Message World Day of Canoeing 2003
by
Ulrich Feldhoff
ICF President
Dear Sports friends,
Dear friends of canoeing sports around the world,
It is with greatest pleasure that I send my heartfelt and best regards to all
National Canoe Federations and members of the International Canoe
Federation and friends of canoeing sports around the world on behalf of the
International Canoe Federation on the occasion of the World Day of Canoeing
2003.

The International Canoe Federation representing its 117 member National
Federations globally for a long time is making efforts for the idea of free
practice of the canoeing sports in the nature and healthy canoeing sports as
activity close to the nature as leisure sports.
The World Day of Canoeing symbolizes the efforts of the canoeing community
around the world to promote our sports as a symbiosis between the human
and the nature. In this sense also the World Day of Canoeing taking place on
June 1 th , 2003, is a visible symbol for the efforts for a global improvement of
the living conditions of all humans.
I salute all partners of the International Canoe Federation supporting us by
promoting this idea actively, our Continental Associations, National
Federations, National Olympic committees and especially the sportsmen, may
they be high competitive athletes or leisure time participants. They all and the
thousands of volunteers on all continents contribute to the promotion of our
sports.
The great joy and enthusiasm for the canoeing sports will surely improve by
the World Day of Canoeing 2003.
With my best wishes for the human beings all around the world and our
canoeing sports
Duisburg, in May 2003