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-The establishment of the Athletes Committee is a crucial development for our federation. I am confident that the committee will effectively represent the interests of Athletes and contribute to the future success of bandy. The words are FIB President Henrik...
The Federation of International Bandy (FIB) reports that a Kazakh athlete has accepted a 3-year period of ineligibility as a consequence of his Anti-Doping Rule Violations stemming from a sample collected out-of-competition on 22 March 2023. The Athlete has committed...
The inaugural meeting of the FIB Athletes Committee took place yesterday, on 30 June 2024, marking a significant milestone for Athlete representation within the organization. In this historic gathering, committee members unanimously elected Rebecca Draper (USA) as...
Attila Adamfi, FIB General Secretary met Long Wang, one of the founder and former General Secretary of Chinese Bandy Association in Budapest, Hungary. They evaluated the current status of the sport in China and discussed further development opportunities. While...
The FIB Executive Committee held its first online meeting since the Congress on 24 June 2024. The EC discussed several topics, the most important one being the organization of the 2025 FIB World Championships and the negotiation process with the Swedish Bandy...
Olympic Day is celebrated around the world in the sporting community on 23 June every year. Launched in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) on Olympic Day 2023, Let’s Move is an ongoing initiative led by the IOC that invites everyone to make time...
A new chapter is marked for the Norwegian Bandy Federation. Kim-Alexander Hofgaard Jørstad has taken over as General Secretary on June 1, 2024. He succeeds Tomas Jonsson, who has held the post for 34 years. Jonsson has of course become a legendary leader in Norwegian...
On Saturday, 15 June, the Swedish Bandy Federation held it’s annual general meeting in Stockholm. As usual the greatest interest was on the elections. Especially as the chairman Gisela Stockhaus had announced that she did not intend to stay as chair. The...
Las Vegas Invitational was a spectacular first ever rink bandy tournament in the world center of entertainment in Nevada. The final game in the tournament was played on Saturday 8 June between the Norwegian Vikings and the Minnesota Legends. The Norwegian Vikings...