Within the IFs

International AmateurAthletic Federation(IAAF)

� In its 1977 edition the IAAF men’s scor-ing tables presents various innovations whichpermit better evaluation, as precisely aspossible, of the relative value of athletic per-formances in different events. Price: £ 1 (SF4.20). To be ordered from the IAAF Secreta-riat.

� The possibility of increasing the weightof throwers’ missiles (javelin, hammer, discus)is being studied in several scientific institutesin various countries.

� The replacement of the 200 m by an800 m as the last contest in the women’spentathlon seems to have been favourablyreceived.

� A 64-page souvenir book on the firstathletics world cup will be published by theIAAF in October and put on sale for £2(SF 8.20).

GAIF

The General Assembly of InternationalSports Federations (GAIF) has just metfor the first time in Monte Carlo, sincethis year the host city of the Assembly’sadministration, from 5th to 9th October.Among other things, the debates allowedfor the preparation of the joint IOC/IFdiscussions which are to be held inLausanne according to the programmeon pages 534 and 596.

We will report on the chief decisionsadopted in our next edition.

Fédération Internationaledes Sociétés d’Aviron(FISA - rowing)

� The FISA Congress in Amsterdam on22nd August was primarily devoted to thepreparation of the extraordinary Congresswhich will be held from 3rd to 6th November1977 in Monaco. In addition to the statutoryelections, it instituted the necessary modifica-tions to the rules and regulations.

� The Cayman Islands Federation becamethe FISA’s 51st member federation.

World Records *

Fibingerova Helena TCH Shot put W. 22.32m (21 .99) 20th August at Nitra TCHCasanas Alejandro CUB 110 m hurdles 13.21 (13.24) 21st August at Sofia BULJuantorena Alberto CUB 800 m 1:43.43 (1:43.50) 21st August at Sofia BULAckermann Rosemarie GDR High jump W. 2 m (1.97m) 26th August at Berlin GERCollins Bill USA 4×100 m 38.03 (38.19) 3rd September at DüsseldorfRiddick Steve USA 4×100 m 38.03 (38.19) 3rd September G E RWiley Cliff USA 4×100 m 38.03 (38.19) 3rd September —Williams Steve USA 4 × 100 m 38.03 (38.19) 3rd September —Schmidt Kathy USA Javelin W. 69.32m (69.12m) 11th September at Fuerth GERTkachenko Nadezna URS Pentathlon W. 4839pts (4823pts) 118th September at Lille FRA

* Are being confirmed.The former record appears in brackets.W: Women’s.

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Honours list of the 1977 world championships — Amsterdam

Men’s contest Women’s contests

Single sculls Joachim Dreifke - GDR Christine Schleiblich - GDRDouble sculls Chris Bailieu and Michael Hart Roswietha Zobelt, Amke Borch-

- GBR mann - GDRUncoxed pairs Vitali Elisev and Alexander Kula- Angelika Noack, Sabine Daehne

gine - URS - GDRCoxed pairs Theodore Mrankov and Dimitar

Yanakiev - BULUncoxed fours Siegfried Brietzke, Andreas Dec-

ker, Stephan Semmler, WolfgangMager - GDR

Coxes fours Ulrich Diessner, Gottfried Doehn, Bärbel Bendiks, Katia Rothe, Ilo-Walter Diessner, Dieter Wen- na RIchter, Marion Rohs - GDRdisch - GDR

Quadruple sculls wolfgang Gueldenpfnnig, Karl- Sabine Gust, Peter. Boesler, ViolaHeinz Bussert, Martin Winter, Kowalschek, Sybile Tietze, ElkeFrank Dundr - GDR Rost - GDR

Eights wolfgang Gunkel, Ulrich Kar- Karin Metze, Bianka Schwede,natz, Bernd Friderg, Hans-Joa- Andrea Kurth, Marita Sangid,chim Lueck, Ulrich Kons, Frank Kersten Neisser, Gabriele Lohs,Gottschalt, Bernd Lindner, Gerd Ute Steindorf, Kornlia Buegel,Stredzki - GDR Sabine Hess - GDR

� At the next world championships in 1978the men’s and women’s contests will onceagain be separated so as to reduce the lengthof the rowers’ presence at the competitionsites.

� Moscow 1980

In addition to the chief rowing canal atKrylatskoye another course might be placedat the participants’ disposal for trainingpurposes. The Organising Committee hasaccepted the FISA’s proposal to increase thenumber of seats in the spectator stands.

