Riga (pps) The venues and hosts of the upcoming annual Congresses of the International Luge Federation (FIL), until the year 2015 were determined. In view of the numerous bids at hand the 60th Congress in Riga, the FIL decided to allocate the venues for 2013, 2014 and 2015 simultaneously. The 61st Congress next year will take place in Istanbul (Turkey). Host in 2014 will be Innsbruck, as a reminder of the luge première at the 1964 Olympic Winter Games. South Korea, host of the 2018 Olympic Games, submitted a bid to organize the 2015 FIL Congress. This candidature was confirmed by the 31 FIL Member Federations assembled in Riga. The exact location, however, needs to be finalized.