Within the IFs Mr. Thomas Keller, re-elected President of the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) and Mr. lgnati T. Novikov, President of the OCOG of Moscow, surrounded by from left to right, in the first row : Messrs. Giuliano Pacciarelli (SG, F/AC), Charles S. Palmer (PT, IJF), Mrs. lnger K. Frith (PT of honour, FITA), Messrs. Charles de Coquereaumont (PT, FIC), Paul Libaud (PT, FIVB), Tamas Ajan (SG, IWF). We can also see Messrs. Milan Ercegan (PT, F/LA), Michal Jekiel (VPT, FIAC), John E. Willie (VPT, FEI), Helmut Käser (SG, FIFA), Paul Högberg (PT, IHF), Ernst Zimmermann and Georges A. Vichos (SG and PT, UIT), Nikolai Nikiforov-Denisov (PT, AIBA), Robert H. Helmick (SG, FINA), John B. Holt (SG, IAAF), Francesco Gnecchi-Ruscone (PT, FITA) and Fritz Widmer (SG, FEI). GAISF ings. Delegations from the International Olympic Committee, the Organising At the Congress and 12th General Committees for the Games of the Assembly of the General Association of XXllnd Olympiad and the Xlllth Winter International Sports Federations Games and the 1979 Pan-American and (GAISF) meeting in Monaco from 18th Mediterranean Games were also pres- to 22nd October. Mr. Thomas Keller ent. (SUI) was re-elected President for a One of the major decisions taken by further two year-period. the General Assembly was to admit the In addition to Mr. Keller, the new International Amateur Athletic Feder- bureau is now : SG : Mr. Charles ation (IAAF) and the International Asso- Palmer (GBR) re-elected ; T: Mr. ciation of Amateur Baseball (AINBA) as Charles Riolo (SUI) ; Ms : Messrs, full members, the International Military Helmut Käser (SUI - FIFA), Sven Thofelt Sports Committee (CISM) as a multi- (SWE - UIPMB), Beppe Croce (ITA - sports member, and the International IYRU), Charles de Coquereaumont (FRA Aïkido Federation (FIA) as provisional - FIC), Adriaan Paulen (HOL - IAAF) member—thus bringing to 55 the and Roy Evans (GBR - ITTF). number of member federations and associations. More than 120 presidents and dele- gates from 51 international federations We shall be presenting a full report on and associations attended the meet- this meeting in our next issue. 639 International Amateur 2. Selections : special problems related to Athletic Federation finding and choosing young oarsmen (me- (IAAF) thodological and medical aspects). 3. Discussion on the problems of the FISA. ● The final deadline for applications to organise the 3rd World Cup, which is to be included on the 1981 calendar, has been set at 31st December 1978. Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur ● In order to increase participation of (FIBA) athletes in the IAAF team cross-country championships, the cross-country committee will allow certain individual entries in 1979. ● The major decisions of the FIBA central The conditions imposed include : the athlete’s office, which met in Manila (PHI) were the national federation must not have ever following : participated with a team in the champion- ships and must not be on the continent of the 1. Affiliation of 7 new national federations : organising country. Angola, Bangladesh, Brunei, Fiji, Mozam- bique, Rwanda and the Seychelles, thus ● The IAAF’s quarterly bulletin, No 23, bringing to 150 the number of affiliated contains a study on the presentation of federations. athletics competitions, written by Tony Ward, The federations of Liberia and Kenya one of Britain’s best known commentators. have been suspended as their fees have His advice is applicable to many other sports. not been paid for several years. ● The fifth edition of the booklet “World- 2. The alterations to the game rules Wide National Records”, compiled by M. proposed by the Technical Commission Heilrath, W. Kramer, L. Mengoni et Y. will be applied after the next Olympic Pinaud, has just been released. It contains Games, subject to their approval by the records established since 1st January 1978 Moscow congress in 1980. Two points are and enables the reader to compare per- of particular interest : formances throughout the world. — coaches to be permitted to request a time out after a basket scored against their team ; — the number of personal fouls, after which two free throws will be Fédération Internationale automatically ordered, to be reduced des Sociétés d’Aviron from ten to eight. (FISA - rowing) 3. The proposed regulations governing rules for players have been approved and are applicable immediately. These rules in- ● The report of the FISA meetings at clude five main points : Hamilton (NZL) will be published in our — the definition of a basketball player ; next issue. — written contracts for players for providing services, with or without ● The seventh symposium for FISA remuneration, (basketball players de- coaches will take place from 18th to 21st fined in this way are entitled to January 1979 at the Berlin sports school participate in all competitions organ- (GDR). Three coaches per national feder- ised by the FIBA and in the Olympic ation will be invited to participate. Three Games as stipulated by the provisions subjects are to be discussed : of Rule 26 of the “Olympic Charter”) ; — the definition of a professional player ; 1. Rowing techniques : the rowing stroke and — body movement from the stand point of the definition of players with limited biomechanics ; the effect of leverage on eligibility ; techniques ; mastery of movements, parti- — conditions for organising open compe- cularly in the training of beginners. titions. 