Today, the Olympic Day is celebrated all around the world: hundreds of thousands of people – young and old – get moving and participate in sporting and cultural activities, such as runs, exhibitions, music and educational seminars. Over the last two decades, the event has helped to spread the Olympic ideals to every corner of…
A total of 39 teams in the categories Men A and B, U14, U12 as well as U10 took part in the Corpus Christi tournament in Waibstadt on 8 June. Besides the numerous teams from all over Germany, the German national teams of the U21m and U18m also used the tournament as a training opportunity…
In India last week, fistball created a big stir and numerous reports in news broadcasts, local newspapers and reports. With 30 men’s and 20 women’s teams from over 20 clubs from all over India, the IFA World Tour tournament took place in Chennai from 29 to 31 May. In the men’s competition, two favourites emerged…
As every year on the Whitsun weekend, the Kranzling tournament in Haslach took place. 10 women’s and 20 men’s teams played exciting matches for the 500 points. In addition to Bundesliga as well as Landesliga teams, the Austrian junior national teams (2 teams U18w; 2 teams U18m; 2 U21m) also used the tournament as the…
On 20 and 21 May, the 500 tournament of the Clube Guarani (Blumenau; BRA) took place again. In youth and children’s competitions as well as in the women’s and men’s categories, 29 teams from Brazil fought for victory. After exciting preliminary rounds and semifinals, one club was able to prevail in the women’s and men’s…
IFA held its 18th and last IFA – International Fistball Association Board of Directors online meeting in the election period 2019 – 2023. The agenda included a report on The World Games 2025, changes in eligibility for national teams and the IFA Fistball World Tour Finals as well as an update of anti-doping documents, the…
For the 36th time, Clube Duque de Caxias (Curitiba, BRA) hosted the Lothar Germani Jaehnert Tournament on the weekend of 6 and 7 May. 40 teams and over 200 athletes played exciting matches in both the youth and adult categories. In the women’s category, Sogipa (Porto Alegre) clearly came out on top. With a 2-0…
The International World Games Association (IWGA) has confirmed today by a unanimous decision of the General Assembly, the renewed implementation of a women’s fistball competition at the World Games 2025 in Chengdu (China). For the first time, a women’s fistball competition was part of the World Games in Birmingham (Alabama/USA) in 2022. Men’s competitions have…
Congratulations IFA Honorary President Karl Weiss. All the best for your 70th birthday. You can look back on a successful sporting and coaching career as well as an official. Sporting successes: Active Fistball player from 1968 until today With his club mates he marched through to the then State League A and achieved promotion indoors…
It is with greatest sadness that the International Fistball Association (IFA) has learnt that Walter Zöttl, IFA Honorary Member from Austria, passed away at the age of 66. Walter has dedicated his entire life to the sport of fistball. As an active player, he won numerous state championship titles and participated in European and world…
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