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IBTF Timeline 2015: WFNBTA & WBTF come together to organize the first IBTF Grand Prix Competition, held in Abbotsford, B.C. Canada with several nations from both organizations participating. 2017: AUGUST: The second IBTF Grand Prix Competition was held in Porec, Croatia with several nations from both organizations participating. 2017: NOVEMBER - The IBTF Executive met in Orlando to amend the present statutes, and to create the section of a Governance policy handbook, which were both approved and ratified by the WBTF Board of Directors in January 2018 and will be presented to the WFNBTA Board of Directors in March 2018 for approval and ratification. Work was finalized on a calendar that will schedule unified competitions for all disciplines. Application for Sport Accord (now called GAISF) was discussed and the critical nature of being the first organization to make the application for Baton Twirling was stressed. 2018: FEBRUARY – A partnership agreement was drawn up with the assistance of our legal representative that approved WBTF to make an application on behalf of IBTF to GAISF. 2
March 20 th 2018 – GAISF Application is submitted on behalf of IBTF making us the first ever Baton Twirling organization to seek this recognition!! The GAISF application provides us with the opportunity to be equal to other recognized sports, secure funding and support for our athletes and coaches programs and is our only path to recognition by the International Olympic Committee. Creation of a Six Year Competition Plan: The plan calls for both organizations to have their final independent World Championships in 2020. 2021: IBTF World Championships will be held in the selected disciplines: SOLO BATON, 2 BATON, ETC coming from both organizations 2022: IBTF World Championships of the Freestyle Events on the subsequent even numbered years. 2023: WFNBTA holds their own separate international competition. WBTF will hold their own separate international competition. 3
2021 2022 2023 2025 2026 2024 2030 2027 2028 2029 2031 2032 IBTF World IBTF World IBTF World IBTF World Championship - Championship - Championship - Championship - Intl IBTF ‘ Core ’ Baton ‘ Freestyle ’ Baton ‘ Freestyle ’ Baton ‘ Core ’ Baton - - Twirling Twirling Twirling Twirling disciplines disciplines disciplines disciplines WBTF and WBTF and WFNBTA WFNBTA Intl International International WBTF/W - - - - competition - competition - FNBTA disciplines of disciplines of their own choice their own choice Regional - - - - - - IBTF WBTF and WBTF and WBTF and WBTF and WBTF and WBTF and WFNBTA WFNBTA WFNBTA WFNBTA WFNBTA WFNBTA Regional Continental Continental Continental Continental Continental Continental WBTF/W competitions - competitions - competitions - competitions - competitions - competitions - FNBTA disciplines of disciplines of disciplines of disciplines of disciplines of disciplines of their own choice their own choice their own choice their own choice their own choice their own choice 4
INITIAL CORE EVENTS 2021 IBTF World Baton Twirling Championships Solo 2 baton 3 baton X strut Duet Twirl Artistic twirl Artistic Pairs Twirling Corp Artistic group Dance Twirl Team Twirling Team 2022 IBTF World Freestyle Championships Freestyle Solo Freestyle Pairs Freestyle Team 5
WHERE WE ARE TODAY … *The APPLICATION PROCESS will take some time, it is not a fast process; the committee from GAISF will tell us what we need to do to make our application stronger. Their Congress is held every April where the presidents of each sporting federation decide who is accepted into GAISF. We will keep you informed of the progress as we work towards international recognition. 6
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