Berchtesgaden (pps) The annual Congress of the International Luge Federation, FIL, will now definitely take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 11-12, 2004. The agenda includes various changes of regulations as well as the allocation of the 2008 World Championships. Oberhof, Germany, and Torino, Italy, the 2006 Olympic city, are bidding for the event. Elections for the FIL Executive will not be held before 2006.

The 2002 Olympic track at Park City, USA, will host the World Championships next year, while Innsbruck-Igls, Austria, will stage the World Championships in 2007. No World Championships will be held in the Olympic years in 2006, while Winterberg will host the 2006 European Championships.