Fédération Internationalede Basketball Amateur(FIBA)

� The next quadriennial meeting of theFIBA Congress will be held in Moscow in1980. The Central Board, which meets everytwo years, will be convened at Manilla (PHI)at the end of September, as a prelude tothe men’s world championships in 1978.

� A seminar will be held in Madrid (ESP)at the end of next April with a view toestablishing the “ bridge operation ” designedto offer activities adapted to 12 to 14-year-olds, between mini-basketball (under 12’s) andjunior competitions (14-l6).

� The Tunisian federation hopes to organ-ise the 1980 junior world championships.The first of these will be held in Brazilin 1979.

Fédération Internationalede Bobsleighet de Tobogganing(FIBT)

� The world bobsleigh championships willbe held in Lake Placid (USA) in 1978. Thetwo-man bob events will take place on 4thand 5th February, with the four-man bobevents on 11th and 12th February.

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Association Internationalede Boxe Amateur(AIBA)

Fédération InternationaleAmateur de Cyclisme(FIAC)

� Moscow 1980The Vice-Presidents of the AIBA, Messrs. � Mr. Adriano Rodoni (ITA), was onceDonald Hull (USA) and Karl-Heinz Wehr again confirmed in his position as President(GDR) will officiate as AIBA technical dele- of the FIAC at the 1977 Congress in Sangates at the preparation for the Games of the Cristobal (VEN). In our next issue we willXXIInd Olympiad. publish the principal decisions adopted at

the Congress.

� The Yugoslav Boxing League, organiserof the next world championships (6th - 20thMay 1978 in Belgrade) has already twiceorganised the European championships, in1961 and 1973.

InternationalCanoe Federation(ICF)

� The canoe marathon (or long distancerace)

Official recognition of this event by the ICFshould be given at the next Congress in 1978.

� New FIAC Management Committee,elected on 23rd August 1977 for 1977-81:

PT: Mr. Adriano Rodoni (ITA); V P T s :Messrs. Michal Jekiel (POL), Luis Puig (ESP),V. Valeri Sysoev (URS), Marcos ArambulaDuran (COL); MS: Mrs. Eileen Gray (GBR),Messrs. V. N. Gailey (AUS), Hector Gallee(BEL), H. Joachim Hangstein (GER), F.Franco Hidalgo (MEX), Simo Klimscheffskij(FIN), W. Lambart (USA), Pierre Le Cam(FRA), H.J.C.M. Meuwese (HOL), SimonPetrossian (IRN), Miroslav Slavik (TCH),Walter Stampfli (SUI), Hassen Tahir (ALG)and Gerhard Voss (GDR); SG: Mr. GiulianoPacciarelli (ITA).

� The 13th world racing champion- K2 500 m: Berndt Olbricht - Yoachimships, held from 1st to 4th September in Mattern (GDR)Sofia (BUL) on Lake Pantcharevo, K4 500 m: Oborski, Welna, Koltan,brought together representatives from 28 Burdzicz (POL)of the 38 ICF member federations. Sevendelegations (BUL, GBR, HUN, ITA, K1 1000 m: Vasile Diba (ROM)POL, ROM, URS) entered complete K2 1000 m: Zoltan Bako - Gesa Czaboteams. (HUN)

K4 1000 m: Oborski, Welna, Koltan,Budzicz (POL)

On the honours list:K1 10,000 m: Oreste Perry (ITA)

Women K2 10,000 m: Anatoli Korolov - PietrusShurkash (URS)

K1 500 m: Gudrun Dittmar (GDR) C1 500 m: Lipat Varapiev (ROM)K2 500 m: Marion Rosiger and Mar- C2 500 m: Laszlo Foltan - Ifpvan Vas-tina Fischer (GDR) kuti (HUN)K4 500 m: Velichka and Maria Mon- C1 1000 m: Ivan Patzaichin (ROM)cheva, Rosa Boyanova and Natacha C2 1000 m: Vasil Yurchenko - YuriYanakieva (BUL) Lobanov (URS)

M e n C1 10,000 m: Tarman Wichman (HUN)C2 10,000 m: Sergiev Petrenko - Yuri

K1 500 m: Vasile Diba (ROM) Labanov (URS)

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� Honours list of the 1977 world cycling championships

San Cristobal (VEN), from 24th August to 4th September.

