Austrian Teqball Federation launched on Austrian Day of Sports

21 September 2019: The International Teqball Federation (FITEQ) today announced the launch of the

Austrian Teqball Federation, as the European nation becomes the latest country to embrace the

rapidly growing global sport.

The Federation will be headquartered in Vienna and led by President Alexandra Koncar. As a sport

which develops technical skill, concentration and stamina, and can be practised anywhere, teqball has

grown rapidly in recent years as more and more people have been attracted to the sport.

The launch of the Austrian Teqball Federation was held during the 19th edition of Austria’s largest

open-air sports event – ‘Austrian Day of Sports’ – which attracted more than 300,000 spectators for a

celebration of Austrian sport. Austrian Teqball Federation President Alexandra Koncar led the

presentation of the new Federation, which was followed by a teqball demonstration. Members of the

public were then invited to try the sport for themselves. Over 120 sports organisations including the

Austrian Sports Organisation (BSO) and Austrian Olympic Committee (ӦOC), were represented at the

day-long event, with more than 400 elite athletes, including Olympic Champions Marcel Hirscher and

Anna Gasser also in attendance.

President of the Austrian Teqball Federation Alexandra Koncar said:

"We are delighted to launch the Austrian Teqball Federation and begin an exciting journey for teqball

here in Austria. It is fitting that we launched on the Austrian Day of Sports; some of Austria’s most

famous sportsmen and sportswomen have been in attendance today and we hope that at future

editions of this event it will be Austrian teqball World Champions who will be the ones entertaining

fans."

György Gattyán, Vice-President of the International Teqball Federation, added:

"Establishing National Federations is critical to ensuring we develop the sport properly at a national

level and fulfil its huge potential. We have no doubt that the Austrian Teqball Federation will do just

that and tap into teqball’s huge appeal in Austria."

-ENDSFor further information about Teqball:

Website: teqball.com

Twitter & Instagram: @Teqball

Facebook: www.facebook.com/teqbal l

Youtube: Search ‘Teqball’

EDITOR’S NOTES

ABOUT TEQBALL

Teqball is a new football-based sport, designed in Hungary, that is ideal for professional footballers

and amateur players alike to develop their technical skills, concentration and stamina. Teqball is the

brainchild of former professional footballer Gábor Borsányi. His idea was brought to life by fellow cofounders Viktor Huszár, a computer scientist who designed the iconic curved table the game is played

on – and György Gattyán, founder and owner of Docler Holding, Teqball’s business strategist. After its

inception five years ago, Teqball is already being played by 3,000-4,000 people in 66 different

countries. Teqball tables are available to buy for competitive, training, home or leisure use.

ABOUT FITEQ

As well as being a fun game and football training aid, practised by some of the biggest players and

teams in world football, Teqball is a sport in its own right, governed by the Fédération Internationale

de Teqball (FITEQ), which was founded in 2017. Based in Lausanne, Switzerland, FITEQ’s primary

mission is to introduce and develop the sport globally, establish national federations and unite the

international Teqball community. FITEQ organised the sport’s first World Cup in Hungary in 2017 and

staged the second edition in Reims, France, in October 2018. Co-founders, Gábor Borsányi, György

Gattyán and Viktor Huszár, serve as the FITEQ president and vice-presidents respectively. Teqball

became the world’s fastest recognised sport in August 2018 when FITEQ was officially recognised by

the Olympic Committee of Asia and in 2019 it was officially recognised by the Association of National

Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA). FITEQ’s long-term goal is to see Teqball develop into an

Olympic sport.

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