place at the IOC headquarters in which the cooperation between IOC and AIMS had been discussed so that AIMS members could have the option to IOC resources and to discuss time frame and cooperation for members to receive individual IOC recognition. In December the IOC Executive Board granted provisional recognition to AIMS subject to some further constitutional changes. All these changes have been made and during the SportAccord Convention, the IOC president, Dr Thomas Bach and AIMS President Stephan Fox signed a historical MoU to the joy of 23 international sports,

making AIMS an IOC-recognised umbrella group. Mr Fox thanked the IOC President, Dr Bach, for his vision and leadership, the implementation of Agenda 2020. He thanked the IOC Sport Department for all their guidance and support and the 23 AIMS members for the spirit of unity towards important common goals. AIMS hosts an important conference during the SportAccord Convention with many important speakers such as President of WADA, Sir Craig Reddie; President of ASOIF, Mr Francesco Ricci Bitti; SportAccord Chairman, Mr Gian Franco Kasper; ARISF President, Mr Raffaelle Chiulli; Peace and Sport and World Olympians Associations President, Mr Joël Bouzou; Mr Kit McConnell and Mrs Jenny Mann from the IOC; and many more. Many other activities took place, such as AIMS’ participation in the ARISF and WADA workshops and the historic welcome dinner jointly organised by ARISF, IWGA and AIMS. The AIMS party was a night of celebration that showed the credibility of AIMS in the world of sport with over 300 attendees from the world sport family. AIMS will continue to build on what has been achieved in the past and looks forward to a close cooperation with the IOC, and the SportAccord family; and looks forward to Aarhus in 2017.

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his year’s Convention opened and closed with memorable events. The Opening Ceremony took place at the SwissTech Convention Center and featured young performers from the world-famous Rudra-Béjart school of theatre and ballet in Lausanne. The closing event offered attendees the chance to kick back and enjoy the wonderful views from the host city’s famous Olympic Museum.

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ome of the biggest names from sport and business led a lively conference and learning programme at the Convention. WPP Chief Executive Sir Martin Sorrell gave a keynote address entitled ‘The Mission of Sport’, while former Australian Rugby World Cup winner Michael Lynagh gave an insight into the psyche of the professional athlete. The 2016 Convention included a Digital Summit, with senior figures from giants such as Facebook, Sina Weibo, Snapchat and Twitter offering their views on the relationship between social media and sport. The City Forum, LawAccord and MediaAccord were among the other key events which took place during a busy week in Lausanne. For a full review of the Conference Programme, visit the SportAccord Convention e-magazine via this QR code

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portAccord Convention is Where Sport Meets, and the event plays host to meetings and assemblies for major organisations and federations, such as stakeholders SportAccord, ASOIF, AIOWF, ARISF and AIMS. SportAccord concluded the week by electing Patrick Baumann as its new President. The IWGA and IMGA also used the Lausanne Convention as an opportunity to host meetings. For a full review of the meetings that took place in Lausanne, visit the SportAccord Convention e-magazine via this QR code

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DIRECTORY MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND

Melbourne

POPULATION:

4m+

CURRENCY:

Australian dollar

AREA:

7,694m²

TELEPHONE:

+ 61 3 9868 4600

LANGUAGE:

English

EMAIL:

[email protected]

TIME ZONE:

GMT +10

HOTEL ROOMS: 27,900+

DIALLING CODE: +61 SPORTS FACILITIES: The Australian state of Victoria, and its capital city Melbourne, has embraced sport and its award-winning, easily accessible venues are located within the heart of the city. Venues include the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG - 100,000 seat venue); the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre; the Lakeside Athletics and State Netball Hockey Centre; Melbourne and Olympic Park – the home of the Australian Open Tennis, including Rod Laver Arena (15,000 seat); Margaret Court Arena (7,500 seat); Hisense Arena (10,000 seat and world-class velodrome facility); AAMI Park (31,000 seat rectangular stadium) and Etihad Stadium a 54,000-seat multi-purpose facility with a retractable roof. TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE: People and goods are efficiently transported in, out and around Melbourne due to a complex matrix of transport networks including road, rail, tram, light rail and bus networks.

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Summer 19/winter 11

BUSAN, REPUBLIC OF KOREA

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Melbourne is a unique cosmopolitan city that offers something for everyone.

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Busan

CURRENCY:

South Korean Won

769.8km²

TELEPHONE:

+82 51 888 3461

LANGUAGE:

Korean

EMAIL:

[email protected]

TIME ZONE:

GMT +9

HOTEL ROOMS: 9,300

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), city-wide bus service, walking/bike trails DISTANCE AIRPORT/CITY CENTRE: 10km, 30 minutes by subway, bus and taxi to the stadium TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Situated along Korea’s beautiful southern coastline, and

WHY MELBOURNE

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DIALLING CODE: +82

DISTANCE AIRPORT/CITY CENTRE: 22km - Melbourne airport is the largest, curfew–free airport in the country.

EVENTS PREVIOUSLY HOSTED: Melbourne’s roster of major international sporting events includes the Formula One Australian Grand Prix and the Australian Open Grand Slam Tennis. Recent highlights include the ICC Cricket World Cup, International Champions Cup featuring Real Madrid, Manchester City and AS Roma, FIBA Oceania Championship, UCI-sanctioned Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, ISAF Sailing World Cup and AFC Asian Cup. Upcoming events include: Fast5 Netball World Series, International Hockey Test Series, PGA TOUR World Cup of Golf and The Presidents Cup.

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bordered by mountains and rivers, Busan is home to the 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. 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: 6th IOC World Forum on Sport, Education and Culture; AIBA Executive Committee Meeting; 4th TAFISA World Sport For All Games; Tour de KoreaJapan; 2009: ISAF Annual Conference; 2013: 21th Asian Table Tennis Championships; 2014: DAVIS CUP by BNP PARIBAS Asia/Oceania Zone

WHY BUSAN

Melbourne offers Rights Holders the ideal turn-key solution: outstanding venues and sports facilities, a highly skilled workforce, a strong commercial environment, committed Government and large, passionate crowds. Major events regularly exceed expectations and set records in Melbourne and this track record has created a strong alliance of partners ready to drive the best event outcomes.

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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.

POPULATION:

643,000

CURRENCY:

Macau Pataca

AREA:

30.3km²

TELEPHONE:

+853 2858 0762

LANGUAGE:

Chinese/Portuguese

EMAIL:

[email protected]

TIME ZONE:

GMT +8

HOTEL ROOMS: 28,000

DIALLING CODE: +853 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, 3 on 3 Basketball Field and Badminton Zone; Macao East Asian Games Dome; International Shooting Range (area: 52,355 m₂); Tennis Academy (area: 15,304m₂); Bowling Centre (area: 5,830m₂); Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion (capacity: 3,300 seats);Macau Forum (area: 810m₂); 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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EventScotland is proud to partner with the 2016 SportAccord Convention. Scotland has a strong track record and international reputation as the perfect stage for major sporting events and will host a number of world-class events in the coming years including: The Open, 2018 European Championships, The 2019 Solheim Cup and UEFA EURO 2020.

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

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of cultural exchange between East and West spanning over 400 years, the Historic Centre of Macau, inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List since 2005, is the oldest array of European architectural legacy on Chinese territory. EVENTS PREVIOUSLY HOSTED: International Marathon, Macau Golf Open, FIVB World Grand Prix(Finals), International Dragon Boat Races, The 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, ABF Tour – Macau, China. 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, 12th Asian Junior Athletics Championships, 1st Lusofonia Games, 4th East Asian games

WHY MACAU

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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.

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AALBORG, DENMARK POPULATION: LANGUAGE: TIME ZONE: DIALLING CODE:

207,805 Danish GMT +1 +45

AARHUS, DENMARK

TEL: +45 9931 1613 EMAIL: [email protected] HOTEL ROOMS: 1,614 AVE TEMP: Jul: 16°C Dec: 1°C

POPULATION: LANGUAGE: TIME ZONE: DIALLING CODE:

325,000 Danish GMT +1 +45

FREDERIKSHAVN, DENMARK

TEL: +45 29209047 EMAIL: [email protected] HOTEL ROOMS: 2,700 AVE TEMP: June: 11-19°C

SPORTS FACILITIES: Ceres Park & Arena: Comprising stadium, indoor athletics training hall and 4 sport arenas; Ceres Park Stadium, capacity: 20,000; Ceres Arena, capacity: 5,000; Danish National Equestrian Centre, capacity: 3,000; The Bay of Aarhus and Aarhus Marina; Aarhus Swim Stadium: 50m pool

TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE: Airport with both international and national destinations, and bus and train station

DISTANCE AIRPORT/CITY CENTRE: Aarhus Airport 38 min/42km; Billund Airport 65 min/98km

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Aalborg offers a wide range of experiences such as Aalborg Zoo, the amusement street Jomfru Ane Gade and many exciting museums and delightful urban oases around the city.

DISTANCE AIRPORT/CITY CENTRE: 60km / 45 min

TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE: Bus, lightrail, taxi, train, airport

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: ARoS Art Museum with Your Rainbow Panorama, The Old Town, MOMU, The New Moesgaard Museum, Women’s Museum, The Viking Museum, Sculpture by the Sea, The Latin Quarter, Aarhus Cathedral, The Tivoli Friheden

EVENTS PREVIOUSLY HOSTED: European Tour – Made in Denmark (2014) EHF Men’s European Handball Championship (2014), ERSO European Rope Skipping Championship (2013), Under-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) WHY AALBORG? Aalborg has a lot of experience in organising major events within sport, culture and commerce. 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.

WHY AARHUS? Being in the top league 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. It makes Aarhus one of Denmark’s most preferred venues when it comes to hosting both national and international sports events.

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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK POPULATION: LANGUAGE: TIME ZONE: DIALLING CODE:

1.7m Danish GMT +1 +45

TEL: +45 23383063 EMAIL: [email protected] HOTEL ROOMS: 21,000 AVE TEMP:

June: 11-19°C

SPORTS FACILITIES: City centre boasts the national stadium and many supplementary sports facilities. The brand new Copenhagen Arena will open in 2016. 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 cliff diving. City beach for triathlon and open water events. TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE: Railway, airport, Metro, bus and taxi DISTANCE AIRPORT / CITY CENTRE: 12 minutes by train or taxi. TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: The Little Mermaid, Tivoli Gardens, Amalienborg Palace, Kronborg Castle, 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, World Archery Championships

POPULATION: LANGUAGE: TIME ZONE: DIALLING CODE:

115,000 Danish GMT +1 +45

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June: 12-19°C

TEL: +45 9628 8641 EMAIL: [email protected] HOTEL ROOMS: 1,500 AVE TEMP: June, 11-19°C

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.

DISTANCE AIRPORT/CITY CENTRE: Billund 40 minutes (60km); Karup 20 minutes (25km) TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Tourist attractions near Herning: Legoland, the North Sea, zoo, art museums and sculptures. Good shopping possibilities. EVENTS PREVIOUSLY HOSTED: IHF Women’s World Championships (2015), Challenge Denmark Triathlon (2015), Mens EHF European Handball (2014), LEN European Short Course Swimming (2013), FEI Jumping & Dressage (2013), CEV Velux Volleyball European Championships – Men (2013), Giro d’Italia start (May 2012), ETTU European Table Tennis Championships October (2012), UEFA European Under-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 the accommodation for your event will be at good and nice hotels. The flexible facilities within the venues 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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POPULATION: LANGUAGE: TIME ZONE: DIALLING CODE:

500,000 Danish GMT +1 +45

RANDERS, MID-JUTLAND, DENMARK

TEL: +45 29 33 54 25 EMAIL: [email protected] HOTEL ROOMS: 6,700 beds AVE TEMP:

July: 11-20°C

POPULATION: LANGUAGE: TIME ZONE: DIALLING CODE:

96,000 Danish GMT +1 +45

TEL: +45 51562004 EMAIL: [email protected] HOTEL ROOMS: 340 AVE TEMP:

June: 11-19°C

SPORTS FACILITIES: Sport & Event Park Esbjerg includes Esbjerg Stadium, the Ice Hockey Arena with two rinks, the Swim Stadium, the Badminton Centre and the Athletics Stadium. Esbjerg golf courses are close by.

SPORTS FACILITIES: Sparekassen Fyn Arena: 4,500 spectators; Odense Sports Centre: 2,500 spectators; Football Stadium: 16,000 spectators; Athletic Stadium: 8,000 spectators; Ice Hockey Stadium: 4,500 spectators; Cycling Track: 2,000 spectators; Swimming Stadium: 1,000

SPORTS FACILITIES: AutoC Park (football stadium for super league and international matches), Arena Randers (indoor for handball, volleyball, basket league), Honda Park Randers (international moto cross) and Open Water events in the river

TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE: Easy access from Copenhagen; 45 minutes from Billund International Airport

TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE: Direct train to/from Copenhagen, Aarhus and Hamburg; Hans Christian Andersen Airport

TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE: Highway, railway, taxi and airport

DISTANCE AIRPORT/CITY CENTRE: Billund 50km

DISTANCE AIRPORT/CITY CENTRE: Hans Christian Andersen Airport is 15 minutes from the city centre; Copenhagen Airport: 160km (1 hour 30 min); Billund Airport: 105km (1 hour)

DISTANCE AIRPORT/CITY CENTRE: 45km from Aarhus Airport; 90km from Aalborg Airport

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: The Waddensea National Park and the famous Island of Fanø. Legoland is one of Denmark's most famous attractions for families

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Museum of Hans Christian Andersen, Odense ZOO, the Danish Railway Museum and the Cathedral of Odense (from 1499). In all, there are 123 manors and castles on the island; e.g. Egeskov Castle - the best-preserved moat castle in Europe.

EVENTS PREVIOUSLY HOSTED: European Curling Championships 2015, Tall Ship Race (2014), WCF World Womens Curling Championship (2011), European Youth Olympic Festival (EOC), European Golf Championship - Senior 2008, European Golf Championship - Junior (2006)

EVENTS PREVIOUSLY HOSTED: Hans Christian Andersen Marathon (2000-), FEI World Cup Dressage (2007-2020), BWF Super Series Premier Badminton (2007-2017), European Champs Young Riders Dressage (2011), 7’s Rugby Grand Prix (2008/10/12), European Champs Deaf Football (2011), European Champs Volleyball (2013), ISAF Nations Cup Matchrace (2013), European Champs Junior Bowling (2014), World Champs Wheelchair Rugby (2014), NBA 3X, Streetbasket (2015), World Champs Matchrace, women (2015), World Champs Trampoline, Tumbling and DMT (2015)

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: ‘Randers Tropical Zoo’ with three enormous jungle domes, ‘Graceland Randers’, a copy of Elvis Presley’s home in Memphis and ‘Djurs Sommerland’ the biggest summerland in Scandinavia with eight themed areas.

WHY ESBJERG? Esbjerg offers very good facilities for Sport Events and is close to major cities such as Copenhagen and London.

WHY COPENHAGEN? Guaranteed a host city with the proven ability to organise successful events in 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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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 (2012-2014), World Championship Handball (2015)

ODENSE/FYN, DENMARK

TEL: +45 27241545 EMAIL: [email protected] HOTEL ROOMS: 1,380

89,000 Danish GMT +1 +45

TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE: Bus, taxi, train

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Skagen / Top of Denmark, museums, palm beaches, harbour

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ESBJERG, DENMARK

POPULATION: LANGUAGE: TIME ZONE: DIALLING CODE:

SPORTS FACILITIES: The 12,000-capacity Jyske Bank Boxen multi-arena; The MCH-arena football stadium (10,000); Kvik Hockey Arena with two ice rinks; Sportscenter Herning: squash, shooting, badminton, handball, gymnastics, wrestling, boxing

TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE: Bus, taxi, train, airport

EVENTS PREVIOUSLY HOSTED: ISAF Volvo Youth Sailing World Championship (2008), UEFA European Under-21 Championship (2011), IRONMAN 70.3 (triathlon) (2011-), 49er Europeans (2013), UEG European Team Gym Championship (2012), WDSF European Standard (2013), CEV Mens European Volleyball Championship (2013), Mens European Handball Championship (2014), WDSF European latin (2014), Nacra 17 Worlds 2015, Laser Europeans, 470 Europeans and many more.

www.sporteventdenmark.com

TEL: +45 96201050 EMAIL: [email protected] HOTEL ROOMS: 700 AVE TEMP: June, 11-19°C

SPORTS FACILITIES: Arena Nord: Multi arena capacity: 4,000; Ice Center North, Yachting Harbour, golf courses

SPORTS FACILITIES: Gigantium includes ice skating rink, main sports hall, two training sports halls and a swimming arena. The City Centre is home to the Energi Nord Arena (Sports Stadium), Aalborg Athletics Stadium, Haraldslund Swimming Hall, Nordkraft, Nørresundby Sports Centre, Seaport Bowling Centre and Løvvang Bowling Centre.

DISTANCE AIRPORT/CITY CENTRE: 6km. Direct access to the city centre by car and bus.

POPULATION: LANGUAGE: Danish TIME ZONE: GMT +1 DIALLING CODE: +45

HERNING, DENMARK

EVENTS PREVIOUSLY HOSTED: European Championship Beach Handball (2013), IDSF Youth European Combi Dance (2010), World Championship Motocross MX3 (2007-09), European Championship Motocross MX2 WHY RANDERS, MID - JUTLAND? Great engagement from volunteers and the many sport clubs in the city, professional event management, good infrastructure and unique nature.

WHY ODENSE/FYN? Fyn has a long tradition of hosting international sports events, starting back in 2001 with the FIG World Championships in Trampoline. Our qualified staff are ready to help you plan and run your next event.

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HELSINKI, FINLAND POPULATION: LANGUAGE: TIME ZONE: DIALLING CODE:

1.3m Finnish GMT +2 +358

TEL: +358 9 310 25903 EMAIL: [email protected] HOTEL ROOMS: 9,000 AVE TEMP: June: 18.9°C

SPORTS FACILITIES: Olympic Stadium: arena for athletics, football, concerts etc. (capacity: 40,000); Hartwall Arena: for ice hockey, figureskating, horse shows, concerts etc. (capacity: 14,000); Facilities for running events, sailing events, golf tournaments etc. TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE: Public transport: train, tram, metro, bus, ferry DISTANCE AIRPORT/CITY CENTRE: Helsinki-Vantaa airport 20km from City of Helsinki TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: The capital of Finland offers lots to see, do, and experience for visitors of all ages: Ateneum Art Museum, Cathedral, Esplanade Park, Helsinki Zoo, Linnanmäki Amusement Park, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, National museum of Finland, Sea Life Helsinki, Senate Square, Seurasaari Open-Air Museum, Suomenlinna Sea Fortress, Temppeliaukio Church, Uspenski Orthodox Cathedral. EVENTS PREVIOUSLY HOSTED: World Gymnaestrada 2015 Helsinki, European Boxing Heavyweight Championship (2015), International match in Basketball (2015), FEI Helsinki International Horse Show (2015), International youth football competition - Helsinki Cup (2015), IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships (2012/2013), ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships (2013), Tall Ships Races (2013), European Athletics Championships (2012) WHY HELSINKI? Helsinki is one of the greenest metropolises in the world. We are extremely easy to reach – by air, rail or sea. Friendly. Northern. Functional. Human scale. Easy to reach. Helsinki is all these, and much, much more!

www.visithelsinki.fi

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500,000 Finnish GMT +3 +358

TEL: +358 50 587 6200 EMAIL: [email protected] HOTEL ROOMS: 3,000 AVE TEMP: Summer: +15-20°C

SPORTS FACILITIES: Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre (TESC): for indoor ball games, combat sports, gymnastics (capacity in biggest hall 10,800); Tampere Stadium: for athletics, football, concerts (capacity 17,000); Tampere Ice Stadium: for ice hockey, skating, combat sports, indoor ball games, concerts (capacity 7,800) Tampere Arena: for indoor ball games (capacity 4,000) TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE: Tampere- Pirkkala International Airport, railway station, bus station, local and regional buses DISTANCE AIRPORT/CITY CENTRE: Tampere International Airport 20km; Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport 175km TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Tampere is a popular destination for sports events, festivals, congresses and holidays. The main tourist attractions are Särkänniemi Amusement Park, the landmark Näsinneula tower, Moomin Valley Exhibition, Vapriikki Museum Centre and the historical buildings along the scenic Tammerkoski rapids, including Finlayson and Tampella industrial heritage areas. EVENTS PREVIOUSLY HOSTED: Women’s Floorball World Champs (2015), U19 Volleyball European Champs for Women (2014), European Athletics U23 Champs (2013), World Ringette Champs (2010), UEFA Women’s EURO (2009), European Youth Olympic Festival (2009), Wrestling European Champs (2008), Ice Hockey U18 World Champs (2007), Karate World Champs (2006), Aesthetic Group Gymnastics World Champs (2006) WHY TAMPERE? Experienced, dedicated and enthusiastic, Tampere is a reliable host city for any event. Thousands of local club members create an indomitable volunteer workforce. Thanks to a compact city centre, Tampere is an easy place to visit and move around in.

