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At its headquarters in Feistritz / Drau, IFA President Jörn Verleger and Secretary General Christoph Oberlehner visited Sportastic HandelsgmbH. With CEO Thomas Stadtler they discussed the cooperation for 2020 and the further developments in ball production and testing. Sportastic will provide the official balls for the IFA 2020 Fistball World Tour Final in Birmingham (Alabama,…

In a three day session Eric Kindler from USFA and IFA Secretary General Christoph Oberlehner visited the venue and discussed with the local Organizing Committee from The World Games 2021 – Birmingham all areas and departments like Sports Competition, infrastructure, TV production, Volunteering, Marketing or Ticketing. Three days full of great meetings and an exciting…

IFA is pleased to announce that the IFA Board of Directors has decided unanimously to nominate and fully endorse IFA President Jörn Verleger as candidate for the position as AIMS Secretary General during their recent meeting. The Alliance of Independent recognised Members of Sport (AIMS) was founded in 2009 by the members of GAISF being…

While the first tournaments of the new World Tour season are already played, the best 16 teams of the last year have another highlight coming up: The World Tour Final 2020 from July 17th to 19th in Birmingham, Alabama (USA). Birmingham is a very special venue, as next year the city will also host the…

Today the IFA Board of Directors conducted its 4th meeting since the election in Winterthur (SUI) last year in August. The International Fistball Association (IFA) is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors has approved Malta Sports For All, the Federacion Boliviana de Fistball and the Uganda Fistball Association as its newest member associations,…

This year, the fourth season of the IFA Fistball World Tour starts into a new round with a total of 27 tournaments on five continents. A record number of 124 teams will fight for the club-fistball crown and the title of the best team in the world. The tournament kicks off at the beginning of…

Congrats to The World Games Athlete of the Year Rani and congrats to our Mateus Kuntzler who finished 7th place with very honorable 28.529 votes. We are very proud of you. Thanks to all who voted for him and Fistball! Mateus Kuntzler started with Fistball when he was 10 years old. Sport has always been…

The 3rd Olympic Winter Youth Games, the Youth Olympic Games, took place in Lausanne from January 9 to 22, 2020. 1,880 athletes between the ages of 15 and 18 from more than 70 nations fought for medals in 8 sports. For the first time in Olympic history, the best young winter athletes in 3 regions,…

IFA would like to ask all members of the Fistball family to join us in supporting Australia as they endure the horrific fires that are currently ravaging so much of the country. We are grateful that none of our Fistball family have lost their homes, but we ask for your support for the many families…

Congrats to The Alliance of Independent Recognised Members of Sport (AIMS) and especially to AIMS President Stephan Fox as AIMS received unanimously full recognition by the IOC at the IOC Session in Lausanne on 10 of January. “Although this does not mean that individual AIMS members such as IFA are recognized, it is a tribute…