07 Dec 2011
Highlights of the 2008 FISA Ordinary Congress
Linz, Austria
25 July 2008
President Denis Oswald presided over his 19th FISA Ordinary Congress last Friday in Linz, Austria, at the occasion of the 2008 FISA World Rowing Senior and Junior Championships. There were 56 member federations present. The main decisions of this Congress included the following:
2012 World Rowing Senior and Junior Championships
Plovdiv, Bulgaria, was awarded these championships in the year of the 2012 London Olympic Games. The dates for the event have still to be determined.
2011 World Rowing Under 23 Championships
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, was awarded these championships in a very close vote over the new regatta course in Montemar-o-Velho, Portugal. This close vote signalled the wishes of many of the Congress delegates to give a chance to this new course currently under construction in Portugal. President Oswald strongly encouraged the Portuguese to try again next year.
2011 World Rowing Masters Regatta
Chair of the FISA Masters Commission Peter Morrison announced the awarding of this event to the well-known Malta Rowing Course in Poznan, Poland.
New Dates for the 2010 World Rowing Championships
After a full review of the planning for this event, the organising committee for the above event to take place on Lake Karapiro, New Zealand, asked and received the authority to move the event to the spring. The new dates will be 31 October to 7 November 2010.
Adoption of the Revised World Anti-Doping Code
The delegates unanimously approved the adoption of the new, revised World Anti-Doping Code which will come into effect on 1 January 2009. The Council was given the authority to incorporate the new changes into the FISA Anti-Doping Bye-laws which will take place during the Council meetings to be held during the Beijing Olympic Games in August.
130 Member Federations
The delegates welcomed the new member National Federations from Ghana and Vanuatu.
The next FISA Congress will take place on 31 August 2009 in Poznan, Poland following the 2009 World Rowing Championships. The delegates were reminded to make their booking soon for the 2009 FISA Extraordinary Congress to take place from 13 to 15 February 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa.
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