Proposal 38: Certificates for world records and making historical world records available [ Revision 4 ]
Committee: Review and Update the GuidelinesSubmitted on 2025-12-14
Status: Voting from February 05, 2026 to February 15, 2026
Background
- riders should be recognised for breaking world records
- old records are of historical interest, and should be available on the IUF website/database
I propose:
- each current record holder is sent an IUF certificate recognising their achievement
- past record record holders may also request an IUF certificate for their achievement
- Each IUF record entry should display past records
Proposal
Old rule: nothing
New rule:
Section 1.9 World Record Certificates
1. An official IUF World Record Certificate will be sent to every new world record holder. The certificate will display the IUF logo; the record title and new record performance; the rider’s name and nationality; the date and location (place, city and country) of the record attempt; and will be signed by a member of the world record committee.
2. Past record holders may request an official IUF World Record Certificate provided the record was broken under IUF rules and approved by the IUF.
Body
It is important to recognise those who put in an effort to push the limits of our sport. Riders get medals for winning competition categories at IUF sanctioned events, so it is reasonable to provide something for those who break world records. This is a reason why riders choose to break Guinness world records rather than IUF sanctioned world records. They get a certificate to show for it.
Currently, the only thing a rider gets for breaking a record is an entry in the IUF website (which gets deleted when their record is broken).
The cost could be covered by IUF funds, but it is not essential. For instance, a courier/postage and printing fee is reasonable if the demand is greater than the budget allows.
I also propose that we list historical records on the IUF website. A world record is simply a snapshot in time. When we measure the progression of the sport, we need to see what past riders have achieved. Each IUF record entry should display past records as well as the current record (perhaps with a dropdown menu or subsection).
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Discussion
View DiscussionChange Log:
- Revision 4 changed by Ken Looi (30 Jan 15:22)
Removed sentence that says a charge may apply for postage and printing
Split the proposals into two- a separate one on record keeping, and this one
- Revision 3 changed by Ken Looi (24 Jan 04:31)
- Numbered the paragraphs
- Grammar and punctuation, reordering 1.9 paragraph 1
- changed 'signed by world record committee chair' to 'member of the world record committee'
- added nationality to the information on the certificate
- changed 'A charge may apply for postage and administration' to 'printing and postage'.
- Revision 2 changed by Ken Looi (06 Jan 04:28)
Put the proposal into Section 1
- Revision 1 changed by Ken Looi (14 Dec 03:47)
Votes on this proposal:
4 out of 9 voting members have voted.