World Snowshoe Federation

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World Snowshoe Federation
AbbreviationWSSF
Formation2010
Type Federation of national associations
PurposeThe governing body for the sport of snowshoe running
Headquarters Canada
Region served
Worldwide
President
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Monika Owczarek
Vice-President
Flag of Spain.svg Oscar Sebrango
Secretary
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Snook
Treasurer
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Dunn
Website worldsnowshoe.com
Formerly called
International Snowshoe Federation

The World Snowshoe Federation (WSSF), formerly the International Snowshoe Federation (ISF or ISSF), is the world governing body for snowshoe running. [1]

Contents

In 2015, the organization changed its name to the World Snowshoe Federation, so as not to be confused with other existing international federations: ISSF (International Shooting Sport Federation) and ISF (International Skyrunning Federation).

World championships

The WSSF governs the World Snowshoe Championships, which is hosted annually in different locations around the world. The championships have been held every year since 2006, except for 2008, 2009, 2021. [2]

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References

  1. "What is the WSSF?". worldsnowshoe.org. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. "World Snowshoe Championship Results". World Snowshoe Federation. Retrieved 2020-07-12.