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www.tampere.fi

POPULATION: LANGUAGE: TIME ZONE: DIALLING CODE:

120,000 Finnish GMT +2 +358

TEL: +358 50 559 4145 EMAIL: [email protected] HOTEL ROOMS: 1,850 AVE TEMP: Summer: 20-25°C.

SPORTS FACILITIES: Lahti Sports and Event Center: max capacity 70,000 - ice hall, biathlon, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, football, track and field stadium, gym; Lahti Fair Center: capacity 70,000 - multisport facilities, indoor sports, Trade Fair facilities; Finnish Sports Institute: capacity 5,000 - multisport facilities, conference and exhibition facilities; Pajulahti Sport Institute, capacity 600 - multisport facilities, conference facilities TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE: Ideal location within an hour’s drive of Helsinki with excellent rail, road and air connections DISTANCE AIRPORT/CITY CENTRE: Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport 100km TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Passenger Harbour area with great leisure services and a water way to the Finnish Lake district. EVENTS PREVIOUSLY HOSTED: FFIS World Championships in Nordic Skiing (six times), FIS World Cup in Nordic Skiing (annual), WMA World Masters Athletics Championships (2009), UEFA Women’s European Championships (2009), FIA World Rally Championship (2011), TTR 5 Star BIG AIR Stars of the Stadium (2012), ESC European Championships 10m Air Weapon (2012), TTR - World Snowboard Tour Five star Big Air (2013), UCI - Baltic Chain Tour (2013), IFAGG - Sun Lahti, a gymnastics event - including Group World Championships (2013), World Minigolf Junior Championships (2014), ITU – Lahti S3 Winter Triathlon (2015), IPO – Weltmeisterschaft Wusv (2015) WHY LAHTI? Lahti is committed to green events because it is surrounded by lakes and amazing nature. Every event is guaranteed maximum visibility to all visitors due to the size and nature of Lahti.

www.lahti.fi

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LAHTI, FINLAND

TURKU, FINLAND POPULATION: LANGUAGE: TIME ZONE: DIALLING CODE:

180,000 Finnish GMT +2 +358

TEL: +358 50 5590 180 EMAIL: [email protected] HOTEL ROOMS: 2,500 AVE TEMP:

7.1°C

SPORTS FACILITIES: All sports and games, especially ice hockey, ice skating, athletics, swimming, football, volleyball, sailing. No tracks for motor sports. TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE: Airport: 400,000 travellers; Port: 3.5 million; Railways: 1.9 million DISTANCE AIRPORT/CITY CENTRE: 8.7km TOURIST ATTRACTIONS: Turku is the oldest city in Finland, former capital of Finland and a European Capital of Culture 2011. Beautiful river and guest harbour, medieval castle and the cathedral, art galleries and music festivals. Home town of the Olympic legend, Paavo Nurmi, Paavo Nurmi Sports Park and the home museum. EVENTS PREVIOUSLY HOSTED: Four gigantic Tall Ships Races in 1996, 2003, 2009, 2011 (and upcoming Tall Ships Races in 2017), UEFA Women’s Euro 2009, Ice Hockey World Championships (2003), Orienteering World Cup 2013 Round 2, and many international and national sports. WHY TURKU? Turku has hosted and organised all kinds of events, especially for the year of the European Capital of Culture 2011. We have reliable and experienced event personnel in the city organisation. Turku offers also the same unique benefits as whole of Finland offers: safe and peaceful circumstances, trustable concept of time, highly educated personnel and as a bonus – lot of free space and clean air! Turku is celebrating the centenary of Finland’s independence in 2017 among other cities with many kind of big events.

www.turku.fi

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ATHLETISSIMA DIAMOND LEAGUE (LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND) EVENT DATES:

25 August, 2016

YEAR GAMES LAUNCHED: 1977 GAMES VENUE: Stade Olympique de la Pontaise NUMBER OF SPORTS: 1 (track and field) REGULARITY OF EVENT:

Annual

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is the perfect stage from which to showcase sporting events to the Olympic Movement, the wider sports community and to the rest of the world at large. Over the years, Lausanne has become world-leader in hosting events of all shapes and sizes. Over the last 20 years, over 30 international sporting events have been organised here. In 2020, Lausanne will be the host of the 3rd edition of the Winter Youth Olympic Games and of the IIHF World Championships (ice hockey).

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EVENTS INCLUDED: 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1000m, 3000m, 100m hurdles, 110m hurdles, 400m hurdles, 3000m steeplechase, long jump, triple jump, pole vault, high jump, discus throw, javelin throw, shot put, 4x100m women.

EVENT DATES:

January 2020

YEAR GAMES AWARDED:

July 2015

NUMBER OF SPORTS: 7 sports - 15 disciplines NUMBER OF SPORTS: 7 REGULARITY OF EVENT:

One-off

GERMANY

FRANCE

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SPORTS INCLUDED: Biathlon, bobsleigh & skeleton, curling, ice hockey, luge, skating, skiing NUMBER OF SPORTS: 7 sports - 15 disciplines

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EXPECTED NUMBER OF SITES AND VENUES: 7 sites, 10 venues EXPECTED NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES: 70 EXPECTED NUMBER OF ATHLETES: 1,100 EXPECTED NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS: Around 1,500-2,000 OTHER MAJOR EVENTS HOSTED AHEAD OF THE GAMES: More than 30 international events over the last 20 years WHY DID LAUSANNE BID FOR THIS EVENT? Lausanne and the Canton de Vaud

have been the host of the modern Olympic Movement for more than a hundred years. Because of that, sport and the positive values that it carries has become a part of this region’s DNA. Therefore for us, the idea of delivering the Youth Olympic Games’ vision to inspire the youth of the world to adopt and live according to the Olympic values of Respect, Friendship and Excellence right from the heart of the Olympic Capital was one that we thought made a lot of sense. With 2020, we want to capture this special Olympic heritage, and with our strong international sports expertise and capacity to innovate, redefine it and update it alongside the youth of the world to provide the next generation with a brand new and refreshed ownership of the Olympic values.

GAMES LISTINGS - 41 OFFICIAL RESEARCH & CONSULTANCY PARTNER 2016

INTERNATIONAL BOXING ASSOCIATION (AIBA) PRESIDENT:

Dr Ching-Kuo Wu

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Karim Bouzidi

BADMINTON WORLD FEDERATION (BWF) PRESIDENT:

INTERNATIONAL SPORT FISHING CONFEDERATION (CIPS) PRESIDENT:

Poul-Erik Høyer

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

PRESIDENT:

Ferenc Szalay

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Thomas Lund

INTERNATIONAL MILITARY SPORTS COUNCIL (CISM) Abdulhakeem Alshino

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Jacques Goupil

Dorah Mamby Koita

BIDDING CONTACT: AIBA Sport Department

BIDDING CONTACT: Darren Parks [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Ferenc Szalay [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Olivier Verhelle [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: [email protected] or [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Owen Leed [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT:

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Olivier Verhelle [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: Avenue de Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne

CONTACT DETAILS: Unit 17.05, Level 17, Amoda Building, 22 Jalan Imbi, 55100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

CONTACT DETAILS: Viale Tiziano 70, Roma, 00196, Italy

CONTACT DETAILS: CISM, 26 rue Jacques Jordaens, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium

TEL: +41 213 212 777 EMAIL: [email protected]

TEL: +603 2141 7155 FAX: +603 2143 7155 EMAIL: [email protected]



TEL: +39 06 879 805 14 FAX: +39 06 879 800 87 EMAIL: [email protected]

TEL: +322 647 68 52 FAX: +322 647 53 87 EMAIL: [email protected]

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 197

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 183

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 140

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE:

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: AIBA Men’s World Championships and AIBA Women’s World Championships (biennial), AIBA Olympic Qualification Events (quadrennial), AIBA Youth World Championships (biennial), AIBA Pro Boxing championships, AIBA Pro Boxing World Championships, World Series of Boxing (WSB) regular season, play-offs and Finals

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: World Championships (annual), Thomas & Uber Cup Finals (biennial), Sudirman Cup (biennial), World Junior Championships (annual), World Senior Championships (biennial), World Superseries Finals (annual), World Superseries (annual, 12 legs)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: 35 world championships in different disciplines of the sport fishing, in fresh waters, sea waters and fly fishing

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: CISM organises annually 15-20 world championships out of its 25 world level category sports and various regional and continental events. Every four years the World Summer Games, World Winter Games, Football World Cup and every two years World Cadet Games.

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: AIBA Junior World Boxing Championships, St. Petersburg, Russia; 2016: AOB World Olympic Qualification tournament, Baku, Azerbaijan; 2016: APB/WSB Olympic Qualification tournament, Vargas, Venezuela

www.aiba.org

COMMONWEALTH GAMES FEDERATION (CGF) PRESIDENT:

Louise Martin CBE

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

David Grevemberg CBE

EVENT PORTFOLIO: Visit cips-fips.com/cips/ch2016.pdf

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2015: 6th CISM World Games, Mungyeong, Korea, R.; 2017: 2nd CISM Football World Cup, Muscat, Oman; 2017: 3rd CISM Winter World Games, Sochi, Russia; 2017: 4th International Congress on Soldier’s Physical Performance, Melbourne, Australia; 2018: 3rd CISM World Cadet Games, Maggellan, Indonesia; 2019: 7th CISM Word Games, Wuhan, China

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: TOTAL BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals, Kunshan, China; 2016: Dubai World Superseries Finals, Dubai, UAE; 2016: BWF World Junior Mixed Team & Individual Championships, Bilboa, Spain; 2017: TOTAL BWF Sudirman Cup, Gold Coast, Australia; 2017: TOTAL BWF World Championships, Glasgow, Scotland; 2017: BWF World Senior Championships, Cochin, India; 2017: BWF World Junior Mixed Team & Individual Championships, Yogyakarta, Indonesia; 2017: Dubai World Superseries Finals, Dubai, UAE

www.cips-fips.com

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INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN GAMES (CIJM) PRESIDENT:

Amar Addadi

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Isidoros Kouvelos

WORLD UNDERWATER FEDERATION (CMAS) PRESIDENT:

Anna Arzhanova

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Hassen Baccouche

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BOWLS SPORT WORLD CONFEDERATION (CMSB) PRESIDENT:

Claude Azema

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Yassine Kafi

BIDDING CONTACT: David Grevemberg [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT:

BIDDING CONTACT: Giusy Cafini [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Michel Signaire [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: David Grevemberg [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT:

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Hassen Baccouche [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Marc Guerin [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: CAN Mezzanine, 49-51 East Road, London, N1 6AH, United Kingdom

CONTACT DETAILS: Athens Olympic Sports Complex, Spirou Loui Ave. – Aquatic Centre, 151 23 Maroussi (Athens), Greece

TEL: +44 (0) 20 7250 8118 FAX: +44 (0) 20 7250 8127 EMAIL: [email protected]

TEL: +30 210 685 0206 FAX: +30 210 685 0207 EMAIL: [email protected]

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 71

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 25

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE:

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 242

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Commonwealth Games (quadrennial event since 1930; 17 sports; includes integrated para-sport competition). Commonwealth Youth Games (quadrennial event since 2000; 8 sports; athletes aged 14-18)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Mediterranean Games (every 4 years), Mediterranean Beach Games (every 4 years)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: CMAS Games (every 4 years), CMAS World Championships (every 2 years), CMAS Junior World Championships (every 2 years), CMAS Continental Championships (every 2 years), CMAS Junior Continental Championships (every 2 years), CMAS World Cups (Annual, 6 rounds)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: WC Petanque (every two years): men or women, youth, mixed; WC Lyonnaise: (every two years): men or women, youth; WC Raffa: (every two years): men or women; World Cup Petanque: (every two years): men or women; Petanque: (every two years) Asian, African, European, Oceanian championships

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2016: Underwater Hockey World Championship, Stellenbosch, South Africa; 2016: Finswimming World Championship, Volos, Greece; 2016: Finswimming Junior World Championship, Annemasse, France; 2016: Apnea Indoors World Championship, Lignano-Sabiadoro, Italy; 2016: Apnea Outdoors World Championship, Kas, Turkey; 2016: Underwater Rugby Junior European Championship, SandefJord, Norway; 2016: Finswimming World Cup (final), Tomsk, Russia; 2016: SportDiving World Cup (final), Marrakech, Morocco

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: WC Men Petanque, Antananarivo, Madagascar; 2016: WC Women Lyonnaise, Casablanca, Morocco; 2016: WC Youth Lyonnaise, Monaco, Monaco; 2016: World Cup Women Petanque, Dehli, India; 2017: WC Women Petanque, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 2017: World Games, Wroclaw, Poland; 2017: Mediterranean Games, Tarragone, Spain; 2017: S.E.A. Games, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2017: VI Commonwealth Youth Games, Nassau, Bahamas; 2018: XXI Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Australia; 2021: VII Commonwealth Youth Games, Belfast, Northern Ireland; 2022: XXII Commonwealth Games, Durban, South Africa

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EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2013: Mediterranean Games, Mersin, Turkey; 2015: Mediterranean Beach Games, Pescara, Italy; 2017: Mediterranean Games, Tarragona, Spain; 2021: Mediterranean Games, Oran, Algeria

www.cijm.org.gr

CONTACT DETAILS: Viale Tiziano, 74, 00196 – Rome, Italy

TEL: +39 06 32110594-93 FAX: +39 06 32110595 EMAIL: [email protected]

www.cmas.org

CONTACT DETAILS: CMSB, 16 rue RP Louis Frolla, Monaco

TEL: +33 6 73 45 21 60 EMAIL: [email protected]

www.cmsboules.org

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INTERNATIONAL LABOUR SPORTS FEDERATION (CSIT) PRESIDENT:

Harald Bauer

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

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Jean-Paul Philippot

DIRECTOR GENERAL:

Ingrid Deltenre

BIDDING CONTACT:

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Wolfgang Burghardt [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Michelle Roverelli [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: Maria-Jacobi-Gasse 1, MQM 3.2, 1030 Vienna, Austria

CONTACT DETAILS: L’Ancienne-Route 17A, Postal Box 45, 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex / Geneva, Switzerland

TEL: +43 676 847464 25 FAX: +43 1 869 32 45 28 EMAIL: [email protected]

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 44 national member unions

TEL: +41 22 717 2111 FAX: +41 22 747 4000 EMAIL: [email protected] NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: N/A

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Every 2 years our major event CSIT World Sports Games takes place (up to 8,000 participants). These are Sports for All - games for amateurs & workers, young, old, competitive (15-20 sports) & non-competitive from all over the world; a festival of friendship, cultural exchange, tolerance, respect, sustainability & fair play. EVENT PORTFOLIO: Sept 2016: CSIT Seniors Formation Course, Saint-Brice-sousFôret / Paris, France; Oct 2016: CSIT Pétanque CS, Djerba, Tunisia; Oct 2016: Ordinary Congress, Riga, Latvia; Oct-Nov 2016: 2. Int. MAMANET Conference, Eilat, Israel; Nov 2016: CSIT Tennis CS, Puebla, Mexico; Nov 2016: CSIT Chess CS, Puebla, Mexico; June 2017: 5. CSIT World Sports Games, Riga, Latvia

www.csit.tv

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WORLD AIR SPORTS FEDERATION (FAI) PRESIDENT:

www.ebu.ch

INTERNATIONAL EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION (FEI)

Dr. John Grubbström

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

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PRESIDENT:

BIDDING CONTACT: Wolfgang Burghardt [email protected]



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EUROPEAN BROADCASTING UNION (EBU)

Susanne Schödel

PRESIDENT:

Ingmar De Vos

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Sabrina Ibáñez

BIDDING CONTACT: Susanne Schödel [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Francisco Lima [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Susanne Schödel [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Ralph Straus [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: Maison du Sport International, Avenue de Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland

CONTACT DETAILS: HM King Hussein I Building, Chemin de la Joliette 8, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland

TEL: +41 (0)21 345 10 70 FAX: +41 (0)21 345 10 77 EMAIL: [email protected]

FAX: +41 21 310 47 60 EMAIL: [email protected]

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 105

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 134

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Annually 50+ World / Continental Championships: Aerobatics, Aeromodelling, Balloons, Airships, Experimental Aircraft, General Aviation, Gliding, Hang gliding, Paragliding, Microlights, Paramotors, Parachuting, Rotorcraft; Red Bull Air Races – FAI World Championships. Visit fai.org/events/events-calendar-and-results

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: FEI World Equestrian Games™ (8 World Championships); Every two years: FEI World Championships & FEI European Championships; Every year / global series: FEI World Cup™ Jumping, Dressage, Driving & Vaulting & FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping, Dressage & Eventing

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016 (July): 19th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships, Matkopuszta, Hungary; 2016 (August): 20th FAI European Aerobatic Championships, Moravska Trebova, Czech Republic; 2016 (Aug-Sept): 2nd FAI World Paragliding Aerobatic Championship, Montmin-La Forclaz, France; 2016 (Sep): 2016 FAI World Parachuting Championships – Mondial, Chicago, USA; 2016 (Sep): 60th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett, Gladbeck, Germany; 2016 (Oct-Nov): 22nd FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship, Saga, Japan

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: FEI Classics™, Luhmuhlen, Germany; 2016: FEI Classics™, Burghley, Great Britain; 2016: FEI World Reining Championships, Givrins, Switzerland; 2016: FEI World Para-Equestrian Driving Championships, Beesd, The Netherlands; 2016: FEI World Vaulting Championships, Le Mans, France; 2016: Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Final, Barcelona, Spain; 2017: Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping and FEI World Cup™ Dressage Finals, Omaha, USA; 2017: FEI European Championships (Jumping, Dressage, Driving and Para-Equestrian Dressage), Gothenburg, Sweden

www.fai.org

www.fei.org

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FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE L’AUTOMOBILE (FIA) PRESIDENT:

INTERNATIONAL SAMBO FEDERATION (FIAS) PRESIDENT:

Jean Todt

Vasily Shestakov

WORLD CHESS FEDERATION (FIDE) PRESIDENT:

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov

GENERAL SECRETARY:

Abraham Tolentino

INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION (FIE) PRESIDENT:

Alisher Usmanov

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Frédéric Pietruszka

SECRETARY GEN FOR SPORT: Jean-Louis Valentin

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

BIDDING CONTACT: Alexandre Gueschir [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Michal Buchel [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Nigel Freeman [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Krisztián Kulcsár [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Alexandre Gueschir [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Michal Buchel [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Geoffrey Borg [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: David Nowak [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: FIA, 2, chemin de Blandonnet, 1215 Geneva 15, Switzerland

CONTACT DETAILS: FIAS, Maison du Sport International, Av. Rhodanie 54, CH-1007 Lausanne, Switzerland

CONTACT DETAILS: FIDE, 9 Syggrou Avenue, 11743 Athens, Greece

CONTACT DETAILS: FIE, Maison du Sport International, Avenue de Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne - Suisse

