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IKF Participates in the 2nd Competition Managers Meeting for The World Games 2025

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From 23 to 24 October, the International Korfball Federation took part in the 2nd Competition Managers Meeting for The World Games 2025, held in Chengdu, China. IKF CEO Joana Faria and Akiko Tsujikawa, Competition Manager, were actively engaged in meetings, venue inspections, and visits to key locations for the event.

This meeting was instrumental in preparing for the korfball and beach korfball competitions at TWG 2025, ensuring the highest possible quality for these events. Besides aligning with TWG 2025 requirements, the site visits enabled an in-depth review of facility conditions and competition logistics. The close collaboration with the organising committee and on-site presence were essential steps in paving the way for a successful korfball representation at the Games.

 

The IKF remains committed to showcasing korfball at its best at The World Games, promoting excellence and the global growth of the sport.

Event info: korfball.sport/event/the-world-games-2025

More information: The World Games 2025 | The World Games (IWGA)

 

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The World Games 2025

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The 12th edition of The World Games will be held in Chengdu (CHN) from 7-17 August 2025. While 35 sports are on the programme, 61 disciplines and 254 medal events will fill up the action-packed ten-days of competition.  korfball

Eight competition clusters will use a total of 28 venues having state-of-the-art infrastructures. The Chengdu 2025 Organising Committee has proposed sports facilities that are up to the highest international standards, promising optimum conditions for some of the world’s best 4000+ athletes who will be participating in The World Games 2025.

The World Games is a multi-sport event held every four years that features around 35 sports on its programme. 5,000 participants from more than 100 countries are expected to take part in this 12th edition. The latest World Games were hosted by Birmingham, Alabama (USA) in 2022.

The korfball teams qualified for TWG 2025 following the latest round of matches at the IKF World Korfball Championship 2023 held in Taipei City.

  • Belgium
  • Chinese Taipei
  • Czech Republic
  • Germany
  • Netherlands
  • Portugal
  • Suriname

Beach Korfball will also be played at The World Games 2025 for the first time in addition to the main Korfball event. Qualification for the TWG 2025 Beach Korfball will be announced following the completion of the IKF World Beach Korfball Championship 2024 that took place in Pattaya and the upcoming IKF Beach Korfball World Cups in Europe and Asia during this 2024.

The IKF World Korfball Championship 2023 was used as the only qualification event for The World Games 2025 indoor korfball discipline. There are eight qualification places available for TWG 2025. The framework aimed at having four continents representing Korfball at the TWG 2025 out of the five Continents represented in the IKF WKC 2023 – Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania.  

To make this happen, participants from four continents should finish in the top-11 at the IKF WKC 2023. Therefore, the final ranking at the IKF WKC 2023 decided which teams qualified for TWG 2025.  The final qualification place will be decided by the IKF Council before December 2024 taking the interest of quality of the competition, global representation, and marketing impact into account.

For more information on The World Games 2025, please visit The World Games 2025, Chengdu (CHN) | IWGA. Search #TWG2025 and #RoadtoChengdu for the latest updates on social media. 

 The World Games 

The World Games is a multi-sport event staged every four years by the International World Games Association, organised with the support of the International Olympic Committee. The World Games 2022 was held in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, 7-17 July 2022. 3,600 athletes from 34 sports and 100 countries took part in the Games. The 12th edition of The World Games will be held in Chengdu, CHN, 7-17 August 2025. 

More information:

#TWG2025 ► The World Games 2025 in Chengdu (TWG website – official info)