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ICSD ACTIVITIES PRESIDENT

ICSD President took part in IOC Sport and Active Society Commission

Lausanne, - Dr. Valery Rukhledev was warmly welcomed by the Chairman of Sport and Active Society Commission, Sam Ramsamy, as its newly elected member.

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Dr. Rukhledev said, “I am extremely honored and humbled to be able to represent the ICSD on the IOC Sport and Active Society Commission and to contribute to the excellent work being already done. Since finishing my sport career, I have made it my life purpose to promote the rights of persons with and to collaborate with all the members of the Olympic Family to use our experience as role models to encourage participation to promote sport and I will continue to do so through the membership on the Sport and Active Society Commission”.

The Commission main mission is to promote an active life style in society, with a particular focus on youth, using major events as an opportunity to promote activity, and to promote sport as a right for all regardless of nationality, religion, gender, socio-economic background or and Palace Hotel, sports ability to transcend all issues.

ICSD will cooperate with IOC Commission in such initiative as fighting obesity among the youth by encouraging an active lifestyle. It will be made possible through Development Grants, events such as Olympic Day activities, as well as longer-term projects available through Olympic Solidarity/Sport for All Programs that benefit local communities.

Dr. Valery Rukhledev (left), Interpreter ICSD encourages National Deaf Sports Slava Ershov (middle) and Ms. Xenia Federations to check the Olympic programs that Morfopolous, Advisor to the President. are being developed by the Sport and Active Society Commission for the promoting of the active society at the “Get Moving! IOC Sport for All Toolkit”. Dr. Rukhledev said that with the increasing growth of urbanization and obesity rates, especially among the youth, the significance of physical activity could not be underestimated.

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Movement and invited everyone in the Olympic Movement to contribute to its recommendations in this respect.

ICSD President extended his congratulations to Mr. Sam Ramsamy for the successful work of this important Commission. He also thanked Mr. Ramsamy for his great contribution in the promotion of sport for disabled persons. He added that ICSD looks forward to continuing its close relationship with the IOC.

At the end Dr. Rukhledev visited the IOC Women and Sport Awards Gala 2016 where Ethiopian sports journalist Dagim Zinabu Tekle becomes first male to receive world trophy by President Bach.

ICSD President visits SportAccord International Federation Forum

This years`s theme of IF Forum was The Power of Sport to Drive World Health. Most of the sessions addressed the way the international sport community support the their efforts in furthering Safe Sport and Sport for Health Worldwide.

In his welcoming speech, Thomas Bach, President of IOC said, “Today world needs the power of sport more than ever, and the reforms of Olympic Savoy Hotel, Lausanne Agenda 2020 provide a clear vision of how we can increase the impact of sport on society”.

Francesco Ricci Bitti, the President of Sport Accord Convention, stressed the fact that this year International Olympic Committee has been successfully working with International Federations drawing on their knowledge and experience to improve the Anti-Doping Process.

Dr. Rukhledev had working meetings with the Chair of the IOC Medical & Scientific Commission and IOC Vice President Prof. Ugur Erdener and Mr. Franscesco Ricci Bitti, President ASOIF and SportAccord Convention. He also held important talks with the executives of the Olympic Channel Services. www.ciss.org Volume # 4 www.deaflympics.com October-December 2016

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ICSD President and Turkish Youth and Sports Minister Met in Istanbul

In the meeting between the Turkish Youth and Sports Minister Akif Çagatay Kiliç and the ICSD President Dr. Rukhledev at the Istanbul, the Minister stated, “the Preparation and Regulation Board will appoint a coordinator for the Deaflympics 2017, who will swiftly surmount the shortcomings for the preparation of the event.”

In his speech Dr. Rukhledev, started off by sharing his gratitude for the Turkish Youth and Sports Turkish Youth and Sports Minister Akif Minister Akif Çagatay Kiliç. He also expressed his Çagatay Kiliç and ICSD President Dr. satisfaction regarding the progress that has been Rukhledev made on infrastructure for the 2017 Summer Deaflympics in Samsun. Dr. Rukhledev, however, further mentioned that there is a foreseeable potential for drawbacks caused by organisational tardiness and in order for Samsun Deaflympics 2017 to go swiftly and ultimately for it to be a success, he will provide support with the expertise and the proficiency of the ICSD. He concluded his remarks by stating, “Even though there are many “bumps” laying ahead on the road for 2017 Deaflympics, he has no doubt that the ICSD and the Turkish Government will accomplish this endeavour by working together.”