FAX: +41 22 544 44 50 EMAIL: [email protected]

TEL: +41 (2) 601 70 14 FAX: +41 (2) 601 70 16 EMAIL: [email protected]



FAX: +41 21 320 31 16 EMAIL: [email protected]

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 238

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 84 members

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 187

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 150

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: FIA Formula One World Championship (annual), FIA World Rally Championship (annual), FIA World Endurance Championship (annual), FIA World Touring Car Championship (annual), FIA World Rallycross Championship (annual), CIKFIA Karting World Championship (annual), FIA Formula E Championship (annual)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: FIAS World Sambo Championship (annual), FIAS World Youth and Junior Sambo Championship (annual), FIAS World Cup (final + 5 stages), Asian Sambo Championship, European Sambo Championship, African Sambo Championship, Pan-Am Sambo Championship (annual events)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: FIDE World Chess Championship (biannual), FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship (biannual), FIDE World Chess Olympiad (biannual), FIDE Grand Prix (biannual, 6 legs), FIDE Women’s Grand Prix (biannual, 6 legs), FIDE World Junior Championship (annual), FIDE World Youth Championships (annual)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: World Championships (annual), Zonal Championships (annual; European, Pan-American, Asia-Oceania and African), Fencing Grand Prix (3 stages per weapon = 9 stages per season), World Cup (5 stages for men/women per weapon = 30 stages per season)

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: A. Kharlampiev Memorial, Moscow, Russian Federation; 2016: European Youth and Junior SAMBO Championships, Toulouse, France; 2016: European SAMBO Championships, Kazan, Russia; 2016: Asian SAMBO Championships, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan; 2016: World SAMBO Championships, Sofia, Bulgaria; 2016: Asian Beach Games, Da Nang, Vietnam; 2016, World Youth and Junior SAMBO Championship, Ploiesti, Romania; 2016: World University SAMBO Championship, Nicosia, Cyprus

www.fia.com

INTERNATIONAL BASKETBALL FEDERATION (FIBA) PRESIDENT:

Horacio Muratore

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Patrick Baumann

Roberto Ferraris

TEL: +30 210 9212047 FAX: +30 210 9212859 EMAIL: [email protected]

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: Women’s World Championship Match 2016, Lviv, Ukraine; 2016: Candidates Tournament, Moscow, Russia; 2016: World Amateur Championship 2016, Halkidiki, Greece; 2016: World Youth U14, U16, U18 Championships 2016, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia; 2016: 42nd World Chess Olympiad 2016, Baku, Azerbaijan; 2016: World Championship Match 2016, New York, USA; 2016: World Senior Championships 2016, Marianske, Lazne, Czech Republic; 2016: World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2016, Doha, Qatar

www.fide.com

www.sambo-fias.org

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SPORTS CHIROPRACTIC (FICS) PRESIDENT:

Peter Garbutt

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

David Chapman-Smith

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: World Championships (Olympic test event), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 2016: European Championships, Torun, Poland; 2016: World Veterans Championships, Stralsund, Germany; 2017: Cadet and Juniors Fencing World Championships, Plovdiv, Bulgaria; 2017: World Championships, Leipzig, Germany; 2018: World Championships, Wuxi, China

FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (FIFA) PRESIDENT:

Gianni Infantino

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Fatma Samoura

www.fie.org

INTERNATIONAL GYMNASTICS FEDERATION (FIG) PRESIDENT:

Bruno Grandi

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

André F. Gueisbuhler

BIDDING CONTACT: Predrag Bogosavljev [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Christina Davis [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Colin Smith [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Nicolas Buompane [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Frank Leenders [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Christina Davis [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Christopher Axer [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Olivier Strebel [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: FIBA – International Basketball Federation, Route Suisse 5, 1295 Mies - Switzerland

CONTACT DETAILS: 1246 Yonge Street, Suite 203, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4T 1W5

CONTACT DETAILS: FIFA-Strasse 20, 8044 Zurich, Switzerland

CONTACT DETAILS: Av. de la Gare 12, Case postale 630, 1001 Lausanne, Switzerland

TEL: 416-484-9091 FAX: 416-484-9665 EMAIL: [email protected]



NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 215

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 25

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 211

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 142

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: National team competitions (biennial or quadrennial): Basketball World Cup & Women’s Basketball World Cup, Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (Men & Women), Continental Cups (4x Men & 4x Women), U17/U19 World Championships (Men & Women), 3x3 World Championships (Men & Women); 3x3 U18 World Championships (Men & Women); Club competitions (annual): Liga de las Americas, Liga Sudamericana, Basketball Champions League, EuroLeague Women, EuroCup Women, Africa Champions Cup (Men & Women), Asia Champions Cup, 3x3 World Tour, 3x3 All-Stars

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Major FICS activities include: Building relationships with international sports federations, athletes and their organisations (e.g. World Olympians Association), other health care professionals and their representative organisations.

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Quadrennial: FIFA World Cup™; FIFA Women’s World Cup™; FIFA Confederations Cup; FIFA Futsal World Cup; Olympic Football Tournaments; Youth Olympic Football Tournaments. Biennial: FIFA U-20 World Cup; FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup; FIFA U-17 World Cup; FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup; FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. annual: FIFA Club World Cup; FIFA Interactive World Cup; Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: For Artistic, Rhythmic and Trampoline Gymnastics, World Championships every year except during Olympic years. For Aerobic and Acrobatic, World Championships every two years. World Gymnaestrada every four years.



TEL: +41(0)225450000 FAX: +41(0)225450099 EMAIL: [email protected]

Providing, and assisting member countries to provide, teams of properly credentialed sports chiropractors to deliver services to athletes as part of the sports medicine team at national and international games events including the Olympics.

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (women & men), Nantes-Belgrade-Turin-Manila; 2016: FIBA U17 World Championships (men & women), Zaragoza, Spain; 2016: FIBA 3x3 World Tour, Mexico City - Utsunomiya - Prague - Lausanne - Debrecen - Beijing - Rio de Janeiro - Abu Dhabi; 2016: Basketball Champions League (BCL), FIBA and 10 national leagues

www.fiba.com

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www.fics-sport.org

TEL: +41-(0)43 222 7777 FAX: +41-(0)43 222 7878 EMAIL: [email protected]

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: Olympic Football Tournaments Rio, Brazil; 2016: FIFA Futsal World Cup, Colombia; 2016: FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, Jordan; 2016: FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, Papua New Guinea; 2016: FIFA Club World Cup, Japan; 2017: FIFA U-20 World Cup, Korea Republic; 2017: FIFA Confederations Cup, Russia; 2017: FIFA U-17 World Cup, India; 2017: FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, Bahamas; 2017: FIFA Club World Cup, UAE; 2018: 2018 FIFA World Cup, Russia

www.fifa.com

TEL: +41 21 321 55 10 FAX: +41 21 321 55 19 EMAIL: [email protected]

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2017: Rhythmic Worlds, Pesaro, Italy; 2017: Artistic Worlds, Montreal, Canada; 2017: Trampoline Worlds, Sofia, Bulgaria; 2018: Rhythmic Worlds, Sofia, Bulgaria; 2018: Artistic Worlds, Doha, Qatar; 2018: Acrobatic Worlds, Antwerp, Belgium; 2019: Artistic Worlds, Stuttgart, Germany; 2019: Rhythmic Worlds, Baku, Azerbaijan

www.fig-gymnastics.com

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INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY FEDERATION (FIH) PRESIDENT:

Leandro Negre

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

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SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Arinobu Kurose [email protected]

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TEL: +41 21 641 06 06 FAX: +41 21 641 06 07 EMAIL: [email protected]

TEL: +81 3 3234 6271 FAX: +81 3 3234 6007 EMAIL: [email protected]

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 132

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 57

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Men’s Hockey World Cup (quadrennial), Women’s Hockey World Cup (quadrennial), Hockey World League (four rounds, over two years), Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy (biannual), Women’s Hockey Champions Trophy (biannual), Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup (quadrennial), Women’s Hockey Junior World Cup (quadrennial), Asian Games (quadrenial), Asian Cup (quadrenial), African Hockey Championships (biannual), European Hockey Championships (biannual), Oceania Cup (biannual), Pan American Games (quadrennial), Pan American Hockey Championships (quadrennial)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: World Kendo Championships (once every three years); European Kendo Championships (twice every three years); Latin American Kendo Championships (twice every three years); National Kendo Championships (every year, at each country) EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2015: World Kendo Championships, Tokyo, Japan; 2016: European Kendo Championships, Skopje, Macedonia; 2016: Latin American Kendo Championships, Viña del Mar, Chile

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: Hockey World League Round 1; 2016: Men’s Hockey Champions Trophy, London; 2016: Women’s Hockey Champions Trophy, London; 2016: XXXI Olympic Games, Rio; 2016: Women’s Hockey Junior World Cup, Santiago; 2016: Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup, India; 2017: Hockey World League Round 2; 2017: Hockey World League Semi-Finals

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Fujio Cho

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Richard Tattershaw [email protected]

We’re a network of firms in 157 countries with over 195,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. Within our network we have established the PwC Global Sports Mega-Events Centre of Excellence, which brings together PwC specialists working on projects in sport and major events around the world.

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BIDDING CONTACT: Arinobu Kurose [email protected]

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Kelly Fairweather

BIDDING CONTACT: Hilary Atkinson [email protected]

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INTERNATIONAL KENDO FEDERATION (FIK)

www.fih.ch

www. kendo-fik.org

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INTERNATIONAL LUGE FEDERATION (FIL) PRESIDENT:

PRESIDENT:

Josef Fendt

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

FEDERATION OF INTERNATIONAL LACROSSE (FIL)

Svein Romstad

Stan Cockerton

VICE PRESIDENT: Steve Stenersen

BIDDING CONTACT: Christoph Schweiger [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Ron Balls [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Babett Wegscheider [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Ron Balls [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: International Luge Federation (FIL), Rathausplatz 9, 83471 Berchtesgaden, Germany

CONTACT DETAILS: 3 Concorde Gate, Suite 306, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3C 3NZ



TEL: +49 8652 66960 FAX: +49 8652 66969 EMAIL: [email protected]

TEL: +1 416 426 7070 EMAIL: [email protected]

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 54

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 54

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Luge competitions during Olympic Winter Games, FIL World Championships (annual except in Olympic years), FIL European Championships (in every sport’s year as “Race in Race” during a World Cup), FIL Junior World Championships (annual), FIL World Cups (eight to ten events per year)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: All Lacrosse World Championships are held every four years and include: Men’s World Championship, Under 19 Men’s World Championship, Women’s World Cup, Under 19 Women’s World Championship, and World Indoor Lacrosse Championship.

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: 46th FIL World Championships on Artificial Track, Königssee, Germany; 2016: 31st FIL Junior World Championships on Artificial Track, Winterberg, Germany; 2017: 47th FIL World Championships on Artificial Track, Innsbruck-Igls, Austria; 2017: 32nd FIL Junior World Championships on Artificial Track, Sigulda, Latvia; 2017: 21st FIL World Championships on Natural Track, Vatra Dornei, Romania; 2018: 33rd FIL Junior World Championships on Artificial Track, Altenberg, Germany; 2019: 48th World Championships on Artifical Track, Winterberg, Germany; 2019: 22th World Championships on Natural Track, Latzfons, Italy

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: U19 Men’s World Championship, Coquitlam, BC, Canada; 2016: Men’s European Lacrosse Championship, Budapest, Hungary; 2017: European Box Lacrosse Championship, Turku and Kaarina, Finland; 2017: Women’s World Cup, Guildford, England, United Kingdom; 2017: IWGA World Games (Women’s Lacrosse), Wrocław, Poland; 2018: Men’s World Championship, Manchester, England, United Kingdom; 2019: U19 Women’s World Championship, TBD; 2019: World Indoor Lacrosse Championship, Limerick, Ireland

www.fil-luge.org

www.filacrosse.com

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FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE MOTOCYCLISME (FIM) PRESIDENT:

PRESIDENT:

Vito Ippolito

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF PELOTA VASCA (FIPV)

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SPORTS MEDICINE (FIMS)

PRESIDENT:

Fabio Pigozzi MD Prof.

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Ignacio Verneda

PRESIDENT:

Xavier Cazaubon

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Norbert Bachl MD Prof.

FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE ROLLER SPORTS (FIRS) Sabatino Aracu

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Miguel Pozueta

Roberto Marotta

BIDDING CONTACT: Ignacio Verneda

BIDDING CONTACT:

BIDDING CONTACT: Fabián Quesada [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Simona Mercuri [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Jochen Kemmer [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT:

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT:

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Simona Mercuri [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: Route de Suisse 11 1295 Mies (VD) Switzerland

CONTACT DETAILS: International Federation of Sports Medicine - Maison du Sport International - Av. de Rhodanie 54 CH-1007 Lausanne

CONTACT DETAILS: Bernardino Tirapu 67, 31014 Pamplona, Spain

CONTACT DETAILS: Maison Du Sport International, Av. De Rhodaine 54//1007, Lausanne, Switzerland



TEL: +41 22 950 95 00 FAX: +41 22 950 95 01 EMAIL: [email protected]



TEL: +41 793710189 EMAIL: [email protected]



TEL: +34 948164080 EMAIL: [email protected]

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 113

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 117

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 26

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 104

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: The FIM counts over 60 FIM World Championships and World Cups which split up in 6 main disciplines regrouping events such as MotoGP, Superbike, Endurance, Motocross, Supercross, Trial, Enduro, Cross-Country Rallies and Speedway. 66 World Championships and World Cup split up in 6 main disciplines.

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: 29 September – 2 October 2016 - XXXIV FIMS World Congress (biannual) – Ljubljana – Slovenia; Visit fims2016.org; during the last FIMS World Congresses have been registered up to 2,800 participants from worldwide.

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Word Championship: 4 years; World Cups – IOC’s President Trophy: annual 3 legs (except the year of World Championship); World Championships Under 22 years: annual (except the year of World Championship); Professional Cesta Punta World Championships: annual

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Annual: Junior/Senior Speed World Championships, Junior/ Senior Artistic World Championships, Junior/Senior Inline Hockey World Championships, Inline Downhill World Championships, Inline Freestyle World Championships, Inline Alpine World Championships, Skateboarding World Championships, Master Speed Skating Championships; Biennial: FIRS World Roller Games, Junior/Senior Rink Hockey World Championships,

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: XXXIV FIMS World Congress of Sports Medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia; 2017: European Federation of Sports Medicine Associations Congress, Estoril, Portugal

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016 16-17 July: FIM Women’s Trial World Championship, Tong, UK; 8-10 July: FIM SuperBike World Championship, Laguna Seca, USA; 15-17 July: FIM Junior Enduro Championship, Fabriano, Italy; 13 August: FIM Speedway Grand Prix, Malilla, Sweden; 25 Sept: FIM Motocross of Nations, Maggiora, Italy; 21-27 Aug: FIM Quad Cross-Country Rallies – Atacama Rally, Atacama, Chile; 31 July: FIM Endurance World Championship – Suzuka 8 Hours, Suzuka, Japan; 7 August: FIM Motocross GrandPrix World Championship, Frauenfeld, Switzerland

www.fim-live.com

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GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

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FEDERATION OF INTERNATIONAL POLO (FIP)

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: Inline Alpine Slalom And Parallel Slalom World Champs, Unterensingen; 2016: Inline Hockey World Master Cup, Bolzano; 2016: Inline Hockey World Champs, Asiago/Roana; 2016: Roller Speed Skating World Champs, Nanjing; 2016: Artistic World Champs, Novara; 2016: Rink Hockey Ladies World Champs, Iquique; 2016: Downhill World Champs, Teolo; 2016: Freestyle World Champs, Phuket

www.fipv.net

www.fims.org

TI

INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING FEDERATION (FINA)

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2014: XVII Word Championship, Zinacantepec, México; 2015: VI World Cup-IOC’s President Trophy of Trinquete, Guadalajara and Tepic, México; 2015: IX World Championship Under 22 years 30m, Palencia, Spain; 2015: IX World Championship Under 22 years Cesta Punta, Acapulco, México

Dr. Richard T. Caleel

INTERNATIONAL SKI FEDERATION (FIS) PRESIDENT:

WORLD ROWING FEDERATION (FISA)

Gian Franco Kasper

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

www.rollersports.org

Sarah Lewis

PRESIDENT:

Jean-Christophe Rolland

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Matt Smith

BIDDING CONTACT: Marcela Saxlund [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Alejandro Taylor [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Marcel Looze [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Nathalie Phillips [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Peter Hall [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Alejandro Taylor [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Marcel Looze [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Andrew Couper [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: FINA Office, Av. de l’Avant-Poste 4, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland

CONTACT DETAILS: Sinclair 3139, 6th floor, apt. A, Buenos Aires, Argentina

CONTACT DETAILS: Blochstrasse 2, 3653 Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland

CONTACT DETAILS: Avenue de Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland

FAX: +41 21 310 40 10



NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 207

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 86

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 126

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 148

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: FINA World Championships and World Masters Championships (odd years), FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) (even years), FINA World Junior Swimming Championships (odd years), FINA Water Polo, Diving, Synchro. World Cup (every 4 years), FINA Series Events (6 disciplines- annual)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: World Polo Championships, every 3 years; European Championships, every 2 years

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

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: World Rowing Championships (annual, except in an Olympic year), World Rowing Cups (annual, 3 legs), World Rowing U23 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)

TEL: +54 114 773 4261 EMAIL: [email protected]

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: European Championship, Berlin, Germany; 2017: XI World Polo Championship, Sydney, Australia

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: FINA Diving World Series, various; 2016: FINA Water Polo World League, various; 2016: FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup, various; 2016: FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Champs, Kazan, Russia; 2016: FINA World Junior Open Water Champs, Hoorn, Netherlands; 2016: FINA Open Water Grand Prix, various; 2016: FINA 3rd Men’s Youth Water Polo Championships, Podgorica, Montenegro; 2016: FINA Swimming World Cup, various

www.fina.org

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www.fippolo.com



TEL: +41 33 244 6161 FAX: +41 33 244 6171 EMAIL: [email protected]

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2015: FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, Vail / Beaver Creek, United States; 2015: FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Falun, Sweden; 2015: FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships, Kreischberg, Austria; 2016: FIS Ski Flying World Championships, Kulm, Austria; 2017: FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, St. Moritz, Switzerland; 2017: FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, Lahti, Finland; 2017: FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboard World Championships, Sierra Nevada, Spain

www.fis-ski.com



TEL: +44 21 617 8373 FAX: +44 21 617 8375 EMAIL: [email protected]

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: World Rowing Cup I, Varese, Italy; 2016: European Rowing Championships, Brandenburg, Germany; 2016: World Rowing Cup II, Lucerne, Switzerland; 2016: World Rowing Cup III, Poznan, Poland; 2016: European Rowing Junior Championships, Trakai, Lithuania; 2016: World Rowing Senior, Junior & U23 Championships, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; 2016: World Rowing Masters Regatta, Copenhagen, Denmark; 2016: World Rowing Coastal Championships, Monaco, Monaco

www.worldrowing.com

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Investing in world-class events

FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE SAVATE (FISAV)

The ultimate platform

PRESIDENT:

PRESIDENT:

Leicester - UK

Warsaw - Poland

3 Universities 3 Countries

Neuchâtel - Switzerland

Moscow Russia

1000 Contact hours Full-time programme 415 Alumni 90% of graduates working in the sports industry

Milan - Italy

San José Costa Rica

Beirut Lebanon

Madrid - Spain

FIFA/CIES Executive Programme in Sports Management 16 Universities 16 Countries 150 Contact hours

Dakar Senegal

Part-time programme 2500 Alumni

Cairo - Egypt

Abou Dhabi United Arab Emirates

6 Integrated modules

Master in Sports Law

Ramallah - Palestine Rio de Janeiro & São Paulo - Brazil Buenos Aires Argentina

1 University 1 Country

Port Elizabeth South Africa

500 Contact hours Full-time programme 100 Alumni

Éric Saintrond

BIDDING CONTACT: Éric Saintrond [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Julie Gabriel [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Éric Saintrond [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: 5 rue Alexandre Darracq, 94320 Thiais, France

