The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) Board of Directors and respective Disc Sport Committees are seeking bids from potential host organizers for the upcoming 2027 and 2028 WFDF Flying Disc Championship events. Initial expressions of interest are due by 2 June 2025. WFDF will select one (1) Local Organizing Committee (LOC) per event to host the following events: Any individual, group, organization or club may bid to host one or more WFDF events. If you …
Successful Workshops for Physical Education Teachers Held in Lithuania
The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) recently concluded a series of highly successful workshops aimed at expanding the presence of Flying Disc sports among physical education teachers across Lithuania. Held from 3rd to the 6th of February, the workshops took place in Kaunas, Klaipėda and Vilnius, drawing enthusiastic participation from over 100 teachers. The workshops were led by José Amoroso, Chair of the World Flying Disc Federation’s School, University and Youth Commission. The “Introducing Flying …
INTERACT+ Course Helps Create “Sport for All” Initiatives Among Members
The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is happy to share the successful delivery of the INTERACT+ (International and European Sport Organisations Activating Citizens Plus) Capacity-Building Course, an educational initiative designed to train, qualify and empower Members in becoming “Sport for All” leaders. The course, which ran across four online sessions in January, engaged more than 50 flying disc participants from 35 member federations across all regions. Led by Jörg Benner, Secretary General of Deutscher Frisbeesport-Verband(DFV) …
WFDF Requests Input Through Global Flying Disc Sports Community Survey
The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is pleased to invite the international community to complete the Global Flying Disc Community Survey. The Survey is aimed at collecting information and opinions from the various stakeholders in Flying Disc Sports, from current and retired athletes at the competitive and recreational levels to coaches, administrators, parents, and volunteers, among other roles. Click HERE to complete the Global Flying Disc Community Survey, available until March 10, 2025. It only …
Celebrate International Spirit of the Game Day on December 7, 2024
WFDF’s International Spirit of the Game Day is held annually on the first Saturday of December, falling in 2024 on December 7th. We believe that Spirit of the Game (SOTG) is not just rule #1 in Ultimate, but the glue that holds the whole Flying Disc community together. SOTG brings the values of co-creating fair and enjoyable competition to all our disciplines, such as Disc Golf, Freestyle, Guts, Overall and Ultimate. To enable all Flying …
WFDF Announces Dates for 2025 Events
The World Flying Disc Federation is pleased to announce our initial 2025 Calendar of Events. The following events have been scheduled after the completion of a competitive bid process. Hosts were selected based on a variety of requirements including past experience running Flying Disc events, the overall cost to teams and athletes, presence of suitable facilities, and the competition venue. All bids were recognized and endorsed by the National Flying Disc Federation of the country …
WFDF Seeks Proposals for Official Disc Golf Sponsor
The World Flying Disc Federation is seeking bids from disc manufacturers that produce PDGA Approved Disc Golf discs and targets for championship-level play to serve as Official Disc Golf Sponsor in the separate categories of discs and targets. WFDF relies on the certification work done by the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA) for the disciplines of Disc Golf and Overall events. Bidders will submit a proposal covering the period from 1 July 2024 to 31 …
WFDF Announces 2021 Schedule of World Championships
Planning to resume global Flying Disc events starting in July 2021 Following the March 24 announcement by the World Flying Disc Federation that all Flying Disc championships in 2020 were cancelled or postponed due to the rapid spread COVID-19 virus and effect of the pandemic on international travel, WFDF has been pushing forward with negotiations, plans, and preparations for a full calendar of events for 2021. As of today, WFDF is planning to hold its …
USA Claims Gold: Open & Women’s Divisions at 2019 WOFDC
USA Claims Gold in both the Open and Women’s Divisions at the 2019 WFDF World Overall Flying Disc Championships After six days of competition in Richmond, Virginia, the 2019 WFDF World Overall Flying Disc Championships concluded with the crowning of a new champion in the Open division, and a repeat champion in the Women’s division. The USA finished atop the medal count with 38 medals (19 gold, 11 silver, and 11 bronze), while Chinese Taipei …
USA Claims Gold in both the Open and Women’s Divisions at the 2019 WFDF World Overall Flying Disc Championships
After six days of competition in Richmond, Virginia, the 2019 WFDF World Overall Flying Disc Championships concluded with the crowning of a new champion in the Open division, and a repeat champion in the Women’s division. The USA finished atop the medal count with 38 medals (19 gold, 11 silver, and 11 bronze), while Chinese Taipei finished second with 27 (6 gold, 11 silver, and 10 bronze), and Sweden finished third with 19 (9 gold, …
Mini Disc Golf and Overall Events
Only minis made entirely of plastic material are to be used. For example, wood, metal, epoxy and minis made with other materials are not approved. To be used in competition, all mini discs must be 4.5 inches (11.43 cm) or less in diameter. Mini competition uses all WFDF approved rules except for these variations in the disc size. Mini disc golf uses the approved disc golf rules except for a few necessary variations in play and …
WOC 2017 to be Held in Baskingstroke, Great Britain
[lead]WFDF 2017 World Overall Championships (WOC) to be held in Basingstoke, Great Britain[/lead] The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is pleased to announce that the WFDF 2017 World Overall Flying Disc Championships (WOC 2017) will be staged from Monday 24th – Saturday 29th July 2017 in the city of Basingstoke at the Down Grange Sports Complex in Great Britain. “The successful bid came from the Basingstoke Disc Golf Club (BDGC) which was selected from …
WFDF Bids Sought: WFOC
[lead]WFDF Bids Sought: WFDF 2017 World Freestyle & Overall Flying Disc Championships (WFOC)[/lead] WFDF’s Board of Directors and the Freestyle & Overall Committees are seeking bids from potential host organizers for the WFDF 2017 Freestyle & Overall Flying Disc Championships (WFOC) The tournament will feature competitions in seven flying disc disciplines — Freestyle, Double Disc Court, Discathon, Accuracy, Disc Golf, Distance and Self-Caught Flight and Champions will be crowned for each individual discipline.