The attitudes and statements of some local federation authorities before and after the meeting with the esteemed Minister were the unfortunate part of the successful meeting in Istanbul.

Turkey edged out to be the host of 2017 Deaflympics Games, just by a fraction of an inch in 2013.

Samsun Deaflympics 2017 will be an especially significant event since it will have the most sport disciplines and attending nations than any other event in Turkish history. It is also expected that with an unprecedented number of athletes partaking in the history of Deaflympics, the total number of athletes will surpass that of the and will become the second biggest sports organisation that is open for every country and continent after the Olympics. www.ciss.org Volume # 4 www.deaflympics.com October-December 2016

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Confederation of African Deaf Sport (CADS) Election Results and New Board (2016-2020)

ICSD is pleased to announce the results of the 2016 CADS Board election during 2nd Confederation of African Deaf Sport (CADS) General Assembly. It was successfully held on 29 October 2016 at Garden Court OR Tambo International Airport Hotel, Johannesburg, .

The ICSD held the workshop / leadership training as an important part of the CADS General Assembly on 27-30 October 2016. The workshop was set to train future leaders of the CADS and member countries on how to run Deaf Sports in general. The CADS General Assembly concluded the workshop with an announcement of the Board election results.

The following CADS Executive Board Members were duly elected:

1. Mr Mohamed Madoun, Algeria – CADS President 2. Mr Lamin Ceesay, Gambia – CADS Vice President 3. Ms Shirley Keoagile, Botswana - EB Member 4. Mr Alemayehu Teferi, - EB Member 5. Mr Nouhoum Keita, - EB Member 6. Mr Julius Maxajwe, South Africa - EB Member

The 7th position is reserved for a Woman representative of which the EB will search from around Africa. This process will start as soon as the EB resolves some CADS administrative issues.

The composition of the CADS EB is distributed in terms of zonal representation as follows:

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In the near future, the CADS Executive Board will assess the current CADS situation and external factors influencing its operations and will provide members of the CADS with a report on the strategic plans. The General Assembly agrees that all of the issues that had occurred with CADS from last year should be put into the past. With the newly elected members, the welfare of the CADS operation is now expected to be in good hands. The members will ensure that the strong emphasis on reasonable and balanced operations of the CADS will result in CADS financial and organisational success from now on.

ICSD expresses the gratitude South African Deaf Sports Federation for its excellent work with the organisation of the CADS General Assembly. South African Deaf Sports Federation

Newly elected CADS President - Mr. Mohamed Maudon CADS Congress held at the Garden Court OR (left), CADS Vice President - Mr. Lamin Caesay and EC Tambo International hotel Member - Mr. Julius Maxajwe www.ciss.org Volume # 4 www.deaflympics.com October-December 2016

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2013 BEST SPORTSMEN AND SPORTSWOMEN AWARD FINALISTS

Simon CHERONO - Athletics ()

WINNER with 67 points

Born 24.07.1989, Simon Cherono of Kenya 2013 turned in impressive series of performances at the 2013 Deaflympics in Sofia, winning individual gold medals in the following events: - 1500m - 5000m - 10000m In addition to winning the gold medals, Simon also set new records in the following events: - 5000m (14:02.90 – World and Deaflympics Record) - 10000m (29:16.00 – Deaflympics Record)

Cherono was clearly the men"s athletics star in a competition of high quality in which 16 World Records, 19 World Junior Records and 37 Deaflympic Records had been set. The new records were the most that had ever been achieved in a single Deaflympics.

Yue Yue HE Shi - ()

WINNER with 79 points

Born 01.11.1991, Yue Yue He Shi of China competed in the 2013 Summer Deaflympics at Sofia , earning five (5) Gold medals from each individual swimming event. The three (3) events earned top ten FINA points (with times closest to hearing world record). She also swam in three (3) relays and earned a Bronze medal and two (2) 4th places respectively. In all, she earned a total of six (6) medals: five (5) Gold and a Bronze. She also set two (2) Deaf world records.

