Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive (CIPS) (English: International Confederation of Sport Fishing) which was founded in 1952 is the
international sport federation representing a number of international federations concerned with
angling
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sports that are carried out in
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or
seawater
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environments,
fly fishing and with
casting sport.
Organisation
CIPS was founded in Rome, Italy on 22 February 1952.
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The CIPS is a confederation of the following international federations:]Rome
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, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
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, Italy
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where its day-to-day operations are conducted.[ World and continental championships are directly organised by its international federations.
]
Kindred organisations
CIPS is the predecessor of Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques
Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) is an international federation that represents underwater activities in underwater sport and underwater sciences, and oversees an international system of recreational snorkel and scu ...
(CMAS) in respect to spearfishing
Spearfishing is a method of fishing that involves impaling the fish with a straight pointed object such as a spear, gig or harpoon. It has been deployed in artisanal fishing throughout the world for millennia. Early civilisations were familia ...
. 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.
Recognition
CIPS is a member of SportAccord
Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) is the umbrella organisation for all (Olympic and non-Olympic) international sports federations as well as organisers of multi-sports games and sport-related international association ...
. 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
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA; french: Agence mondiale antidopage, AMA) is a foundation initiated by the International Olympic Committee based in Canada to promote, coordinate, and monitor the fight against drugs in sports. The agency's key ...
.
See also
* World Freshwater Angling Championships
*World Fly Fishing Championships
The World Fly Fishing Championship is organised by the Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive ( FIPS Mouche) and takes place annually since 1981 between 30 teams of six individuals per country (in 2018), over five sessions. The 2020 ...
References
External links
CIPS websiteInternational Fresh Water Sport Fishing Federation website
International Federation of Sport Fly Fishing website
International Federation of Sport Fishing - Sea websiteInternational Casting Sport Federation website
International sports organizations
Recreational fishing organizations
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