GRIESKIRCHEN. The Sparkasse IFA Fistball World Championships have come to a close with a dramatic final between Germany and Austria in the male U18 event. The German team prevailed, and also drove home the victory against Austria earlier today in the female U18 tournament. The German squad hence scored four titles in Grieskirchen and now holds all international fistball titles; the Austrian hosts won four silver medals.

Quadruple for Germany in Grieskirchen
Three World Championships – in the women’s and both the U18 female and male tournaments – and the U21 men’s European title: Germany took home four victories this weekend. Today the two U18 squads won against the Austrian hosts. In the U18 female final, Austria pulled ahead 1:0, but the German team bounced back and scored a 3:1 win. In the U18 male final, Germany had established a comfortable 2:0 lead when the Austrian team got back into the game in front of their fans – the match went into the fifth set which was again won by the German squad, thus securing the title. Austria took the second place in all four finals this weekend.

Brazilian Teams Prevail in Bronze Medal Matches
The game for the third place in the U18 men’s World Championships was a nail-biter: with a comfortable 2:0 lead over Brazil, the Swiss team already looked as if they were on the path to victory. But the South Americans bounced back and won the match, thus securing the bronze medal. The same two teams – Brazil and Switzerland – also faced each other in the bronze medal match of the women’s U18 competition. Like in the men’s match, the Swiss team pulled ahead early on; again, the Brazilian squad came back and won the game 3:1, and hence the third place in the tournament.

Chile and Italy Win President’s Cup
Places 5 to 7 in both the U18 female and male tournaments were identified via an additional group phase – the President’s Cup. Chile prevailed in the female competition and Italy in the male competi-tion, respectively.

Final Rankings:
Final Ranking IFA 2021 Fistball Women’s World Championship:
1. Germany, 2. Austria, 3. Switzerland, 4. Chile, 5. Serbia, 6. Czech Republic, 7. Denmark, 8. Belgium
Final Ranking IFA 2021 Fistball U18 Women’s World Championship:
1. Germany, 2. Austria, 3. Brazil, 4. Switzerland, 5. Chile, 6. Italy, 7. Czech Republic
Final Ranking IFA 2021 Fistball U18 Men’s World Championship:
1. Germany, 2. Austria, 3. Brazil, 4. Switzerland 5. Italy, 6. Denmark, 7. Chile
Final Ranking EFA 2021 Fistball U21 Men’s European Championship:
1. Germany, 2. Austria, 3. Switzerland

Selection:
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Upper Austria’s top soccer clubs are just as involved as the organizers of the Fistball World Championships in Grieskirchen: Together with the World Championship organizers, Sportland Upper Austria is sending a strong signal to ensure that people have easier access to COVID-19 vaccination.

The common goal: to increase the rate of COVID-19 vaccination in order to regain personal freedom. This offer will be made at the World Fistball Championships up to and including Friday in Grieskirchen – no registration is necessary for this.

The motto issued by Deputy Provincial Governor Christine Haberlander and Provincial Economic and Sports Councillor Markus Achleitner in this context is: “Vaccination is the best defense, sport goes on the offensive.”

“Of course we are on board with that,” says Mayor Maria Pachner and the organizers of the major Fistball event Sportunion Grieskirchen together with the International Fistball Association IFA.

6000 tests have been purchased in order to test all players, officials and volunteers on a daily basis. For all those who have not yet been vaccinated, from Wednesday to Friday at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. a Red Cross team van will take anyone who wants to be vaccinated to the sports hall two kilometers away (official vaccination route). Pre-registration for the vaccination (vaccine is Pfizer) is not necessary. A bus will take you back.

“Only a vaccination solidarity will bring us back the long-awaited sporting freedom. Therefore, actively take advantage of the offer and get your vaccination,” said IFA President Jörn Verleger.

The International Fistball Association (IFA) continued the dialogue for the development of sustainable concepts regarding the promotion and dissemination of fistball in the youth sector with its member federations. Therefore, the IFA Youth Commission welcomed on the even of the upcoming IFA 2021 Fistball World Championships around 40 players, coaches and youth representatives in person and online to the 4th IFA Youth Congress 2021.

Under the motto “Fistball goes Youth” the IFA Youth Commission informed about its current activities:
– Fistball 2021 survey – The worldwide situation in the pandemic (see: https://padlet.com/ifayouthcommission/youthcongress21)
– Update of the IFA Strategic Plan 2019 – 2023: Significant general innovations and changes / Strategic targets of the Youth Commission
– The new IFA Youth and Development program

Furthermore, its was the first presentation of our five exceptional nominees for the election of U18 representatives to the IFA Youth Commission:
• Anika Hartl (AUT)
• Mieke Kienast (GER)
• Florencia Schwaner (CHI)
• Adela Lang (SUI)
• Davin Hossmann (SUI)

The election will take place by the participants of the IFA U18 Fistball World Championships in Grieskirchen (Austria) on Friday, 30th of July.

