News to the all over the world's first World Wide Web page exciting for important information to all martial artists for deaf and hard of hearing, from 7th to 14th March 1999 in Davos, Switzerland in which the our 2 rappresentatives of the I.M.A.F.D. were attended for the events of the 14th Winter World Games of the Deaf (WWGD) to partecipate where the opening of the Ciss Congress by President John Lovett of Australia, Secretary General Donalda Ammons of USA, Ciss executive members and a contingent of 40 countries member has voted to approve the new affiliation organization under the CISS governing authority in Deaf Sports !

The IMAFD Representatives to cover the CISS Congress The first time has partecipated the 2 IMAFD rappresentative : Eng. Brigitte Göbl (Austria) and Master Francesco Faraone (Italy) During the CISS congress has invitated to assist for the IMAFD reports will like to inserit any disciplines of martial arts an exclusive collaboration with CISS in Deaf World Sports Games for the best future development.

This symbol of friendships that IMAFD will take an official affiliation member under the CISS organization

The CISS voted the World's Top Sportspersons of the Year 1996 The great congratulation to World Champion of Taekwondo's Dawin Birley (Canada) during the 75th anniversary banquet . At center, Canadian Dawin Birley's great proud for the selection of Best Sportswoman Award Winner for his numerous victory for international Taekwondo tournaments by Hearing with the 2 IMAFD rappresentatives .