Firstly in India (1997) at the WAF congress meeting 28 countries unanimously voted to hold the 1998 World Championships in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.

Attempts were made to move the World Championships to Cairo, Egypt but at a meeting of the WAF member countries held on 10 June 1998 in Lithuania with 23 countries present, 22 out of the 23 voted to uphold the original WAF congress vote to hold the World Championships in Canada. One country abstained due to language difficulties.

Furthermore the final authority for approving the venue for a World Championships and congress is the Executive Committee. (As WAF Constitution, page 8 article II section X., "The Executive Committee is the authority who is finally, responsible for approving the venue for a World Championships and congress").

Also the Majority of the Executive Committee as of June 1998 support Canada's bid. So the official World Championships will be held in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.

Regardless of where Mr. Bob O'Leary, or Mr. Das suggest it will be held.

The fact is that Mr Bob O'Leary and Mr Das do not hold a vote on the Executive Committee. Therefore Mr O'Leary and Mr Das have no authority to change the venue for the World Championships and congress, which has been democratically voted on in an official WAF congress meeting of the WAF member countries and supported by the majority of the WAF Executive Committee.