He Shi"s swimming events at 2013 Deaflympics: 200m Freestyle Gold 2:07.63 FINA points (4th) 693 400m Freestyle Gold 4:34.45 FINA points 661 800m Freestyle Gold 9:16.38 FINA points (3rd) 700 200m Fly Gold 2:20.03 FINA points 658 and set a World Record 400m Medley Gold 5:04.07 FINA points (6th) 687 and set a World Record 4x200m Freestyle Relay Bronze 9:15.99 FINA points 594

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2014 BEST SPORTSMEN AND SPORTSWOMEN AWARD FINALISTS

Vitaly OBOTIN - Swimming (Russian Federation)

WINNER with 45 points

2014 Born 22.05.1992, Vitaly Obotin of the Russian Federation earned six (6) gold and two (2) silver medals in 2013 at the 11th European Deaf Swimming Championships in Saransk (). The events he competed in and medaled were:

- 200m freestyle (Gold) - 200m Individual Medley (Gold) - 400m Individual Medley (Gold) - 4x100m freestyle relay (Gold) - 4x200m freestyle relay (Gold) - 4x100m Medley relay (Gold) - 400m freestyle (Silver) - 1500m freestyle (Silver)

Obotin also contributed to creating two (2) European Deaf Records in 200m Medley, 400m Medley and a World record in the 4x100m freestyle relay.

Nadezda KORABLINOVA - (Russian Federation)

WINNER with 41 points

Born 25.04.1986, Nadezda Korablinova of the Russian Federation won all six (6) gold medals in all events at the 10th European Deaf Bowling Championships in (). She got the second (2nd) place in Masters.

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2015 BEST SPORTSMEN AND SPORTSWOMEN AWARD FINALISTS

Vladimir MAYOROV - Cross Country Skiing (Russian Federation)

WINNER with 72 points

2015 Born 19.07.1988, Vladimir Mayorov is a 4-time Deaflympics Champion in cross-country skiing (skiathlon 10x10 km., 3x10 km relay, team sprint, and mass start)

Tereza KMOCHOVA - ()

WINNER with 100 points

Born 26.09.1990, Tereza Kmochova earned five (5) Gold Medals in all disciplines of Alphine Skiing. at the 18th Winter Deaflympics. Her other competition wins include:

27th Winter Granada: - 4th in Combination (4 disc.), 9th in Alpine Combination, 12th in Giant Slalom

FIS Races: - Three (3) 2nd places (slalom, GS, SuperG – )

FSI UNI – Academic Championship of the Czech Republic: - 3rd place in Slalom; FIS Races: - Five (5) 4th places in (CZE, CRO, GER)

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2016 BEST SPORTSMEN AND SPORTSWOMEN AWARD FINALISTS

Mykola NOSENKO - Athletics ()

WINNER with 45 points

2016 Born 16.01.1990, Mykola Nosenko of Ukraine is a 3-time champion (100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay) during 2016 World Deaf Athletics Championships in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.

Nele ALDER-BAERENS - Athletics ()

WINNER with 48 points

Born 01.04.1978, Nele Alder-Baerens of Germany earned several medals in the following long distance running events:

- German Champion 2016 with 03:20:33 at the German Championship (50km) in Berlin (GER) on 05 March 2016

- German Champion with a new German Record 2016 with 82,998 km at the Sri Chinmoy 6h-Run + German Championship 2016 in (GER) on 02 April 2016

- World Champion with a new World Record of 02:59:03 at the World Deaf Championship in Stara Zagora (BUL) on 26 July 2016;

- German Champion with 07:29:04 at the German Championship (100km) in Leipzig (GER) on 20 August 2016.

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ICSD MEDIA

ICSD is pleased to announce the launch of new video news in International Sign (IS). The first edition of the video news was released in December 2016. To find the videos, go to ICSD’s websites: www.ciss.org and www.deaflympics.com, News Section.

