The Royal Dutch Korfball Association (Dutch: Koninklijk Nederlands Korfbalverbond , or KNKV ) is the governing body of korfball in the Netherlands . It organises the main Dutch korfball leagues (field and hall korfball),the more recreative leagues, and the Dutch national team .
7-523: The association was founded on 2 June 1903 as Dutch Korfball Association (Dutch: Nederlandse Korfbal Bond, or NKB). In 1973 it fused with the Christian Korfball Association (Dutch: Christelijke Korfbalbond , or CKB). Part of the deal was that clubs that were part of the CKB did not have to play on sunday in the new constellation. The Koninklijk Nederlands Korfbalverbond was one of the founders of
14-713: 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
21-555: 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. This implied effectively that no Russian athletes shall take part in any international korfball event. Furthermore, the Russian Korfball Federation shall not be eligible to bid for
28-766: 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 . The IKF is officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1993 and
35-556: The International Korfball Federation , with the Belgian Federation , on 11 June 1933. This korfball -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . International Korfball Federation The International Korfball Federation ( IKF ) is the governing body of korfball . IKF is responsible for the organisation of korfball 's major international tournaments, notably
42-428: The goals. It has established a network of contacts in many countries and is constantly expanding this network. 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. In response to
49-561: The hosting of any IKF event until further notice, and no IKF events were planned in Russia. The IKF has 72 members at the moment. They are divided over five continental confederations for Europe, Asia, Americas, Africa and Oceanian. 72 Members: The IKF has had seven presidents until now. All seven have been from the Netherlands. The Council of the IKF consists of a President, a Secretary General,
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