International Carrom Federation
| Founded: | October, 1988 | ||
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| Headquarters: | Germany | ||
| President: | Josef Meyer | ||
| Secretary General: | Mohamed Saeed | ||
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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.
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: Josef Meyer (Switzerland)
- Vice Presidents: Elisa Martinelli (Italy), Langley Mathiasz (Sri Lanka), Nazrul Islam (UK), Murthaza Khan Zulfi (Pakistan), Mouraly Venou (France), Dohun Bae (Korea), Junaid Ahmed Palak (Bangladesh)
- Secretary General: Mohamed Saeed (Maldives)
- Assistant Secretary: Rohini Mathiasz (Sri Lanka), Atul Behave (USA)
- Treasurer: Ahmed Mubeen (Maldives)
- Assistant Treasurer: Ashraf Ahmed (Bangladesh)
Affiliates of ICF
Continental affiliates
- Asian Carrom Confederation
- European Carrom Confederation
- North American Carrom Confederation
National affiliates
- Swiss Carrom Association
- German Carrom Federation
- Canadian Carrom Association [1]
- United States Carrom Association
- United Kingdom Carrom Federation
- Federazione Italiana Car rom
- French Carrom Federation
- Polish Carrom Association
- 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
- Spanish Carrom Contact
Carrom Dron Award
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.