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Other rafting development stories

We did an article recently on Developing Rafting in your Region, here are some more stories …. Did you know there is rafting in Mongolia? Mongolia became a member of the IRF at the end of last year and this year saw them running their first rafting competition. The event was R4, on the Tuul

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Every drop counts!

If you use the rivers for your fun and sport and yet on the other hand you do not take care to conserve and not to pollute water – that would be hypocritical. Are we doing everything to keep our waters clean and safe, are we always acting responsibly? This is not just about our behaviour

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World Rafting Day

At our last Congress, the IRF decided to set aside 12 July to be World Rafting Day. And here are some of the ways that this day was celebrated in Serbia, Iran, New Zealand and the USA. Drina Regatta – Serbia This regatta gathers together a large number of fans of the river and of

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Promoting rafting over 504km of rivers in 14 days

504 km is a very long rafting regatta!!! The two rivers of Vrbas and Sava linked the two cities of Banja Luka, BiH and Belgrade, Serbia through this amazing regatta which lasted from the 23rd September to the 6th October.   The technical organizers of the regatta were Rafting Klub “Kanjon” from Banja Luka and

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IRF WRC 2011 is first Certified Carbon Neutral World Sports Event ever!

The International Rafting Federation delivers the first certified carbon neutral World Sports Event with the Costa Rica 2011 World Rafting Championships. This article explains how they did it. A model for the world. Costa Rica raises the bar in global sustainable environmental initiatives once again. The World Rafting Championships (WRC), held October 4-11, 2011 in

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“We love clean rivers” says Oregon Rafting Team

Oregon Raft Team will be participating in the “We Love Clean Rivers” clean up campaign which in partnership with Clackamas River Basin Council, hosts the 10th Annual Down the River Clean Up on the Clackamas – SUNDAY, SEPT 9th. This is a 15-mile, on-river clean up made possible by a rich network of river recreationalists

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