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Athletes’ Declaration officially endorsed by the IOC Session The IOC adopted the Athletes’ Rights and Responsibilities Declaration (Athletes’ Declaration) during the second day of the Session in Buenos Aires on 9 October. This ground-breaking document was formed following an extensive process that gathered the view
Posted: 2018 Oct 10

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WADA publishes 2019 List of prohibited substances and methods On 28 September 2018, the WADA publishes the 2019 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List); the 2019 Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes; and the 2019 Monitoring Program. The List, which was approved by WADA’s Executive Committee
Posted: 2018 Sep 30

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Summary on IOC - ICSD Meeting This is just a few examples of the exciting partnership that lie ahead of ICSD and IOC and I am feeling very inspired by these real and meaningful opportunities for ICSD and IOC to work side by side, going forward
Posted: 2018 Sep 13

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Views on IOC - ICSD Meeting The meeting was an opportunity for us to put names to people’s faces and the impression I got was that we were very well aligned to each other’s needs and expectations. We were very transparent with each other.
Posted: 2018 Sep 13

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ICSD President's Message on 2019 Winter Deaflympics It is with pleasure that I inform you that ICSD met with representatives from the Federazione Sport Sordi Italia (FSSI), the Organising Committee of the 2019 Winter Deaflympics in Italy and that we agreed to proceed with signing of the hosting agreement f
Posted: 2018 Sep 13

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ICSD President's Message on IOC - ICSD Meeting We have just had a 2 (two) hour long joint meeting with representatives from the IOC and ICSD in attendance. A very robust discussion was had with many topics covered including women in sports, our athletes commission and our governance.
Posted: 2018 Sep 12

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ICSD President meets President of the Schweizerischer Gehörlosen Sportverband The President of the ICSD, Rebecca Adam, today met with the President of the National Deaf Sports Federation of Switzerland, Mr Anton Koller, at the ICSD office in Lausanne.
Posted: 2018 Sep 11

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2017 Best Sportsmen and Sportswomen Award Finalists 2017 Best Sportsmen and Sportswomen Award
Posted: 2018 Sep 08

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ICSD President's Message on Commissions The ICSD Commissions play a vital role in the effective functioning and governance of ICSD and we need more members involved to make them work
Posted: 2018 Aug 28

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ICSD President's Message on Extraordinary Congress More information about the recent request for an ICSD Extraordinary Congress (EC) received on 27 July 2018
Posted: 2018 Aug 24

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ICSD President's Message on IOC A short update about the ICSD situation with the IOC. Since then, ICSD has been working with the IOC Ethics and Compliance Office to provide the following information: • ICSD financial reports • ICSD accounts • ICSD reform documents
Posted: 2018 Aug 20

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New ICSD President's Message With every new ICSD President there inevitably comes a change in emphasis and culture. Under my leadership, ICSD will provide more transparency, increase the frequency of its communications, and improve its engagement with our stakeholders. We are worki
Posted: 2018 Aug 11

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ICSD President's Letter Following Dr. Valery Rukhledev’s decision to step down from the office of President, the ICSD Executive Board appointed Mrs. Adam as ICSD President at its board meeting in Yerevan, Armenia on Saturday 29 July 2018
Posted: 2018 Aug 02

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Press Release: ICSD Announcement The ICSD Executive Board is hereunder sharing the first results of its executive meeting in Yerevan, Armenia on the 30 July 2018
Posted: 2018 Jul 31

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ICSD Executive Board Statement In these uncertain times, the Acting President of the ICSD, Mr. Kang Chen would like to take the opportunity to provide an update to members about the present challenges that the ICSD is currently facing.
Posted: 2018 Jul 22

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Deaf Football on Red Square with Legends and Veterans During the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia, an exhibition football match between a team of veterans and young football Deaf players took place at Moscow’s Football Park on Red Square
Posted: 2018 Jul 18

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Italy Declares Candidature for the 2019 Winter Deaflympics The ICSD is pleased to release today the declaration of candidature by the FSSI for the 2019 Winter Deaflympics
Posted: 2018 Jul 04

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2019 Winter Deaflympics Update ICSD wishes to inform you that we continue to work with FSSI about the 2019 Winter Deaflympics in Italy
Posted: 2018 Jun 20

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Pargar's Thoughts APDSC President Mr. Mohammad Pargar expressed his great satisfaction about the way the World FIFA Football Cup and World Deaf Greco-Roman & Freestyle Wrestling Championships are being conducted in Russia
Posted: 2018 Jun 19

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ICSD Statement ICSD Executive Board wishes to thank you for the emails, videos and letters that have reached our office in the aftermath of recent events in Russia
Posted: 2018 Jun 18

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Press Release: Mr. Kang Chen is appointed as ICSD Acting President The ICSD Executive Board wishes to announce the appointment of Mr. Kang Chen as the ICSD Acting President with immediate effect for 2 months.
Posted: 2018 May 28

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Press Release: Dr. Valery Rukhledev The ICSD wishes to inform you that Dr Valery Rukhledev in his capacity as President of the All-Russian Society of the Deaf is currently under investigation by the Tverskoy Court of Moscow in regards to allegations of embezzlement
Posted: 2018 May 27

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Italian Organisers Prepare for 2019 Winter Deaflympics The top-level managers of the ICSD, the Italian Deaf Sports Federation and the Italian Paralympic Committee met at the FSSI office
Posted: 2018 May 21

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The ICSD President visits SportAccord Convention in Bangkok, Thailand ICSD and more than hundred federations join this outstanding event in the Kingdom of Thailand which is focused on driving positive change internationally and dedicated to engaging and connecting rights holders, organizing committees, host cities, press an
Posted: 2018 Apr 23

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Malaysia Deaf Sport recognized by the Government of Malaysia The Government of Malaysia has finally recognised Malaysia Deaf Sports Association (MSDeaf) as the National Deaf Sports Federation for Malaysia
Posted: 2018 Apr 05