Year of the Youth 2013

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The IKF Executive Committee has decided to prioritise and promote youth development in 2013 by initiating a worldwide project for the year of the YOUTH.

The project will run throughout 2013 and follow up activities may be continued into 2014 if required.

All 59 IKF member countries have been invited to participate in this project to help promote korfball for our younger players on a global scale and we are excited by the positive responses that we have received from the participating countries.

A project organising committee has been established with representatives from a variety of IKF countries and the committee is happy to announce that we would like everyone to celebrate

The International YOUTH Korfball Day 2013

on Saturday 15 June 2013 

(the 13th of June is the 80th anniversary of the IKF)

This world wide YOUTH day will symbolise that YOUTH is the key to korfball development and a strong korfball community in the future.

We also have created a Facebook page called Year of the korfball Youth and we invite you to like this page and add news and announcements of the events in your own countries so that we can all see what is happening around the world. We can all learn from, and be inspired by the efforts of others so please share your information and ideas with all of us through our social networking channels.

All active national korfball organisations are invited to participate in activities throughout the year and in particular on this special day in June. How fantastic it will be to have so many countries playing, teaching and learning our sport simultaneously in a unified global program for our youth.

Questions or suggestions of activities or promotional events will be welcome and appreciated by the committee so please email the IKF office with your ideas. (office@ikf.org)

Hand in hand cooperation is the key to our success in this task and the IKF believes that the efforts of all nations working together will produce some amazing projects and outcomes. Good luck to you all and we look forward to your news!

IKF awards Korfball World Congress 2013 to Lisbon (Portugal)

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The Executive Committee of the International Korfball Federation (IKF) has awarded
the hosting of its Bi-annual Korfball World Congress and General Meeting to the
Federacao Portuguesa de Corfebol (FPC). The Congress will be held from 25-27
October 2013 at the SANA Metropolitan Hotel is Lisbon.

The event will consists of two days of Congress meetings that will not only allow all IKF Committees and Continental Confederations to have their annual business meetings, but also a general program on korfball’s status and development, for which general
registration will be possible. The Congress highlight will be a festive dinner for the worldwide korfball community on Saturday evening 26 October. The IKF Bi-annual General Meeting will be held on 27 October. The previous IKF Korfball World Congress and General Meeting were held in 2011 in Shaoxing, China.

IKF President Fransoo is very satified with the Portuguese bid: “This bid
will allow us to take our Congress to a next higher level. We hope to attract
not only the representatives from executive committees of national federations,
and committees from the IKF and our continental confederations. We invite
anybody interested in the worldwide korfball development to register and take
part in the discussions on our future.”

FPC President Mario Almeida: “Portugal is honored by this selection, being sure
that it has all the conditions so that this event will be a milestone in the
development of worldwide korfball. These three days, that will bring
together  representatives of national korfball federations and specialists
of the four corners of the globe, will strengthen the most important
institutional and international relationships, and set important strategic
orientations for the sport. On the eve of the IKF European Korfball
Championship 2014 in Portugal, this event will be a demonstration of the
prestige and potential of our great sport.”

IKF Africa member of zone VI

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After an intensive period IKF Africa has received approval February 14th, 2013 to be affiliated member of the zone VI of the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa (SCSA).

This is a huge step forward for korfball in the southern part of Africa.

IKF Africa has done a great job in this achievement.

IKF referees 2013

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The following referees are appointed IKF referees in 2013:

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Filip Lukáš CZE elite
Jeanes Paul ENG elite
Jones Steve WAL elite
Picqueur Geoffrey BEL elite
van Meerten   Henry NED elite
Buis Ronald NED a
Fridřich Ondrej CZE a
Golawski Maciek POL a
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Construction of World Games korfbal venue has started

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In Cali, Colombia, the construction of the Mundialista Coliseum has finally started. The Mundialista Coliseum will be the venue for the korfball competition during The World Games. The start of the construction was delayed subsequent to planning and administrative problems, but the Cali Local Organizing Committee for the World Games is confident that the venue will be ready on time for the korfball competition, which will start on July 31. The Coliseum is located on the grounds of the national sports university END in Cali, which is also the place where the only korfball team of Colombia is based.

The IKF, with Mr Frank Buvens responsible as World Games Technical Delegate for Korfball, will continue to closely monitor the progress of the venue construction.

