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The International Fistball Association (IFA) would like to continue the dialogue for the development of sustainable concepts regarding the promotion and dissemination of fistball in the youth sector with its member federations. Therefore, the IFA Youth Commission invites all interested participants, coaches and athletes to the 4th IFA Youth Congress 2021 (online and on-site event)…

The International Fistball Association (IFA) will conduct the 11th meeting of its Board of Directors today. Main topic next to reports about upcoming IFA events is the approval of an updated version of the IFA World Games Selection and Qualification Criteria. The initial version was approved by the board on 4th of November 2018 and…

It had already become clear that it would be difficult to conduct the IFA 2021 Fistball Women’s World Championship in Switzerland in mid-July. As yesterday’s decisions by the Swiss authorities did not bring any significant changes, the organizers in Jona have declared that they are not available to host the World Championship under the current…

The SportAccord virtual International Federation (IF) Forum on 25 May 2021 focused on ‘Lessons We Are Learning from a Global Crisis and How Sport and Society Can Emerge Stronger’. An IFA delegation under the leadership of President Jörn Verleger and SG Christoph Oberlehner participated in the event. IFA got the chance to participate at the…

Yesterday, Saturday, May 15th, IFA, SF and the OC conducted a meeting. SF and OC have pointed out that due to the epidemiological pandemic and the associated regulatory requirements, the Women’s World Championship will most likely not be able to take place in July 2021. “With great regret we have to take note that the…

From July 23 to 29, 2023, the best Fistball players in the world will come to Mannheim. 800 days before the start of the Men’s World Championship, the City of Mannheim, the hosts International Fistball Association, the DFBL and TV 1880 Käfertal presented the official logo of the 2023 World Championship on the large video…

The International Fistball Association (IFA) is pleased to announce the foundation of the Asia Fistball Association (AFA). Currently IFA has 13 member federations in Asia. Elected as President was Cheng Tsz-man (Ewing) from Hongkong, China. The further board members are representing Chinese Taipeh, India and Japan. AFA was founded as a non-profit making and non-political…

IFA Integrity Officers Theresa Eidenhammer and President Joern Verleger participated in today´s IOC – GAISF Safeguarding Workshop. The objective of the workshop was to introduce the concept of environmental risk as a key component to the manifestation of abuse in the sports community and to stimulate IFs to consider the opportunity to take meaningful actions…