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FIB at Interact+ Sport for All Conference in Lausanne
Attila Adamfi, FIB General Secretary and IWF Vice President was invited by The Association For International Sport For All (TAFISA) as a speaker at the Interact+ Sport For All Conference hosted by FISU at the University of Lausanne.
The main topics discussed at the conference included:
- the theoretical framework and principles guiding the International Federation’s Sport For All initiatives both in bandy and weightlifting.
- how these theoretical concepts can be effectively transition to practical implementation.
- the primary challenges faced by the International Federations and how Interact+ can effectively support Sport For All initiatives.
Concluding the conference, the INTERACT+ Label Dashboard was presented by Fernando Parente, FISU Director of Development and Healthy Campus.
FIB participated in an anti-doping training course.
FIB Participated in the GLDF Compliance Course Organized by WADA
FIB was invited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to take part in an in-person training course organized for anti-doping experts. The Global Learning and Development Framework (GLDF) provides a foundation for the development of anti-doping professionals – knowledge, skills, behaviors, competences – to improve professionalism and enhance the capabilities of the anti-doping workforce.
The course was held in Vienna, Austria between 18-20 September 2024 and was organized in collaboration with the National Anti-Doping Agency Austria and WADA. FIB Operations Manager Reka Foldesi participated in the 3-day course that brought together 16 participants from National Anti-Doping Organizations and International Federations to learn from experts on the field and share best practices in Anti-Doping Compliance. Facilitated by a team of GLDF trainers, the course included engaging trainer-led sessions, e-Learning, and networking opportunities.
WADA published 2025 Prohibited List
Yesterday, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) published the 2025 Prohibited List which was approved by WADA’s Executive Committee (ExCo) during its meeting on 12 September 2024 and enters into force on 1 January 2025.
Together with the Prohibited List, WADA also published the following documents:
- the 2025 Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes as compared to the 2024 Prohibited List; and
- the 2025 Monitoring Program which includes substances that are not on the Prohibited List, but that WADA wishes to monitor in order to detect potential patterns of misuse in sport.
The Prohibited List is one of the eight International Standards that are mandatory for all Signatories of the World Anti-Doping Code (Code). It designates which substances and methods are prohibited both in- and out-of-competition and which substances are banned in particular sports.
Reka Foldesi
Federation of International Bandy
Happy birthday Mr Pomortsev!
Today, 25 September, the Federation of International Bandy will send congratulations to one of the honorable Presidents who has led the FIB thru the history. Our former President, Albert Pomortsev in Russia, reaches the respectable 85 years of age. Albert Ivanovitj Pomortsev was born on 25 September 1939.
Mr. Pomortsev took over the presidency of FIB in 1997 after Staffan Söderlund, Sweden and led the FIB until 2005 when he handed over the chairmanship to his vice chairman Seppo Vaihela from Sweden who led the business for a short period until 2006. Then Russian Boris Skrynnik became President. A position he held for many years, until 2022.
Mr Pomortsev was also chairman for the Russian Bandy Federation 1992-2009.
During the leadership of Mr Pomortsev FIB was granted a preliminary recognition from the International Olympic Committee IOC, and in August 2004 FIB got a full recognition at the 116th IOC Session held in Athens.
When FIB celebrated it’s 50th anniversary 2005 President Pomortsev said:
-FIB for me is a non-stop process in modernizing the coaching methods, attraction of new Member Nations, searching for national sponsors, coordination of activities among the National Bandy Federations in spirit of the Olympic Charter, pursuing of Anti-Doping Policy in framework of WADA and forming of main principles and tendencies in development of World Bandy.
The warmest greetings to Albert Pomortsev on his 85th birthday!
Albert Pomortsev to the left, together with two FIB President collegues Staffan Söderlund and Boris Skrynnik. Photo: FIB
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP B TO UPPSALA!
FIB is proud to announce that the city of Uppsala and IFK Uppsala has been selected as host of the FIB 2025 World Championships Men Group B. The competition will be held between 10-14 March 2025 in the Serwent Indoor Arena.
-We are delighted to announce that IFK Uppsala will once again host a major bandy event. We are sure that IFK Uppsala with its proud bandy tradition will organise a fantastic championship for players, referees, audience but also for the city of Uppsala. We look forward to the championship with great confidence, said Henrik Nilsson, FIB President.
