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SLALOM COURSE IN SYDNEY OPEN -- NEW DISCIPLINES IN ICF -- WORLDS
CANOE SLALOM 2000 IN BOURG-ST-MAURICE / FRANCE -- NEW ICF
HEADQUARTER IN MADRID / SPAIN

1) The Canoe Slalom Course in Penrith / Australien for the 2000
Sydney Olympic Games is now open. This construction was done as a
direct result of strong pressure from ICF and its Federations to
re-instate Slalom Canoeing in the 2000 program. And the sport of
Canoeing has contributed 25% to the total costs of 6'000'000 AUS$.

The Board of Directors of the International Canoe Federation (ICF)
with President Ulrich Feldhoff (De) has, at its Meeting in Madrid
(Sp), made the following important decisions:

2) On the recommendation of AGFIS, Dragonboat, Rafting, Outrigger,
Kayak-Surf and Waveski are now recognised canoe disciplines of the
ICF. This was a unanimous decision of the ICF Board in Madrid.

3) The Slalom World Championships 2002 has been awarded to
Bourg-St-Maurice Les Arc (Savoie / France). They beat a strong
proposal from Prague (CZE). This event is programmed for July
2002.

4) The new Host City for the Headquarters of the ICF will be Madrid
replacing Budapest at the end of the yaer 2000.

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April 11th, 1999 / INTERNATIONAL CANOE FEDERATION, Raymond W. Kamber,
PR & Media Director, Hauptstrasse 40, CH-4143 Dornach/Switzerland,
Tel. +41-61/701 99 29, Fax +41-61/701 99 17, Natel +41-79/334 19 73
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