640 4. The South African and Rhodesian feder- International ations have been suspended and will not Canoe Federation be able to participate in FIBA competi- (ICF) tions or official meetings. These two fed- erations will be entitled to contest only exhibition matches. ● The 1978 FIC Congress assembled 5. The FIBA will celebrate its 50th anniver- delegates from 30 federations in Belgrade’s sary on 18th June 1982 in Geneva (SUI). (YUG) Sava Centre. where the International Federation was founded. In addition to the re-election of President Charles de Coquereaumont, announced in our issue No. 131, the following persons were ● The final of the eighth men’s world also re-elected by acclamation : Messrs. Peter championships in Manila (PHI) took place on Maassen (GER), second Vice-President, Paul 14th October and was a repetition of the 1974 Liebmann (USA) and Pablo Stock (MEX), final. The result, however, was reversed as members for America, Leopold Spitz Yugoslavia was victorious over the former (AUT), auditor. Also returned by acclama- title holders from the USSR by the score of tion were the Chairmen of the respective 82 to 81 in overtime. Final standings : 1. Standing Committees for Sports Medicine YUG ; 2. URS ; 3. BRA ; 4. ITA ; 5. USA ; 6. (Horst Burger, GDR), Touring (Caslav Veljic, CAN ; 7. AUS ; 8. PHI. YUG), and Propaganda and Information (Hans Egon Vesper, GER). Elected as office members were: Mr. Joachim Weiskopf (GDR) and Mr. Lars Bennbäck (SWE) for Europe and Mr. Eisho Kinoshita (JPN) for Fédération Internationale Asia. de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing The FIC Executive Board for 1978-80 also (FIBT) assigned itself the following tasks : to further efforts to increase the number of associations affiliated to the FIC ; to promote slalom and wildwater racing ● The Swiss Bobsleigh and Tobogganing — in associations which do not, at present, Association has celebrated its 75th anniversa- practise them. The need for introducing ry. Twelve world titles and four Olympic an international junior class has been titles in four-man bobsleigh as well as ten demonstrated and will be followed up ; world titles and one Olympic title in two- — to establish closer relations with the man bobsleigh constitute the gems of a highly affiliated associations in order to be more enviable record. fully informed about all aspects of their work and on changes in their direction as well as results of their competitions ; — amendments to the racing regulations are Association Internationale to be submitted to the 1980 Congress ; all de Boxe Amateur national federations are requested to (AIBA) forward any proposed amendments to the Secretary General ; — over the next two years, various tests related to the discipline of marathon ● The 10th AIBA Congress is to be held in racing arc to he carried out in order that a the last week of November at Madrid (ESP). draft of rules may be submited to the 1980 Congress. ● The world’s two best amateur boxing teams confronted each other early this month ● The FIC badge of honour has been at Madison Square Garden, New York awarded to Mr. Sergio Orsi (ITA), Secretary (USA). It was the third time they had met Treasurer of the FIC, to Vice-President Mr. this year and the Cuban boxers easily showed Peter Maassen (GER) and to Mr. Hans Egon their supremacy over the Americans by Vesper (GER), President of the Committee winning eight of the eleven matches. for Propaganda and Information. 641 Fédération Internationale title of world champion. The event was the Amateur de Cyclisme last of the three Olympic disciplines for the (FIAC) season. In the team event the riders from Canada won ahead of GER and USA. By tradition the national federation of the ● world champion is awarded the organisation The 1978 FIAC Congress, held in of the next championship. However the FEI Munich under the chairmanship of Mr. has decided. so as not to have the same Adriano Rodoni, was attended by 96 country as host for two consecutive years, delegates from 49 national federations. that the 1979 championships will be hosted — Provisional affiliations of the cycling by the Irish federation-home of John federations of the Congo, Gabon and Watson, second place-getter. Mauritius have been accepted, — The organisation of the 1981 world cham- ● The next world jumping championships pionships has been awarded to the Cze- will be at Ballsbridge, Dublin (IRL) in 1982. choslovak Federation. ● UCI Communique’: “Professor Donike (GER), of the “Institut für Biochemie der Universität” in Cologne, and the official UCI doctor.