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Event List
15th IDBF Club Crew World Championships (CCWC2026)
Liyu Lake, Hualien , Chinese Taipei
29 August to 6 September 2026
18th IDBF World Dragon Boat Racing Championships (WDBRC2027)
Kwun Tong Promenade, Hong Kong, China
2027
Latest News
IDBF President’s visit strengthens dragon boat development in Brazil
NEWS RELEASE (#2025-17) IDBF President’s Visit Strengthens Dragon Boat Development in Brazil International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) President Claudio Schermi has concluded a two‑week (4–19 December) official mission to Bahia, Brazil,...
IDBF Congress 2025: Hong Kong Incorporation, Strategic Vision, and Mid-Term Elections Propel the Sport Forward
NEWS RELEASE (#2025-16) IDBF Congress 2025: Hong Kong Incorporation, Strategic Vision, and Mid-Term Elections Propel the Sport Forward The International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) concluded its historic online Congress on November 21–22,...
Dragon Boating Shines at United Through Sports World Children’s Festival 2025
NEWS RELEASE (#2025-15) Dragon Boating Shines at United Through Sports World Children’s Festival 2025 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — 22 November 2025. The spirit of teamwork and inclusion came alive at the United Through Sports (UTS) World...
About Us
The IDBF is an international non-governmental, non-profit world organization for dragon boating and other paddle sport activities.
With the objects of encouraging the development of the sport of Dragon Boat Racing and of maintaining its Asian cultural, historical and religious traditions and of strengthening the bonds of friendship that unite those who practice it, the International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) was founded on June 24th, 1991 in Hong Kong by the Governing Associations of Australia, the People’s Republic of China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Norway, the Republic of Phillippines, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States.
