International Carrom Federation
| Founded: | October, 1988 | ||
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| Headquarters: | Germany | ||
| 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. 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: Arif Naqvi (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)
Rules of carrom
ICF prescribes the international rules of carrom, sometimes called the "Laws of Carrom", for both players and umpires.
The ICF rule book covers following aspects, in addition to general rules: standard equipment, rules interpretation, sitting position of players, how to strike, the toss, trial boards, the break, turn of play, scoring, changing of sides, fouls, overboard carrom pieces, rolling and overlapping, dues and penalties, the queen piece, loss of match, protests, scorecards.
Affiliates of ICF
Continental affiliates
- Asian Carrom Confederation
- European Carrom Confederation
National affiliates
- All-India Carrom Federation
- Carrom Federation of Sri Lanka
- Carrom Association of Maldives
- Swiss Carrom Association
- German Carrom Federation
- United States Carrom Association
- United Kingdom Carrom Federation
- Federazione Italiana Carrom
- French Carrom Federation
- Malaysia Carrom Association
- Bangladesh Carrom Association
- Singapore Carrom Federation
- Portuguese Carrom Association
- Australia Carrom Federation
- Carrom Federation of Netherlands
- Pakistan Carrom Federation
- Carrom Federation of Japan
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[clarification needed]
- 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.