International Carrom Federation
| Founded: | October, 1988 | ||
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| Headquarters: | Switzerland | ||
| President: | Josef Meyer | ||
| Secretary General: | Mohamed Saeed | ||
| Website: | [1] | ||
The International Carrom Federation (ICF) is the international governing body for the game of carrom. Such an organisation was first proposed in the 1950s, but the ICF was not formed until October 1988, when delegates from India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Germany and Switzerland met in Madras, India, for the first World Carrom Congress, at which the ICF was formed and an international set of rules was adopted.
These organizations are not official affiliates of the ICF, but use ICF rules.
The Carrom Dron Award is an award presented by the ICF for excellence in the coaching of carrom. The award, which is presented at the Carrom World Cup, comprises a trophy and a necktie. The award was instituted in 2006. India's more general best-sportsperson award is the Arjuna Award; the Carrom Dron, as a coaching-specific award, is named after Dronacharya, the Guru of Arjuna. The award is available to carrom coaches regardless of nationality.
In 2006, the first Carrom Dron was presented to Arun Deshpande of Maharashtra, India, when India won the Carrom World Cup.
Korea Carrom Federation http://www.carrom.co.kr
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