The quarter-finalists of the IKF U19 World Korfball Championship 2022 are known

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The first day of the IKF U19 World Korfball Championship 2022 has ended with the following results (updated on April 16, at 14:00) and ranking pools, that decided this Saturday’s round 2 matches.

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A very intense day ended with a lot of interesting matches and the joy to see new teams discovering the phenomenal experience of participating in this great and profitable international events. The thirteen participating countries have shown all their korfball talent and their will to improve game after game. Germany, England, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, Chinese Taipei and Catalonia will play to be one of the 4 semi-finalists that will play on Sunday for the final Champions trophy.

We invite you continue following this fantastic tournament that is taking place from 15 to 17 April 2022 in the Czech city of Kutná Hora. All supporters and visitors are welcome to enjoy live this event at the sports hall following all the hygienic and local protocols. And korfball fans around the world can also watch and follow this event on IKF’s data website: www.worldkorfball.sport (live games, play-by-play, all results and scorers, statistics, etc.). All matches played in Hall 1 will be live streamed on IKF Youtube channel.

Furthermore, we invite you to follow this event 24/7 on IKF and Czech Korfball social media channels with the best moments, images, videos, highlights and latest information. Share your moments with us using the hashtag #U19WKC and enjoy that korfball is back!

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► twitter.com/korfball
► instagram.com/korfball_org
► tiktok.com/@korfball.sport

► facebook.com/korfbalcz (LOC)
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Previous news: https://korfball.sport/the-ikf-u19-world-korfball-championship-2022-is-on
More info: https://korfball.sport/event/ikf-u19-world-korfball-championship-2022

DAY 1 – IMAGE GALLERY:
By Marco and Jenna Spelten (actiefotografie.nl | korfbalfoto.nl)

The IKF U19 World Korfball Championship 2022 is on!

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From 15 to 17 April 2022 the IKF U19 World Korfball Championship 2022 is taking place in the Czech city of Kutná Hora. Thirteen teams from 3 different continents will compete to become the new U19 World Champion.

The last 2 editions of this traditional and well-known event had to be cancelled due to the covid pandemic. But despite the different evolution of the situation in each country, it’s been possible for the Czech Korfball Association to organise this 2022 edition as well as for the participating teams to prepare and travel to play this always exciting tournament.

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All supporters and visitors are welcome to enjoy live this event at the sports hall following all the hygienic and local protocols. And korfball fans around the world can also watch and follow this event on IKF’s data website: www.worldkorfball.sport (live games, play-by-play, all results and scorers, statistics, etc.). All matches played in Hall 1 will be live streamed on IKF Youtube channel.

Furthermore, we invite you to follow this event 24/7 on IKF and Czech Korfball social media channels with the best moments, images, videos, highlights and latest information. Share your moments with us using the hashtag #U19WKC and enjoy that korfball is back!

► facebook.com/korfball.org
► twitter.com/korfball
► instagram.com/korfball_org
► tiktok.com/@korfball.sport

► facebook.com/korfbalcz (LOC)
► instagram.com/korfbalcz (LOC)
► tiktok.com/@korfbalcz (LOC)

More info: https://korfball.sport/event/ikf-u19-world-korfball-championship-2022

 

Watch the Dutch ‘Korfbal League’ and ‘Youth’ Finals 2022 live in English

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Korfball fans around the world will be able to watch and enjoy next Saturday’s ‘Korfbal League Final’ and ‘Youth Final’ live, with English commentary, on www.eyecons.com. Previously to both games, a full studio program around these two games will be also broadcasted in English.

As usual, a live stream in Dutch will be available on www.eyecons.com and also on Dutch national TV public broadcaster NOS.

You can register for free on www.eyecons.com to enjoy the live streams of these Dutch finals! More info available on www.korfballeague.nl/korfbalfinale

Times and link to the English broadcast: https://eyecons.com/videos/youth-final-and-korfbal-league-final-english-commentary-6328

YOUTH FINAL
Start stream: 13.30h
Start match: 14.00h

Presentation: Rick Memelink
Analysis: to be announced
Commentary: Tom Brady and Manon Wiegerink

KORFBAL LEAGUE FINAL
Start match: 16.00h

Presentation: Ferdinand Wittenberg
Analysis: Jan Sjouke van den Bos
Commentary: Tom Brady and Manon Wiegerink

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IKF lift suspension of the Korfball Federation of India

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The Council of the International Korfball Federation has decided to lift the suspension of the Korfball Federation of India (KFI) with immediate effect. The decision follows extensive reforms that have taken place in the governance of the KFI, and these governance changes have been found to be in line with the requirement of the IKF and the Sports Code of India.

The KFI was suspended by the General Meeting of the IKF in November 2015 following extensive governance problems in the longest-playing korfball country in Asia. In the new governance structure, active korfball athletes are now at the heart of governance, with only states that actively develop korfball now eligible to retain their right to vote in the KFI General Meeting. Further, the voting powers of all others, such as Founder Members, have been removed.

President Mishra of the KFI has committed himself to now focusing on korfball development in the South Asian nation. IKF President Fransoo and IKF Asia President Huang wish Mr Mishra every success in his endeavours and hope to see India develop competitively such that it can reach a top-10 position in the world again. Until 20 years ago, India was among the ten strongest countries in the world when governance problems started to hamper the development of the mixed-gender team sport.

