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International Korfball Federation
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| Abbreviation | IKF |
|---|---|
| Formation | 11 June 1933 |
| Type | Federation of national associations |
| Headquarters | Utrecht, The Netherlands |
Region served | Worldwide |
| Membership | 72 national associations (June 2024) |
Official languages | English |
President | Gabi Kool |
Senior Vice-President | Jorge Alves |
Secretary General | Joana Faria |
Main organ | IKF Executive Committee |
| Affiliations | Global Association of International Sports Federations, ARISF, IWGA |
| Website | Korfball.sport |
The International Korfball Federation (IKF) is the governing body of korfball. IKF is responsible for the organisation of korfball's major international tournaments, notably the IKF World Korfball Championship.
The IKF was founded on 11 June 1933 in Antwerp, Belgium as a continuation of the International Korfball Bureau established in 1924 by the Dutch and Belgian Associations. The headquarters is in Utrecht, Netherlands, since December 2020, moving from Zeist.[1] The IKF is officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1993 and is affiliated to SportAccord, the Association of the IOC Recognized International Sports Federations (ARISF) and the International World Games Association (IWGA).
The IKF aims to spread korfball around the globe and increase the level of play in the affiliated countries. The IKF has 69 member countries. It provides the affiliated countries via five Continental Confederations (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania) with financial, material and structural support to achieve the goals. It has established a network of contacts in many countries and is constantly expanding this network.[2] IKF actively promotes the game by transferring knowledge internationally by exchange programs and inviting selected korfball players, coaches and administrators to its training courses in order to assist in the creation of a stable local organization and structure in all the affiliated countries.[3]
In response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, on 1 March 2022, the International Korfball Federation announced that the Russian Korfball Federation would not be invited until further notice to any international korfball competition.[4] This implied effectively that no Russian athletes shall take part in any international korfball event.[5] Furthermore, the Russian Korfball Federation shall not be eligible to bid for the hosting of any IKF event until further notice, and no IKF events were planned in Russia.[6]
- ^ International Korfball Federation moves headquarters to Utrecht
- ^ "Chinezen vergapen zich aan flitsende show 'Hollandbal'". nrc.nl. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ "Organisation". ikf.org. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ "No Russian athletes in international korfball events". March 2022.
- ^ "No Russian athletes in international korfball events". March 2022.
- ^ "No Russian athletes in international korfball events". March 2022.
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