Event Men Women

Kilometre Lothar Thoms - GDRPursuit Norbert Durpisch - GDR Vera Kuznetsova - URSSprint Hans-Jurgen Geschke - GDR Galina Zareva - URSIndividual Constant Tourne - BELMiddle distance Gaby Mineboo - HOL (3rd title) 100 Km team time trial, menTandem Vladimir Vackar and Miroslav Valeri Tchaplygin, Vladimir Ka-

Vymarzal - TCH minski, Aavo Pikkuus and AnatoliChukanov - URS

Team Norbert Durpisch, Gerd Mortag,pursuit Mathias Wiegand and Volker

Winkler - GDRRoad Claudio Corti - ITA Josiane Bost - FRA

We would point out that no doping cases were detected in the controls carried out atthese world championships.

Fédération EquestreInternationale(FEI)

� Anti-doping controls

In order to prevent, in the future, controversysuch as recently occurred at internationalcompetitions, the FEI states:

� MOSCOW 1980 “a. The toxicologists of the jockey clubs fromThe equestrian centre will be situated in Bitsa 16 countries representing the five con-Park. The installations will consist of a show tinents, who met in Rome from 22nd tojumping stadium (12,000 spectators), an in- 25th March 1977, have unanimouslydoor hall with an 18 m x 38 m arena for the recognised that urine constitutes by fardressage (2,000 spectators), another dressage the choice material for the analyses.arena, a 1,800 m steeplechase course, stables b . From observations which were recentlyfor 450 horses and training areas for showjumping and dressage. A press centre andconference room, as well as premises fortechnical equipment, will be arranged underthe stands in the show jumping stadium.Below the stands of the dressage arena cloak-rooms, relaxation rooms, showers, saunas, amedical office and cafeteria will be installed. Consequently, it ought to be considered that:

� The Bermuda national federation had its 1. Whatever the type of the competition, theaffiliation to the FEI ratified on 15th June. sampling of urine must be envisaged in

priority.� The annual subscriptions to the officialbulletin and to the Newsletter, published by 2. The sampling of saliva must be used in

the FEI, cost 250 and 1,000 Belgian francs cases where lack of adequate installations

(16 and 65 Swiss francs) respectively. renders the sampling of urine risky,dangerous or impossible.

� The European three-day event champion- 3.exceptional cases where neither urine norsaliva can be obtained and left to thediscretion of the Veterinary Committeein charge at an event.”

made at the Olympic equestrian eventsand in important European competitions,it has been demonstrated that, underprovision of even improvised installations,the sampling of urine is easy to performon the majority of horses.

Sampling of blood should be reserved forships were held on the splendid estate ofthe Marquess of Exeter, doyen of the IOC,at Burghley (GBR) from 8th to 11th Sep-tember.

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Fédération Internationaled’Escrime(FIE - fencing)

For the second, the problem is complex. Itconcerns the clubs’ organisation, the archi-tecture of the stadia and even the shape ofour civilisation.”

� The next FIE Congress is scheduled for � The 1977 edition of the “Laws of the

May 1978 in Monte Carlo. game and universal guide for use by ref-erees”, contains a new section which sets outthe official signs to be used by referees and

� The world championships’ programme¹ linesmen, and the new modifications adoptedwill be the following as from next year: by the International Board at its 1976

meeting.

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1st day: Fl. M. (H.)2nd day: Fl. M. (H. and Fi.), Fl. W. (H.)3rd day: Fl. W. (H. and Fi.), Sb. (H.)

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4th day: Sb. (H. and Fi.), Fl. M. T. (H.) (a)

5th day: Fl. M. T. (H. and Fi.), Fl. W. T.(H.)

6th day: Fl. W. T. (H. and Fi.), Ep. (H.)7th day: Ep. (H. and Fi.), Sb. T. (H.)8th day: Sb. T. (H. and Fi.)9th day: Ep. T. (H.)

10th day: Ep. T. (Fi.)

One rest day is recommended between the5th and 6th days.

¹ Fl.: Foil; Ep.: Epée; Sb.: Sabre; T.: Team; (c)H.: Heat; Fi.: Final; M.: Men; W.: Women.

Fédération Internationalede Football Association(FIFA)

Towards the 1978 World Cup

The Bolivian and Hungarian teams willmeet in a direct qualifying match for thefinal round in Budapest (HUN) on 29thOctober and in La Paz (BOL) on30th November.

The calendar for the preliminary Africangroup’s final round is as follows: TUN -NGR (25th September); NGR - EGY(8th October); EGY - NGR (21st Octo-ber); NGR - TUN (12th November);EGY - TUN (25th November); TUN -EGY (11th December).

The draw for the final round ( A R G ,from 1st to 25th June) will take placeon 14th January 1978 at Buenos Aires.

