The IFA U18 Fistball World Championships will take place in Switzerland in July 2026. The event will be hosted by Swiss Fistball and organized by the Turnverein STV Vordemwald at the sports complex in Reiden (canton of Lucerne). The European Women’s Fistball Championships will also be held at the same time. When the best U18…
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Join us in celebrating Play True Day on 19 April 2024. On 19 April 2024 WADA invites the global anti-doping community to take part in the digital campaign. More: https://www.wada-ama.org/en/play-true-day-assets
The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) has nominated the city of Karlsruhe as a candidate for hosting The World Games 2029. The DOSB announced this in a letter to the IWGA. Earlier this year, two cities from Germany, Karlsruhe from Baden-Württemberg and Hannover from Niedersachsen, had expressed their interest in hosting the 13th edition of…
The SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit 2024 came to an end on Friday after an inspiring week. The IFA used the conference of world sports federations for numerous meetings and fruitful discussions with various players from the world of sport, such as the IOC, WADA, IWGA and numerous providers of services for sporting events….
The 2024 Men’s and Women’s World Tour Finals will take place in Mannheim: From July 18 to 21, 2024, the fistball scene will thus return to the venue of the 2023 Fistball World Championship. A total of 16 teams from four countries will take part over the four days of the event. When the best…
The IFA is pleased to announce the release of the approved fistballs from April 1, 2024. With a choice of five ball manufacturers – Sportastic, Ludwig, Drohnn, Errea and HAWE – we can offer our athletes a wide range of high quality balls. This selection of approved fistballs is in line with our commitment to…
As the INTERACT+ Project goes into it’s second year, the first meeting of 2024 was hosted in Linz, Austria by Project Partner International Fistball Association March 13-14th. The meeting had updates from all work packages. After the successful submission of Literature Review and Theory of Action, University of Limerick updated the Partners on the next…
As part of its 2024 Annual Symposium, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) celebrated its 25th anniversary in Lausanne, Switzerland. “Since its establishment in 1999, WADA has been a basis for our mission to organize a doping-free sport”, said IFA President Jörn Verleger, who represented IFA in Lausanne. The 25th Anniversary Gala gathered 1,100+ Symposium attendees…
The field of participants for the 10th Women’s Fistball World Championship has been finalized: Twelve nations from all continents will compete in the world championships in Montecarlo, Argentina, in November. Never before have there been so many participating teams at a Women’s World Championship. From New Zealand and Australia to the USA, from defending champion…
The 2027 Men’s Fistball World Championship will be held in Germany: The International Fistball Association has once again awarded the biggest fistball event to the country of the current world champion at its most recent Executive Committee meeting. After 1972, 1982, 2007 and 2023, Germany will host the best men’s fistball teams for the fifth…