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The International Pencak Silat Federation (PERSILAT)

The following details is extracted from the PERSILAT’s Constitution last updated in May 2020.

Article 01. Name, Nature and Headquarters

01.01 The name of the organization shall be known as Persekutuan Pencak Silat
Antarabangsa, translated as the International Pencak Silat Federation, hereafter
referred to as “PERSILAT”.

01.02 PERSILAT is an international sanctioning body that sanctions international Pencak
Silat championships, with their own juridical personality and fiscal autonomy,
having jurisdiction and competence over all associated Associations and Members
that are relevant.

01.03 The headquarters may be transferred to another location or may establish
additional offices following a resolution adopted by the Executive Board.

Article 02. Objectives

The objectives of PERSILAT are:

02.01 To support the achievement of social, economic development and human
progress, world peace, and the Millennium Development Goals, and to encourage
every PERSILAT member to come together to contribute to achieve the common
goal of building a better world;

02.02 To promote and spread the sporting spirit of Pencak Silat, and bring a positive
influence to everyone, especially the younger generation;

02.03 To work towards a common goal of ensuring the health, safety and protection in
the sport of Pencak Silat, and to protect and ensure the safety and welfare of
Pencak Silat athletes around the world;

02.04 To prevent all methods or practices which might severely damage the integrity,
image and value of Pencak Silat; to promote the sport of Pencak Silat as integrity,
equity, fairness, transparency and healthy exercise;

02.05 To create a fair, equitable, scientific, independent and objective ranking system
for the ratings of Pencak Silat athletes, and to provide fairness and equal
opportunity at all times to all associated parties and participants;

02.06 To create a sustainable competitive advantage to provide more opportunities for
the best and brightest Pencak Silat athletes to help their dreams come true, as
well as achieve our common goal;

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