Why video in IS? International Sign (IS) allows us to communicate in using a variety of different contexts, particularly at International meetings such as the ICSD Congress, Deaflympics, and many more. The goal is to ensure the communication is equally understood by everyone.

The video news will be released once every month or more depending on the sporting events and other related news. Video contains English subtitles.

We are also delighted to announce the release of the 4th (fourth) edition ICSD’s Highlights where you can enjoy reading the highlighted moments of ICSD’s achievements and seeing variety of photos. We aim to strive to keep you all informed of the most important occurrences, regulations and other pertinent information issued quarterly. If you missed receiving all previous highlighted versions or want to subscribe, please send your inquiry to Mr. Slava Klimov by email: [email protected]

Enjoy viewing ICSD’s video and reading highlights!

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INTERVIEW

Dr. Knud SØndergaard expects great success for Deaflympics

Knud SØndergaard born 20 March 1936, Vester Skerninge, . He is a Danish sports administrator who served as the General Secretary of the ICSD from 1973 to 1997. He became of the ICSD Honorary Life Member since 1999.

- What are you doing now?

- I have being a pensioner for 11 years but I am still active as member of the deaf pensioners club, deaf club, the Danish Deaf Association as well as the Danish Deaf Sports Association, the Old Boys Club for those having practiced sports for the deaf. Internationally I am an active member of the ICSD Legal Commission. In addition several national and local clubs for the deaf am asking me for advice, especially of legal character. For 3½ years ago I moved from a house to an apartment so I do no longer have to maintain a house and garden which gave me more time to join the activities at the deaf community.

- Was it a tough job to be the General Secretary of the CISS for 24 years?

- Yes, it really was a tough job to work without the many new information channels we have today. A lot of letters had to be answered, the CISS Bulletin was first duplicated and after a short time printed at an off-set printing company. However, for all years letters and the bulletin had to be put into envelopes, posted and stamped manually. It all took a lot of time and I had to be careful in keeping each task separate.

- Which of the roles that you performed in your life was the most difficult: President of EUD, Deaflympic athlete, General Secretary of CISS or President of Danish Deaf Association?

- All were difficult and time-consuming but also inspiring and a mean to do something to improve the human rights of deaf people the world over. Each of these tasks had issues and obstacles to overcome. They were different and each one gave me a lot to do. It is really not possible to say that one of them was more difficult than the other. www.ciss.org Volume # 4 www.deaflympics.com October-December 2016

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- How do we convince young athletes that is not all about the medals, taking into account the hype around medal winners?

- By taking them down to the ground again and not focus so much on their results! The most important is to participate – not to win! I know that nowadays money play a great role so perhaps not to give money for a medal would lead to that the medals are not the only by participating in the Deaflympics.

- Do you think that Deaflympics is moving and performing well?

- Until the 2009 Summer Deaflympics I am of the opinion that the Deaflympics generally has performed well, but when the 2011 Winter Deaflympics had to be cancelled I fell that something went wrong. Not only the Deaflympics itself but also the ICSD Congresses has not been what they should do. The Congresses are part of the Deaflympics movement so they have an influence of how things are going. In addition I have doubts about the future because the deaf community is changing a lot because of the new hearing opportunities.

- We will have to see how it is going the next years. www.ciss.org Volume # 4 www.deaflympics.com October-December 2016

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2017 SAMSUN

The 2nd Venue Inspection in Samsun

The Samsun 2017 Organising Committee, it’s their honour and pleasure to invite each member of National Deaf Sports Federation (NDSF) to participate in the Second Chef de Mission Seminar which will be held in Samsun, on February 18-21, 2017.

Throughout the Chef de Mission meetings, the Organising Committee FEBRUARY (OC) will present the Master Plan which contains information on Visa, Venues, Sport and Non-Sport Activities. Each member of NDSF will have the opportunity to visit the Athletes Village, Training and Competition Venues. The Seminar will take

18-21 a place in the Conference Hall of Sheraton Hotel in Samsun. The OC will present all the plans in their final forms during the 2nd Chef de Mission Seminar.