Fédération Internationalede Gymnastique(FIG)

� To the question: “How popular is foot-ball in the world?”, the FIFA President, � The 1977 FIG Congress will be held in

Mr. João Havelange, recently replied: Rome (ITA) from 21st to 26th November.

“It is continually developing and the interestit arouses is increasing. It is also becomingmodern and adapting to our time. Just seehow, during the Real Tournament, Irannearly beat Argentina’s great team! Footballis changing. Its technique is being renewed.I hope that in Colombia in 1986, the WorldCup finalists will not be the same ones whohave dominated world football for 40 years.As far as violence, of which we hear a greatdeal, is concerned, I would make a distinc-tion between that which erupts on the fieldand that which one sees around the field.The first kind does not worry me unduly,since I find it less serious than in other sports.

� The 2nd men’s and women’s world cupswill bring together the current best 18gymnasts. They will be held at Oviedo (ESP)from 28th to 30th October.

� The 8th world rhythmic sports gymnasticschampionships (Basle - SUI, from 13th to16th October) will bring together gymnastsfrom 30 nations: ARG - AUT - BEL - BRA- BUL - CAN - CUB - DEN - ESP - FIN -FRA - GBR - GER - GDR - HOL - HUN- ISR - ITA - JPN - MEX - NOR - NZL -POL - PRK - SUI - SWE - TCH - USA -URS - YUG.

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International HandballFederation(IHF)

International Ice HockeyFederation(IIHF)

� Mr. Paul Högberg, IHF President, hasresigned as principal of the Stockholm Col-lege of Gymnastics and Sports. Mrs. StinaLjunggren took over from him on 1st July.

� Nine national handball federations (ARG- BOL - CAN - CHI - GUA - HON - MEX -SAL - USA) took part in the creation of thePan-American Handball Confederation. Dr.P. Bhuning (USA) will preside over the firstBoard of Directors for the period 1977-1979.

� The 16th IHF referees’ course broughttogether about 90 participants from all con-tinents in Copenhagen from 13th to 20thAugust.

� Mr. Andy Mezey, the Director in chargeof the 1976 Olympic handball tournament,has become President of the Canadian Hand-ball Federation.

Fédération Internationalede Hockey(FIH)

� The 4th men’s world cup (19th Marchto 2nd April 1978) will bring together 14teams in Argentina:

— India, first in the 3rd world cup held in1975 in Kuala Lumpur (MAL), and the8 teams classed thereafter, in the orderPAK, GER, MAL, AUS, GBR, NZL,ESP, HOL.

— the first four teams of the intercon-tinental cup whose final will be completedin Rome (ITA) on 1st October 1977.

— Argentina, the organising country.

� Courses for candidate coaches will beorgainsed during the next few years in dif-ferent regions of the world under the direc-tion of renowned professors chosen by theFIH.

� The Czechoslovak Hockey Federation willcommemorate the 50th anniversary of itsfoundation in 1978 with an internationaltournament.

� The 1978 world championships will takeplace in Prague (TCH) for group A (26thApril to 14th May), in Belgrade (YUG) forgroup B (16th to 27th March) and in Spainfor group C (15th to 24th March).

� The first junior world championships willbe organised by the Canadian federationfrom 22nd December 1977 to 2nd January1978. They will be held in Montreal, Toronto,Corwall, Kingston, Ottawa, Hull, Sherbrookeand Quebec (CAN). Only the best playersborn in 1958 and after will be able to partic-ipate. Eight teams have already qualified:CAN - FIN - GER - SUI - SWE - TCH -URS - USA.

International JudoFederation(IJF)

� The world championships which were tobe held from 21st to 24th September 1977 inBarcelona (ESP) have been cancelled. Thereasons for this are briefly as follows. TheIJF recognises the Federation of the Republicof China (Taiwan) as a member. Howeverthe Spanish Government, having broken offdiplomatic relations with the Taipei author-ities in 1973, wanted to grant visas to thejudokas of the Republic of China (Taiwan)as representatives of a sports federation only,and not as representatives of a nation. TheIJF protested and consequently decided thatthese championships would be held withoutnational anthems or flags. The same proce-dure had been used at the junior worldchampionships which had taken place in Ma-drid in December 1976. At the beginning ofSeptember, the Spanish Government refusedto grant visas to the judokas of the ROC,no matter what they called themselves. Thisis why, on 7th September 1977, Mr. CharlesS. Palmer, IJF President, sent the followingtelegram to all the national federations whichhad expressed their intention to participatein the 1977 world championships: “Regretto inform you that IJF Directing Committee

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has decided, by nine votes to nil with twomembers not replying, to cancel the I977world championships in Barcelona, becauseof political intervention and discriminationby Spanish authorities.”