IKF Open Call – Nutritionist

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The International Korfball Federation is looking for a Nutritionist for the IKF Medical Committee. The IKF aims to spread korfball around the globe and help its 69 member countries to develop korfball on both an elite- and grassroots level. All committees actively work towards this goal, and some of the Medical Committee is now offering an exciting position for korfball enthusiasts.

Information about the position can be found here.

The application form can be found here.

The deadline to apply is 2 April 2022.

The IKF encourages anyone interested and capable to apply. If you know someone in your network that would fit the description, please don’t hesitate to refer the position to them. For more details of the IKF organisational structure, please see the IKF Organisation Chart.

No Russian athletes in international korfball events

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Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian armed forces, on Friday the IKF condemned the attack and pledged support to the people of Ukraine, and in particular the korfball community in Ukraine.

Today, the Executive Committee of the International Korfball Federation, following the Recommendation issued by the International Olympic Committee, and in line with the decision announced today by the International World Games Association, has decided that the Russian Korfball Federation will not be invited until further notice to any international korfball competition. For any of this year’s events, the Russian Korfball Federation had not yet entered due to severe economic hardship of the Federation. This implies effectively that no Russian athletes shall take part in any international korfball event until further notice. Belarus is currently not a member country in the IKF, so Belarusian athletes are also not able to take part. Furthermore, the Russian Korfball Federation shall not be eligible to bid for the hosting of any IKF event until further notice. Currently, no IKF events have been planned in Russia.

The IKF continues to closely monitor the situation and is in close contact with the Ukrainian Korfball Federation, who has announced its intent to take part in the European Qualifiers for next year’s World Korfball Championship in Taipei. The European Qualifiers are held in October in the Czech Republic and in Turkey. The IKF will do whatever is in its power to enable a Ukrainian team to take part in this Qualifier, and to support the Ukrainian Korfball Federation.

Further, the IKF Executive Committee expresses explicit support to Russian athletes that are affected by the decisions of their government, especially those that have spoken up. Not being allowed to compete is the worst nightmare for any athlete, at any age. The IKF sincerely hopes that the war in Ukraine will evolve such that eventually no korfball athletes will need to be banned from events due to acts of war.

The IKF endorses activities by the national korfball federations of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Poland to support Ukrainian refugees.

The World Games 2022 – Pools

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The pools for korball competition at The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama have been published. During a live draw, streamed at the IKF YouTube Channel, the eight participating teams were divided into two pools. Belgian international Julie Caluwé and Dutch international Laurens Leeuwenhoek performed the draw, which was presented by IKF CEO Tilbert La Haye. The draw was conducted in pairs, based on the World Ranking. You can watch the draw at the end of this post.

The korfball competition will take place from 13-17 July 2022. Tickets are now avalaible on the The World Games website.

POOL A

  • The Netherlands
  • Chinese Taipei
  • Portugal
  • Czech Republic

POOL B

  • Belgium
  • China
  • Germany
  • Surinam

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IKF sends message of support to Ukranian Korfball Community

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The global korfball community is shocked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the International Korfball Federation strongly condemns this breaking of the Olympic Truce. IKF President Jan Fransoo sent a message of empathy to Oleg Byllik, President of the Ukranian Korfball Federation, to enquire about the status of the korfball community in Ukraine, which has been growing rapidly over the past few years.

While the korfball community is strongest in the Western Region of Ukraine around the city of Lviv, only recently an extensive expansion project has started with activities in Ukraine’s Central Region which includes the capital of Kyiv. We hope that everyone in Ukraine’s korfball community is safe in these horrific events.

 

The World Games 2022 pool draw live on Youtube (updated)

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The pool draw for The World Games 2022 Korfball competition will take place next Saturday, February 26th, at 16:00 CET, live from PKC Sports Hall in the Netherlands. The draw will be streamed live via Youtube.com/ikfchannel on the following link: https://youtu.be/wd7G71Yxocw

The eight countries qualified for TWG 2022 after the IKF World Korfball Championship 2019 in order of the current World Ranking are:

1. The Netherlands
2. Belgium
3. Chinese Taipei
4. China
5. Germany
6. Portugal
7. Czech Republic
8. Suriname

UPDATE 26/2/2022 (16:30h): The groups are known

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The dates for Korfball in the official sports program schedule are 13 – 17 July 2022.

More info & tickets: www.twg2022.com – Official website of The World Games 2022

Event info: korfball.sport/event/the-world-games-2022

Open Call – IKF RFP live stream & social media platform

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The International Korfball Federation is setting out an Open Call for Requests For Proposal (RFP) to select a strategic partner for our ambition to create and operate our own global live streaming/social media platform. The IKF solicits feedback and proposals from interested parties. For detailed information about the RFP click here.

The IKF is actively driving global awareness of korfball as a spectator, mixed gender, media oriented and innovative team sport. The IKF currently broadcasts its live streams of various competitions and korfball material via the IKF YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/ikfchannel. Over the past years these videos have attracted already more than 50 million views, with some of the videos reaching close to half a million viewers. IKF has the ambition to become a leader among international sports federation when it comes to digital marketing initiatives in order to help grow our sport, international reach and popularity among players, fans and sponsors and in support of national federations and event organising committees.