Deadline for NDFS’s member to fill out the form and send to 2017 Summer Deaflympics Organising Committee by email samsun2017deafl[email protected] with a copy to the ICSD Secretariat offi[email protected], the due date is on 18 January 2017.

Photographs were taken during the 1st Venue Inspection in Samsun last October 2015. www.ciss.org Volume # 4 www.deaflympics.com October-December 2016

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Samsun 2017 Volunteer Recruitment Campaign

Samsun 2017 offered people around the world a chance to participate in the 23rd Summer Deaflympics with the launch of an online volunteer recruitment campaign.

The Organising Committee of 23rd Summer Deaflympics is launching the International Volunteer Programme with the aim to offer worldwide volunteers the possibility to gain experience at an international Deaf sports event and develop event management and communication skills. It is also an opportunity to create worldwide contacts with the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf's community.

More information about the Samsun 2017 volunteer programme is available at http:// www.2017deaflympics.com/en/Application-Volunteer

450 Volunteers have been integral part of the 18th Winter Deaflympics’ success. All staff of the 2015 Winter Deaflympics have been easily identified during the Games, thanks to the distinctive uniforms with cold proof baseball cap that has Deaflympics branding with Russian’s artwork. The uniforms had 3 different colours: black was for sign language interpreters, white-blue for volunteers and yellow-black uniforms. Samsun prepares to host the 23rd Summer Deaflympics, the role of Deaflympics volunteers has never been more important. www.ciss.org Volume # 4 www.deaflympics.com October-December 2016

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International Sign Training Programme has just started

Within the of the 23rd Summer Deaflympics Samsun 2017, International Sign Training Programme will begin. With Turkish Deaf Sport Federation’s support, this programme is planned for staff who are currently working at public institutions and organisations such as Provincial Security Directorate, Provincial Sport Directorate and Local Health Authority. It will be provided by professional educators from November 2016 to July 2017. The main goals are to teach daily sign language to the participants, them to the Deaflympics 2017, and spread sportive terms to be used. Another goal of this programme is to increase the awareness of the sign language as a part of the legacy programme for the Samsun 2017 Deaflympics.

EDITOR'S NOTE: International Sign (IS) is a contact variety of sign language used in a variety of different contexts, particularly at international meetings such as the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) congress, events such as the Deaflympics, in video clips produced by Deaf people and watched by other Deaf people from around the world, and informally when travelling and socialising. It is a sign-language pidgin. It is not as conventionalised or complex as natural sign languages, and has a limited lexicon. www.ciss.org Volume # 4 www.deaflympics.com October-December 2016

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2017 UPCOMING EVENTS

2nd World Deaf Cross Country Skiing Championships

Hosted by: 5-13 FEBRUARY

3rd World Deaf Championships

Hosted by: 5-13 MARCH www.ciss.org Volume # 4 www.deaflympics.com October-December 2016

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2017 World Deaf Alpine Skiing Championships &

2017 World Deaf Snowboard Championships

Hosted by: 12-18 MARCH

3rd World Deaf Hockey Championship

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46th ICSD Congress - Samsun, Turkey

Organised by: 16-18 JULY

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23rd SUMMER DEAFLYMPICS Hosted and Organised by: 18-30 JULY

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1st U-18 World Deaf Championships Hosted and Organised by: 24 NOVEMBER - 3 DECEMBER

ICSD MEDIA

Share Your News with the World - The part you play in making the news is very important. Share your sport events and news with other deaf people around the world. Send your deaf sports news, video, photos, stories to Mr. Slava Klimov, ICSD Media Director, by email: [email protected] www.ciss.org Volume # 4 www.deaflympics.com October-December 2016

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FEATURED NEWS

For Deaf Player, Sound is No Barrier

ASAN, — To improve its chances in the boys’ team tennis event at the National Sports Festival here, Mapo High School in Seoul brought in a ringer from Jecheon, two hours southeast of the capital. His name was Lee Duck-hee, and he had first caught the coach’s eye when he was in elementary school.

Mapo High’s players pressed against the fence beside along the dusty hardcourts and chanted in support while Lee, 18, crushed forehand winners past his bespectacled opponent in the final. The 6-1, 6-1 win took little time — no surprise, as Lee is the best teenage player in South Korea, and a professional ranked 143rd in the world.

