Abbreviation | ITHF |
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Formation | 2005 |
Type | Sports federation |
Headquarters | Plzeň, Czech Republic |
Membership | 21 member association |
President | Bjarne Axelsen |
Website | ITHF.info |
International Table Hockey Federation (ITHF) is the world governing body for ITHF table hockey, providing World and European championships,[1] list of biggest international competitions, regulation of game and tournament rules[2] and world ranking.[3] Ranking at 2021 contained about 10,000 players from 70 countries.
It was officially founded in 2005 in Riga, Latvia with 15 member nations (Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden and US). Its head office is located in Plzeň, Czech Republic.[4] Bjarne Axelsen is the current president. The BWF currently has 21 member nation around the world, adding Belarus, Kazakhstan, Portugal, Slovenia, Switzerland and Ukraine.