News & Announcements

ICSD Executive Board meeting in September 2019
ICSD Executive Board was held in Lausanne, Switzerland recently. We have already discussed on many issues during the meeting, and here is the summary in 4 key issues as follows,
Posted: 2019 Oct 05

First message of the ICSD President
All former Presidents of ICSD (CISS) have the same goal in putting the focus on Deaf Athletes who are the most important. We shall continue the same goal.
Posted: 2019 Jul 09

New ICSD President
The ICSD Executive Board wishes to announce the appointment of the ICSD Vice President of World Sports, Mr. Kang CHEN, as the ICSD Interim President with immediate effect.
Posted: 2019 Jun 21

2019 Congress
Posted: 2019 Jun 12

SportAccord and GAISF meetings in Gold Coast
It certainly shows we are not alone in dealing with these important issues and that we have a whole community of international federations for support and advice.
Posted: 2019 May 21

Curling competitions at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics
For the curling competition at the 2019 Winter Deaflympics from 11-20 December 2019 in Madesimo, Italy, ICSD Executive Board has decided to increase the maximum number of teams for both genders from ten (10) to twelve (12).
Posted: 2019 May 04

News from Lausanne
The ICSD Board has been in meetings for the last two days. The meeting with the IOC was an opportunity to follow up on items discussed at our previous meeting. We also agreed to work on strengthening our partnership as per our memorandum of understanding
Posted: 2019 Apr 14

ICSD Announcement
The ICSD Board and I are delighted to advise that the ICSD CEO, Mr Dmitry Rebrov has been appointed by the United Nations to sit on their Committee of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
Posted: 2019 Mar 11

Chess for 2019 Winter Deaflympics
Information on chess for 2019 Winter Deaflympics in Italy
Posted: 2019 Feb 16

Update Brazil Symposium
On the weekend, the ICSD Executive Board met to discuss advice received from the Organising Committee of the Brazil Symposium that due to low numbers of members indicating their intention to participate that they were not progressing with the symposium. I
Posted: 2019 Feb 12

New ICSD Legal Commisison
The ICSD board has approved the establishment of the ICSD Legal Commission. Its main work will be to provide legal review of the current constitution and bylaws as well the proposed new constitution and bylaws.
Posted: 2019 Jan 11

2019 Happy New Year Wishes and Greetings
As we greet the New Year, I am delighted to join all ICSD members and athletes in welcoming the year 2019 both at home and abroad. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the ICSD Board, Staff, ICSD Members and athletes for their efforts in the pas
Posted: 2018 Dec 21

ICSD President's Greeting to the 2019 Winter Deaflympics OC
After Khanty-Mansiysk and Magnitogorsk in Russia, it will be the turn of the great nation of Italy to host the athletes of the Winter Deaflympics.
Posted: 2018 Dec 19

New chair of the ICSD Technical Commission
ICSD is thrilled to announce the appointment of Mr Martin Bogard to the role of Chair of the ICSD Technical Commission.
Posted: 2018 Dec 13

New member of the ICSD Reform Commission
I am pleased and delighted that we have a new person from that region to fill the vacancy on the commission. His name is Yukata Osugi and he is an ideally qualified to fill this role having been involved in ICSD’s work on reform in the early days of ICSD’
Posted: 2018 Nov 19

New chair of the ICSD Women in Sports Commission
Posted: 2018 Nov 05

ICSD President's Message on ICSD Reform Commisison
The new ICSD Reform Commission is responsible for the co-ordination and oversight of the ICSD Reform Program and will play a very important role in the changes taking place in ICSD
Posted: 2018 Oct 19

ICSD President's Greetings to the 2018 EDSO Congress
I thought I would share with you the 4 key goals that I would like to see ICSD working to achieve...
Posted: 2018 Oct 18

Summary on IOC - ICSD Meeting
This is just a few examples of the exciting partnership that lie ahead of ICSD and IOC and I am feeling very inspired by these real and meaningful opportunities for ICSD and IOC to work side by side, going forward
Posted: 2018 Sep 13

ICSD President's Message on 2019 Winter Deaflympics
It is with pleasure that I inform you that ICSD met with representatives from the Federazione Sport Sordi Italia (FSSI), the Organising Committee of the 2019 Winter Deaflympics in Italy and that we agreed to proceed with signing of the hosting agreement f
Posted: 2018 Sep 13

ICSD President's Message on IOC - ICSD Meeting
We have just had a 2 (two) hour long joint meeting with representatives from the IOC and ICSD in attendance.
A very robust discussion was had with many topics covered including women in sports, our athletes commission and our governance.
Posted: 2018 Sep 12

ICSD President's Message on Commissions
The ICSD Commissions play a vital role in the effective functioning and governance of ICSD and we need more members involved to make them work
Posted: 2018 Aug 28

ICSD President's Message on Extraordinary Congress
More information about the recent request for an ICSD Extraordinary Congress (EC) received on 27 July 2018
Posted: 2018 Aug 24

ICSD President's Message on IOC
A short update about the ICSD situation with the IOC.
Since then, ICSD has been working with the IOC Ethics and Compliance Office to provide the following information:
• ICSD financial reports
• ICSD accounts
• ICSD reform documents
Posted: 2018 Aug 20

New ICSD President's Message
With every new ICSD President there inevitably comes a change in emphasis and culture. Under my leadership, ICSD will provide more transparency, increase the frequency of its communications, and improve its engagement with our stakeholders. We are worki
Posted: 2018 Aug 11