The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) announces major changes to the upcoming WFDF 2023 World Beach Ultimate Championships (WBUC) to be hosted in Huntington Beach, USA. In consultation with the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) and with agreement from all WFDF member National Federations (NFs) with participating WBUC teams, the dates for the event have been revised. The event will now run for five (5) days from Wednesday 1st November through Sunday 5th November inclusive. The …
WFDF requests input through its Global Disc Sports Community Survey 2023
The World Flying Disc Federation (“WFDF”) is pleased to announce that it has launched its fourth edition of the Global Disc Sports Community survey. The 2023 survey is now available and will be open for the entire Flying Disc community through Sunday, the 9th of April 2023. In order to encourage as much participation as possible, this year’s survey is on the SurveyHero platform where it is available in 11 languages – English, French, German, …
Inaugural WFDF World Wheelchair Ultimate Championships to be staged in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy, from 28 September to 1 October 2023
The World Flying Disc Federation (“WFDF”) announces that the inaugural edition of the WFDF World Wheelchair Championships will be held from 28 September to 1 October 2023 in Lignano Sabbiadoro (ITA) at the Bella Italia Efa Village. The event is planned for approximately six national teams and 36-40 para-athletes. As the inaugural event, the requirements for national teams will be fairly flexible and it will be played according to the rules outlined in the eBook “Flying Disc Parasport Wheelchair Ultimate – BOOK 1.” “The Bella Italia Sport Village in Lignano Sabbiadoro is a great example …
WFDF announces WFDF 2023 World Under-24 Ultimate Championships bid list for Nottingham, UK
The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is pleased to announce the preliminary bid list for the WFDF 2023 World Under-24 Ultimate Championships (WU24). This European summer, from Sunday 2nd July to Saturday 8th July, approximately 1,200 Ultimate athletes from 21 countries will compete at University of Nottingham in the Open, Women’s and Mixed Under-24 divisions. “WFDF is very excited to return to the UK again this year, following the very successful hosting of WFDF’s WU23 …
Cat Phillips appointed as member to the IWGA Athletes’ Committee
The World Flying Disc Federation (“WFDF”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Cat Phillips (AUS) as member of the inaugural IWGA Athletes’ Committee. It had been agreed to launch an Athletes’ Committee at the 2022 AGM and the initial members were confirmed at the IWGA board meeting in January. The seven members of this committee are Sandra Sanchez of Spain (Karate), who serves as chair, Cat Phillips from Australia (Flying Disc), Andrés Acuña from …
Flying Disc wins both The World Games Athlete and Team of the Year contests
Flying Disc has swept both categories in The World Games end-of-year contests, earning the titles of BOTH Athlete of the Year and Team of the Year after a month of fan voting. “On behalf of the global Flying Disc community, I’d like to wholeheartedly congratulate Valeria Cardenas of Colombia and Team Germany on this magnificent achievement of coming out on top in both categories,” said WFDF President Robert “Nob” Rauch. “This is incredible recognition for Valeria as a standout athlete all last …
World Flying Disc Federation Congress approves of Saudi Arabia member National Federation
Congress approval brings WFDF’s member national federations to 104 countries The World Flying Disc Federation (“WFDF”) is proud to announce that its Congress has approved the Saudi Flying Disc Committee (SFD) as its newest national Member from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), increasing WFDF’s membership to 104 member National Federations (NFs). “I take great pleasure in welcoming the Saudi Flying Disc Committee as our newest member federation to the growing WFDF Flying Disc family. …
Vote for Flying Disc in the Athlete and Team of the Year competitions
The International World Games Association (IWGA) has now launched its online votes for the Athlete and Team of the Year 2022. This year, the World Flying Disc Federation nominated two candidates: Germany’s Mixed National Team for Team of the Year and Colombia’s Valeria Cardenas for Athlete of the Year. The first round of voting begins on January 10 at www.theworldgames.org/pages/athlete-and-team-of-the-year-2022 and continues until January 22. “We are particularly excited about this competition as The World …
WFDF announces results of 2022 elections and reaches 50% gender balance on its voting membership of the Board
WFDF President Rauch re-elected The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) has announced the results of its 2022 elections, with the WFDF member associations voting on several open positions on the Board of Directors. Among other positions, the membership re-elected Robert “Nob“ Rauch as President for an additional two-year term. “I am extremely pleased to see a very experienced Board of Directors returning after being re-elected. Supported by our capable staff, dedicated volunteers, and the enthusiastic …
International Spirit of the Game Day is this Saturday the 3rd of December
The day the frisbee world celebrates our #1 rule WFDF invites everyone in the frisbee community to be part of the worldwide celebration of Spirit of the Game on this coming Saturday the 3rd of December 2022. The WFDF Spirit of the Game Commission members encourage you to share photos/videos/stories of these or other manifestations of spirit at #iSOTGDay: “I am convinced that SOTG as our #1 rule is our community’s best contribution to the …