Abbreviation | ICO |
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Founded | 25 August 2011 |
Type | Federation of national associations |
Legal status | Governing body of crossminton |
Purpose | Sport governance |
Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
Region served | Worldwide |
Membership | 31 national associations[1] |
Official languages | English |
President | Matjaž Šušteršič |
Financial officer | Yoko Koizumi |
Board of Executives | Maximilian Franke Petr Marklik Daniel Robles Rodríguez Charly Knobling[2] |
Secretary General | René Lewicki |
Main organ | General Assembly |
Website | www |
Crossminton, previously known as Speed Badminton, is a racket game that combines elements from different sports like badminton, squash and tennis. It is played without any net and has no prescribed playground, so it can be executed on tennis courts, streets, beaches, fields or gyms.
The sport is often associated with the brand Speedminton because of their historical relation. From 1 January 2016 the name of the racket sport has been changed from Speed Badminton to Crossminton. Today, Crossminton is played all around the world. Currently, there are tournaments all over the world which are organized by a growing number of clubs. On August 25, 2011, the International Crossminton Organization (ICO) was founded under the name International Speed Badminton Organisation (ISBO) in Berlin. By 2018 the ICO already had 26 members - national federations from Europe, America, Asia and Africa.