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The International World Games Association (IWGA) and Birmingham Organising Committee (BOC) have agreed to postpone the 11th edition of The World Games until 7th to 17th July 2022. The Games had originally been planned to take place from 15-25 July next year. The International Fistball Association IFA joined the videoconference to take the final decision…

The postponement of the Olympics to 2021 may have a significant impact on IFA and EFA 2021 event calendar as the date of The World Games 2021 in Birmingham (Alabama/USA) might be under revision. The Fistball family is waiting to receive more detailed information from International World Games Association (IWGA) and will provide an update…

When the Fistball U18 World Championship and U21 European Championship takes place from 23-26 July 2020, the entire fistball world will be looking to Grieskirchen. In the region, this major fistball event will be one of the big highlights of the year. “It is going to be the fistball event of the year and a…

IFA is pleased to publish the IFA ball list valid 1 April 2020. Next to the already established balls from Sportastic, Ludwig, Drohnn and HAWE five new balls are added in the list. Sportastic presented a ball version call PREMIUM SERIA A with a different leather and the Italian sportswear manufacturer Erreà Sport – since…

Today IFA celebrates the International Women´s Day. First time ever IFA has elected in 2019 two female Vice Presidents by the IFA Congress in Winterthur. We asked the two elected female Vice-Presidents Dr. Giana Hexsel and Vikki Buston to make a statement on today´s International Women´s Day. “I can feel that the IFA leadership and…

Following the outbreak of COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) in China and the high number of cases across Asia and its spreading to other parts of the world, the IFA Executive Committee discussed together with IFA Vice President and Chairwomen of the IFA Medical Commission Dr. Giana Hexsel the impact of this situation on the upcoming IFA…

IFA President Jörn Verleger and Secretary General Christoph Oberlehner used their trip to the German Indoor Fistball Championship in Mannheim, which begins today, to advance the preparation for the IFA 2023 Fistball Men’s World Championship at the same place. In cooperation with the German Faustball League DFBL and TV Käfertal, the legal structure for the…

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…