Fédération Internationalede Luge de Course(FIL)

� The first luge world cup will be contestedthroughout next winter. The FIL SportsCommission, at its meeting in Smocovec(TCH), set up the following programme:

28th November - 4th December 1977: Königs-see (GER);

28th - 29th January 1978: Innsbruck (AUT);

4th - 5th February 1978: Hammarstrand(SWE);4th - 5th March 1978: Berchtesgaden (GER);

18th - 19th March 1978: Oberhof (GDR).

� The FIL Management Committee, at itsextraordinary meeting on 28th July 1977 inLeipzig (GDR), decided to set up a worldcup on a natural run. The first one will beheld in 1979 at Inzing (situated 17 kilometresfrom Innsbruck).

� The joint commission of the FédérationInternationale de Luge de Course and theFédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et deTobogganing to promote the construction ofcombined runs, able to be used for the twosports, met for the first time on 8th and 9thSeptember at Cannes (FRA). Messrs. HeinzDöring (GER) and Jan Steler (FRA), Sec-retary General, represented the FIL.

� The combined luge/bobsleigh run underconstruction at Winterberg (GER), will beput into operation in December 1977. Begin-ning this winter, international competitionswill be organised on this artificial ice rink.Through the FIL’s Track Project Commis-sion, those responsible for this constructionwere able to benefit from the experience ofthe builders of the first combined runs at Igls(AUT) and Königssee (GER).

Fédération Internationalede Lutte Amateur(FILA - wrestling)

� Lausanne (SUI) is preparing to receive the best free-style wrestling specialists from the 90 FILA memberfederations. The programme for the world championshipsis as follows:21st October: Competitions (14 - 17 h.).Opening ceremony and competitions (20 - 23 h.).22nd October: Competitions (14 - 17 h. and 20 - 23 h.).23rd October: Competitions (9 - 11 h. and 14 - 18 h.).

One title will be awarded in each of the ten traditionalcategories:Up to 48 kg Up to 74 kg

” 52 kg ” 82 kg” 57 kg ” 90 kg” 62 kg ” 100 kg” 68 kg More than 100 kg

As a sign of success, at the head of the Organising Com-mittee is Mr. Robert Deppen, Municipal Councillor,who competently led the organisation of the world judochampionships in 1973.

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Fédération Internationalede Natation Amateur(FINA - swimming)

� Regulation

29th August: Closing of world champion-ships.

� Reports on the Second FINA Medical-Scientific Conference (Dublin 1974) are avail-able from the FINA General Secretariat forUS$13 (31.—Swiss Francs).

20th/29th August: Competitions

� 1978 programme of FINA meetings,which will take place at the time of the worldchampionships in Berlin (GER).15th August: Technical Commissions16th/18th August: FINA Board19th August: Opening of world championships

As from 25th November, at sites and duringcompetitions under the control of FINA orits affiliated federations, officials and teammembers will not be allowed to carry, showor transport any visible publicity, with theexception of the manufacturer’s trade mark,the surface of which must not exceed 16 sq.cm. on technical equipment or clothes.

World records*

Moerken Gerald GER 100 m breaststroke 1:02.86 (1:03.11) 17.8.77 in JönkopingSWE

Thuemer Petra G D R 400 m freestyle W. 4:08.91 (4:09.89) 17.8.77 in JönkopingTauber Ulrike GDR 200 m medley W. 2:15.95 (2:16.96) 20.8.77 in JönkopingBrowne Alice USA 1500 m freestyle W. 16:24.60 (16:33.94) 22.8.77 in Mission

Viejo USABottom Joe USA 100 m butterfly 54.18 (54.27) 28.8.77 in Berlin GDRGoodell Brian USA 400 m freestyle 3:51.56 (3:51.93) 28.8.77 in Berlin GDRKnacke Christiane GDR 100 m butterfly W. 59.76 (1:00.13) 28.8.77 in Berlin GDRTauber Ulrike GDR 200 m medley W. 2:15.85 (2:15.95) 28.8.77 in Berlin GDRBabashoff Jack USA 4 x 100 m 3:21.11 (3:24.85) 28.8.77 in Berlin GDRBottom Joe —Demont Rick —Montgomery Jim —

* A r e b e i n g c o n f i r m e d .W: Women.The former records appear in brackets.

Union Internationalede Pentathlon Moderneet Biathlon(UIPMB)

� In his 1976-1977 report, General SvenThofelt, UIPMB President, states:

There are now 48 national federations affil-iated for modern pentathlon and 37 forbiathlon. Modern pentathlon for ladies willhave its début on the occasion of the worldchampionships in October 1977 at SanAntonio (USA).

