The International Rafting Federation (IRF) is recognised as the legitimate world governing body for rafting. Since 1997, we assist the global rafting community – sport, recreational, commercial, environmental and sustainability organisations – to advance all avenues and concerns of rafting.
We are a non-profit, democratic, global affiliation of national federations and sporting entities. Together we are responsible for fostering fair, credible and legitimate international rafting competition at all levels, and leading in raft guide standards the world over.
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The IRF mournes the loss of one of our family – Jordanka Bogdanova (1988-2022)
Jordanka Bogdanova, known to many of us as Dani, passed away on 16 June in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She was involved in a very serious vehicle accident on the 5 June while traveling near Capljina. She was in a coma, in a hospital in Mostar
Fun in the sun at EC Trnavka 2022
On the weekend of 18 – 19 June the well known EC Trnavka 2022 was held in the Czech Republic on the artificial slalom course in Želiv. This course is not intended for beginners as it is Class 4, so a good challenging course for
Thank you to the Vrbas and Tara
The IRF’s 19th World Rafting Championship (WRC) recently drew to a close. And there are so many to thank for the incredible event. The BiH WRC 2022 Organising Committee must be thanked profusely for stepping in to organise the event with only six months preparation
