IWUF-ADC-2021-35
April 16th, 2021
To: IWUF Member Federations
Cc: IWUF Executive Board
By E-mail Only
Re: Decision on Provisional Measures taken by IWUF on the European Wushu
Kungfu Federation on 15th April 2021
Dear President
Dear Secretary General
I hope this letter finds you well.
On behalf of the International Wushu Federation (hereinafter “IWUF”), I am writing to
inform you regarding the IWUF Executive Board’s decision to follow the recommendation
of the IWUF Ethics Committee in connection with an ongoing investigation concerning
the European Wushu Kungfu Federation (hereinafter “EWUF”).
On 15th April 2021, the IWUF Executive Board has decided, in accordance with Art. J.3
of the IWUF Code of Ethics and Art. 36 of the IWUF Constitution, to impose the following
provisional measures on the EWUF effective immediately:
1. The recognition of EWUF as Continental Federation for the European Continent
in the meaning of Art. 4.1 of the IWUF Constitution is provisionally suspended;
2. The provisional suspension of the recognition of EWUF as Continental Federation
shall not prohibit any European IWUF member nor any European athlete to
continue to be a member of IWUF and/or continue to participate at any
competition supported, approved or organized by IWUF and/or its members.
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3. Upon request by the IWUF Ethics Committee, the EWUF must provide any
information which the IWUF Ethics Committee considers may be relevant to
investigate the complaints, including but not limited to bank account details,
itemised telephone bills, bank statements, internet service records, computers,
hard drives and other electronic information storage devices and / or a statement
setting out the relevant facts and circumstances around the complaint/s. Where
bank records and statements are, for whatever reason, unavailable the EWUF
shall provide an appropriate authorization to enable the Ethics Committee to
obtain such records as required directly from the banking institution concerned.
4. A final decision on the recognition of EWUF as Continental Federation for the
European Continent in the meaning of Art. 4.1 of the IWUF Constitution shall be
taken by the IWUF Executive Board once the IWUF Ethics Committee has
completed its investigation and submitted to the IWUF Executive Board its Final
Report on the matter.
Please note that, as indicated above on item No.2, the above measures do not restrict
any activity of any European IWUF National Federation nor of their athletes.
The IWUF Executive Board will inform in due course, once a final decision is taken.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at
[email protected].
Thank you for your attention.
Best regards,
Zhang Qiuping
Secretary General, IWUF
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