-We are very pleased to have been selected as the host for the upcoming Bandy World Championship. We are incredibly proud to welcome the international bandy audience to our beautiful city and look forward to being part of this prestigious tournament, said Per Agius, Chairman IFK Uppsala.
-As a club with a strong and long-standing history in bandy, we are honored to be entrusted with organizing this championship, where teams from all over the world will compete for the glory and the opportunity to move up to the A group. We are confident that this event will promote the sport both locally and internationally and strengthen the bonds between nations, continued Per Agius.
-IFK Uppsala looks forward to working with all involved parties, including FIB and local partners, to create an unforgettable tournament. We will do our utmost to ensure a well-organised and exciting experience for players, spectators, and the media, concluded Per Agius, IFK Uppsala.
Women and Men World Championships Group A will be organised also in Sweden, hosted by Villa Lidköping BK, between 25-30 March 2025.
The most recent World Championships were held in 2023 in Åby outside Växjö, and Sweden is the reigning World Champion on both the Women’s and Men’s side.
Hungary won World Championship Men Group B 2023, Hungary beat Germany 2-1 in that final.
ONCE UPON A TIME…
…in 1954 and 1955.
The prominent Swedish bandy leaders Sune Almkvist and Torsten Tegnér made some fruitless attempts at creating bandy contacts with Soviet. Gunnar Galin and Börje Tegfors followed up with more success. The result was a four-nation tournament in Moscow in 1954.
The leaders of the four nations, Norway, Finland, USSR and Sweden, spoke of forming a Federation and a preparatory meeting was held in Helsinki on 4-5 September, 1954. This led to the establishment of the International Bandy Federation IBF (now FIB) in Stockholm on 12 February 1955. Signatures to the founding document were L.I. Suurla, Finland, Jens Raanaas, Norway, Michail Kanunnikov, USSR and Gunnar Galin, Sweden.
Gunnar Galin was elected to be the first Federation President and he chose his own Swedish Federation Secretary, Börje Tegfors, as General Secretary.
At the initial Congress common rules were accepted and already at the Moscow Tournament, the Soviets insured that the Nordic countries gave approval to the boards on the sides of the ice that they had already adopted. And so it was. At the same time the Soviets accepted the somewhat more flexible Swedish Bandy sticks. Also on the agenda stood a proposal to institute a championship competition.
A significant contribution to establishing bandy contacts with Soviet was made by Finlands Bandy Secretary John Gustafsson. He worked intensively with the Sports Committee in Moscow and from there opened the way to Moscow Tournament through the generous offer to pay the travel and accommodation expenses for the three Nordic teams.
Gunnar Galin, the historic first President and held that post 1955-1963.
They say he played bandy like an angel. Possibly due to Galin’s smooth play, his genius for playing off his teammates and his exquisite ball sense. In addition, he was small in stature and had what is usually called a “biblical” profile.
He was the strategist and forward who let the others score the goals. Typical for him is said to be the time in 1920 when AIK beat Nacka 20-1 in bandy at Laduviken: He did not score a single one of the twenty goals. Galin was also a successful ice hockey player, but in bandy he won 4 Swedish championships with IK Göta and played 9 international matches. Gunnar Galin passed away in 1997 at the age of 94.
1992 FIB SJ WORLD CUP MEN
Ljusdal, Sweden
No documentation found on this World Cup tournament but in the final, IK Sirius from Uppsala, Sweden, took a big victory against Sandvikens AIK. Sirius became champion by winning with a whopping 7-0.
FIB 1989 SJ WORLD CUP MEN
Ljusdal, Sweden
Unfortunately no documentation found from this tournament. But the final was played between Västerås SK and Sandvikens AIK. Västerås became World Cup champion after a 3-0 victory.
1992 FIB WORLD CUP WOMEN
Edsbyn and Ljusdal, Sweden
This is the second World Cup for womens national teams. The teams met each other in 2 games and Sweden won all 4 of the teams matches against USSR and Finland.
1990 FIB WORLD CUP WOMEN
Köping, Sweden
This is the first World Cup tournament for women. As the participants were national teams it could have been a predecessor for the World Championship tournaments for women. Anyway it was played in Köping Sweden.
