IFA shares experience in using AI tools to enhance the work of the IF: Chris Oberlehner Speaks at IF Forum
The Secretary General of the International Fistball Association (IFA), Chris Oberlehner, represented both IFMA and AIMS as a speaker at the IF Forum 2024 in Lausanne. The topic, “AI in Action: How IFs and Other Organizations are Enhancing Sports through AI,” highlighted how AI has transformed the landscape of fistball, bringing significant benefits to the […]
IFA President Visits AIMS President
The President of the International Fistball Association (IFA), Mr. Jörn Verleger, paid a courtesy visit to the AIMS President Mr. Stephan Fox, at his office in Bangkok Thailand. Many important topics were discussed, where President Verleger presented a detailed report on the IFA development as an AIMS member, as well as further plans towards recognition […]
CLUBE DUQUE DE CAXIAS IS THE HOST OF THE FISTBALL WORLD TOUR FINALS IN OCTOBER 2023
The IFA Fistball World Tour Final 2023 will again take place at Clube Duque de Caxias in Brazil from Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 October 2023 after a very successful championship in 2022. IFA President Jörn Verleger stated, that the best 8 male and female club teams of the world will compete in Curitiba and […]
Fistball President with Pope Francis
Jörn Verleger the President of the International Fistball Association (IFA) represented the AIMS family in the great honour of meeting the Holy Father Pope Francis at the Vatican. The Vatican hosted the International Summit on Sport in which around 150 leaders from major sports and intergovernmental organisations came together to sign a new declaration to […]
Fistball Rocks in Birmingham
The Birmingham Southern College was the venue for the Fistball competition which made history as for the first time female and male teams participated at the World Games. 14 teams 8 male and 6 female, participated on the 2 fields and once again we witnessed some nail biting matches. It was Germany and Switzerland which […]
Fistball World Championship Started in Austria
GRIESKIRCHEN. After a two year corona break the first international fistball matches took place on the opening day of the Sparkasse IFA Fistball World Championships 2021 in Grieskirchen. First, the women opened the tournament by competing against each other in the preliminary rounds. After two games Serbia and Germany fought their way to the top […]
IFA 2021 Women’s World Championship moves on short notice to Austria
IFA 2021 Women’s World Championship moves on short notice to Austria – U18 & Women’s World Champs now in Grieskirchen at the same time – “We hope the teams appreciate the offer to be able to have World Champs at all.” It had already become clear that it would be difficult to conduct the IFA […]
IFA celebrates inaugural World Fistball Day on 30 January
IFA celebrates inaugural World Fistball Day on 30 January This Saturday the International Fistball Association (IFA) is celebrating the inaugural World Fistball Day 2021 with many activities like the challenge “Fistball Clean Out”, a movie premiere “The Mighty Fist documentary”, an IFA Entourage Workshop on Safe Sport and Anti-Doping and an „Ask the Presidents“ session. […]
Fistball At Home Initiative
Today, we take you to the world of Fistball. IFA is the world governing body for all the Fistball sports and is a proud member of GAISF and AIMS. The former President Mr. Karl Weiss, is an AIMS Council member and has taken Fistball to a record number of Member countries The newly elected […]
AIMS President visited IFA
AIMS President, Stephan Fox, had the honour to visit the 2019 Fistball World Championships and also the IFA Awards Ceremony and United by Sports conference. President Fox congratulated the outgoing IFA President, Karl Weiss, on all his achievements over his 8 years of Presidency from 27 to 61 national federations. He also honoured Mr Weiss […]