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Ours In LAS-VEGASE or the STEP To OLYMPIC DREAM (№1 (1) from July, 05th, 2004)

II Congress of the World conference of billiard sports (WCBS). The first vice-president ФБСР Vladimir Pavlovich Nikiforov and the director of a direction have taken part In its work "pool" ФБСР, vice-president ФБС of Petersburg, the master of sports Alexander Nikolaevich Puhlenko.

V.P.Nikiforov

Impressions of a trip, безус�ловно, it is a lot of: полез�ные meetings with colleagues from the different countries, discussions, disputes. The report with which выс�тупил Alexander Nikolaevich, has appeared very substantial and interesting. The concept of activity of the International committee on "pyramid" and Federation бильярд�ного sports of Russia has been presented participants of the Congress. He has brightly told that represents Russian billiards, as well as in what countries develops. That we search for an optimum variant of Russian game which we suggest to include in the international tournaments: probably, it will be altered �the Moscow pyramid�. Us bombarded with questions and the main thing – requests for participation in coming in the end of the year in Moscow the World championship on "pyramid" literally.

Whether but billiards will be included in the Olympic sports program, to no small degree depends on how will take place in next year the International tournament on бильяр�дному to a thriathlon (a pool, снукер and карамболь). If the committee the IOC under the sports program states a due estimation to billiards as to the interesting kind of sports representing the present show, the prospect is. If is not present – I think, billiards is for a long time removed aside.

A.N.Puhlenko

II Congress WCBS has made attempt to consolidate effort to approach Olympic dream of billiard-players. This question was put on I Congress in 1997, however the result and has not been reached. Las Vegas just also put a problem to shift this question with мёрт�вой points. But... WCBS, speaking in images, дер�жится on three foundations - to a pool, снукере and карамболе. In this sheaf �a weak link� is снукер: fans in any way and professionals cannot agree among themselves; both at those, and at others the organisations, the tournaments, and the powerful financial support. As a result – there are no decisions, there is no consolidation.

On Olympic games of performance of billiard-players should become command: from на�циональных federations in a national team join on one player on a pool, снукеру and карамболю. PokazaYotelnyj tournament under such scheme was planned in 2003 in the city of Bri - in the homeland of the present president Z.Roge's IOC – and should serve as a prototype of Olympic billiard tournament. But at the last minute because of пози�ции снукерного a battalion all has broken. Now, thanks to entering into charter WCBS of amendments, the problem is removed: a pool and карамболь without снукера decisions can make, and, I think, all will be finished to the logic end.

In Games of 2009 бильярдне will include, however chances to get on Olimpiadu-2012 are. On the Congress in Las Vegas the president of the World games of Ron Frich, the committee-man the IOC on inclusion in the program of Olympic games of new kinds of sports has acted with the report. It has explained that необхо�димо to make, that billiards об�рёл the place in the Olympic program.

Billiard sports already вклю�чен in the program of the World games-2005 in Duisburg (Germany): competitions on a pool (men and women), снукеру and карамболю (only men). On дуйсбургских games there will be присут�ствовать the president Z.Roge's IOC, members the IOC. Probably, it becomes for billiards отправ�ной a point on Olympic games.

Though purpose II Congress WCBS also has reached, I would note small quantity of national federations participating in it: from invited 154 have answered 40. And have arrived also that less – an order 10: representatives ФБС of France, Venezuela, Southern Africa, Singapore, Russia... I Think, it связа�но that national federations on the Congress are only observers, without having a vote.

On the Congress I have given the small report: that represents Russian billiards who in it plays. Unfortunately, Russian сто�ла in the Congress lobby not ока�залось, and possibilities to show game on практи�ке were not. But the report has been met with инте�ресом: questions – about spheres, billiard pockets, rules fell down . Many expressed desire to send the players on the December World championship on "pyramid" to Moscow.

Business meetings with foreign колле�гами have taken place also. Many practical questions have been solved with the president and the secretary of the World Association of a pool (and Russian биль�ярд just is included into this AssotsiaYotsiju). Met president VseYomirnyh of games by Ronom Frichem, it it is live was interested in sports billiards.

Trip to Las Vegas оказа�лась the useful. The step to Olympic Dream is made очеред�ной, though also small. That полу�чится - we will see.

On materials of interview of B.Kamenskogo, magazine "Drive a sphere"

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