OFFICE OF WDF PRESIDENT
 We
are delighted to advise that Mr Felix Degen (Switzerland)
was elected as President of the World Darts Federation
on Monday 25th October 2004 in the 14th WDF Conference held
in Bridlington, England.
He succeeds Mr Matt Lindsay (New Zealand) who
retired at the 14th General Meeting held in Epinal France in
October 2003 – the
announcement of his retirement due to ill health did not leave
sufficient time to allow for proper nominations for the election
of his successor – thus the Election of the position of
WDF President was deferred until the recent Conference held in
Bridlington. Felix, aged 55 years, became President of the Swiss
Darts Association in 1981 and has been responsible for the development
of the Sport of Darts in Switzerland - he is well known
and respected in the European darts scene – we were all
grateful for his fine endeavours in hosting the WDF World Cup
in Basle in 1995.
He has already made an enthusiastic contribution to the Executive’s
intentions to seek formal recognition of the Sport of Darts in
other major International Sports bodies such as the IOC and GSAIF – we
look forward to working closely with him during this next period
of Office.
NEW MEMBERS
The Conference heard applications for membership of the World
Darts Federation from ESTONIA and INDIA which
were duly approved.
Also the ‘pro-tem’ membership status of BELIZE and PUERTO
RICO was ratified by the Conference and they become
Full Members of the World Darts Federation.
The revised membership total is now ‘61’ Full
Members as of 25th October 2005.
ADOPTION OF FRESH INITIATIVES
During the 14th WDF Conference held in Bridlington
on Monday 25 th October 2004 several ‘fresh’ initiatives
were adopted for implementation during the next period of Office.
- To pursue the formal recognition of Darts as a Sport
by the International Olympic Committee – a review
of the current application procedures and requirements
will be conducted as soon as it is practicable.
- To proceed with a Membership Application to the General
Assembly of International Sports Federations as
soon as it is practicable.
- To formally adopt the World Anti-Doping Agency policy on
the control of drugs within the Sport of Darts.
- To formally adopt a Coaching Policy for use in the training
of participants in the Sport of Darts.
- To conduct a global survey of all WDF members for information
on the current levels of ‘recognition’ by IOC /
Governments /National Sports Authorities and an indication
of the support by ‘funding’ from Governments
/ National Sports Authorities.
- To adopt a ‘Business Plan’ for the future
direction of the World Darts Federation.
Dave Alderman
Co-ordinator
World Darts Federation |
