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Within the IFs GAIF The General Assembly of International Sports Federations (GAIF) has just met for the first time in Monte Carlo, since this year the host city of the Assembly’s administration, from 5th to 9th October. International Amateur Among other things, the debates allowed Athletic Federation for the preparation of the joint IOC/IF (IAAF) discussions which are to be held in Lausanne according to the programme on pages 534 and 596. We will report on the chief decisions In its 1977 edition the IAAF men’s scor- adopted in our next edition. ing tables presents various innovations which permit better evaluation, as precisely as possible, of the relative value of athletic per- formances in different events. Price: £ 1 (SF 4.20). To be ordered from the IAAF Secreta- riat. Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d’Aviron The possibility of increasing the weight (FISA - rowing) of throwers’ missiles (javelin, hammer, discus) is being studied in several scientific institutes in various countries. The FISA Congress in Amsterdam on The replacement of the 200 m by an 22nd August was primarily devoted to the 800 m as the last contest in the women’s preparation of the extraordinary Congress pentathlon seems to have been favourably which will be held from 3rd to 6th November received. 1977 in Monaco. In addition to the statutory elections, it instituted the necessary modifica- tions to the rules and regulations. A 64-page souvenir book on the first athletics world cup will be published by the IAAF in October and put on sale for £2 The Cayman Islands Federation became (SF 8.20). the FISA’s 51st member federation. World Records * Fibingerova Helena TCH Shot put W. 22.32m (21.99) 20th August at Nitra TCH Casanas Alejandro CUB 110 m hurdles 13.21 (13.24) 21st August at Sofia BUL Juantorena Alberto CUB 800 m 1:43.43 (1:43.50) 21st August at Sofia BUL Ackermann Rosemarie GDR High jump W. 2m (1.97m) 26th August at Berlin GER Collins Bill USA 4×100 m 38.03 (38.19) 3rd September at Düsseldorf Riddick Steve USA 4×100 m 38.03 (38.19) 3rd September G E R Wiley 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 GER Tkachenko Nadezna URS Pentathlon W. 4839pts (4823pts) 118th September at Lille FRA * Are being confirmed. The former record appears in brackets. W: Women’s. 572 Honours list of the 1977 world championships — Amsterdam Men’s contest Women’s contests Single sculls Joachim Dreifke - GDR Christine Schleiblich - GDR Double sculls Chris Bailieu and Michael Hart Roswietha Zobelt, Amke Borch- - GBR mann - GDR Uncoxed pairs Vitali Elisev and Alexander Kula- Angelika Noack, Sabine Daehne gine - URS - GDR Coxed pairs Theodore Mrankov and Dimitar Yanakiev - BUL Uncoxed fours Siegfried Brietzke, Andreas Dec- ker, Stephan Semmler, Wolfgang Mager - GDR Coxes fours Ulrich Diessner, Gottfried Doehn, Bärbel Bendiks, Katia Rothe, Ilo- Walter Diessner, Dieter Wen- na RIchter, Marion Rohs - GDR disch - GDR Quadruple sculls wolfgang Gueldenpfnnig, Karl- Sabine Gust, Peter. Boesler, Viola Heinz Bussert, Martin Winter, Kowalschek, Sybile Tietze, Elke Frank 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 1978 A seminar will be held in Madrid (ESP) the men’s and women’s contests will once at the end of next April with a view to again be separated so as to reduce the length establishing the “ bridge operation ” designed of the rowers’ presence at the competition to offer activities adapted to 12 to 14-year- sites. olds, between mini-basketball (under 12’s) and junior competitions (14-l6). Moscow 1980 In addition to the chief rowing canal at The Tunisian federation hopes to organ- Krylatskoye another course might be placed ise the 1980 junior world championships. at the participants’ disposal for training The first of these will be held in Brazil purposes. The Organising Committee has in 1979. accepted the FISA’s proposal to increase the number of seats in the spectator stands. Fédération Internationale Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur de Bobsleigh (FIBA) et de Tobogganing (FIBT) The next quadriennial meeting of the FIBA Congress will be held in Moscow in The world bobsleigh championships will 1980. The Central Board, which meets every be held in Lake Placid (USA) in 1978. The two years, will be convened at Manilla (PHI) two-man bob events will take place on 4th at the end of September, as a prelude to and 5th February, with the four-man bob the men’s world championships in 1978. events on 11th and 12th February. 