CONTACT DETAILS: FISU, Maison du Sport International, av de Rhodanie, 54 CH-1007 Lausanne, Switzerland

EMAIL: [email protected]

TEL: +41 21 6130810 FAX: +41 21 6015612 EMAIL: [email protected]

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 60

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 170

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: World Championships in Savate Assaut and Savate Combat in alternate years; World Championships in Canne de Combat (biannual); World Youth Championships (biannual); Continental Championships in Africa, Americas, Asia and Europe

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Summer Universiade / in the uneven numbered years; Winter Universiade / in the uneven numbered years; World University Championships / in the even numbered years

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF VOLLEYBALL (FIVB) PRESIDENT:

”FIFA Master” International Master in Management, Law and Humanities of Sport

Oleg Matytsin

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2015: Summer Universiade, Gwangju, Korea; 2016: World University Championships, 33 host cities on 4 Continents; 2017: Winter Universiade, Almaty, Kazakhstan; 2017: Summer Universiade, Taipei City, Taipei; 2019: Winter Universiade, Krasnoyarsk, Russia; 2021: Winter Universiade, Lucern, Switzerland

www.fisavate.org

CIES offers top-level academic programmes all over the world

Santiago - Chile

INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY SPORTS FEDERATION (FISU)

BIDDING CONTACT: Gilles Le Duigou [email protected]

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Lima - Peru

Gerhard Schmitt

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: World Championships Savate Assaut, Varazdin, Croatia; 2016: World Championships Canne de Combat, Varazdin, Croatia; 2016: European Youth Championships, Plovdiv, Bulgaria; 2016: European Championship Combat Finals, Paris, France; 2017: World Combat Qualifying Tournament, Antananarivo, Madagascar; 2017: World Combat Qualifying Tournament, Varazdin, Croatia; 2017: World Youth Championships, Plovdiv, Bulgaria; 2018: World Championships Savate Assaut, Paris, France

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Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago

SAVATE

Julie Gabriel

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

www.majorevents.govt.nz

Caracas - Venezuela

F E D E RATI O N INTERNATIONALE

Dr. Ary S. Graça F°

SECRETARY GENERAL:

Fernando Lima

www.fisu.net

WORLD DRAUGHTS FEDERATION (FMJD) PRESIDENT:

Chen Zelan

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Frank Teer

BIDDING CONTACT: Angelo Squeo [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Jacek Pawlicki [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Mario Medeiros [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Jacek Pawlicki [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: Château Les Tourelles, Edouard-Sandoz 2-4, 1006 Lausanne/Switzerland

EMAIL: [email protected]

TEL: +41 21 345 35 35 FAX: +41 21 345 35 45 EMAIL: [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: Meerweg 32, 5384 SJ Netherlands

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 220

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 69

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPS: Volleyball: Men’s World Champs (quadrennial), Women’s World Champs (quadrennial), World League (annual), World Grand Prix (annual), World Cup Men & Women (quadrennial), World Grand Champions Cup Men & Women (quadrennial), Men’s Club World Champs (annual), Women’s Club World Champs (annual); Beach Volleyball: World Champs Men & Women (biennial), World Tour Men & Women (annual), FIVB World Tour Finals Men & Women (annual), Continental Cup, World Cup Olympic Qualification and World Cup Final (quadrennial)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: FMJD World Championship and FMJD World Championship women: biannual; FMJD Youth World Championship in 4 age categories: annual; FMJD World title match and world title match women: biannual; FMJD World Championship rapid and blitz: annual; FMJD World Championship Turkish Draughts: annual

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: World League Finals, Krakow; 2016: World Grand Prix Finals, Bangkok; 2016: Rio 2016 Olympic Games; 2016: Swatch World Tour Finals; 2016: Men’s Club World Champs; 2016: Women’s Club World Champs, Manila; 2016: Beach Volleyball U19 World Champs, Larnaka; 2017: Beach Volleyball World Champs, TBC

www.fivb.com

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: World Championship Rapid And Blitz, Izmir, Turkey; 2016: World Championship Turkish Draughts Women, Izmir, Turkey; 2016: World Title Match Women, Karpacz, Poland; 2016: World Championship Youth International Draughts 100, Izmir, Turkey; 2016: World Title Match International Draughts 100, Netherlands; 2016: World Title Match Checkers Go As You Please, Rome, Italy; 2016: World Championship Brazilian Draughts, São Paulo, Brazil; 2017: World Championship International Draughts 100, Tallinn, Estonia

www.fmjd.org.

Only course in Switzerland

XX – RESEARCH

IF LISTINGS EDUCATION

CONSULTING

www.cies.ch

IF LISTINGS - 53

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INTERNATIONAL AIKIDO FEDERATION (IAF) Peter Goldsbury

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Kei Izawa

INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COUNCIL (ICC)

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR SPORTS AND LEISURE FACILITIES (IAKS) PRESIDENT:

Dr Stefan Kannewischer

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Klaus Meinel

CHAIRMAN:

INTERNATIONAL CANOE FEDERATION (ICF) PRESIDENT:

Shashank Manohar

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

José Perurena Lopez

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

David Richardson

Simon Toulson

BIDDING CONTACT: P. Goldsbury [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Klaus Meinel [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Campbell Jamieson [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Heny Ahadpour [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: P. Goldsbury [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Klaus Meinel [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Campbell Jamieson [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Catherine Wieser [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: 3-29 Ushita Honmachi, 4-chome, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima 732-0066

CONTACT DETAILS: Eupener Str. 70, 50933 Köln/Cologne, Germany

CONTACT DETAILS: Sh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, Dubai Sports City, Street 69, PO Box 500070, Dubai, UAE

CONTACT DETAILS: Avenue de Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland

EMAIL: [email protected]

TEL: +49 221 168023 0 FAX: +49 221 168023 23 EMAIL: [email protected]

TEL: +971 4 3828800 FAX: +971 4 3828600 EMAIL: [email protected]

TEL: +41 21 612 02 90 FAX: +41 21 612 02 91 EMAIL: [email protected]

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 47

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 630 members worldwide

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 105

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 163

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: IAF Seminar Takasaki 2016 – September 2016; IAF Seminar 2018 (location to be decided); While Aikido has no competition national and international training seminars are the main events for the IAF. Participating in the SportAccord Combat games, has become one of the main events, and we look forward to the next occasion.

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: IAKS Congress for Design, Construction, Modernisation and Management of Sports and Leisure Facilities (biannual); IOC/IAKS Award for Exemplary Sports and Leisure Facilities (biannual); IPC/IAKS Distinction for Accessibility (biannual); IOC/IPC/IAKS Architecture and Design Award for Students and Young Professionals (biannual)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: ICC Cricket World Cup (quadrennial), ICC Champions Trophy (quadrennial), ICC World Twenty20 (quadrennial), ICC Women’s World Cup (quadrennial), ICC U19 Cricket World Cup (biennial), ICC Women’s World Twenty20 (standalone events, 2018 & 2022), ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier (quadrennial)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: ICF World Championships (9 disciplines including Paracanoe), ICF Junior and U23 World Championships (5 disciplines), ICF World Cups (8 disciplines)

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: IAF international Seminar, Takasaki, Japan; 2018: IAF International Seminar, TBC

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2017: IAKS Congress, Cologne, Germany; 2017: IOC/IAKS Award for Exemplary Sports and Leisure Facilities, Cologne, Germany; 2017: IPC/IAKS Distinction for Accessibility, Cologne, Germany; 2017: IOC/IPC/IAKS Architecture and Design Award for Students and Young Professionals, Cologne, Germany

www.aikido-international.org

INTERNATIONAL BOBSLEIGH AND SKELETON FEDERATION (IBSF) PRESIDENT:

Ivo Ferriani

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Heike Groesswang

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2014: ICC World Twenty20, Bangladesh; 2015: ICC Cricket World Cup, Australia and New Zealand; 2016: ICC World Twenty20, India; 2017: ICC Champions Trophy, England and Wales; 2017: ICC Women’s World Cup, England and Wales; 2018: ICC U19 Cricket World Cup, New Zealand; 2018: ICC Women’s World Twenty20, West Indies; 2019: ICC Cricket World Cup, England and Wales

www.icc-cricket.com

www.iaks.org

INTERNATIONAL BIATHLON UNION (IBU) PRESIDENT:

INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF SPORTS FOR THE DEAF (ICSD/CISS)

Anders Besseberg

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Nicole Resch

PRESIDENT:

Dr. Valery Rukhledev

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Dmitry Rebrov

BIDDING CONTACT: Raik Bauerfeind [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Nicole Resch [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Dmitry Rebrov [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Heike Groesswang [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Nicole Resch [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Xenia Morfopoulos [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: Avenue de Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland

CONTACT DETAILS: IBU International Biathlon Union, Peregrinstraße 14, A-5020, Salzburg, Austria

CONTACT DETAILS: ICSD/CISS, Maison du Sport International, Av. de Rhodanie, 54, Lausanne, CH-1007, Switzerland



TEL: +41 21 601 5101 FAX: +41 21 601 2677 EMAIL: [email protected]

FAX: +43 6 62 - 85 50 50 -8 EMAIL: [email protected]

EVENT PORTFOLIO: World Championships: Canoe Sprint Paracanoe Duisburg, Wildwater Banja Luka, Canoe Polo Siracuse, Dragon Boat Moscow, Canoe Marathon Brandenburg; Junior World Championships: Canoe Sprint Minsk, Canoe Slalom Krakow; World Cups: Canoe Sprint Duisburg – Racice – Montemor, Canoe Slalom Ivrea – Seo de Urgell – Pau – Prague – Ljubljana, Canoe Marathon Pietermaritzburg – Prado Vila Verde - Brandenburg, Wildwater Canoeing Celje River, Ocean Racing Mauritius, Tahiti, Canoe Freestyle San Juan, Rio de Janiero

FAX: +7 499 255 04 36 EMAIL: [email protected]

www.canoecif.com

INTERNATIONAL CASTING SPORT FEDERATION (ICSF) PRESIDENT:

Kurt Klamet

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO: BIDDING CONTACT:

Dionizy Mikolajczyk

Dr. Josef Dolezal, MD

[email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT:

Helmut Hochwartner

[email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: 165 00 Praha 6, Novosuchdolská 37, Prague, Czech Republic,

EMAIL: [email protected]

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 67

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 58

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 109 Full / 12 Provisional

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 50

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPS: World Cups (min 8 in 5 disciplines), Europe Cups (min 8 in 5 disciplines), North American Cups (min 8 in 5 disciplines), Intercontinental Cups (min 8 in 2 disciplines), Para-sport World Cups (8 in 2 disciplines), Youth Series (min. 4 races), Junior World Champs (annual), World Champs (annual except Olympic Year)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: IBU World Championships Biathlon (annual), IBU Youth/Junior World Championships (annual), BMW IBU World Cups (annual, 9 legs), IBU Open European Championships Biathlon (annual), IBU Cups Biathlon (annual, 8 legs), IBU Junior Cups (annual, 4 legs), IBU Junior Open European Championships (annual), IBU Summer Biathlon World Championships (annual)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: The International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) is the main governing body responsible for the organisation of Deaflympics and other World Deaf Championships. The World Deaf Championships may take place every four (4) years for Deaflympics sports (21 summer and 5 winter sports) and every two (2) years for non-Deaflympics sports.

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Junior World Championship (annual), World Championship (adults) (annual), Vererans World Championship (each second year), World Cups (annual, 4 legs)

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2017: IBU World Championships Biathlon, Hochfilzen, Austria; 2017: IBU Open European Championships Biathlon, Duszniki Zdroj, Poland; 2017: IBU Youth/Junior World Championships, Ostrov, Russia; 2016/17: BMW IBU World Cups, ÖstersundPokljuka-Nove Mesto – Oberhof – Ruhpolding – Antholz – PyeongChang – Tyumen-Oslo; 2016/17: IBU Cups Biathlon, Beitostolen-Ridnaun-Obertilliach-Martell-Langdorf-Duszniki Zdroj-Osrblie-Kontiolahti-Otepää

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: Wrestling, Tehran, Iran; 2016: Football, Napoli, Italy; 2016: Athletics, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria; 2016: Volleyball, Washington DC, USA; 2016: Beach Volleyball, Samsun, Turkey; 2016: Table Tennis, Samsun, Turkey; 2016: Martial Arts, Samsun, Turkey; 2016: Shooting, Kazan, Russia

www.biathlonworld.com

www.ciss.org / www.deaflympics.com

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016/17: BMW World Champs, Sochi, Russia; 2016/17: BMW World Cup, Whistler-Lake PlacidAltenberg-Winterberg-St.Moritz-Koenigssee-Innsbruck/ Igls-PyeongChang; 2016/17: Europe Cup, Sigulda-Innsbruck/ Igls-Koenigssee-La Plagne-Altenberg-St.Moritz-Winterberg; 2016/17: North American Cup, Whistler-Park City-CalgaryLake Placid; 2016/17: Intercontinental Cup, Innsbruck/ Igls-Koenigssee-Calgary-Lake Placid; 2016/17: Para-sport World Cup, Park City-Calgary-St.Moritz-Lillehammer; 2016/17: European Champs, tbc; 2016/17: Junior World Champs, tbc

www.ibsf.org

54 – IF LISTINGS

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2015: World Championship, Hluboka/Vltavou, Czech Republic; 2015: Juniors WC, Tolmin, Slovenia; 2015: World Cup, Tokyo, Japan; 2016: World Championship, Castellon, Spain; 2016: Juniors WC, Bilina, Czech Republic; 2016: World Cup, Karlstadt, Germany; 2015: Veterans WC, Bratislava, Slovakia

www. icsf-castingsport.com

IF LISTINGS - 55

INTERNATIONAL CHEER UNION (ICU) PRESIDENT:

INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT FEDERATION (IDBF) PRESIDENT:

Jeffrey Webb

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

BIDDING CONTACT: General Secretary [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Karl Olson [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: General Secretary [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: Address: 6745 Lenox Center Court, Memphis, TN 38115, USA

CONTACT DETAILS: IDBF Secretariat, c/o CDBA, No.9 Tiyuguan Road, Beijing 100763, China

TEL: +1.901.409.4326 FAX: +1.901.387.4358 EMAIL: [email protected]

TEL: + 86 (0) 10 6712 8832 FAX: + 86 (0) 10 6713 3577 EMAIL: [email protected]

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 110

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 92

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: ICU World Cheerleading Championships (annual), European Cheerleading Championships (annual), Asian Cheerleading Championships (annual), Southeast Asia Cheerleading Open (annual), Eastern European Cheerleading Championships (annual), Caribbean Cheerleading Championships (biannual), TAFISA Sport For All Games (quad-annual), National Cheerleading Championships in 80 nations (annual)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: IDBF World Nations Championships: Every 2 years (2015/2017/2019…); IDBF Club Crews World Championships: Every 2 years (2016/2018/2020…); IDBF World Cup: Every 2 years (2014/2016…); Continental Nations Championships: Every 2 years (2016/2018/2020…); Continental Club Crews Championships: Every 2 years (2015/2017/2019…) EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: IDBF CCWC, Adelaide, Australia; 2016: EDBF ENC, Rome, Italy; 2016: World Cup, Wujin, China; 2015: IDBF WNC, Welland, Canada; 2015: EDBF CCWC, Divonne Les Bains, France; 2014: IDBF CCWC, Ravenna, Italy; 2014: EDBF ENC, Prague, Czech Rep.; 2014: World Cup, Fuzhou, China

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: World Cheerleading Championships, Orlando, USA; 2016: Southeast Asian Cheerleading Open, Singapore, Singapore; 2016: European Cheerleading Championships, Vienna, Austria; 2016, Asian Cheerleading Championships, Tokyo, Japan; 2016: Eastern European Championships, Moscow, Russia; 2016: Caribbean Cheerleading Championships, Kingston, Jamaica; 2016: TAFISA Sport for All Games, Jakarta, Indonesia

www.cheerunion.org

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MELBOURNE The World’s Event City

Michael Thomas

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Karl Olson

PRESIDENT:

www.idbf.org

INTERNATIONAL FISTBALL ASSOCIATION

PRESIDENT:

Karl Weiss

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF BODYBUILDING AND FITNESS (IFBB)

Joern Verleger

Rafael Santonja Gomez

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

William Tierney

BIDDING CONTACT: Joern Verleger [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Pawel Filleborn [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Heinz Derflinger [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Celia de la Rosa [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: Münchner-Bundesstrasse 9, 5020 Salzburg, Austria

CONTACT DETAILS: Dublin 39 I, Las Rozas 28232, Madrid, Spain

EMAIL: [email protected]



NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 55

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 191

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: IFA Fistball Men’s World Championship (every 4 years); IFA Fistball Women’s World Championship, IFA Fistball U18 Men’s and Women’s World Championship (every 2 years); IFA Fistball Men’s World Cup, IFA Fistball Women’s World Cup and IFA Fistball Masters’ World Cup (annual)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: IFBB World Men Bodybuilding Championships (annual), IFBB World Fitness Championships (annual), IFBB World Junior and Master Championships (annual), Arnold Sport Festival (annual)

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: IFA 2016 Fistball U18 World Championships, Nuremberg, Germany; 2016: IFA 2016 Fistball Women’s World Championship, Pomerode, Brazil; 2016: IFA 2016 Fistball Men’s World Cup, Cape Town, South Africa; 2017: World Games, Wroclaw, Polen; 2018: IFA 2018 Fistball Women’s World Championship, Austria; 2019: IFA 2019 Fistball Men’s World Championship, Switzerland

TEL: +349 153 52 819 EMAIL: [email protected]

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: European Championships, Barcelona, Spain; 2016: Asian Championships, Beijing, China; 2016: Olympia Amateur, Amman, Jordan; 2016: Arnold Classic Asia, Hong Kong, Hong Kong; 2016: World Fitness Championships, Bialystok, Poland; 2016: Ben Weider Legacy Cup, Lahti, Finland; 2016: IFBB Diamond Cup, Teheran, Iran

REACH THE MOST VALUABLE TALENT IN THE SPORTS INDUSTRY CONTACT US: [email protected] OR CALL +44 (0) 203 642 0582

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IF LISTINGS - 57

INTERNATIONAL FLOORBALL FEDERATION (IFF) PRESIDENT:

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION ICESTOCKSPORT (IFI)

Tomas Eriksson

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

John Liljelund

PRESIDENT:

Manfred Schaefer

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Manfred Schaefer

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SPORT CLIMBING (IFSC) PRESIDENT:

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF SLEDDOG SPORTS (IFSS) PRESIDENT:

Marco Maria Scolaris

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Helen Lundberg

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Debra Gawrych

Christen Rose Anderssen

BIDDING CONTACT: Stefan Kratz [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Manfred Schaefer [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Jerome Meyer [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Helen Lundberg [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Milan Rantakari [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Dr. Victor M. Garcia-Barrios

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Anne Fuynel [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Helen Lundberg [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: Alakiventie 2, 00920 Helsinki, Finland

CONTACT DETAILS: Postbox 24 06 31, D-68176 Mannheim, Germany

CONTACT DETAILS: Office: Via Paolo Braccini 18, 10141 Torino, Italy

CONTACT DETAILS: IFSS, Avenue Louise 149/24, 1050 Brussels, Belgium

FAX: +358-9-45421450 EMAIL: [email protected]



[email protected]

TEL: +49-171-837 42 48 FAX: +49-621-82 76 65 EMAIL: [email protected]



TEL: +39 011 38 53 995 FAX: +39 011 41 21 773 EMAIL: [email protected]

TEL: +46 70 209 11 30 EMAIL: [email protected]

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 60

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE:

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 87

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 45

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Biannual: World Floorball Championships (Men and Women), U19 World Championships (Men and Women); Yearly: Regional WFC qualifications, EuroFloorball Tour, Asia-Pacific Championships, Asian Cup and Americas Cup; Club competitions: Champions Cup, EuroFloorball Cup and EuroFloorball Challenge.

