International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles

Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées - FILA

Last modified: 2013-12-18 by zoltán horváth
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image by Zoltan Horvath, 21 February 2011

• Overview
• The Flag
• Flag at the London 2012 Olympics

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• International sport organizations
• International organizations

Overview

The FILA is an international wrestling federation that holds events around the world. It is the governing body of international amateur wrestling. The main event of FILA is the FILA Wrestling World Championships. FILA is now based in Corsier-sur-Vevey, outside of Lausanne, Switzerland. There are 174 national wrestling federations, including Kosovo (FILA recognizes it as a full member).
Zoltan Horvath, 21 February 2011

The Flag

Its flag is white with its logo consisting of two spheres and FILA letters under them. Ratio is 2:3.
Image of flag: www.fila-official.com
Zoltan Horvath, 21 February 2011

Flag at the London 2012 Olympics

The protocol manual for the London 2012 Olympics (Flags and Anthems Manual London 2012 [loc12]) provides recommendations for flag designs. Each international federation and international paralympics federation was sent an image of the flag, including the PMS shades, for their approval by LOCOG. Once this was obtained, LOCOG produced a 60 x 90 cm version of the flag for further approval. So, while these specs may not be the official version of each flag, they are certainly what the international federation and international paralympics federation believed the flag to be.
For FILA: PMS 3005 blue, 871 gold. The vertical flag is simply the horizontal version in 5:3.
Ian Sumner, 10 October 2012