News from Lausanne The ICSD Board has been in meetings for the last two days. The meeting with the IOC was an opportunity to follow up on items discussed at our previous meeting. We also agreed to work on strengthening our partnership as per our memorandum of understanding
Posted: 2019 Apr 14

2019 WADA Symposium A review of the World Anti-Doping Code (Code) and its associated International Standards, as well as compliance and capturing athletes’ views were among the main themes at the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA’s) 15th Annual Symposium held in Lausanne, Swi
Posted: 2019 Apr 05

ICSD Announcement The ICSD Board and I are delighted to advise that the ICSD CEO, Mr Dmitry Rebrov has been appointed by the United Nations to sit on their Committee of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
Posted: 2019 Mar 11

2020 World Deaf Championships Update Switzerland has been confirmed as the host of the 2nd World Deaf Shooting Championships on 14-20 June 2020. Turkey has been confirmed as the host of the World Deaf Wrestling Championships on 01-06 June 2020.
Posted: 2019 Mar 03

DIFA Seminar in Bangkok DIFA organized and held this football seminar on topical issues of development, which was very positive and informative for all participants.
Posted: 2019 Mar 01

2020 World Deaf Volleyball Championships Update Italy has been confirmed as the host of the 4th World Deaf Volleyball Championships
Posted: 2019 Feb 21

Chess for 2019 Winter Deaflympics Information on chess for 2019 Winter Deaflympics in Italy
Posted: 2019 Feb 16

Update Brazil Symposium On the weekend, the ICSD Executive Board met to discuss advice received from the Organising Committee of the Brazil Symposium that due to low numbers of members indicating their intention to participate that they were not progressing with the symposium. I
Posted: 2019 Feb 12

Voting privileges for Associate Members One is to review a possible change in voting privileges for associate members. Currently, only full members meaning national deaf sports federations can vote at the Congress.
Posted: 2019 Jan 28

ICSD Technical Commission Update
Posted: 2019 Jan 25

Status of the ICSD Technical Directors The TDs are on volunteer-based; moreover, they are ready to work for World Deaf Sports Championships and Deaflympics.
Posted: 2019 Jan 23

Reform Commisison - Option on new MOU arrangement with our IDSFs At our recent meeting, the commission discussed establishing new MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) arrangement with our IDSFs (International Deaf Sports Federations).
Posted: 2019 Jan 22

Independent ICSD Ethics and Complaints Commission We discussed having an independent Ethics and Complaints Commission at ICSD. Its purpose will be to resolve any complaints raised under its terms of reference.
Posted: 2019 Jan 21

The ICSD Reform Symposium in Brazil It is with pleasure that I advise that the ICSD Executive Board have approved the hosting of the 2nd ICSD Reform Symposium
Posted: 2019 Jan 20

2019 World Deaf Basketball Championships Update Polish Deaf Sports Accosiation (Poland) has been confirmed as the host of the World Deaf Basketball Championships
Posted: 2019 Jan 17

ICSD Reform for Athletes? One of these recommendations is to establish an ICSD Athletes Commission and for the Chair of the Athletes Commission to have a seat on the ICSD Executive Board with voting rights.
Posted: 2019 Jan 13

ICSD Reform and Associate Members? One of these initiatives is a new membership process for sports to become an ICSD Associate Members (IDSF)
Posted: 2019 Jan 13

New ICSD Legal Commisison The ICSD board has approved the establishment of the ICSD Legal Commission. Its main work will be to provide legal review of the current constitution and bylaws as well the proposed new constitution and bylaws.
Posted: 2019 Jan 11

2018 Best Sportsmen and Sportswomen Award Finalists 2018 Best Sportsmen and Sportswomen Award
Posted: 2018 Dec 22

2019 Happy New Year Wishes and Greetings As we greet the New Year, I am delighted to join all ICSD members and athletes in welcoming the year 2019 both at home and abroad. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the ICSD Board, Staff, ICSD Members and athletes for their efforts in the pas
Posted: 2018 Dec 21

ICSD President's Greeting to the 2019 Winter Deaflympics OC After Khanty-Mansiysk and Magnitogorsk in Russia, it will be the turn of the great nation of Italy to host the athletes of the Winter Deaflympics.
Posted: 2018 Dec 19

New chair of the ICSD Technical Commission ICSD is thrilled to announce the appointment of Mr Martin Bogard to the role of Chair of the ICSD Technical Commission.
Posted: 2018 Dec 13

History of the ICSD Reform Commission So in 2006, the ICSD Board had to initiate some reform ideas with the ICSD members at the Symposium in Zagreb, Croatia. Then again, at the ICSD Extraordinary Congress in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Posted: 2018 Dec 12

2019 World Deaf Orienteering Championships Update
Posted: 2018 Dec 11

Yutaka Osugi is ICSD Reform Commission member ICSD has been on its reform journey for some time. What this has shown is that like for any reform work, it is not easy and requires a lot of commitment and hard work from all of us.
Posted: 2018 Nov 20