International Luge Federation

International Luge Federation
SportLuge
CategorySports federation
JurisdictionInternational
AbbreviationFIL
Founded1957; 67 years ago (1957)
HeadquartersAustria Salzburg, Austria
PresidentLatvia Einars Fogelis
Official website
www.fil-luge.org

The International Luge Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (FIL); German: Internationaler Rennrodelverband) is the main international federation for all luge sports. Founded by 13 nations at Davos, Switzerland in 1957, it has members of 53 national luge associations as of 2009 and is based in Berchtesgaden, Germany. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, in March 2022 the FIL banned all Russian athletes, coaches, and officials from its events, suspended all Russian officials appointed to its Commissions and Working Groups, and deemed Russia ineligible to host any of its events.[1]

  1. ^ "FIL joins list of International Federations to ban Russia from events". www.insidethegames.biz. March 2, 2022.