The Korfball Federation of Armenia (KFA) ( hy, Հայաստանի կորֆբոլի ֆեդերացիա), is the regulating body of

korfball Korfball ( nl, korfbal) is a ball sport, with similarities to netball and basketball. It is played by two teams of eight players with four female players and four male players in each team. The objective is to throw a ball into a netless bask ...

Armenia Armenia (), , group=pron officially the Republic of Armenia,, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of Western Asia.The UNbr>classification of world regions places Armenia in Western Asia; the CIA World Factbook , , and ''Ox ...

, governed by the

Armenian Olympic Committee The Armenian Olympic Committee (ARMNOC) ( hy, Հայաստանի ազգային օլիմպիական կոմիտե, translit=Hayastani Olimpiakan Komite) is responsible for Armenia's participation in the Olympic Games. It is headquartered in Yerev ...

. The headquarters of the federation is located in

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Y ...

History

The Korfball Federation of Armenia was established in 1991 and is currently led by President Vardan Shahumyan. The Federation oversees the training of korfball athletes and is responsible for the development of korfball in the country. The Federation organizes Armenia's participation in European and international korfball competitions, including in the

IKF World Korfball Championship The IKF World Korfball Championship is an international korfball competition contested by the national teams of the members of International Korfball Federation (IKF), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded roughly eve ...

s. The Federation is a full member of the

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 the IKF World Korfball Championship. The IKF was founded on 11 June 1933 ...

Activities

The Federation manages the

Armenia national korfball team The Armenia national korfball team is managed by the Korfball Federation of Armenia (KFA), representing Armenia in international korfball competitions. Tournament history Current squad National team in the 2009 European Bowl * ''Coach'' ...

and the Armenian national beach korfball team. The Armenia national korfball team participated in the 2016 International Korfball Tournament in the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. On 28 August 2021, the Armenian national beach korfball team participated in the International Beach Korfball tournament in

The Hague The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of ...

, the Netherlands.

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