International Carrom Federation
Encyclopedia
| Founded: | October, 1988 | ||
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| Headquarters: | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
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| President: | Arif Naqvi | ||
| Key People: | S.K Sharma | ||
| Website: | international-carrom-fed-media-commission.org | ||
The International Carrom Federation (ICF) is the international governing body for the game of carrom
Carrom
Carrom is a family of tabletop games with gameplay that lies somewhere between billiards and table shuffleboard. Carrom is known by many names around the world, including carrum, couronne, carum, karam, karom, karum, fatta and finger billiards...
. Such an organisation was first proposed in the 1950s, but the ICF was not formed until October 1988, when delegates from India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
, the Maldives
Maldives
The Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...
, Malaysia, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
met in Madras, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, for the first World Carrom Congress, at which the ICF was formed and an international set of rules was adopted.
Officers
- Patron-in-Chief: The Rt. Hon. Lord Paul (UK)
- Patrons: S. L. Anand (Sri Lanka), Nazir P. Jessa (UK), M. Ahmed Nasir (Maldives)
- President: Arif NaqviArif NaqviArif Naqvi is the CEO of Dubai-based investment bank Abraaj Capital, the leading private equity firm in the Middle East and Northern Africa. He has spent 27 years in the banking, finance and investments industry....
(Germany) - Vice Presidents: Elisa Martinelli (Italy), Langley Mathiasz (Sri Lanka), Zainal Abu Zarin (Malaysia), Sakhawat Ali (Pakistan), Ratan Singh (India), Billy stevens (USA), Vijay Sharma (UK)
- Secretary General: S. K. Sharma (India)
- Assistant Secretary: Rohini Mathiasz (Sri Lanka), P. Krishna Murthy (Malaysia)
- Treasurer: Mr. Zahir Naseer (Maldives)
- Assistant Treasurer: Laurent Prost (France)
- Chairman, Technical Commission: B. K. Harnath (India)
National affiliates
- Swiss Carrom Association
- German Carrom Federation
- United States Carrom AssociationUnited States Carrom AssociationThe US Carrom Association was formed in 1995 to promote the international sport of carrom in America. The goal of the USCA is to create a thriving carrom community in the US and to ensure US participation in the many international carrom tournaments and events organized by the International Carrom...
- United Kingdom Carrom Federation
- Federazione Italiana Carrom
- French Carrom Federation
- Singapore Carrom Federation
- Portuguese Carrom Association
- Australia Carrom Federation
- Carrom Federation of Netherlands
- Pakistan Carrom Federation
- Japan Carrom Federation
- Carrom Federation of Korea
- Carrom Federation of Bangladesh
- Carrom Federation of Malaysia
- Carrom Association of Maldives
- Carrom Federation of Sri Lanka
- United Arab Emirates Carrom Federation
- Carrom Federation Nepal
- All India Carrom Federation
Other associated organisations
These organizations are not official affiliates of the ICF, but use ICF rules.- Dutch Carrom Federation
- Korea Carrom Association
- Carrom Ass. of New Zealand
- Saudi Arabia Carrom Federation
- United Arab Emirates Carrom Association
- Bahrain Carrom Association
- Myanmar Carrom Representative
- Swedish Carrom Association
- UK Carrom Club
- U. Can Carrom
- Spanish Carrom Contact
Carrom Dron Award
The Carrom Dron Award is an award presented by the ICF for excellence in the coachingCoach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
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
Arjuna award
The Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961 by the government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. The award carries a cash prize of 500,000, a bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll....
; the Carrom Dron, as a coaching-specific award, is named after Dronacharya, the Guru
Guru
A guru is one who is regarded as having great knowledge, wisdom, and authority in a certain area, and who uses it to guide others . Other forms of manifestation of this principle can include parents, school teachers, non-human objects and even one's own intellectual discipline, if the...
of Arjuna
Arjuna
Arjuna in Indian mythology is the greatest warrior on earth and is one of the Pandavas, the heroes of the Hindu epic Mahābhārata. Arjuna, whose name means 'bright', 'shining', 'white' or 'silver' Arjuna (Devanagari: अर्जुन, Thai: อรชุน, Orachun, Tamil: Arjunan, Indonesian and Javanese: Harjuna,...
. The award is available to carrom coaches regardless of nationality.
In 2006, the first Carrom Dron was presented to Arun Deshpande of Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, when India won the Carrom World Cup.