INTERNATIONAL
WATER SKI FEDERATION
01/06/2000
Message to the IWSF Federations
Dear President,
Subj:
WORLD GAMES
For you information I copy you an extract of an official
report from the International Olympic Committee(IOC) addressed to the National
Olympic Committees(NOC):
"4.RELATIONS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATIONS
AND OCOGS ON SPORTS
ISSUES.
4.1 Recognized federations
NOC
recognition of National Federations of recognized sports
While NOCs are
obliged to recognize the National Federations of Olympic
sports, it is your
individual choice whether to recognize NFs of IFs
recognized by the IOC but
not included in the Olympic programme.
Recognized Federations are an
important part of the Olympic family, and
can therefore also play an
important role in the Olympic Movement at a
national level.
These
recognized federations are grouped together within an association,
the ARISF,
which meets annually and maintains regular relations with the
IOC. In
some cases, these federations are also recognized by the NOCs,
and we
recommend those NOCs which have not yet done so but are able to
do so, also
to recognize these federations at a national level.
Gilbert Felli,
Director
of Sports, the coordination of the Olympic Games and the relations with the
International Federations.
"
NOTE:
Without doubth you will understand
the importance of this message. Since some months the IOC has placed stronger
importance on the Recognised Sports like IWSF, and is asking also the NOCs to
give more attention to the recognised sports at National level.
In the
light of this communication we invite our National Federation that have not yet
obtained recognition from their NOC, to request that recognition.
We also
remind you that, in this same sence, the IOC has invited all NOCs to support the
athletes of the recognised Federations representing their national team in the
WORLD GAMES. The World Games are a multisport event equal to the Olympics but
for the Recognised Sport Federations. They will take place in Akita, Japan,
August 2001. In due time we will inform the athletes selected to participate. We
invite the Federations to ask their NOC to support these athletes so that they
can participate in the World Games under their countries' flag as a national
team.
Regards,
Graziano Tognala
Secretary General
IWSF
International Water Ski Federation
For any further information please feel free
to contact the IWSF Headquarters.
IWSF Headquarters
CP 5537 BO22
40134 Bologna
Italy
Tel: +39.051.615.29.56
fax: +39.051615.5015
email: g.tognala@bo.nettuno.it