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Each second year (even years): World Champs for women and men, World Champs for Juniors; Each second year (odd years): Open European Champs for women, men and juniors (U23), Africa - Cup, America - Cup; Annual: Open European Champs for Youth (U19 and U16), Australian Champs, Open European Cups (women and men) for Club - teams, Youth Grand Prix (U16)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: IFSC World Championships (every 2 Years, in even years from 2012); IFSC World Youth Championships (annual); IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships (every 2 years, same place, date, location as the Wch); IFSC World Cups (annual)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Major Championship is held every other year both on snow and on dryland. Continental Championships held every year when no World Championship is organised. World Cup events are held every year.

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2014: IFSC World Championships (Lead and Speed) and Paraclimbing Championships, Gijon, Spain; 2014: IFSC World Championships (Boulder), Munich, Germany; 2014: IFSC World Youth Championships, Noumea, New Caledonia; 2015: IFSC World Youth Championships, Arco, Italy; 2016: IFSC World Championships and Paraclimbing Championships, Paris, France; 2016: IFSC World Youth Championships, Guangzhou, China; 2017: IFSC World Youth Championships, Innsbruck, Austria; 2018: IFSC World Championships and Paraclimbing Championships, Innsbruck, Austria

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2014: European Champ snow/Dryland, Rautavaara, Finland, Lamotte-Beuvron, France; 2015: World Champs Snow Sprint/ Mid-distance/Skidog, Bernau/Todstmoos, Germany; 2015, World Champs Dryland, Bristol Quebec, Canada; 2015: World Champs Long Distance, Alta, Norway; 2016: European Champs Snow, Savalen, Norway; 2016: European Champs Dryland, Thetford, Great Britain; 2017: World Champs Snow Sprint, Mid-Distance, skidogs, Long-Distance, Haliburton, Canada; 2017: World Champs Dryland, Mikolow/Kamionka, Poland

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2015: 10th Women’s World Floorball Championships 2015, Tampere, Finland; 2016: 11th Men’s World Floorball Championships 2016 qualifications, Colorado Springs - Pattaya - Nitra - Tallin - Lochow - Skofja Loka; 2016: 7th Women’s U19 WFC, Belleville, Canada; 2016: Champions Cup, Borås, Sweden; 2016: 11th Men’s World Floorball Championships 2016 Riga, Latvia; 2016: Men’s U19 WFC 2017 qualification, Celano, Italy and Fuji-Yoshida, Japan; 2017: 11th Women’s WFC 2017, Bratislava, Slovakia; 2018: 12th Men’s WFC 2018, Prague, Czech Republic

www.floorball.org

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION MUAYTHAI AMATEUR (IFMA) PRESIDENT:

Dr Sakchye Tapsuwan

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Stephan Fox

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: Australian Champs, Gold Coast - Elanora, Australia; 2016: Youth-Grand-Prix (U16), Regen, Germany; 2016: Open European Cup; for Club-teams (women), Peiting, Germany; 2016: Open European Cup for Club-teams (men), Peiting, Germany; 2017: Open European Champs for Juniors and Youth, Wichtrach, Switzerland; 2017: America-Cup (women and men), Santa Cruz do Sul, Brasilia; 2017: AfricaCup, Swakopmund, Namibia; 2018: World Champs for women, men and Juniors, Amstetten, Austria

www.ifsc-climbing.org

www.icestocksport.com

INTERNATIONAL SUMO FEDERATION (IFS) PRESIDENT:

Hidetoshi Tanaka

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Takahiro Ono

INTERNATIONAL GO FEDERATION (IGF) PRESIDENT:

INTERNATIONAL GOLF FEDERATION (IGF)

Seok-Hyun, Hong

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

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Hajin, Lee

PRESIDENT:

Peter Dawson

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Antony Scanlon

BIDDING CONTACT: Charissa Tynan [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Hidetoshi Tanaka [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Hajin Lee [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT:

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Azadeh Kamyabi [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Hidetoshi Tanaka [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Hajin Lee [email protected]

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CONTACT DETAILS: 84/1 Soi Sawasdee, Sukhumvit 31, Khlongtoeynua, Wattana, Bangkok 10110

CONTACT DETAILS: 1-15-20 Hyakunincho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0073

CONTACT DETAILS: 4th Floor, Nihon Ki-in Kaikan, 7-2 Gobancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0076

CONTACT DETAILS: Maison du Sport International, Avenue de Rhodanie, 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland

TEL: +81 3 3360 3911 FAX: + 81 3 3360 4020 EMAIL: [email protected]

TEL: +81-3-3288-8727 FAX: +81-3-3239-0899 EMAIL: [email protected]



NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 130

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NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 146

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: World Championships/Cup (annual), World Junior Championships (annual), Continental Championships (5 events annually), President’s Cup (annual), King’s Cup (annual), Asian Indoor Martial Arts Games (quadrennial), Asian Beach Games (biennial), World Combat Games (biennial), SEA Games (biennial), The World Games 2017, FISU World University Championships 2018

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: 29 July 2016: Asian Sumo Championships, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; 21-24 April 2016: European Sumo Championships, Krotoszyn, Poland; 17 April 2016: International Invitation Women Sumo Championships, Osaka, Japan; 14-16 October 2016: European Children and Cadets Sumo Championships (U12, U14, U16), Brandenburg, Germany; 21 May 2016: US Sumo Open - Long Beach, California, USA; April 2 2016: North American Sumo Championships, New Jersey, USA; October 15-16, 2016: South American Sumo Championships - Sao Paolo, Brazil; September 17, 2016: African Championships, Cairo, Egypt

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: World Amateur Go Championship (annual), World Student Go Oza Cup (annual), International Amateur Pair Go Championship (annual), IMSA Elite Mind Games (annual), World Mind Sports Games (quadrennial)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Youth Olympic Games (every 4 years); Olympic Games (every 4 years) - Men event, Women event; World Amateur Team Championships (WATC) - (every 2 years) - Men event - Women event

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: IMSA Elite Mind Games, Huaian, China; 2016: World Amateur Go Championship, Wuxi, China; 2016: International Amateur Pair Go Championship, Tokyo, Japan; 2017: World Student Go Oza Cup, Tokyo, Japan

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2014: WATC, Tokyo, Japan; 2014: Youth Olympic Games, Nanjing, China; 2016: Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 2016: WATC, Cancun, Mexico; 2018: WATC, Maynooth, Ireland; 2018: Youth Olympic Games, Buenos Aires, Argentina; 2020: Olympic Games, Tokyo, Japan

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TEL: +66 2 6303361 FAX: +66 2 6303363 EMAIL: [email protected]

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2015: Royal World Cup, Bangkok, Thailand; 2016: Asian Beach Games, Da Nang, Vietnam; 2016: Youth World Championships, Bangkok, Thailand; 2016: Cheongju World Martial Arts Masterships, Cheongju, South Korea; 2016: Kazan World Games Qualifier, Kazan, Russia; 2017: The World Games, Wroclaw, Poland; 2017: Asian Indoor Martial Art Games, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan; 2018: FISU World Championship, Bangkok, Thailand

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TEL: +41 21 623 12 12 FAX: +41 21 601 64 77 EMAIL: [email protected]

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: 21th Sumo World Championships, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; 12th Women Sumo World Championships; 14th Junior Sumo World Championships; 6th Junior Women Sumo World Championships; 2017: World Games 2017, Wroclaw, Poland

www.ifs-sumo.org

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Dr Hassan Moustafa

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Amal Khalifa

INTERNATIONAL JUDO FEDERATION (IJF)

INTERNATIONAL ICE HOCKEY FEDERATION (IIHF)

PRESIDENT:

René Fasel

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Horst Lichtner

Marius Vizer

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Jean-Luc Rouge

INTERNATIONAL KORFBALL FEDERATION (IKF) PRESIDENT:

Jan Fransoo

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Graham Crafter

BIDDING CONTACT: Marius Vizer [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Frank Buvens [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Marius Vizer [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Frans Walvis [email protected]

TEL: +41 44 562 22 00 FAX: +41 44 562 22 39 EMAIL: [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: Avenue de la Harpe 49, Lausanne 1007, Switzerland

CONTACT DETAILS: Postal Box 417, 3700 Ak Zeist, The Netherlands

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 204

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 77

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 195

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 67

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Men’s and Women’s World Championships (every two years), Men’s Junior (U21) / Women’s Junior (U20) World Championships (every two years), Men’s Youth (U19) / Women’s Youth (U18) World Championships (every two years), Men’s and Women’s Beach Handball World Championships (every two years)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship (annual), IIHF World Junior Championship (annual), IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship (annual), IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship (annual), IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship (annual)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: World Korfball Championship (every 4 years), World Games (every 4 years), Continental Championships (every 4 years), U21, U19, U17 WKC (every 4 years), U21, U19, U17, U15 Continental Championship (every 4 years), Europa Cup (annual)

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: Women’s Junior (U20) World Champs, Moscow, Russia; 2016: Women’s Youth (U18) World Champs, Bratislava, Slovakia; 2016: Men’s and Women’s Beach Handball World Champss, Budapest, Hungary; 2017: Men’s World Champs, Albertville, Rouen, Metz, Nantes, Paris, Montpellier, Brest, Lille, France; 2017: Ordinary IHF Congress, Sydney, Australia; 2017: Women’s World Champs, Leipzig, Hamburg, Magdeburg, bietigheim-Bissingen, Oldenburg, Trier, Germany; 2019: Men’s World Champs, TBD, Denmark/Germany; 2019: Women’s World Champs, Kumamoto, Japan

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2017: World Championship, Cologne, Germany and Paris, France; 2016: World Championship, Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia; 2016: World Championship IA, Katowice, Poland; 2016: World Championship IB, Zagreb, Croatia; 2016: World Championship IIA, Jaca, Spain; 2016: World Championship IIB, Mexico City, Mexico; 2016: World Championship III, Istanbul, Turkey; 2016: World Championship WW, Kamloops, Canada

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: The World Judo Tour: 1 World Championships Seniors, Individual and Teams (annual, except Olympic years), 1 Masters (annual), 5 Grand Slams (annual), 10 Grand Prix (annual); Also: 1 World Championships Juniors, Individual and Teams (annual, except Olympic years), 1 World Championships Cadets, Individual and Teams (annual, except Olympic years), 1 World Championships Veterans, 1 World Championships Kata

BIDDING CONTACT: Patric Strub [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Christian Hofstetter [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Luc Weber [email protected] CONTACT DETAILS: IHF, Peter-Merian-Strasse 23, P.O. Box 4002, Basel, Switzerland TEL: +41 61 228 9040 FAX: +41 61 228 9055 EMAIL: [email protected]

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EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: Paris Grand Slam, Paris, France; 2016: Dusseldorf Grand Prix, Dusseldorf, Germany; 2016: Tbilisi Grand Prix, Tbilisi, Georgia; 2016: Samsun Grand Prix, Samsun, Turkey; 2016: Baku Grand Slam, Baku, Azerbaijan; 2016: Almaty Grand Prix, Almaty, Kazakhstan; 2016: Masters Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico; 2016: Budapest Grand Prix, Budapest, Hungary

INTERNATIONAL LIFE SAVING FEDERATION (ILS)

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2015: WKC, Antwerp, Belgium; 2015: U21 EKC, Olomouc, Czech Republic; 2016: Europa Cup, Budapest, Hungary; 2016: Europa Shield, Castrop Rauxel, Germany; 2016: U23 WKC, Olomouc, Czech Republic; 2016: AKC, Mumbai, India; 2016: EKC, Dordrecht, Netherlands; 2016: U15 EKC, Budapest, Hungary

PRESIDENT:

Graham Ford

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

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INTERNATIONAL MASTERS GAMES ASSOCIATION (IMGA) Dr Harald Vervaecke

PRESIDENT:

Kai Holm

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Jens V. Holm

BIDDING CONTACT: Dr Harald Vervaecke [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Jens V. Holm [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT:

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Jens V. Holm [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: ILS Headquarters, Gemeenteplein 26, 3010 Leuven, Belgium

CONTACT DETAILS: Av. de Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland

TEL: +32 16 896060 EMAIL: [email protected]

TEL: +41 21 601 81 71 FAX: +41 21 601 81 73 EMAIL: [email protected]

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 135

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 0

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Lifesaving World Championships (biannually - in even years), for National Teams, National Youth Teams, Interclub Teams, Interclub Youth Teams, Surfboat, Inflatable Rescue Boats and Masters. ILS Word Conference on Drowning Prevention (WCDP) (biannually - in uneven years)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: World Masters Games (every 4 years), Winter World Masters Games (every 4 years), European Masters Games (every 4 years), Pan-American Masters Games (every 4 years), AsiaPacific Masters Games (every 4 years)

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: LWC 2016, Eindhoven-Noordwijk, The Netherlands; 2017: WCDP 2017 Vancouver, Canada; 2018: LWC 2018, Adelaide, Australia; 2019: WCDP 2019, TBD (Bid closes 15/06/2016); 2020: LWC 2020, TBD (Bid closes 15/06/2016)

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EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: Pan American Masters Games, Vancouver, Canada; 2017: World Masters Games, Auckland, New Zealand; 2018: AsiaPacific Masters Games, TBA; 2019: European Masters Games, TBA; 2020: Winter World Masters Games, Innsbruck, Austria; 2021: World Masters Games, Kansai Region, Japan

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INTERNATIONAL MIND SPORT ASSOCIATION (IMSA) PRESIDENT:

INTERNATIONAL NETBALL FEDERATION (INF) PRESIDENT:

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Hon Molly Rhone OJ CD

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Thomas Hsiang

Clare Briegal

INTERNATIONAL POWERLIFTING FEDERATION (IPF) PRESIDENT:

INTERNATIONAL RACQUETBALL FEDERATION (IRF)

Gaston Parage

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Robert Keller

PRESIDENT:

Osvaldo Maggi

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Luke St. Onge

BIDDING CONTACT: Geoffrey Borg [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Clare Briegal [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Gaston Parage [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Luke St. Onge [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Geoffrey Borg [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Clare Briegal [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Robert Keller [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Luke St. Onge [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: IMSA c/o WBF, Maison du Sport International, 54 av. De Rhodanie, 1007 Lausanne - Switzerland

CONTACT DETAILS: INF Secretariat, Albion Wharf, 19 Albion Street, Manchester, M1 5LN

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CONTACT DETAILS: 1631 Mesa Ave., Suite A-1, Colorado Springs, CO 80906

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TEL: +44 161 234 6515 FAX: +44 161 234 6516 EMAIL: [email protected]

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: N/A

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 78

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 99

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 78

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: World Mind Sport Games (quadrennial), IMSA Elite Mind Games (annual); IMSA has five IF members, Bridge (WBF), Chess (FIDE), Draughts (FMJD), Go (IGF), and Xiangqi (WXF); each IF holds its own multiple world competitions, please refer to the IF websites for details

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: INF Netball World Cup (every 4 years), Netball World Youth Cup (every 4 years), Fast5 Netball World Series (annual)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPS: World Open Powerlifting Champs (annual), World Sub-Junior and Junior Powerlifting Champs (annual), World Masters Powerlifting Champs (annual), World Raw/Classic Powerlifting Champs (annual), World Bench Press Champs (annual), World Raw/Classic Bench Press Champs (annual), World University Powerlifting Champs (annual), World Games (every Fourth Year), Arnold Schwarzenegger Sports Festival (annual)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Hosts: IRF World Racquetball Championships (biennial); IRF World Junior Racquetball Championships (annual); IRF World Senior Racquetball Championships (annual)

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2015: INF Netball World Cup, Sydney, Australia; 2016: INF Fast5 Netball World Series, Melbourne, Australia; 2017: INF Netball World Youth Cup, Gaborone, Botswana; 2017: INF Fast5 Netball World Series, Melbourne, Australia; 2018: INF Fast5 Netball World Series, Melbourne, Australia; 2019: INF Netball World Cup, Liverpool, England; 2019: INF Fast5 Netball World Series, TBC

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2008: World Mind Sport Games – I, Beijing, China; 2012: World Mind Sport Games – II, Lille, France; 2011-2014: SportAccord World Mind Games 1 - 4, Beijing, China; 2016: IMSA Elite Mind Games 1, Huai’an, China

www.imsaworld.com

INTERNATIONAL ORIENTEERING FEDERATION (IOF) PRESIDENT:

Brian Porteous

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Tom Hollowell

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Sir Philip Craven

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: Arnold Sports Festival, Columbus; 2016: World Equipped Bench Press Champs, Rodby; 2016: World Raw/Classic Bench Press Champs, Potchefstroom; 2016: World Raw/Classic Powerlifting Champs, Killeen; 2016: World University Powerlifting Champs, Minsk; 2016: World Sub-Junior and Junior Powerlifting Champs, Szczyrk; 2016: World Masters Powerlifting Champs, Tallinn; 2016: World Open Powerlifting Champs, Orlando

www.powerlifting-ipf.com

INTERNATIONAL SURFING ASSOCIATION (ISA)

INTERNATIONAL PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE (IPC) PRESIDENT:



Xavier Gonzalez

PRESIDENT:

Fernando Aguerre

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:

Robert Fasulo

TEL: 719-433-2017

Participants: Pan American Games (4 years); World Games (4 years); Bolivarian Games; South American Games (4 years); Central American/Caribbean Games (4 years) EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2015: Pan American Games, Toronto, Canada; 2015: IRF World Senior Championships, Albuquerque, NM/USA; 2015: IRF World Junior Championships, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; 2016: IRF World Championships, Cali, Colombia; 2016: IRF World Senior Championships, Albuquerque, NM/ USA; 2016: IRF World Junior Championships, San Luis Potosi, Mexico

www.internationalracquetball.com

WORLD SAILING (ISAF) PRESIDENT:

Carlo Croce

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Andy Hunt

BIDDING CONTACT: David Wästlund [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Ryan Montgomery [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Robert Fasulo [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Alastair Fox [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Tom Hollowell [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Alexis Schäfer [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Robert Fasulo [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Malcolm Page [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: Drottninggatan 47 3½ tr, SE-65225 Karlstad, Sweden

CONTACT DETAILS: IPC, Adenaueralle 212-214, 53113 Bonn, Germany

CONTACT DETAILS: 5580 La Jolla Blvd. #145, La Jolla, California, USA

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TEL: +1 858 551 8580 FAX: +1 858 551 8563 EMAIL: [email protected]

FAX: +44 (0)2380 635789 EMAIL: [email protected]

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 80

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 176

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 99

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MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: World Orienteering Championships (annual), World Cup (annual, 3 rounds), World Ski Orienteering Championships (biennial), Ski Orienteering World Cup (biennial, 3 rounds), World MTB Orienteering Championships (annual), MTBO World Cup (annual, 3 rounds), World Trail Orienteering Championships (annual), Junior World Championships and Regional Championships in all disciplines

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Paralympic Games (every four years), IPC Sport World/Regional Championships (biennial), IPC Athletics Grand Prix (annual), IPC Alpine Skiing/Snowboard/Nordic Skiing World Cup (annual), IPC Shooting World Cup (annual), IPC Powerlifting World Cup (annual)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: ISA World Surfing Games (annual), ISA World Junior Surfing Championship (annual), ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship (annual), ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship (annual), ISA World Masters Surfing Championship (annual), ISA World Longboard Surfing Championship (annual), ISA World Bodyboard Championship (annual)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Sailing World Cup (annual, 5 legs), Youth Sailing World Championship (annual), World Championship (quadrennial), Women’s Match Racing Worlds (annual), Team Racing World Championships (biannual), Youth Match Racing World Championship (annual)