IKF Asia requests recognition by Olympic Council of Asia

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Today in Delhi, IKF Asia President Dr Inglish Huang (TPE) discussed recognition of his organization by the Olympic Council of Asia with Raja Randhir Singh, IOC Member and Secretary General of the Olympic Council of Asia. Dr Huang was accompanied by Dr Jan C. Fransoo, President of the International Korfball Federation, who strongly supports the application, and Dr Pramod Sharma, Secretary General of the Korfball Federation of India. Raja Randhir Singh pledged his full support for the application and provided further advise on the procedure. IKF Asia and IKF have also submitted the files to the President of the Olympic Council of Asia, Sheikh Al-Sabah, and the Chairman of the OCA Sport Committee, Mr Jilong Zhang. The Olympic Council of Asia finds a suitable place for all sports. It is the ambition of IKF Asia to be included in the program of the Asian Indoor Games. These games will be held in 2013 in Incheon (KOR) and in 2017 in Doha (Qatar).

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Mr Jorge Alves, new IKF PRC Member

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Former international korfball referee, Mr Jorge Alves, from Portugal is appointed as member in the IKF Playing Rules Committee (PRC).

The IKF PRC is the highest authority in the korfball community to prepare, manage and control the playing rules of korfball. The PRC prepares rule changes and develops new rules for decision taking by the IKF Council. All IKF members can direct their suggestions for playing rules to the PRC.

We welcome Jorge in his new role and his long outstanding career as international referee will bring added value. We wish him a lot of success as PRC member.

Video on Honorary member Ben Crum

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Last year IKF senior Advisor, Mr Ben Crum (NED), was presented IKF Honorary member by IKF President, Mr Jan Fransoo for his long commitment to the world of international korfball.

Jan Fransoo made his speech and presentation in the IKF General Meeting in Shaoxing, China on 4 November.

Another IKF Honorary member, Mr Erik Buizer, uploaded a video of this happening; click here

 

 

Mr Wolfgang Gebauer (58) passed away

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Thursday, 15 November 2012, Wolfgang Gebauer, passed away in the age of 58 after a long period of illness. He was a korfball player of Germany’s first generation in his club Adler Rauxel and inside the national association DTB. He served as IKF treasurer from 2003 till 2007.

Wolfgang Gebauer lived for korfball.

He was a player during the IKF Europa Cup 1976 in London. A few years later Wolfgang made his next step: In 1982 he was elected club president in Adler Rauxel. He recognized that local success could be adequate to local improvements but realized that korfball needed more attention on the international level as well. He took the Chair of the German National Korfball organization in 1990.

In 1997 Wolfgang’s engagement was honored by the IKF with the “Pin of Merit”.

 

Together with his wife Birgit he managed many minor and major tasks for our sport. He escorted the German national senior team during the IKF World Korfball Championship 1995 in India. He a committed driver for and during the IKF U23 World Korfball Championship 2004 in Duisburg (finishing with a bronze medal for the U23 German team).

In 2003 “Gebi” (its nickname inside Germany ) was appointed treasurer in the IKF EXCO recognizing his accurate and objective perception. Already affected by his disease but still fighting he continued such engagement inside the IKF till 2007. During the IKF World Korfball Championship in Brno (Czech Republic) in such year IKF President, Dr. Jan Fransoo, thanked him using the phrase “… a real Schatzmeister“.

“We all grieve for a great friend, a fantastic sports guy, and an excellent mediator in Europe. I am sure that Wolfgang’s engagement will leave a mark in our international Korfball family for a long time. “ There are no additions necessary to the words from Dieter Fernow .

The IKF korfball family wishes Birgit, Christian and Bastian as well as your relatives and partners strength for the next period of time.

IKF President Fransoo will not seek re-election as ARISF President

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IKF President Jan Fransoo yesterday informed the membership of the Association of IOC Recognized International Sports Federations (ARISF) that he will not run for a third term as President when his current term will expire next May. In his letter Fransoo cited that he needs to focus his spare volunteer time on the IKF: “The International Korfball Federation has grown so much in the past decade that we feel it is now the right moment to make next steps towards eventual inclusion in the Olympic Program. For this purpose, my Federation needs my full and undivided attention, at least for the next few years until my current term as IKF President expires in 2015.”

Fransoo (46) conducts his activities as a sport administrator next to a full-time job. Upon his retirement as ARISF President, he will have served on the ARISF Council for 12 years, including 8 years as its President. His decision will also end his membership of the Council of SportAccord, since this is tied to the ARISF Presidency.