“Seeing the level of skill, power and returning is totally different than high school level,” said Jeong Yeong-sok, his doubles partner at the tournament. Lee is exceptional among professionals, too. He is deaf, and no deaf player in the sport’s history has reached these heights. In tennis, simply seeing the ball is believed to be insufficient. Hearing the ball, top players say, enables faster reactions — a crucial advantage in a sport where powerful serves and groundstrokes mean that every tiny fraction of a second matters.

“Training for the Deaflympics, I realized I relied on hearing instead of watching or feeling the ball,” she said. “It took me about five weeks to get in the habit of watching the ball instead of hearing it. Once my hearing was taken away, I had to rely on my other senses — touch and sight.”

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Thailand Crowned 1st ASEAN Deaf Football Championship

Malaysia hosted the FIRST ASEAN Deaf Football Championship from 4th to 10th December 2016.

Malaysia marched into the final of the 1st Asean Deaf Football Championship after whipping 10-1 at the National Sports Council (NSC) field on December 8th. Malaysia were however, given a rude shock when Indonesia took the lead in the 2nd minute through Salvador Sianipar after Malaysian goalkeeper Yongki Yamadi failed to clear the danger.

Indonesia's lead did not last long as Malaysia managed to equalise even before the cheers of the Indonesian crowd had died down, when start striker Edelsen Dell Evaristus struck the first of his four goals in the 3rd minute.

Malaysia added another two goals to take a comfortable 3-1 lead by half time.

After the break, Malaysia went on a goal-spree by adding another seven goals with Edelson Dell leading the charge with four goals to his credit while Rabbino Lusius, Roynald Vienc Vincent, Muhammad Rahmatuddin Mohd Razali and Amirul Naim Mat Leh.

Participating countries in 1ST ADFC2016 were such as - , Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia and Malaysia.

Source: The Mailaymail Online. Photos by Deaf International Football Association (DIFA) www.ciss.org Volume # 4 www.deaflympics.com October-December 2016

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REGIONAL SPORT EVENTS

Europa Cup for Clubs 2017 MTB 27-28 May 2017 + for YOUTH (OPEN)

Dear Athletes and Leaders, Dear Fans and Friends,

We have the great pleasure to announce the organisation of the 4th European Championships Mountainbike taking place from Saturday 5 May to Sunday 13 May 2017 in Anhée in the Province of Namur. The organization of such an event has been possible thanks to the support of the club Mountainbike Raid Bocq association and club E.S.S. Mons who responded positively to our call. We all wish to offer all the public (deaf, hard-of-hearing and hearing) an international sports moment for the best mountain bikers from all over Europe. However, our mission is not limited to these European Championships since we also took the challenge to organize, still in Anhée, the Europa Cup Moutainbike for club 2017. As the name suggests, this competition is for any member from a club affiliated to a national federation recognized by the single European sports organisation for deaf : E.D.S.O. (European Deaf Sport Organisation). This sports jouspt will be held during the weekend of 27 and 28 May 2017. Recent positive feedback received at the recent 8th European Championships Cycling in Brugge - Eeklo organised by our colleague, the D.S.V. (Dovensport Vlaanderen vzw) encourages us to follow the same path. Further information are received from the secretariat of your federation that will relay the clubs you belong. For Registration : see www.mtbdeafeuropacup.jimdo.com Welcome to Anhée !

Nicolas Rettmann Secretary Contact : [email protected] www.ciss.org Volume # 4 www.deaflympics.com October-December 2016

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Wishing You a Joyfl Holiday Season, Healty And Prosperous New Year 2017! Looking forward t welcoming you t te 46t ICSD Congress and 23rd Summer Deaflympics in Samsun, Turkey!

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ICSD | International Committee of Sports for the Deaf Maison du Sport International Av. de Rhodanie 54 Organisation recognised by the CH-1007 Lausanne, Switzerland INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE CEO Mr. Dmitry Rebrov Representative - Ms. Xenia Morfopolous Email: offi[email protected] | Web: www.ciss.org