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2015: World Orienteering Champs, Inverness, UK; 2015: World Ski Orienteering Champs, Hamar, Norway; 2015: World MTB Orienteering Champs, Liberec, Czech Rep; 2016: World Orienteering Champs, Strömstad/Tanum, Sweden; 2017: World Orienteering Champs, Tartu, Estonia; 2016: World MTB Orienteering Champs, Águeda/Cantanhede/Mealhada, Portugal; 2017: World MTB Orienteering Champs, Vilnius, Lithuania; 2017: World Ski Orienteering Champs, Krasnoyarsk, Russia

www.orienteering.org

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FAX: +49 228 2097 209 EMAIL: [email protected]

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: Paralympic Games, Rio, Brazil; 2017: IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships, Tarvisio, Italy; 2017: IPC Nordic Skiing World Championships, Finsterau, Germany; 2017: IPC Snowboard World Championships, Big White, Canada; 2017: Para Athletics World Championships, London, Great Britain; 2017: IPC Swimming World Championships, Mexico City, Mexico; 2017: IPC Powerlifting World Championships, Mexico City, Mexico; 2017: Para Athletics Youth World Championships, Nottwil, Switzerland

www.paralympic.org

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship, San Diego, California, USA; 2016: Fiji ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship, Denarau, Fiji; 2016: VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal; 2016: ISA World Surfing Games, Jacó, Costa Rica; 2015: ISA World Bodyboard Championship, Iquique, Chile; 2015: VISSLA ISA World Junior Surfing Championship, Oceanside, California, USA; 2015: ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship, San Diego, California, USA; 2015: ISA World Surfing Games, Popoyo, Nicaragua

www.isasurf.org

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: Sailing World Cup, Melbourne - Miami - Hyeres Weymouth - Portland - Qingdao; 2016: Youth Sailing World Championship, Auckland, New Zealand; 2016: Women’s Match Racing Worlds, Sheboygan, USA; 2016: Youth Match Racing World Championship, Nouméa, New Caledonia

www.sailing.org

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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SPORT FEDERATION (ISF) PRESIDENT:

INTERNATIONAL SKI MOUNTAINEERING FEDERATION (ISMF) PRESIDENT:

Laurent Petrynka

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Armando Mariotta

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Jan Coolen

Roberto Cavallo

INTERNATIONAL SKATING UNION (ISU) PRESIDENT:

INTERNATIONAL TENNIS FEDERATION (ITF) PRESIDENT:

Jan Dijkema

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

David Haggerty

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Fredi Schmid

Juan Margets

BIDDING CONTACT: Jan Coolen [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Rebecca Vernon [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Kris Dent [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Romain Fermon [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Marco Mosso [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Pierre Eymann [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Andrew Walker [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: ISSF, Huis van de Sport, Boomgaardstraat 22 B39, 2600 Antwerp, Belgium

CONTACT DETAILS: 54 avenue de Rhodanie, Case postale 30, CH–1000 Lausanne 3, Switzerland

CONTACT DETAILS: Avenue Juste-Olivier 17, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland

CONTACT DETAILS: Bank Lane, Roehampton, London, SW15 5XZ

TEL: +39 0174 554755 FAX: +39 0174 080155 EMAIL: [email protected]



NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 86

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 31

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 90

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 211

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: All events organised biennially: ISF World Gymnasiade, ISF World Winter Gymnasiade, World Schools Championship (WSC) Basketball, WSC Football, WSC Futsal, WSC Handball, WSC Volleyball, WSC Athletics, WSC Badminton, WSC Table Tennis, WSC Tennis, WSC Orienteering, WSC Swimming

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: ISMF World Championships (every other year - odd years, week long event), ISMF Continental Championships (every other year - even years, 2-5 day event), ISMF World Cups (annual, 8-9 locations and 13-14 races), ISMF Series Races (annual, officially assessed by the ISMF)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Annual: Davis Cup & Fed Cup By BNP Paribas, Junior Davis Cup & Fed Cup By BNP Paribas, BNP Paribas Wheelchair World Team Cup, NEC Wheelchair Masters, Uniqlo Wheelchair Doubles Masters, Seniors Team & Individual Championships, Beach Tennis Team & Individual Championships

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: WSC Volleyball, Belgrade, Serbia; 2016: World Gymnasiade, Trabzon, Turkey; 2017: WSC Athletics, Nancy, France; 2017: WSC Basketball, Poreč, Croatia; 2017: WSC Football, Prague, Czech Republic; 2017: WSC Orienteering, L’Aquila, Italy; 2017: WSC Swimming, Budapest, Hungary; 2017: WSC Tennis, Recife, Brazil

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2015: ISMF World Championships Verbier, Verbier – Val de Bagnes, Switzlerand; 2016: ISMF European Championships Alpiniski, Les Marécottes/Salvan, Switzerland; 2016: ISMF North American Championships Wasatch Powder Keg, Brighton Resort, Brighton, Utah, USA; 2016: ISMF World Cup Mondolé Ski Alp, Prato Nevoso, Italy; 2016: ISMF World Cup Font Blanca, Ordino, Andorra; 2016: ISMF LDT World Cup Pierra Menta, Arèches-Beaufort, France; 2016: ISMF Series The 13th Gangwon Skimo Cup, High 1 Resort Gangwondo Province, Korea; 2017: ISMF World Championships Transcavallo, Alpago – Belluno, Italy

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: World Figure Skating, Speed Skating, Short Track and Synchronized Skating Championships (annual); European Figure Skating, Speed Skating & Short Track Championships (annual); Grand Prix of Figure Skating (6 legs), World Cup Speed Skating (legs 6) and Short Track (legs 4) (annual); World Junior Championships in 4 disciplines (annual)



TEL: +32 3 286 07 38 FAX: +32 3 286 07 47 EMAIL: [email protected]

www.isfsports.org

INTERNATIONAL SEPAKTAKRAW FEDERATION (ISTAF) PRESIDENT:

Major General Dr. Charouck Arirachakaran

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

TEL: +41 21 612 66 66 FAX: +41 21 612 66 77 EMAIL: [email protected]

PRESIDENT:

Sang Ha, Park

TEL: +44 208 878 6464 EMAIL: [email protected]

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2015: Davis Cup Semifinals, Glasgow, GB and Brussels, Belgium; 2015: Davis Cup Final, Ghent, Belgium; 2015: Fed Cup Semifinals, Ostrava, Czech Republic and Sochi, Russia; 2015: Fed Cup Final, Prague, Czech Republic; 2016: Davis Cup Semifinals, TBC; 2016: Davis Cup Final, TBC; 2016: Fed Cup Semifinals, Lucerne, Switzerland and Trélazé, France; 2016: Fed Cup Final, TBC, France

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2017: ISU World Figure Skating Championships, Helsinki, Finland; 2017: ISU World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships (Olympic test event), Gangneung, Korea; 2017: ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships (Olympic test event), Gangneung, Korea; 2017: ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, Rotterdam, Netherlands; 2017: ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships, Colorado Springs, USA

www.isu.org

www.ismf-ski.org

INTERNATIONAL SOFT TENNIS FEDERATION (ISTF)



INTERNATIONAL TABLE TENNIS ASSOCIATION (ITTF) PRESIDENT:

Thomas Weikert

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Judit Farago

www.itftennis.com

INTERNATIONAL TRIATHLON UNION (ITU) PRESIDENT:

Marisol Casado

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Loreen Barnett

Abdul Halim Bin Abdul Kader

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

BIDDING CONTACT: Abdul Halim Bin Abdul Kader

[email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Sung Kon, Choi [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Karl Jindrak [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Gergely Markus [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Abdul Halim Bin Abdul Kader

[email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Sung Kon, Choi [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Anders Thunström [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Brian Mahony [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: MIJU Building 4F 361-1, 3Ga, DonginDong, Jung-Gu, Daegu, South Korea

CONTACT DETAILS: Chemin de la Roche 11, 1020 Renens / Lausanne, Switzerland TEL: +41 21 340 7090 FAX: +41 21 340 7099 EMAIL: [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: ITU, Maison du Sport International, Av. de Rhodanie 54, Lausanne CH -1007, Switzerland

CONTACT DETAILS: No 7 Bedok North Street, 2 #02-02, Singapore 469646

TEL: +65 6449 8963 FAX: +65 6449 5336 EMAIL: [email protected]



Binaya Bikram, Shah

FAX: +82 53 427-7095 EMAIL: [email protected]



TEL: +41 21 614 60 30 FAX: +41 21 614 60 39 EMAIL: [email protected]

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 30

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 56 nations

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 222

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 163

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: World Sepaktakraw Championship Men & Women, Thailand; Asian Beach Sepaktakraw Championship, Busan, Korea; International Sepaktakraw Championship Thai King, Udon Thanni, Thialand; Asian Sepaktakraw Championship, Jeollabuk, Korea; ISTAF Superseries

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2019 World Soft Tennis Championships (every 4 years), 2016 World Junior Soft Tennis Championships (every 2 years), 2016 International Soft Tennis Championships (annual)

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 World Tour (year-long), ITTF Challenge Series (year-long), ITTF World Junior Circuit (year-long), ITTF World Para Championships (annual except Paralympic year)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: World Triathlon Series – (8-10 annually), World Triathlon Series Grand Final (annual), World Paratriathlon – (6-10 annually), Triathlon World Cup – (10-12 annually), World Championships – (10 annually), Continental Cups – (70 annually), Continental Championships – (30 annually), Olympics, Youth Olympics and Paralympics, Continental Games, Multisport Games

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: World Tour, 20 different; 2016: Perferct World Team Championships, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 2016: Nakheel ITTFAsian Cup, Dubai, UAE; 2016: ITTF-European Championships, Budapest, Hungary; 2016: LIEBHERR Men’s World Cup, Saarbrücken, Germany; 2016: Women’s World Cup, TBD; 2016: World Junior Championships, Cape Town, South Africa; 2016: World Tour Grand Finals, Doha, Qatar

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: ITU Winter Triathlon World Champs, Zeltweg; 2016: ITU Duathlon World Champs, Aviles; 2016: ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Champs, Hamburg; 2016: ITU Paratriathlon World Champs, Rotterdam; 2016: ITU Long Distance Duathlon World Champs, Zofingen; 2016: ITU Aquathlon World Champs, Cozumel; 2016: ITU World Triathlon Grand Final, Cozumel; 2016: ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championsips, Oklahoma; 2016: ITU Cross Triathlon World Championsips, Snowy Mountains

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 10-13 March 2016: Asian Sepaktakraw Championship, Jeollabuk, Korea; 15-17 July 2016: Asian Beach Sepaktakraw Championship, Busan, Korea; 18-24 October 2016: World Sepaktakraw Championship Men & Women, Udon Thanni, Thailand; 18-24 October 2016: International Sepaktakraw Championship Thai King, Udon Thanni, Thailand

www.sepaktakraw.org

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EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: 12th Chung Shan Cup International Soft Tennis Tournament, Chung Shan, Chinese Taipei; 2016: 14th Kyushu Open International Soft Tennis Tournament, Kyushu, Japan; 2016: 10th Poland Cup International Soft Tennis Tournament, Warsaw, Poland; 2016: 10th German Cup International Soft Tennis Tournament, Frankfurt, German; 2016: 15th Chinese Cup International Soft Tennis Tournament, Zhejiang, China; 2016: 2016 Mongolian Cup International Soft Tennis Tournament, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; 2016: 13th Hungarian Cup International Soft Tennis Tournament, Budapest, Hungary; 2016: Korean Cup Soft Tennis Tournament, Incheon, South Korea

www.softtennis-istf.org

www.ittf.com

www.triathlon.org

IF LISTINGS - 65

INTERNATIONAL WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION (IWF) PRESIDENT:

Dr. Tamas Ajan

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Wenguang Ma

INTERNATIONAL WORLD GAMES ASSOCIATION (IWGA) PRESIDENT:

JU-JITSU INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION (JJIF) PRESIDENT:

José Perurena López

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

PRESIDENT:

Panagiotis Theodoropoulos

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Joachim Gossow

PANATHLON INTERNATIONAL (PI) Giacomo Santini

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Eugene Domagata

Leo Bozzo

BIDDING CONTACT: Attila Adamfi [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Joachim Gossow [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Joachim Thumfart [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT:

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Lilla Rozgonyi [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Joachim Gossow [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Fahad Ali Al Shamsi [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: General Secretariat [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: Istvanmezei ut 1-3, 1146 Budapest, Hungary

CONTACT DETAILS: Maison du Sport International, Avenue de Rhodanie 54, CH-1007 Lausanne, Switzerland

CONTACT DETAILS: JJIF – Headquarters, P.O.Box 11006, Abu Dhabi, UAE

CONTACT DETAILS: Villa Queirolo, Via Aurelia Ponente 1, 16035 Rapallo (GE) - I

EMAIL: [email protected]

TEL: +39 0185 65295 FAX: +39 0185 230513 EMAIL: [email protected]



TEL: +36 1 3530530 FAX: +36 1 3530199 EMAIL: [email protected]



TEL: +41 21 601 03 21 EMAIL: [email protected]

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 190

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 1

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 121

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 24

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: IWF World Championships (annually, except OG years), IWF Junior World Championships (annually), IWF Youth World Championships (annually, except YOG years), IWF Grand Prix (occasionally), Continental Championships (annually)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Next year (20-30 July 2017), The World Games celebrate an anniversary in Wroclaw, Poland. It will be the 10th edition of the multi-sport event. The IWGA, recognised by the IOC, expects 4,500 participants from over 100 nations, partaking in 27 sports.

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: JJIF Seniors World Championships(annual), JJIF Aspirants & Juniors Championships(annual), JJIF Cadets World Cup (annual), JJIF European Championships (annual), JJIF Asian Championships (annual), JJIF African Championships (annual), JJIF Pan-American Championships (annual), JJIF Grand Slam (5 events) (annual), JJIF Abu Dhabi Pro (annual)

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2015: Panamerican Congress, Punta del Este, Uruguay; 2016: Congress Charter of Duties of Parents in sport, Courmayeur, Italy; 2016: International Congress, Antwerp, Belgium; 2016: General Assembly, Anwerp, Belgium

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: European Championships – OG Qual., Forde, NOR; 2016: Asian Championships – OG Qual., Tashkent, UZB; 2016: African Championships – OG Qual., Yaoundé, CMR; 2016: Oceania Championships – OG Qual., Suva, FIJ; 2016: IWF Grand Prix – OG Qual., Tehran, IRI; 2016: Pan-American Championships – OG Qual., Cartagena, COL; 2016: IWF Junior World Championships, Tbilisi, GEO; 2016: IWF Youth World Championships, Penang, MA

www.iwfnet.net

INTERNATIONAL WUSHU FEDERATION (IWUF) PRESIDENT:

Beijian Liu

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: Juniors World Championships, Madrid, Spain; 2016: Asian Beach Games, Da Nang, Vietnam; 2016: Abu Dhabi Pro, Abu Dhabi, UAE; 2016: European Cup, Gent, Belgium; 2016: African Championships, Johanesburg, South Africa; 2016: Pan-American Championships, Panama, Panama; 2016: Asian Championships, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan; 2016: Seniors World Championships, Wroclaw, Poland

www.jjif.org / www.jjif.info

www.theworldgames.org

SPECIAL OLYMPICS

INTERNATIONAL WATERSKI & WAKEBOARD FEDERATION (IWWF) PRESIDENT:

Zaiqing Yu

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2013: The World Games, Cali, Colombia; 2017: The World Games, Wroclaw, Poland; 2021: The World Games, Birmingham, AL, USA

Kuno Ritschard

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:

Paul Fong

PRESIDENT:

Dr. Timothy Shriver

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Mary Davis

www.panathlon.net

TUG OF WAR INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION (TWIF) PRESIDENT:

Anton Rabe

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Glen Johnson

BIDDING CONTACT: Beijian Liu [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Kuno Ritschard [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Neil Carney [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Anton Rabe [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Beijian Liu [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Paul Fong [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Kelli Seely [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Anton Rabe [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: Headquarters: Avenue de Rumine 7, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland

CONTACT DETAILS: Post Box 564, 6314 Unteraegeri, Switzerland

CONTACT DETAILS: Special Olympics, 1133 19th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036-3604, USA

CONTACT DETAILS: PO Box 163, Paarl 7622, Rep. of South Africa

FAX: +41 41 7520099 EMAIL: [email protected]



NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 147

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 91

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 170

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 69

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: World Wushu Championships (biennial), World Junior Wushu Championships (biennial), World Taijiquan Championships (biennial), World Traditional Wushu Championships (biennial), Sanda World Cup (biennial), Taolu World Cup (biennial)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Biennial: World Waterski Champs, World Under-17 Waterski Champs, World Under-21 Waterski Champs, World Over-35 Waterski Champs, FISU World University Waterski Champs, World Wakeboard Champs, World Cable Wakeboard Champs, World Cable Ski Champs, World Disabled Ski Champs, World Barefoot Champs; Annual: World Cup Series (3-4 stops); Quadrennial: World Games

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Multi-sport Special Olympics World Summer and Winter Games are offered every 2 years in odd years. The next Special Olympics World Summer Games will be offered in 2019 followed by World Winter Games in 2021. Additionally, Special Olympics offers multi-sport Regional Games and sport specific events.