No new rules will come into force beforethe end of the 1980 Olympic Games, butstudies are being undertaken to improve theorganisation of the cross-country event

(handicap start) and the pistol-shooting event(choice of a new target).

� Biathlon

The results of five competitions will be takeninto consideration for the awarding of thebiathlon cup in 1978. These competitions willbe held in Ruhpolding (GER, 13th-15thJanuary), Anterselva (ITA, 21st-25th Feb-ruary), Hochfilzen (AUT, world champion-ships, 1st-5th March), Murmansk (URS,24th-29th March), Sodankylä (FIN, 31stApril-2nd May).

� Laszlo Horvath (HUN), former modernpentathlon world champion, set up the bestperformance ever achieved with a total of5,695 points at an international competitionin London.

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International SkatingUnion(ISU)

� International Skating Union’s newaddress:

Promenade 73, 7270 Davos Platz (SUI).

Fédération Internationalede Ski(FIS)

� The 1977-1978 Alpine skiing world cupcalendar comprises 8 downhills, 7 slalomsand 7 giant slaloms for men, 8 giant sla-loms, 7 downhills and 7 slaloms for women.The season will traditionally open on 7thDecember at Val d’Isère (FRA). It willfinish in Arosa (SUI) from 16th to 19thMarch.

� The women’s giant slalom will be heldin two legs instead of one as from the1978-1979 season.

� The Netherlands Ski Association, longpresided by Mr. Kees Kerdel, IOC member inthe Netherlands, commemorates its 50thanniversary this year.

� The Yugos lav Sk i Assoc ia t ion w i l lorganise the world ski flying championshipsin 1979 at Planica.

� The first 90 m jump in the Urals h a sbeen built on Mt. Dolgaia, at Nijni Taguil(URS).

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ISU election for 1977-1980

New ISU Board: PT: M r . J a c q u e sFavart (FRA, re-elected); VPTs: Messrs.John R. Shoemaker (USA), Olaf Poul-sen (NOR); Ms for speed skat ing:Messrs. Victor Kapitonov (URS), IcilioPerucca (ITA), Heinz Dragunsky (GDR);Ms for figure skating: Messrs. JosefDedic (TCH), Herman Schiechtl (GER),Elemer Tertak (HUN); Substitute Ms:Messrs. Georg Petterson (SWE, speedskating), Oskar Madl (AUT, figureskating).Mr. Beat Häsler remains SecretaryGeneral.Presidents of commissions:Speed Skat ing: Mr. Arne Kvaalen(NOR).Short Track Speed Skating: Mr. Lars-Olof Eklund (SWE).Figure Skating: Mrs. Sonia Bianchetti-Garbato (ITA).Ice Dancing: Mr. Lawrence Demmy(GBR).Medical Advisers: Dr. Wolf-Dieter Mon-tag (GER), Dr. Franklin S. Nelson(USA), Dr. Ralf Nicolai (GDR).

� The ISU Board will meet in Dubrovnic(YUG) from 25th to 28th May 1978.

� Under the title “Regulations (1st Decem-ber 1977 to 30 November 1978)”, the ISUis publishing the revised edition of its consti-tution and rules. The contents include thegeneral rules (amateur status, members’obligations, international competitions, WinterGames, doping), special rules for speedskating competitions, short track speed skat-ing (a 110 m oval track) and figure skating.Price: Constitution: 6.— Swiss francs (inEnglish); Rules: 12.— Swiss francs (inEnglish).

� The fifth “Skate Canada”‚ the firstimportant international competition, will takeplace in Moncton (CAN) from 27th to 30thOctober.

Union Internationalede Tir(UIT - shooting)

� New address: Union Internationale deTir, Webergasse 7, D-6200 Wiesbaden (GER).Tel.: (061) 21 37 78 33

� Moscow 1980Mr. Georges Vichos, UIT President, wentto Moscow on the invitation of the Orga-nising Committee for the next OlympicGames. After visiting the Olympic shootingrange installations, inspecting the work inprogress, studying plans for future installa-tions and speaking with various COJO direc-tors, the President said he was very sa-tisfied with the state of progress in thepreparation of these Games. He also wentto Minsk, capital of White Russia, to visitone of the most modern shooting rangesand the majority of the sports installationsin this city. A Soviet candidature for the1982 world championships seems likely.

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� Two national federations which re-cently obtained affiliation to the UIT arethose of Bangladesh and San Marino.

