Sport | Luge |
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Category | Sports federation |
Jurisdiction | International |
Abbreviation | FIL |
Founded | 1957 |
Headquarters | Salzburg, Austria |
President | Einars Fogelis |
Official website | |
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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[update] and is based in Berchtesgaden, Germany.