1. Annual report by EDSO Executive Committee Presented at 14 th Congress Bratislava, Slovakia 10 – 11 September 2008 www.deafsports-edso.eu

2. Executive Committee President Isabelle Malaurie Vice PresidentBjørn Røine Secretary GeneralEdward Webb (until March 2007) Helder Duarte (until February 2008) TreasurerArgyris Fotiou Members Vasyl Sandugei Valery Rukhledev Riina Kuusk www.deafsports-edso.eu Executive Committèe 2006 - 2008

3. Alpin SkiingVacant Athletics/Cross CountryDieter Norf BadmintonEmilia Karlen BasketballYaacov Keren Beach VolleyballAlexander Romantsov BowlingNete Stutt Cross Country SkiingKnut Bjarne Kjøde CyclingVacant Football/FutsalAndrew Scolding HandballMario Torcolini Ice hockeyThomas Weisner OrienteeringMarek Mackiewicz ShootingAntonio Endrizzi SnowboardMarco Galamarini SwimmingNel Naaktgeboren-Klein Table TennisZsolt Nyirö TennisJurgen Scheutz (Tobias Burz in EC 2008) VolleyballAlexander Romantsov (until May 2007) Jan van den Breambussche WaterpoloIstvan Fabian WrestlingDmytro Antonov Technical Officials 2006 - 2008 www.deafsports-edso.eu

4. Staff employed by EDSO www.deafsports-edso.eu Nete Stutt Webmaster Ole Armann Accounter (until 31.12.2007) Andrew Scolding Note-taker Noel Traynor Legal Advisor Kasper Bergmann Accounter (from 01.01.2008)

5. Girard Grymonprez, BEL (1-2006) TD of Athletics Bertil “Berra” Franklinsson, SWE (3-2006) Athletics Betty Shrine, GBR (3-2006) V.P. of BDSC Franz Neuweg, AUT (4-2006) President of ÔGSV Werner Scholms, GER (4-2006) Swimming and waterpolo Lars Norberg, SWE (9-2006) Honorary Member of Sweden DSF Tibor Fekete, HUN (2006) Waterpolo Helen Lemberger Udkovich (12-2006) Swimming Emmanuel Rossel, BEL (1-2007) TO of football and Leader in FRSSB Tatania Mironova, RUS (3-2007) Table tennis Marzio Zanatta, ITA (5-2007) TO of football and president of FISS Cosma Iosif, ROM (12-2007) President of ANSR Dmitry A. Gromov, RUS (3-2008) Volleyball and Beach-volleyball Ingrid Storedale, NOR (3-2008) Cross country skiing and cross country Jerald M. Jordan, USA (3-2008) ICSD (CISS) President 1971-1995 In Memoriam www.deafsports-edso.eu

6. 2006 SportPlaceRepresentative Cross CountryOeiras, PortugalEdward Webb BowlingMurtenlier, SwitzerlandBjørn Røine SwimmingThessaloniki, GrecceEdward Webb and Isabelle Malaurie WaterpoloBudapest, HungaryArgyris Fotiou BadmintonPressbaum, AustriaBela Panyi FutsalMoscow, RussiaVasyl Sandugei and Bjørn Røine 2007 Table-TennisMalmö. SwedenIsabelle Malaurie VolleyballKortrijk, BelgiumVasyl Sandugei FootballLisbon, PortygalBjørn Røine and Vasyl Sandugei AthleticsSofia, BulgariaArgyris Fotiou Beach VolleyballChalkida, GreeceHelder Duarte ShootingGenève, SwitzerlandEdward Webb WrestlingBila Cerkva, UkraineValery Rukhledev/Vasyl Sandugei European Championships www.deafsports-edso.eu

7. 2008 SportPlaceRepresentative Indoor AthleticsGenova, ItalyRiina Kuusk Alpine SkiingSeefeld, AustriaArgyris Fotiou Cycling Verona, ItalyVasyl Sandugei Basketball Barmberg, GermanyVasyl Sandugei Tennis Bucharest, RomaniaBjørn Røine OrienteeringVôru, EstoniaEdward Webb Handball Belgrade, SerbiaIsabelle Malaurie European Championships www.deafsports-edso.eu

8. Website Hits/Stats www.deafsports-edso.eu 2006 2007 2008 January -13.191 10.728 February -12.859 15.842 March -14.610 17.130 April 8.45411.742 10.871 May16.76718.634 11.936 June10.95765.468 (EC Football) 15.239 July 9.17218.574 16.783 August10.73816.82713.387 September12.16217.41209.055 October13.82811.543 November41.372 (EC Futsal) 15.440 December10.784 9.171 Total 134.234 225.471 480.676 (As per 08.09.08)

9. 2006 MatchesVenuesObserver France – SlovakiaParisAndrew Scolding Greece – NorwayAthenAndrew Scolding Great Britain – SwedenLetchworthBjørn Røine Ireland – CroatiaDublinBjørn Røine Belguim – GreeceGentAndrew Scolding Sweden – Great BritainMalmöAndrew Scolding Italy – RussiaRomaBela Panyi Spain – HungaryMadridAndrew Scolding Turkey – CyprusIstanbulBela Panyi Czech Rep. – AustriaHradec KràlovèAndrew Scolding Cyprus – TurkeyLakatamiaAndrew Scolding Russia – ItalyMoscowVasyl Sandugei and Bjørn Røine Austria – Czech RepNeustadtBjørn Røine Netherlands – IrelandAmsterdamAndrew Scolding Norway – BelgiumOsloAndrew Scolding Hungary – SpainBudapestBjørn Røine Croatia – NetherlandsZagrebHerbert Kanai Slovakia – FranceBratislavaBjørn Røine and Andrew Scolding Qualifying matches in football www.deafsports-edso.eu

10. 2006 67 new European deaf records recognized and approved 16 athletics 10 indoor athletics 4 shooting 37 swimming 63 new European deaf junior records recognized 12 athletics 51 swimming 2007 63 new European deaf records recognized and approved 5 athletics 6 indoor athletics 6 shooting 46 swimming 52 new European deaf junior records recognized 18 athletics 34 swimming New European Deaf Records www.deafsports-edso.eu

11. 2008 (up to 30th August) 25 new European deaf records recognized and approved 2 athletics 21 indoor athletics 1 shooting 1 swimming 10 new European deaf junior records recognized 3 athletics 7 swimming New European Deaf Records www.deafsports-edso.eu

12. 2006 Bowling 2 European Championships records 2006 Swimming 23 European Championships records 2007 Athletics 9 European Championships records 2007 Shooting 8 European Championships records 2008 Indoor Athletics 27 European Championships records New European Championships Records www.deafsports-edso.eu

13. Isabelle Malaurie is president in Regional commission ICSD – EDSO Women seminary in Pausegg, Switzerland Date: 9-11 November 2007 ICSD www.deafsports-edso.eu

14. UEFA supported EDSO with 35.000 Euro Andrew Scolding and Bjørn Røine on UEFA Grassroots Conference in Nyon, Switzerland March 2006 UEFA www.deafsports-edso.eu

15. Helder Duarte on WFD Congress in Madrid July 2007 WFD www.deafsports-edso.eu