To strengthen the rights of children IFA President Jörn Verleger suggested on the occasion of 30 years of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by the UN in November 2019 the election of a U18 representative by the participants of the next U18 World Championships. The event and the election was postponed from 2020 to 2021 due to COVID-19.
Currently 25 percent of the 65.000 Fistball players worldwide in 61 countries are under 25 and half of this group are minors under 18.

With 20 days to go until the RE-START of Fistball on the international level, IFA President Joern Verleger wrote today to the participating member federations:

“I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude for the extraordinary resilience and cooperation shown by all of you in organising these unprecedented World Championships that had to be postponed several times.

The competitions are about to start, and like the athletes whom we serve, we need to keep our efforts and energy focused on achieving the best results.

For that, now more than ever, we have to work together as one team. Each of you is crucial to the success of the 2021 World Championships in Grieskirchen. This event will be unlike any that we have experienced in the past. We are therefore counting on your cooperation and flexibility to ensure their success.

We must all respect the rules set showing our strongest commitment to safe and secure World Champs last but not least as the eyes of the hole Fistball family will be on us. This includes in particular:
1) the obligatory daily testing of all athletes and coaches before entering the sports venue and
2) compliance with the rule access only for tested, recovered or vaccinated persons for all other persons on the sports venue.

Only working together and in compliance with the rules worked out in an exemplary manner by the organizing committee and the Austrian federation, these World Champs could be a light at the end of the tunnel in which we find ourselves.

Looking forward to seeing you soon in Grieskirchen”

The Birmingham 2022 Organising Committee has today published the official Bulletin #4, announced the mascots Vulcan and Vesta and launched the sale of tickets for the 2022 World Games in Alabama as part of its one-year-to-go celebrations.

7 July 2021 marks the launch of our global ticket sales. Tickets are now on sale with more information available through the World Games 2022 website.

The Games will offer athletes and fans that “once in a lifetime” experience as the world reaches for ways to reconnect.

If you connect on social media at @twg2022 the LOC will keep you updated on marketing, promotions and even TWG 2022 merchandise in advance of your trip.

IFA, represented by Secretary General Chris Oberlehner and Theresa Eidenhammer, hosted the last two days the INTERACT Consultation Workshop & Partners Meeting in Linz and hybrid as virtual event. Beside the meetings a highlight was a Fistball workshop lead by Austrian national choach Martin Weiss at the club Linz-Urfahr.

TAFISA (The International Association for Sport for All) Secretary General Wolfgang Baumann and IFA President Jörn Verleger welcomed the participants from around 15 International and European Sport Organisations (IESOs) to discuss ideas “to create opportunities and easy & safe access to increase participation in sport for all and health-enhancing physical activity & physical education to active and non-active people regardless their nationality, race, ethnicity, religions belief, age, language, skin colour, social origin, physical, emotional, mental and intellectual ability, gender, sexual preferences, political, religion or other beliefs and place or type of residence”.

The project, which is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union in 2021 – 2022 is led by TAFISA in cooperation with:
– International Fistball Association
– International Table Tennis Federation Foundation
– World Minigolf Sport Federation
– International Dance Organisation
– Confederazione Boccistica Internazionale
– German Flying-Disc Federation
– Italian Federation of Traditional Sports and Games
– Sports Union of Slovenia

Happy Olympic Day everyone!

The International Olympic Day was introduced in 1948 to encourage more people to participate in the Olympic games and is based on the three pillars Move, Learn and Discover.

Today we together with our friends from the initiative United Through Sports invite you to share your sport exercise. What are YOU doing today??

Join us in the UTS WHAT’S YOUR DAILY competition!

Share with us a day in your life with a 1-minute video on Facebook or Instagram.

1. Tag @United Through Sports
2. Use the hashtag #WYD2021.

The video can be short, simple and we want to see what is important to you.

#WYD2021 #wearefistball

The International Fistball Association (IFA) will conduct the 11th meeting of its Board of Directors today.

Main topic next to reports about upcoming IFA events is the approval of an updated version of the IFA World Games Selection and Qualification Criteria.

The initial version was approved by the board on 4th of November 2018 and has to be updated due to the postponement of TWG Birmingham to 2022 and some travel restrictions concerning the next IFA Women´s World Championship in Grieskirchen.