Colorado, obtaining US tax-exempt status. WFDF, with a fairly nominal budget, found help with the increasing use of e-mail that permitted reasonable communication and coordination. In 1994, the application to join the International World Games Association (IWGA)—championed by Fumio "Moro" Morooka of Japan—was prepared and eventually accepted by the IWGA leading to Ultimate's participation in the 2001 World Games in Akita, Japan, and in each of the subsequent competitions. In May 2013, under the leadership WFDF President Robert L. "Nob" Rauch, WFDF was granted provisional recognition by the International Olympic Committee and it is now one of 42 sports that are members of the Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations. Due to the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic, WFDF canceled all its world championship events in both 2020 and 2021. It is planning to recommence world championship events in Ultimate, Beach ultimate, Disc Golf, and Overall in 2022, and to participate in The World Games championships in Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. in July 2022 that had been postponed from 2021. Disciplines Disciplines: Ultimate Disc Golf Freestyle Guts Overall Beach Ultimate Disc sports represented include: Ultimate (outdoor, indoor, beach), disc golf, field events (distance, accuracy, self caught flight, discathon), guts frisbee, double disc court, and freestyle. Presidents Event results Regional events WFDF World Ultimate Club Championship Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S., 23–31 July 2022 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S., 14–21 July 2018 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 29 July - 4 August 2018 Lecco, Italy, 2–9 August 2014 Prague, Czech Republic, 3–10 July 2010 Perth, Australia, 11–18 November 2006 Honolulu, US, 4–10 August 2002 St. Andrews, Scotland, 12–20 August 1999 Vancouver Canada, 27 July – 2 August 1997 Millfield United Kingdom, 22–29 July 1995 Madison, Wisconsin US, 24–31 July 1993 Toronto Canada, 22–28 July 1991 Cologne Germany, 26–30 July 1989 International World Games Ultimate Championship Kaohsiung Taiwan, 19–21 July 2009 US Japan Australia WFDF 2009 World Overall Flying Disc championships Jacksonville, Florida, 9–12 July 2009 Open Division Conrad Damon – US Jack Cooksey – US Harvey Brandt – US Women's Division Mary Lowry – US Stina Persson – SWE Marygrace Sorrentino – US WFDF World Ultimate and Guts Championship (WUGC) London, Great Britain, 18–25 June 2016 Sakai, Japan, 7–14 July 2012 Vancouver, Canada, 2–9 August 2008 Turku, Finland, 1–7 August 2004 Heilbronn, Germany, 12–20 August 2000 Blaine, Minnesota, US, 15–22 August 1998 Jönköping, Sweden, 10–17 August 1996 Colchester, United Kingdom, 21–28 August 1994 Utsunomiya, Japan, 17–23