IOC President reaffirms commitment to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – Olympic News

Dear friends of the #dragonboatcommunityofeurope, dear EDBF Members and Paddlers.
Yesterday the IOC President Thomas Bach reaffirmed commitment to OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 to be held in summer 2021.
As EDBF President, I fully agree with the IOC approach to the situation. I couldn’t represent better our strong commitment to say that our task is to organize the European Championships in Kiev and not to cancel them. Our task is to make the dreams of our paddlers come true! And for sure they want to race.
Our priority is the organization of safe and secure championships in Kiev. We will do our best together with the Ukrainian Dragon Boat Federation.
But we have to be patient and diligent at the same way and for this reason the EDBF Council decided to postpone to mid April the final decision to confirm the European Championships. We have to wait the evolution of the pandemic.
I strongly reccomend you all to listen at least the first 11 minutes of the IOC President speech at the press conference by clicking on the following link.
Stay safe, keep healthy and fit for racing as soon as possible.
Let’s paddle together!
Claudio Schermi
EDBF President

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Following today’s International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) meeting, IOC President Thomas Bach reiterated the IOC’s commitment to delivering the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 this summer.  … See more

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Dear Members, dear paddlers,
Please have a look on the EDBF web site at www.edbf.org.
The first deadline for the ENC and the ECCC – Kiev 2021 is coming fast. Next Friday the 22nd January.
It is only an “intended entries”deadline. We are aware that at the moment the pandemic is breaking our dreams and our life but we don’t want give up! We stand and we hold… waiting for better developments. At the moment your intended entries would be highly appreciated.
We watch at the Olympic Games and we are confident in the vaxin campaign.
The EDBF is near to all his Members and to all the European paddlers.
Keep save and keep healthy
Claudio Schermi
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