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Senior Male and Female World Indoor & Outdoor Championships are held every even year; Under23 and Junior Championships for male and female are held indoor and outdoor annually; Continental Championships are held in the odd year



TEL: +41-21 312 2583 FAX: +41-21 312 2587 EMAIL: [email protected]

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2015: World Wushu Championships, Jakarta, Indonesia; 2016: World Junior Wushu Championships, Burgas, Bulgaria; 2016: World Taijiquan Championships, Warsaw, Poland; 2016: Sanda World Cup, Xi’an, China; 2016: Taolu World Cup, Fuzhou, China; 2017: World Wushu Championships, Kazan, Russia; 2017: World Traditional Wushu Championships, Sichuan, China; 2018: World University Wushu Championships, Jakarta, Indonesia

www.iwuf.org

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EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2015: World Wakeboard Champs, Cancun, Mexico; 2015: World Waterski Champs, Chapala, Mexico; 2016: FISU World University Waterski Champs, Akita, Japan; 2016: World Barefoot Champs, Wisconsin, USA; 2016: World Over-35 Waterski Champs, Toledo, Spain; 2016: World Cable Wakeboard Champs, Morelos, Mexico; 2017: World Junior Water Ski Champs, Santiago, Chile; 2017: World Waterski Racing Champs, Seattle, USA

www.iwwfed.com

TEL: +1 202 628-3630 FAX: +1 202 824-0200 EMAIL: [email protected]

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2017: Special Olympics World Winter Games, Schladming/Graz, Austria; 2018: U.S National Games, Seattle, USA; 2019: Special Olympics World Summer Games, TBD; 2021: Special Olympics World Winter Games, TBD

www.specialolympics.org



TEL: +27 21 870 2900 Fax+27 21 873 2915 EMAIL: [email protected]

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: World Outdoor Championship, Malmö, Sweden; 2018: World Indoor Championships, TBC, China; 2018: World Outdoor Championships, Cape Town, South Africa; 2020: World Indoor Championships, Letterkenny, Rep of Ireland; 2020: World Outdoor Championships, TBC, Basque Country; 2022: World Outdoor Championships, Lucerne/Sursee, Switzerland

www.tugofwar-twif.org

IF LISTINGS - 67

UNION CYCLISTE INTERNATIONALE (UCI) PRESIDENT:

PRESIDENT:

Brian Cookson

DIRECTOR GENERAL:

UNITED WORLD WRESTLING (UWW)

INTERNATIONAL CLIMBING AND MOUNTAINEERING FEDERATION (UIAA)

PRESIDENT:

Frits Vrijlandt

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Martin Gibbs

PRESIDENT:

Nenad Lalovic

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Hélène Denis

WORLD ARCHERY FEDERATION (WA) Michel Dusson

Prof Dr Ugur Erdener

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Tom Dielen

BIDDING CONTACT: Jérôme Lacroix [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: IC Events [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Jean-Daniel Rey [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Chris Marsh [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Bertrand Vedovotto [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Sophie Gérard [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Gordon Templeman [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Thomas Aubert [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: Chemin de la Mêlée 12, 1860 Aigle

CONTACT DETAILS: Monbijoustrasse 61, Postfach, CH-3000 Berne 23, Switzerland

CONTACT DETAILS: Rue du Château, 6, 1804 Corsier-surVevey, Switzerland

CONTACT DETAILS: Maison du Sport International, Av. De Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland



TEL: +41.24.468.58.11 FAX: +41.24.468.58.12 EMAIL: [email protected]



TEL: +41 (0)31 370 1828 EMAIL: [email protected]



TEL: +41 21 312 84 26 FAX: +41 21 312 84 27 EMAIL: [email protected]

TEL: +41 (0)21 614 30 50 FAX: +41 (0)21 614 30 55 EMAIL: [email protected]

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 184

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 87 organisations

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 180

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 154

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: All annual: UCI Road World Champs, UCI Track Cycling World Champs, UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Champs, UCI Cyclo-cross World Champs, UCI BMX World Champs, UCI Indoor Cycling World Champs, UCI Para-cycling Track World Champs, UCI Para-cycling Road World Champs

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Events in Ice Climbing: 6 World cups, men and women (Lead & Speed), 1 World Championship (every 2 years) men and women (Lead and Speed), 1 World Youth Championship (Lead & Speed), 3 Continental Championships - Europe, America and Asia (every 2 years)

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: UCI Cyclo-cross World Champs, Heusen-Zolder, Belgium; 2016: UCI Track Cycling World Champs, London, Great Britain; 2016: UCI Para-cycling Track World Champs, Montichiari, Italy; 2016: UCI BMX World Champs, Medellin, Colombia; 2016: UCI Mountain Bike (Cross-country) World Champs, Nove Mesto Na Moravia, Czech Republic; 2016: UCI Mountain Bike (Downhill and Four-cross) & Trials World Champs, Val di Sole, Italy; 2016: UCI Road World Champs, Doha, Qatar; 2016: UCI Indoor Cycling World Champs, Stuttgart, Germany

EVENT PORTFOLIO: JAN 2017: UIAA World Cup, Beijing, China; JAN 2017: UIAA World Cup, Cheongsong, South Korea; JAN 2017: UIAA World Cup, Saas Fee, Switzerland; JAN 2017: UIAA World Cup, Rabenstein, Italy; FEB 2017: UIAA World Championship, Champagny-en-Vanoise, France; FEB 2017: UIAA World Youth Championship, Champagny-en-Vanoise, France

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: World Championships - Senior, Junior (annual), Continental Championships in America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania (annual), Men’s Freestyle World Cup (annual), Women’s Freestyle Word Cup (annual), Greco-Roman World Cup (annual), Golden Grand Prix (annual), Beach Wrestling, Belt Wrestling, Grabbling, Pankration and Traditional Wrestling Championships

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: World Archery Championships (every odd year), World Archery Indoor Championships (every even year), World Archery Field Championships (every even year), World Archery Youth Championships (every odd year), Archery World Cup Stages (4) and Final (every year), Indoor Archery World Cup Stages (4) and Final (every year)

www.uci.ch

www.theuiaa.org

UNION INTERNATIONALE MOTONAUTIQUE (UIM) PRESIDENT:

Raffaele Chiulli

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Thomas Kurth

INTERNATIONAL MODERN PENTATHLON UNION (UIPM) PRESIDENT:

Dr. h.c. Klaus Schormann

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Shiny Fang

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: Asian Championships, Bangkok, Thailand; 2016: Pan-American Championships, Frisco, United States of America; 2016: African Championships, Alexandria, Egypt; 2016: European Championships, Riga, Latvia; 2016: Oceania Championships, Hamilton, New Zealand; 2016: Junior European Championships, Bucharest, Romania; 2016: Junior World Championships, Mâcon, France; 2017: World Championships, Paris, France

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: World Archery Indoor Championships, Ankara, TUR; 2016: Archery World Cup Stage 1, Shanghai, CHN; 2016: Archery World Cup Stage 2, Medellin, COL; 2016: Archery World Cup Stage 3, Antalya, TUR; 2016: Archery World Cup Final, Odense, DEN; 2016: FISU World University Championships, Ulaanbaatar, MGL; 2016: World Archery Field Championships, Dublin, IRL; 2016: Olympic and Paralympic Games, Rio, BRA

www.unitedworldwrestling.org

www.worldarchery.org

WORLD BOWLING (WB)

WORLD ASSOCIATION OF KICKBOXING ORGANISATIONS (WAKO) PRESIDENT:

PRESIDENT:

Borislav Pelevic

ADMINISTRATION/SECRETARY:

Barbara Falsoni

Sheikh Talal M. Al-Sabah

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Vivien Lau

BIDDING CONTACT: Thomas Kurth [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Karen Myers [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Roy Baker [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Kevin Dornberger [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Joanna Cosentino [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Roque Teixeira [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Espen Lund [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Megan Tidbury [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: Stade Louis II, 1, av des Castelans, 98000, Monaco

CONTACT DETAILS: Stade Louis II, Entree E, 13 av. des Castelans, 98000 Monte Carlo, Monaco

CONTACT DETAILS: Mekanikerveien 9, 0684 Oslo, Norway

CONTACT DETAILS: Room 2004, Olympic House, 1 Stadium Path, So Kon Po, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong



TEL: +377 92 05 25 22 FAX: +377 92 05 04 60 EMAIL: [email protected]



TEL: +377 9777 8555 FAX: +377 9777 8550 EMAIL: [email protected]



TEL: +47 419 00405 EMAIL: [email protected]

TEL: +852 2808 0970 FAX: +852 2808 0843 EMAIL: [email protected]

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 56

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 130

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 126

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 138

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: UIM XCAT World Series (annual, 6 rounds); UIM ABP World Championship Aquabike Class Pro (annual, 7 rounds); UIM F1H2O World Championship Formula 1 (annual, 9 rounds); UIM World Championship Formula 2 (annual, 7 rounds)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: UIPM World Cups Series (annual, 5 legs), UIPM Senior World Championships (annual), UIPM Junior World Championships (annual), Youth A World Championships (annual), UIPM Biathle/ Triathle World Championships (annual), UIPM Laser-Run World Championships (annual), UIPM Champion of Champions (annual)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: WAKO Cadets/Juniors World Championships, all styles, (biannual); WAKO Senior European Championships K-1, LK, KL (biannual); WAKO Senior European Championships PF, FC, LC, MF (biannual); Diamond World Cup (annual), Irish Open World Cup (annual), The Austrian Classics World Cup (annual), Hungary World Cup (annual), BestFighter World Cup (annual)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: World Men Championships (every four years), World Women Championships (every four years), World Championships, Men/Women (every four years), World Single Championships, Men/Women (every four years), World Youth Championships (biennial), World Senior Championships (biennial)

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: World Cup #1, Cairo, Egypt; 2016: World Cup #2, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 2016: World Cup #3, Rome, Italy; 2016: World Cup #4, Kecskemét, Hungary; 2016: World Cup Final, Sarasota, United States; 2016: Senior World Championships, Moscow, Russia; 2016: Youth A World Championships, Limerick, Ireland; 2016: Junior World Championships, Cairo, Egypt

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: Irish Open, Dublin, Ireland; 2016: The Austrian Classics, Innsbruck, Austria; 2016: Hungary World Cup, Budapest, Hungary; 2016: BestFighter World Cup, Rimini, Italy; 2016: Cadets&Juniors World Championship, Dublin, Ireland; 2016: Diamond World Cup, Anapa, Russia; 2016: Senior European Championship, Athens, Greece; 2016: Senior European Championship, TBC

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: World Offshore XCAT, Lugano, Switzerland; 2016: World Formula 1, Evian, France; 2016: World Formula 2, Ribadouro, Portugal; 2016: World Aquabike Offshore, Guadeloupe, France; 2016: World AQUABIKE Class Pro, Shangai, China; 2016: World Circuit Endurance S1, S2,S3, Rouen, France; 2016: World Circuit River Marathon, Veracruz, Mexico; 2016: World Formula Future, Aluksne, Latvia

www.uimpowerboating.com

68 – IF LISTINGS

www.pentathlon.org / www.uipmtv.org

www.wakoweb.com

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2018: World Men Championships, Hong Kong, China; 2017: World Championships (Men and Women), Kuwait; 2016: World Singles Championships, Doha, Qatar; 2016: World Youth Championships, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; 2015: World Women Championships, Abu Dhabi, UAE; 2015: World Senior Championships, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; 2014: World Men Championships, Abu Dhabi, UAE; 2014: World Youth Championships, Hong Kong, China

www.worldbowling.org

IF LISTINGS - 69

Gianarrigo Rona

PRESIDENT:

SECRETARY:

Simon Fellus

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

ION

LD

PRESIDENT:

WORLD DA

PRESIDENT:

Riccardo Fraccari

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WORLD DANCESPORT FEDERATION (WDSF) PRESIDENT:

Bill Hatter

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Beng Choo Low

AT

WORLD DARTS FEDERATION (WDF)

WORLD BASEBALL SOFTBALL CONFEDERATION (WBSC)

WOR

WORLD BRIDGE FEDERATION (WBF)

Lukas Hinder

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Sijmon Timmers

Shawn Tay

BIDDING CONTACT: Simon Fellus [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Michael Schmidt [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Sijmon Timmers [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Marco Sietas [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Simon Fellus [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Michael Schmidt [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Bill Hatter [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Roland Hilfiker [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: Maison du Sport International, 54, av. De Rhodanie, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland

CONTACT DETAILS: Maison du Sport International, Avenue de Rhodanie, 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland

CONTACT DETAILS: 434 1st SE, Redcliff Alberta, Canada, T0J 2P2

CONTACT DETAILS: C. Orient 78-84, Floor 1, Office 12, 08172 Sant Cugat, Barcelona, Spain

TEL: +41 21 544 7218 FAX: +41 21 601 2315 EMAIL: [email protected]

FAX: +41 21 318 82 41 EMAIL: [email protected]

EMAIL: [email protected]



NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 127

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 209

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 69

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 92

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: 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)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Baseball: U-12 Baseball World Cup (every 2 years), U-15 Baseball World Cup (every 2 years), U-18 Baseball World Cup (every 2 years), U-23 Baseball World Cup (every 2 years), Women’s Baseball World Cup (every 2 years), Premier12 (every 4 years); Softball: Women World Championship (every 2 years), Women Jr. World Championship (every 2 years), Men World Championship (every 2 years), Men Jr. World Championship (every 2 years), Slow Pitch World Championship (every 2 years)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: World Cup (biannual). Europe Cup (annual). Americas Cup (biannual). Asia Pacific Cup (biannual); Total of 96 events worldwide, see WDF calendar for list of events. All WDF Cups contain a youth component.

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: WDSF Grand Slam Series – 12 Per Year; WDSF World Championships – 3 Per Age Group (6 age groups); WDSF Continental Championships – 12 (different age groups); WDSF World Cups – 3 (adult age group only); WDSF Continental Cups - 3 (adult age group only)

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2015: World Youth Open Championships, Opatija, Croatia; 2015: World Bridge Teams Championships, Chennai, India; 2016: World Youth Teams Championships, Salsomaggiore Terme, Italy; 2016: World Bridge Games, Wroclaw, Poland; 2017: World Bridge Teams Championships, Lyon, France; 2017: World Youth Open Championships, Lyon, France

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: III U-15 BWC, Iwaki, Japan; 2016: VII Women’s BWC, Gijang City, South Korea; 2016: II U-23 BWC, Monterrey, Mexico; 2016: Men Jr. W Champ, Midland, United States; 2016: Women W Champ, Surrey, Canada

www.worldbridge.org

PRESIDENT:

Jason Ferguson

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Maxime Cassis

PRESIDENT:

Kate Caithness

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Colin Grahamslaw

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: European Standard, Wroclaw, Poland; 2016: European Latin, Rimini, Italy; 2016: European Ten Dance, Copenhagen, Denmark; 2016: World Latin, Chengdu, China; 2016: World Standard, Aarhus, Denmark; 2016: World Ten Dance, Vienna, Austria; 2016: Grand Slam Series, Hong Kong, Hong Kong; 2016, Grand Slam Series, Moscow, Russia

www.dartswdf.com

www.wbsc.org

WORLD CURLING FEDERATION (WCF)

WORLD CONFEDERATION OF BILLIARDS SPORTS (WCBS)

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: Finnish Open, Vantaa, Finland; 2016: Canadian Open, Vancouver, Canada; 2016: Puma NZ Masters, Canterbury, New Zealand; 2016: Lithuania Open, Trakai, Lithuania; 2016: Americas Cup, Barbados; 2016: Hong Kong Open, Hong Kong; 2016: WDF Asia Pacific Cup, Osaka, Japan; 2016: Winmau World Masters, Hull, England

WORLD FLYING DISC FEDERATION (WFDF) PRESIDENT:

www.worlddancesport.org

WORLD KARATE FEDERATION (WKF)

Robert ‘Nob’ Rauch

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

TEL: + 34 93 544 23 92 EMAIL: [email protected]

Volker Bernardi

PRESIDENT:

Antonio Espinós

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Toshihisa Nagura

BIDDING CONTACT: Maxime Cassis [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Colin Grahamslaw [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Karina Woldt [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Sara Wolff [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Maxime Cassis [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Colin Grahamslaw [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Volker Bernardi [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Sara Wolff [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: 204, Chemin de Serraliere, 38610, Venon, France

CONTACT DETAILS: World Curling Federation, 3 Atholl Crescent, Perth, PH1 5NG, Scotland, UK

CONTACT DETAILS: WFDF, Enggasse 2a, D – 55296 Harxheim, Germany

CONTACT DETAILS: Calle Boix y Morer, 15. Bº B. 28003. Madrid, Spain

TEL: +33 611 314 641 FAX: +33 975 633 691 EMAIL: [email protected]



NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 200

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 54

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 65

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 193

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Carom 3 Cushions: UMB World Championship 3 Cushions (annual); 9 Ball Pool: WPA World Pool Championship Men - Women & Juniors (annual); Snooker: IBSF World Snooker Championship Women, Masters, Men & Juniors (annual), WPBSA World Professional Snooker Championship (annual)

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: All Annual – World Mixed Curling Championship, World Women’s Curling Championship, World Men’s Curling Championship, World Junior Curling Championships, World Wheelchair Curling Championship, World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, World Senior Curling Championships

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Senior World Championships (biennial), Junior & Cadet and U21 World Championships (biennial), Karate 1-Premier League (annual), Continental Championships (annual and biennial), World Championships for persons with disabilities (biennial)

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2015: UMB 3 Cushions World Championship, Bordeaux, France; 2015: IBSF World Snooker Championships; Women, Masters & Men, Hurghada, Egypt; 2015: IBSF World Snooker Championship – Under 18; IBSF World Snooker Championship - Under 21, St Petersburg, Russia, Bucharest, Romania; 2015: WPBSA World Snooker Championships - Professional, Sheffield, England; 2015: WPA 9 Ball World Pool Championship - Men, Doha, Qatar; 2015: WPA – 9 Ball World Pool Championship - Women, Guilin, China; 2015: WPA – 9 Ball World Pool Championship - Juniors, Shanghai, China

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: World Mixed Curling Championship, Kazan, Russia; 2016: World Wheelchair B Curling Championship, Lohja, Finland; 2017: World Junior B Curling Championships, Östersund, Sweden; 2017: World Wheelchair Curling Championship, PyeongChang, Korea; 2017: World Junior Curling Championships, PyeongChang, Korea; 2017: World Women’s Curling Championship, Beijing, China; 2017: Ford World Men’s Curling Championship, Edmonton, Canada; 2017: World Senior & Mixed Doubles Curling Championships, Lethbridge, Canada

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: World Ultimate and Guts Championships, World Ultimate Club Championships, World Ultimate Masters Club Championships (every 4 years), World Junior Ultimate Championships and World Under23 Championships (every years), Continental Championships in Africa, Asia-Oceania, America and Europe (every 2 years)

www.wcbs-billiards.org

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TEL: +44 1738 451630 FAX: +44 1738 451641 EMAIL: [email protected]

www.worldcurling.org



TEL: +49 (0) 6138 9020868 FAX: +49 (0) 6138 9020869 EMAIL: [email protected]

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: WUGC 2016 London, GBR; 2016: TDGWC 2016 Vancouver, CAN; 2017: WCBU, Royan, FRA; 2017: PAUC, Buenos Aires, ARG; 2017: AOUC, Manila, PHI; 2017: AAUC, Nairobi, KEN; 2017: World Games, Wroclaw, POL; 2018: WUCC / WMUCC, TBD

www.wfdf.org



TEL: +34) 91 535 96 32 EMAIL: [email protected]

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2015: Junior & Cadet and U21 World Championships, Ice Serpong, Indonesia; 2016: Karate 1-Premier League, Paris, France; 2016: Karate 1-Premier League, Dubai, UAE; 2016: Karate 1-Premier League, Salzburg, Austria; 2016: EKF Senior European Championships, Montpellier, France; 2016: PKF Senior PanAmerican Championships, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 2016: UFAK Senior African Championships, Durban, South Africa; 2016: Senior World Championships, Linz, Austria

www.wkf.net

IF LISTINGS - 71

WORLD MINIGOLF SPORT FEDERATION (WMF) PRESIDENT:

WORLD RUGBY (WR) PRESIDENT:

Dr. Gerhard Zimmermann

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

The Olympic Museum, Lausanne

Bill Beaumont

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Silke Bernardi

Brett Gosper

BIDDING CONTACT: Silke Bernardi [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Brett Gosper [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Silke Bernardi [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Murray Barnett [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: Silke Bernardi, Hermann-NeubergerSportschule 3, 66123 Saarbrücken / Germany

CONTACT DETAILS: World Rugby House, 8-10 Pembroke Street Lower, Dublin 2, Ireland

TEL: +49 (0)176 23191937 FAX: +49 (0)6138 902202 EMAIL: [email protected]



NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 57

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 121

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 teams each year

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Rugby World Cup (quadrennially), Women’s Rugby World Cup (quadrennially), Rugby World Cup Sevens (quadrennially, men & women), HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series (annual, 10 Legs), HSBC World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series (annual, 5 Legs), World Rugby U20 Championship (annual)

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: Minigolf Youth World Championships, Bischofshofen, Austria; 2016: Minigolf European Open Championships, Vizela, Portugal; 2016: Minigolf Asian Open Championships, Yokohama, Japan; 2016: Minigolf European Cup, Neutraubling, Germany; 2017: Minigolf World Championships, Nin, Croatia; 2017: Minigolf Youth European Championships, Askim, Sweden; 2017: Minigolf European Cup, Algund, Italy; 2017: World Adventuregolf Masters, Nin, Croatia

TEL: +353 (01)2409 200 EMAIL: [email protected]

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 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; 2017: Women’s Rugby World Cup, Dublin/ Belfast, Ireland; 2018: Rugby World Cup Sevens, San Francisco, USA; 2019: Rugby World Cup, Multiple Venues, Japan; 2020: Summer Olympic Games, Tokyo, Japan

www.minigolfsport.com

WORLD SQUASH FEDERATION (WSF) PRESIDENT:

N. Ramachandran

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Andrew Shelley

www.worldrugby.org

WORLD TAEKWONDO FEDERATION (WTF) PRESIDENT:

Chungwon Choue

GENERAL SECRETARY/CEO:

Hoss Rafaty

BIDDING CONTACT: Andrew Shelley [email protected]

BIDDING CONTACT: Jay Lee [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Andrew Shelley [email protected]

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT: Jung-ae Park [email protected]

CONTACT DETAILS: 25 Russell Street, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 1QU, UK

CONTACT DETAILS: Seoul Headquarters: 5th Fl., Kolon Bldg 15 Hyoja-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea, 03044



TEL: +44 1424 447 440 Fax + 44 1424 430 737 Email [email protected]



TEL: +82 2 566 2505 FAX: +82 2 553 4728 EMAIL: [email protected]

