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In its video-conference the Board of the International Fistball Association (IFA) decided in an unanimous decision to postpone the Women’s Fistball World Championship in Chile, scheduled for November 2020, to 2021. IFA is currently negotiating with substitute organizers.  Chile is currently confronted with a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and a second lock-down. At…

The IFA Fistball U18 World Championship, which was planned in Grieskirchen (Austria) for this summer, was postponed to July 2021 due to the Corona Pandemic already at the beginning of April. The European Fistball Federation EFA awarded the Under-21 Men’s European Fistball Championship to Grieskirchen, Austria in its board meeting. Originally, the U21EC should have…

On 12.05.2020, the EFA Board took the decision to cancel the two competitions planned for the summer with a heavy heart during its Skype conference – EFA 2020 Fistball Women’s Champions Cup Jona / CH – EFA 2020 Fistball Men’s Champions Cup Linz/AUT because of the Corona pandemic. This cancellation is also being made in…

The World Games 2021 Birmingham has a new name to go with its new date. With the announcement of The Games shift to July 7-17, 2022, organizers have decided that the international multi-sport event will officially become The World Games 2022 Birmingham. “After careful consideration, we are excited to move forward as The World Games…

On behalf of TAFISA and the Portuguese Institute of Youth and Sport, the Organising Committee of the 7th TAFISA World Sport for All Games 2020 would like to inform you that, given the current challenges and uncertainties that the world is facing related to COVID-19 and with the support of the Portuguese Authorities, decision has…

Swiss Fistball started with “Fistball at home” a great initiative for fistball training at home during the Corona lock-down. Unfortunately, fistball courts around the world are currently closed, which means that clubs and athletes have to improvise and individual training is on the programme. These are impressive figures: Within a five weeks, 27 fistball players…

Since the end of 2019, the IFA has been a member of TAFISA, the international Sport for All Association. TAFISA organises the World Sport for All Games every 4 years. The next World Sport for All Games will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, from October 1-7, 2020. IFA has been invited for the first time…

Happy Easter to all of you! Stay home, stay healthy! See you soon again at the fistball pitches.

Today the Fistball Family, along with many other sports, celebrates the International Day of Sports for Development and Peace. The IFA Board of Directors fully supports the symbolic #WhiteCard campaign. We share the vision that sport can change the world. Sport is an instrument that can contribute to positive social change. #WhiteCard #FistballForPeace Be there,…