� Two world records in the pistol-shootingevents were established in Bucharest (ROM)at the European championships, one by theGerman Democratic Republic’s team with2,261 points (Klaus Windisch: 569, HaroldWollmar: 568, Höflitz: 564 and Olympicchampion Uwe Pottek: 560 points), andthe other in the individual event by theRomanian Lucian Giusca, improving bythree points the record established last yearby Pottek in Montreal, bringing it to 576points.

� Ruth Jordan (GER) and Benny Seifert(DEN) became world individual skeet cham-pions on 11th September at Antibes (FRA).In the team events, the German womenshooters and the USA men shooters carriedoff the titles.

One week later and still on the Côte d’Azur,Esteban Azuke (ESP) and Susan Nattras(CAN) carried off the individual titles andthe Italian shooters shared the two teamtitles in the Olympic trap shooting.

Shooters from five countries (CUB - GDR -POL - TCH - URS) withdrew from thechampionships on account of the presenceof a South African delegation.

Fédération Internationalede Tir à l’Arc(FITA - archery)

� The FITA Board will meet on 29th and30th October in Milan (ITA).

� The 1978 edition of the FITA Consti-tution and Rules has just been published andincludes the amendments adopted at the 1977Congress.

� On the proposal of the NetherlandsArchery Federation, the Executive Board hasbestowed the FITA bronze plaque on Mr.V.D. Wouw, a distinguished internationalpromoter of archery in Holland.

� Mr. Bernard Bou-lens, Secretary Generalof FITA, who took upoffice on 1st August,was born on 16th No-vember 1944 in Geneva(SUI). Very early inlife, he became a sportse n t h u s i a s t a n d w a sthree times medallist inthe world games forthe physically handi-

capped, in swimming as well as in archery.Member of the Geneva Companions of theBow since 1969, public relations director ofthis club since 1972, press officer of theSwiss Archery Association since 1974, hewas a capable and efficient director of pressrelations at the world archery championshipsat Interlaken in 1975. Last year, with Ray-mond Matzinger, he brought out a remar-kable initiating book called “The ABC ofArchery” (see “Olympic Review” No. 114).

� 54 national federations are presentlymembers of the FITA.

Fédération Internationalede Volleyball(FIVB)

� FIVB Board: PT: Mr. Paul Libaud(FRA); Deputy VPTs: Mr. Ruben Acosta(MEX), Yuri Tchesnokov (URS); SG/T:Mr. Henry Aujard (FRA); Asst.S.: Mr. An-guel Barzachki (BUL); VPTs: Messrs. Gian-carlo Giannozzi (ITA), Yutaka Maeda (JPN);Ms: Messrs. Otokar Beran (TCH), VahitColakoglu (TUR), Arturo Cortes (ESP), Pe-tre Dumitrescu (ROM), Leonard Gibson(USA), Josef Harzheim (GER), Max Waster-lain (BEL), Endre Holvay (HUN), CarlosNuzman (BRA), Franz Schmied (SUI),Günther Trotschel (GDR) and Chadly Zoui-ten (TUN).

� The first Arab volleyball tournamentwill be held in Kuwait from 17th to 27thDecember 1977.

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International WeightliftingFederation(IWF)

� 272 anti-anabolic doping controls werecarried out by the IWF between 1st Januaryand 1st August 1977. Following these tests,the IWF Executive Committee suspended nineweightlifters.

� The city of Tehran (IRN) has agreedto organise the world weightlifting cham-pionships in October 1978, replacing Seoul(KOR) which has withdrawn.

� World records

Super heavyweight ca tegory: V a s s i l iAlexeiev (URS) improved his former cleanand jerk record by 500 g, bringing it to255.5 kg, and the total set by the BulgarianChristo Plachkov by 2.5 kg, bringing it to445 kg.

100 kg. category: Adam Saidoulaev (URS)improved the snatch record with his 175.5kg, which his compatriot Anatole Kozlovhad held with 175 kg.

International YachtRacing Union(IYRU)

� The International Yacht Racing Union’sAnnual General Assembly will meet inLondon from 7th to 11th November 1977.This assembly will take place next year from6th to 11th November, with the IYRUCongress being held on the 10th.

� The first women’s world championshipsbrought together on Hayling Island (GBR),from 6th to 16th July, participants from thefollowing 18 nations: AUS - AUT - BEL -BRA - CAN - ESP - FIN - FRA - GER -GBR - HOL - IRL - ITA - MEX - NOR -NZL - SWE - USA.Lyndall Coxon (AUS), with a Laser andthe Americans Jane and Patricia O’Maley,with a 420 carried off the titles.

