WBF Women’s Newsletter – March 2024
The latest version of the WBF Women’s Newsletter has been published and can be downloaded by clicking here. Edited by Mary Kelly-Rogers, it has all[...]
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2024 WADA Prohibited List
You are reminded that the WADA Prohibited List of medications has been updated and will come into force on 1st January 2024. Please ensure that[...]
read moreChanges to the 2017 Laws of Duplicate Bridge
Laws 73 and 89 have been revised and will come into effect on 1st January 2024. The revisions are here and are now contained within[...]
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New Research Information from BAMSA
Bridge: A MindSport for All (BAMSA) has a new research animation based on their recent academic research: Benefits of Bridge: The Partnership Mindsport Click here[...]
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Revised Systems Policy
The latest WBF Systems Policy is now available and will be in force for 2023 and going forward. All participants in WBF Championship events should[...]
read moreBAMSA papers on gender and Bridge
Should the women’s bridge world championships continue? If the women-only game both helps and hinders women’s progression in the card game bridge, should we consider[...]
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BAMSA Conference
Bridging Academia, Policy and Practice Virtual Conference Conference: Bridging Academia, Policy and Practice (bridgemindsport.org) All aspects of bridge – the good, the bad, and the[...]
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International Review for the Sociology of Sport
The following letter and papers have been received from Prof. Samantha Punch of the University of Stirling “We are delighted to share with you the[...]
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Reports and Information from the Residual WBF Congress 2020
The Residual Meeting of the WBF Congress was held on Tuesday 3rd November 2020 in accordance with Art 27 §1 lit.b of Ordinance 3 on[...]
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New WBF Anti-Doping Rules & Prohibited List
In accordance with the revised WADA World Anti-Doping Code which comes into force on 1st January 2021, the Management Committee unanimously approved new WBF Anti-Doping[...]
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Bridge and Dementia Prevention
The WBF Bridge & Science Committee, chaired by Dr. Marek Malysa has released a specialist paper on the subject of Bridge in the context of[...]
read more2020 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods now in force
From WADA Headquarters, Montreal, 1 January 2020 – The World Anti-Doping Agency[...]
read moreEligibility Regulations
On 2nd December at the meetings held in San Francisco, the WBF Management Committee unanimously approved[...]
read moreDecisions taken by the Executive Council
During the meetings held in Wuhan from 15th to 20th September, the WBF Executive Council took[...]
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WBF and University of Stirling Research Updates
The WBF recently funded a research project at the University of Stirling titled: Sociology of Bridge: Understanding Dynamics and Interactions of the Bridge World[...]
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WBF-APBF NBOs Officers’ Seminar – Singapore
As announced the WBF – APBF NBOs Officers’ Seminar was held in Singapore from 8th to 10th June. It followed both the successful NBO Officers’[...]
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A fighter’s Last Battle
by Christina Lund Madsen, January 2014 Jens Auken was known for never giving up. In October 2012 his will to live got him through a[...]
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