573 Association Internationale Fédération Internationale de Boxe Amateur Amateur de Cyclisme (AIBA) (FIAC) Moscow 1980 The Vice-Presidents of the AIBA, Messrs. Mr. Adriano Rodoni (ITA), was once Donald 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 San gates at the preparation for the Games of the Cristobal (VEN). In our next issue we will XXIInd Olympiad. publish the principal decisions adopted at the Congress. The Yugoslav Boxing League, organiser of the next world championships (6th - 20th May 1978 in Belgrade) has already twice New FIAC Management Committee, organised the European championships, in elected on 23rd August 1977 for 1977-81: 1961 and 1973. PT: Mr. Adriano Rodoni (ITA); VPTs: Messrs. Michal Jekiel (POL), Luis Puig (ESP), V. Valeri Sysoev (URS), Marcos Arambula International Duran (COL); MS: Mrs. Eileen Gray (GBR), Canoe Federation Messrs. V. N. Gailey (AUS), Hector Gallee (ICF) (BEL), H. Joachim Hangstein (GER), F. Franco Hidalgo (MEX), Simo Klimscheffskij (FIN), W. Lambart (USA), Pierre Le Cam The canoe marathon (or long distance (FRA), H.J.C.M. Meuwese (HOL), Simon race) Petrossian (IRN), Miroslav Slavik (TCH), Walter Stampfli (SUI), Hassen Tahir (ALG) Official recognition of this event by the ICF and Gerhard Voss (GDR); SG: Mr. Giuliano should be given at the next Congress in 1978. Pacciarelli (ITA). The 13th world racing champion- K2 500 m: Berndt Olbricht - Yoachim ships, 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. Seven delegations (BUL, GBR, HUN, ITA, K1 1000 m: Vasile Diba (ROM) POL, ROM, URS) entered complete K2 1000 m: Zoltan Bako - Gesa Czabo teams. (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 - Pietrus Shurkash (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 - Yuri Yanakieva (BUL) Lobanov (URS) Men C1 10,000 m: Tarman Wichman (HUN) C2 10,000 m: Sergiev Petrenko - Yuri K1 500 m: Vasile Diba (ROM) Labanov (URS) 574 Honours list of the 1977 world cycling championships San Cristobal (VEN), from 24th August to 4th September. Event Men Women Kilometre Lothar Thoms - GDR Pursuit Norbert Durpisch - GDR Vera Kuznetsova - URS Sprint Hans-Jurgen Geschke - GDR Galina Zareva - URS Individual Constant Tourne - BEL Middle distance Gaby Mineboo - HOL (3rd title) 100 Km team time trial, men Tandem Vladimir Vackar and Miroslav Valeri Tchaplygin, Vladimir Ka- Vymarzal - TCH minski, Aavo Pikkuus and Anatoli Chukanov - URS Team Norbert Durpisch, Gerd Mortag, pursuit Mathias Wiegand and Volker Winkler - GDR Road Claudio Corti - ITA Josiane Bost - FRA We would point out that no doping cases were detected in the controls carried out at these world championships. Fédération Equestre Anti-doping controls Internationale (FEI) In order to prevent, in the future, controversy such as recently occurred at international competitions, the FEI states: MOSCOW 1980 “a. The toxicologists of the jockey clubs from The 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 to jumping stadium (12,000 spectators), an in- 25th March 1977, have unanimously door hall with an 18 m x 38 m arena for the recognised that urine constitutes by far dressage (2,000 spectators), another dressage the choice material for the analyses. arena, a 1,800 m steeplechase course, stables b. From observations which were recently for 450 horses and training areas for show made at the Olympic equestrian events jumping and dressage. A press centre and and in important European competitions, conference room, as well as premises for it has been demonstrated that, under technical equipment, will be arranged under provision of even improvised installations, the stands in the show jumping stadium. the sampling of urine is easy to perform Below the stands of the dressage arena cloak- on the majority of horses. rooms, relaxation rooms, showers, saunas, a medical 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, the affiliation to the FEI ratified on 15th June. sampling of urine must be envisaged in priority. The annual subscriptions to the official 2.