� The 1977 world champions (continued,see “Olympic Review”, no. 118).Tempest: John Albrechtson (SWE), 1976Olympic champion.Vaurien: Willy and Cees van Bleedel (HOL).Snipes: Boris Ostergren (BRA).Star: Dennis Conner (already in 1971) -Ron Anderson (USA).Fireball: Steve Benjamin and Tucker Ed-mundson.

1977 world championships Stuttgart (GER)

17th-25th SeptemberHONOURS LIST

Category Winner Performance

52 kg Alexander Voronine-URS 247.5 kg*56 kg Jiro Hasantini-JPN 252.5 kg60 kg Nicolai Kolesnikov - URS 280 kg67.5 kg Roberto Urrutia - CUB 315 kg*75 kg Yuri Vartanian - URS 345 kg82.5 kg Gennadi Bessonov - URS 352.5 kg90 kg Anatolo Kozlov - URS 367.5 kg100 kg Sergei Poltoratski - URS 375 kg110 kg Valentin Christov - BUL 405 kg+110 kg Vassili Alexeiev - URS 430 kg* World record.

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International BadmintonFederation(IBF)

� Mr. Stellan Mohlin has been re-electedPresident of the IBF.

� The next IBF General Assembly wil lbe held in Wellington (NZL) on 18th May1978, at the time of the final of the Ubercup.

International Federationof Body Builders(IFBB)

� Following the recent affiliation of theAfghanistan and Mongolian federations, theIFBB now has 97 member nations.

Olympic total mentioned above, two otherrecords were improved: one in the snatchby the Cuban lightweight Urrutia (142.5 kg),

Bulgarian featherweight, Yanko Rusev(165 kg).

In addition to the world records in the

the other in the clean and jerk by the

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InternationalFederation ofSports Acrobatics(IFSA)

International TennisFederation(ITF)

� From the Newsletter by ITF President,Mr. Philippe Chatrier, we have taken thefollowing extracts:

“...The The Australian championships at Mel-bourne will be played in December as thelast tournament of the Colgate Grand Prix,but already Wimbledon, Paris and ForestHills, the pillars of the slam, have reportedrecord receipts and increased public interest.For the traditional game, these are veryhealthy signs of prosperity — particularlywhen they are viewed against the backgroundof the large crowds which are attending theclosing matches of this year’s Davis Cupcompetition in Rome and Buenos Aires.Forest Hills attracted 218,480 paying specta-tors, the best total paid attendance on record.That was a fine farewell to the old stadiumat the West Side Club, which has been thehome of the championships for more thanfifty years...We are continuing our quest for a place inthe 1984 Olympic Games. Together withPablo Llorens, the Chairman of the AmateurCommittee, and the General Secretary, I metLord Killanin, the President of the Interna-tional Olympic Committee, and MoniqueBerlioux, the Executive Director, in Paris.This was the first direct contact between theIOC and the ITF since we formally appliedfor reinstatement in the Games.”

InternationalTable Tennis Federation(ITTF)

� The ITTF statutes are being publishedwith the modifications adopted at the MarchCongress, notably the inclusion of the In-ternational Olympic Committee’s eligibilityrules.

� The 35th world championships wil lbe organised in Pyongyang (PRK) in 1979.

Fédération Internationaledu Sport Universitaire(FISU)

� Messrs. Primo Nebiolo (ITA) and ClaudePineau (FRA) were confirmed in their po-sitions as FISU President and Secretary Ge-neral.

In 1932, acrobatics featured on the OlympicGames’ programme in Los Angeles under thecontrol of the Fédération Internationale deGymnastique. Mr. Stoil Sotirov, President ofthe IFSA, has reminded, us of this historicalpoint and-given us a series of photographs onthis sport, for which we thank him.

International AmateurKarate Federation(IAKF)

� The second world karate championshipsbrought together 35 delegations at NihonBudokan in Tokyo on 2nd and 3rd July. Thehonours list featured the Japanese mastersMasahiko Tanaka (kumite), Yoshinaru Osaka(kata), Hiromi Kabashima (women’s kata),who took the individual titles and, withtheir teams, the team titles.

International SoftballFederation(ISF)

for a seventh term of office as President.Mr. Don Porter (USA) was confirmed as Sec-retary General.

� Practised in 25 of the 33 Americancountries, softball will feature for the firsttime on the programme of the Pan-AmericanGames, which are to be held in 1979 inPuerto Rico.

� Mr. W.W. Kethan (USA) was re-elected

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