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 145

NUMBER OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS WORLDWIDE: 206

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: World Individual Championships (senior & junior – annual), World Team Championships (senior & junior – biennial), World Masters (biennial), World Doubles (biennial), World Hardball Doubles (biennial), World Games, PanAmerican, Asian, Commonwealth and other Games

MAJOR COMPETITIONS/WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: WTF World Taekwondo Champs (odd year/every two year), WTF World Taekwondo Cadet Champs (odd year/every two year), WTF World Taekwondo Para Champs (odd year/every two year), WTF World Taekwondo Junior Champs (even year/every two year), WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Champs (even year/ every two year), WTF World Taekwondo Grand-Prix (annual), WTF World Taekwondo Team Champs (annual)

EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2016: Men’s & Women’s World Junior Individuals, BielskoBiala, Poland; 2016: Men’s World Junior Team Championship, Bielsko-Biala, Poland; 2016: World Doubles, Darwin, Australia; 2016: World Masters, Johannesburg, South Africa; 2016: Men’s World Championship, Cairo, Egypt; 2016: Women’s World Team Championship, Paris, France

www.worldsquash.org

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EVENT PORTFOLIO: 2015: 6th World Taekwondo Para Champs, Samsun, Turkey; 2015: 2nd World Taekwondo Cadet Champs, Muju, Korea; 2015: 2015 World Taekwondo GrandPrix Final, Mexico City, Mexico; 2015: 2015 World Taekwondo Team Champs, Mexico City, Mexico; 2016: 10th World Taekwondo Poomsae Champs, Lima, Peru; 2016: 2016 World Taekwondo Junior Champs, Burnaby, Canada; 2017: 2017 World Taekwondo Champs, Muju, Korea

www.worldtaekwondofederation.net

CONTACTS Gold Partners

SPORTACCORD CONVENTION

Instituto do Desporto do Governo da RAEM Sports Bureau of Macao SAR Government

ADDRESS: Maison du Sport International, Avenue de Rhodanie 54, 1007 Lausanne, Switzerland Tel: +41 (0)21 601 7587

Fax: +41 (0)21 601 7569

NIS HATT

BRANDON KELLEY

Managing Director

Sales Manager

TEL: +41 (0)21 601 2728 MOB: +41 (0)79 126 6228

TEL: +41 (0)21 601 2764 MOB: +41 (0)79 126 0842

[email protected]

[email protected]

JOHN HEWITT

MALCOLM HARDMAN

Event Operations Mgr, Communications

Business Development Manager

TEL: +41 (0)21 601 2756 MOB: +41 (0)79 922 1448

TEL: +41 (0)21 601 2771 MOB: +41 (0)79 945 8934

[email protected]

[email protected]

JENNY EDMONDSON

LUIS CANTARELL

Media Relations Officer

Account Manager

MOB: +34 661 947 335

TEL: +41 (0)21 601 2768 MOB: +41 (0)78 825 8786

[email protected]

NICOLET DE ZWART Event Operations Manager, Logistics

TEL: + 41 (0)21 601 2730 MOB: +41 (0)79 126 0929 [email protected]

[email protected]

CARL LANGDON

Exhibition Manager MOB: +44 (0) 793 253 9404

[email protected]

ELENA HUOT

HOLLY NORTON

TEL: +41 (0)21 601 2776 MOB: +41 (0)79 260 7548

MOB: +44 (0) 776 845 5285

Event Executive

[email protected]

RAPHAEL VERGNAUD Marketing Manager

TEL: +41 (0)21 612 3085 MOB: +41 (0)79 955 0694

[email protected]

PHILIPPE GUEISBUHLER Office Manager

TEL: +41 (0)21 601 7587 MOB: +41 (0)79 929 2404 [email protected]

74 – CONTACTS

Conference Manager

[email protected]

DAVID EADES

Programme Development Manager

[email protected]

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THE DAILY - WEDNESDAY

Francesco Ricci Bitti President, SportAccord Convention

Vlad Marinescu

The Daily

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Nespresso deal gives event a buzz

Dear Colleagues and will doRIO myUPDATE best on behalf of all FIBA stakeholders. F I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on the SportAccord We are already making plans for Convention World Sport & Business the next SportAccord Convention in Digital giants set Summit 2015 in Sochi, Russia. April 2016, which we expect will be for event another successful meeting for our I am sure that we all agree that Jérôme stakeholders, delegates, partners our hosts from Russia deserve a Martin and the industry. We will keep you heartfelt thank you for their gracious MELBOURNE The World’s posted as soon as more information welcome and their hard work and Event City commitment during the Convention. is available and I look forward to seeing you there. They did an exceptional job that was appreciated by everyone. With kind regards, While I always prefer to focus on the A positive, there were some challenges in Sochi that culminated in the Michael Peters resignation of the former President, Marius L. Vizer. A few weeks later, I media industrywas to discuss ideas the event set to be introduced next year “It’s a way to question what we do and asked to takefor over as President Ricci Bitti the event. in order toFrancesco provide a shared platform how to become best-in-class. It will help in order to advance the important President, for IFs, media organisations and media us, no matter what sports or media we A common theme emerged that young agenda of the SportAccord SportAccord experts. come find who new strategies to catch In the big interview ofConvention the day, Jaimie better,from, ” saidto Fuller, was a conference people – and particularly are its continued Conventiongirls and–ensure the eyes, ears and hearts of people, no Fuller, sports integrity campaigner panellist in Lausanne. increasingly viewed as Iexperts in digitalto accept “MediaAccord will change the wayand success. was honoured matter wherebig they come from. Executive Chairman of sportswere apparel media consumption, and that the sports we communicate, ” attendees told In another interview FIBA” Secretary company told Theintroductory Daily that IFs industry should listen to them. during the SKINS, organisation’s The Meeting included a number General Patrick Baumann revealedof should realise“Ithow much morethan successful different presentation. must be more from individuals, that the insights governing body’s priority is to Attendees were introduced to could be–ifitthey athey commodity mustput betransparency a truly covering from accreditation ensure atopics smooth integration of its new the overall scope and purpose of and honesty at the core of their strategies. inspirational platform. through to new media. which will be competition structure, MediaAccord during the Meeting, with “Fifa would be so much richer if it was introduced in 18 months’ time. He said: clean. If money was going to the right “The fact that games will be played in a places, football would be doing vastly home-and-away format will enable us ISSUE 3 - Wednesday, 20 April, 2016

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Your guide to what’s happening today at SportAccord Convention in Lausanne

aced with the high intensity of the SportAccord Convention programme of meetings, presentations and displays, many organisers, speakers and delegates count on good coffee to keep going. This year the fuel for this 14th edition of the event is provided by Nespresso, who are marking some milestones in their own history by joining the ranks of the Convention’s Gold Partners. Nespresso has built a reputation for excellence during its 30-year history and its roots go back even further as part of the 150-year-old Nestlé empire. Such strong traditions ensure that confidence in the brand and the product is high, and the age-old commitment to customer service and quality of ingredients is still as fresh as the coffee. In June, Nestlé will open ‘nest’ – the company’s own food and beverage museum at Vevey, where the

Nis Hatt, Francesco Ricci Bitti, Lars Lundov and Finn Lyck

AARHUS TO HOST 2017 CONVENTION

The importance of listening to youngsters in the digital age came to the fore during the MediaAccord Foundation Meeting at SportAccord Convention World Sport & Business Summit. The Meeting, which was led by Euronews CEO Michael Peters and held ahead of the launch of MediaAccord at the 2016 Convention, brought together members of various strands of the

arhus in Denmark was unveiled as the host of SportAccord Convention 2017 last night during an enthralling opening ceremony for this year’s event at the SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne. The second largest city in Denmark will be the European Capital of Culture next year, giving stakeholders in international sport the perfect opportunity to visit the vibrant and creative city on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula, with the Convention scheduled for April 2-7. The news was revealed during an opening ceremony that featured a stunning performance from students at the world-famous Rudra-Béjart school of theatre and ballet in Lausanne, as well as speeches from the Convention’s President, Francesco Ricci Bitti; International

Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach; Canton of Vaud Head of Economy and Sport, Philippe Leuba; and Municipal Councillor of Sport, Marc Vuilleumier. “It is a pleasure to bring SportAccord Convention to Aarhus, Denmark,” Ricci Bitti, who is also President of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF), said. “I am confident that our collaboration will provide an excellent platform for Aarhus and Sport Event Denmark to continue to support the international sport community, while meeting the needs of our stakeholders and delegates, giving them the opportunity to embrace and experience a country that is passionate about sport.” Denmark is a natural destination for sport’s No.1 meeting place,

considering Sport Event Denmark’s long-term support for the Convention. “To be given the opportunity to invite the world of sport to Aarhus means a lot to us,” Sport Event Denmark CEO Lars Lundov told The Daily. “Every year, since the very first SportAccord Convention in 2003, Sport Event Denmark has been increasing its participation levels in the event, from Bronze Partner to Silver Partner and now Gold Partner for several years. “Next year we take the next step whilst continuing our gold partnership.” The Convention will be visiting a country with a rich tradition of hosting sporting events, summits, congresses and conferences, as outlined by Lundov. “In 2003 Denmark played host

to the WADA World Congress on Doping in Sport,” he added. “Since then Denmark has staged many more sport summits and congresses for International Federations and we always take the opportunity to demonstrate our unparalleled passion for hosting events. “In 2009 Denmark hosted the IOC Session and Olympic Congress, and with the hosting of SportAccord Convention next year, we hope that visitors will enjoy a memorable stay in Denmark and will return home with an expanded and strengthened network established through lots of golden moments.” The credentials of Aarhus as a host of sporting events are beyond doubt. The city has hosted several major international events, Continued on Page 3

Influential figures from cutting-edge companies such as Facebook, Sina Sports, Snapchat and Twitter will feature in the inaugural SportAccord Convention Digital Summit today at the SwissTech Convention Center. The summit will kick off at 09:00 with Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO of WPP, offering his insight into ‘The Mission of Sport’ in a keynote address that we have previewed on p6 of today’s edition of The Daily. On p5, we also speak to Alex Huot, Head of Social at the International Olympic Committee, ahead of his afternoon keynote address. The Digital Summit will be the highlight of the day, and with yesterday’s City Forum proving to be hugely popular, delegates are urged to arrive early to avoid disappointment. Today’s edition of The Daily features roundups of all of the City Forum sessions as well as yesterday’s key meetings. On p7 we also preview the SportBusiness Ultimate Sports Cities Awards, which will take place today at Speakers Corner from 12.10-12.40, with the first batch of award-winners announced yesterday. Today’s issue also features a big interview on p11 with Jaimie Fuller, Executive Chairman of SKINS and Co-founder of #NewFIFANow, ahead of his appearance at the Plenary Conference. You can also check out interviews with FEI President Ingmar de Vos (p8), World Rugby CEO Brett Gosper (p9), FAI President John Grubbström (p10), and WCF President Kate Caithness and FIBA Secretary General Patrick Baumann (p6-7).

company’s story started. Housed in three restored, historic buildings, it will feature a Nespresso presence and will also support the status of Nespresso as not just a coffee – it is a culture, an impressive history and an authentic experience that combines perfection, pleasure, simplicity and aesthetics. Nespresso has evolved from being the pioneer and trendsetter into the market leader in portioned coffee. Nespresso doesn’t have an exhibition stand at SportAccord Convention. Nor does it have speakers, workshops or forums. Instead Nespresso delivers its message through the coffee which can be found in almost every corner of the Convention. It also has parallels with the values of the Convention and the sporting world through the three pillars of its programme – Quality, Sustainability, Productivity – and its links with many IFs. Like them, Nespresso is based in Lausanne and is recognised as a world champion. The Gold Partner commitment at SportAccord Convention came from a desire to support the IFs within the Nespresso customer base and to help to fly the flag for the Canton of Vaud. There are 50 machines around the SwissTech Convention Center, with delegates able to try four pods carefully selected from the Nespresso B2B range including the international flavours of India and Guatemala. The Nespresso AAA programme works with more than 70,000 farmers

in 12 countries, but only between one and two per cent of the world’s coffee crop fulfils the company’s conditions around taste and aromatic profile, and the exacting standards of quality and sustainability. By maintaining long-term relationships with the farmers and their local communities, Nespresso can select individual crops according to quality and flavour profile and take coffee made using the finest beans from the best coffee-growing areas to the cups of consumers around the world. The Nespresso buying team do not deal in commodity exchanges; they know exactly what they buy and how it tastes. The commitment to quality continues through the most rigorous attention to detail in developing smartly designed and easy-to-use machines which enhance the aroma and flavour to create the perfect cup of coffee. A visit to any of the Nespresso outlets at SportAccord Convention gives an idea of the dedication to product innovation. Since 1986 Nespresso has created over 100 Grands Crus. Today, the range of Nespresso Grand Cru includes 23 Grands Crus B2C and 11 Grands Crus B2B. Orders are received through a network of 450 boutiques in 258 cities in 55 countries, by phone through the Nespresso customer service team and via apps for iPhone, iPad and Android, not forgetting the online service at www.nespresso.com.

FAI IS HOPING TO SOAR AFTER MILESTONE EVENT John Grubbström, President of FAI, the global governing body of air sports, is keen to build on the progress made by the sport during a busy 2015 that reached a crescendo with the World Air Games in Dubai in November. The event comprised competitions in parachuting, hang gliding, glider aerobatics, aeromodelling, amateurbuilt and experimental aircraft, gyrocopters, ballooning, helicopters, microlights and paramotors. “Looking back to 2015, it was a milestone year for FAI,” Grubbström told The Daily. “The FAI World Air Games Dubai 2015 was the biggest multi-air sports event ever organised. More than 900 athletes competed in 11 air sports at six venues for 12 days. The success achieved in terms of competitions, as well as media and public attention, was fantastic. “I am really proud of how the whole FAI community got into action to collaborate closely with the Organising Committee. We fulfilled FAI’s mission to promote air sports and we can now build on this success to further develop our activities.” Attention will now turn to future editions of the event and capitalising

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on the growing popularity of air sports in key markets. “We are now focusing on improving the format of our competitions to make them more media-friendly and public-friendly,” Grubbström added. “We have also opened the bidding process for the next FAI World Air Games as we want to make sure that the future organiser has sufficient time to prepare the next edition of the Federation’s flagship competition. “From small model aircraft to large hot air balloons, the diversity of our sports is exceptional. Consequently, the level of the activities, competitions and records is high, and to my mind the challenge is to ensure we have enough resources and manpower to manage, cover and develop them at a top standard. “There has also been an increase in FAI’s presence in Asia, where air sports are growing rapidly.” Grubbström added that he was looking forward to exchanging ideas with other stakeholders in international sport at SportAccord Convention this week in Lausanne. He said: “It is a pleasure for me to participate in the Convention and to discuss interesting topics with people from the whole world of sports.”

Victorian Major Events Company at stand 105

GETTING UNDER THE SKIN OF SPORT

SKINS Executive Chairman Jaimie Fuller has been a leading advocate of integrity issues in sport and is now looking forward to delivering his positive vision of the future to the Convention

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rabble-rouser, but my intention is hen Jaimie Fuller, not to just scream and shout – it is Executive Chairman of to be honest and discuss positive sports apparel company changes.” SKINS, visited an anti-doping Fuller is clearly someone who conference in South Africa three fronts up to his opponents and years ago, the welcome he received makes a stand. from different groups of delegates The doping scandal related to could not have been more contrary. athletics in the last year has opened The sports integrity champion up the subject, but in the days was embraced like a long-lost when Lance Armstrong was still brother by figures from the allowed to compete in cycling anti-doping sector and fellow and still appeared in the record campaigners. Greetings were rather less forthcoming from sports books, Fuller was part of a tiny and unpopular peloton willing to governance representatives, who speak out. knew Fuller as the founder of While Fuller was not alone in the international pressure group, Change Cycling Now’s vocal and Change Cycling Now, and its role relentless pursuit of the cycling in the ousting of UCI President Pat hierarchy, his role made sense in McQuaid. terms of the stoic principles he Attending his first SportAccord helped introduce at SKINS. While Convention in Lausanne, the some companies’ brand values Australian, who now leads run about as deep as a clever #NewFifaNow, is hoping fellow advertising slogan, SKINS does attendees will listen to his message not compromise on its central of hope for the future of sport. ethos of ‘Fuelling the True Spirit “I was treated with disdain of Competition’. “I waited for the by some in South Africa. They might as well have been spitting at me,” he said. “I hope it will be different in Lausanne... Looking back to what happened in South Africa I have to look at it from the perspective of those delegates. “There may have been a feeling that the UCI situation was isolated and that I was playing a role in screwing up their reputations and their sports. “The alternative to that is that they knew things were going on and they wanted us to stay out of it. “Much has taken place in the last three years and we can no longer deny what’s been going on. I haven’t been to SportAccord Convention before, and I was pleased and surprised Jaimie Fuller to be invited to the event. I know I am perceived as a

Jaimie Fuller leads a Change Cycling Now panel in 2012

UCI’s commercial partners to act, but everyone’s response was one of caution and fear,” he said. “We were a commercial player in the sport and had sponsorships, so I spoke up. We are a challenger brand, and I am by nature fairly stupid or correct. I’m not daunted by taking on these issues. We can be blunt, and we are not afraid of confrontation.”

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he confrontation with cycling concluded with the election of new leadership, which has made major changes to the running of the sport. Fuller co-founded #NewFifaNow in 2014 with the aim of not just changing the organisation’s leaders, but also pushing for the “same level of transparency and accountability that most citizens expect of their governments, major institutions and organisations”. “Football and other sports should be pleased to be accountable and open. It should be something they strive

for,” he said. “They shouldn’t be running away from this stuff. Fifa would be so much richer if it was clean. If money was going to the right places, football would be doing vastly better. “I don’t think the majority of people in sports governance are there to steal, but they live in a bubble and can’t see how bad it has got and what the implications are going to be.” While Fuller has been proved to be on the right side of history considering the regime changes in cycling and football, he has undoubtedly taken risks in his public stance against sports. While some brands might argue that they are not responsible for the actions of the rights-holders they associate with and it is not their job to investigate corruption, SKINS’ own attitude perhaps fits in with the bright and brash clothing they produce for golf, cycling, triathlon and snow sports. Fuller explained that the company will always ask questions of its partners, and the fact that it ended a commercial agreement with Melbourne Storm after just three weeks in 2010 when the NRL

side was found to have broken salary cap rules shows SKINS will retain its course even if it takes a hit in the pocket. “We recognise that our brand exposes us to charges of hypocrisy, so we have to be loud – unlike some competitors – and scream from the rooftops that we are taking a position,” Fuller said. “Other commercial players in sports are not doing what we do, despite the fact many have much greater resources. “It’s really hard to tell what effect the campaigns have had on the business, but they have never been about selling more products. The campaigning is not sexy and does

‘I’m perceived as a rabble-rouser, but my intention is to be honest and discuss positive changes’ little to connect us with consumers, but it is part of what we are. “My objective is to try to reflect a positive and optimistic outlook for sport to understand what the future could be if it drags itself into the 21st century. I want the heads of the federations to understand how the rest of the world expects sport to be, and that it is answerable to the biggest stakeholders in sport – us, the fans. “There is a role for accountability and embracing that will have a positive impact on their business and what they do. That’s what my goal is.”  Jaimie Fuller will appear in the Plenary Panel Session, ‘We’re All In It Together’, on Thursday (10:00-11:00)

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to increase the presence of our sport in every country implementing the system.” Meanwhile, Ingmar de Vos, President of Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), said the organisation wants to build on its strong performance in 2015. He said: “Television exposure and coverage across all media and digital platforms is a key focus for the FEI, and we will be capitalising on our opportunities into

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2016 and beyond.” Kelly Fairweather, CEO of the FIH, the global governing body of hockey, told The Daily that his sport can now be considered “truly global” after key signs of growth over the previous 12 months, while Kate Caithness, President of the World Curling Federation (WCF), said the winter sport could only benefit from Japan and the US achieving success recently.

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