Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive

The International Confederation of Sport Fishing was founded in 1952 is the international sport federation representing a number of international federations concerned with angling sports that are carried out in fresh or seawater environments, fly fishing and with casting sport.

International Confederation of Sport Fishing
Confédération Internationale de la Pêche
AbbreviationCIPS
FormationFebruary 22, 1952; 72 years ago (1952-02-22)
TypeSports federation
Legal statusassociation déclarée incorporated in Italy[1]
Purposepeak body for angling sports
HeadquartersRome, Italy[1]
Location
  • Viale Tiziano 70, 00196 Rome, Italy[2]
Region served
International
Membership
National Federations
Official language
French and English[3]
President
Ferenc Szalay[4]
Main organ
Congress[5]
AffiliationsSportAccord[6]
Websitewww.cips-fips.com

Organisation

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CIPS was founded in Rome, Italy on 22 February 1952.[1]

The CIPS is a confederation of the following international federations:[1]

  1. Fédération Internationale de la Peche Sportive en Eaux Douce (FISP-ED) (English: International Fresh Water Sport Fishing Federation),
  2. Fédération Internationale de la Peche Sportive a la Mouche (FIPS-Mouche) (English: International Fly Sport Fishing Federation),
  3. Fédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive en Mer (FIPS-MER) (English: International Sea Sport Fishing Federation) and
  4. Fédération Internationale du Lancer (ICSF) (English: International Casting Sport Federation).

CIPS via its constituent international federations is reported as representing 115 National Federations who in turn represent a total of 50 million individual members. CIPS headquarters are located in Rome, Italy where its day-to-day operations are conducted.[1] World and continental championships are directly organised by its international federations.[7]

Events

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Members

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Source:[8]

67 nation in 2024.

Kindred organisations

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CIPS is the predecessor of Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) in respect to spearfishing. CMAS was founded in 1959 by national federations which at the time were members of the Comité des Sports Sous-Marins (Underwater Sports Committee) of CIPS.[9]

Recognition

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CIPS is a member of SportAccord. It is also one of the international sports federations that has agreed to comply with the World Anti-Doping Code which is overseen by the World Anti-Doping Agency.[6][10]

Controversies

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In 2023, the CIPS enacted a ban on trans women from competing in the women's competition category, citing a perceived physical advantage at fishing. This decision was lambasted by some as 'absolutely discriminatory', while gender critical advocates hailed it as a victory for future generations.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "CIPS (Home page)". Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Contact CIPS". Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  3. ^ "CIPS. Statute 16 - official languages" (PDF). Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive. p. 12. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Praesidium of the CIPS 2013 - 2017". Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  5. ^ "CIPS. Statute 8 - The CIPS Congress" (PDF). Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive. p. 6. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Sports Fishing, CIPS, CONFEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE LA PECHE SPORTIVE". SportAccord. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  7. ^ "CIPS. Statute 10 - The CIPS International Federations" (PDF). Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive. p. 10. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  8. ^ "About Us".
  9. ^ "The history of CMAS". Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  10. ^ "List of International Federations". World Anti-Doping Agency. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  11. ^ "Trans anglers banned from women's competitions by world sporting body". The Telegraph.
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