Smarter Together: The Brain Science Behind Racquetball Doubles
Smarter Together: The Brain Science Behind Racquetball Doubles Why Racquetball Doubles Changes the Game Welcome, everyone! Today, we’re talking about an incredible sport: Racquetball. Imagine a ball flying at over 100 km/h in a fully enclosed room. You have to track that ball, avoid the walls, and score. It sounds intense, right? […]
The story of Racquetball in Germany
Racquetball first arrived in Germany in the early 1980s through the U.S. military. Following World War II, numerous U.S. military bases were established across West Germany, and many of them featured racquetball courts that regularly hosted tournaments. Germans living near the bases—or working with the military—were introduced to the sport and quickly developed an interest […]
Inclusive Racquetball Takes a Major Step Forward in South Korea
On June 14, 2026, a significant milestone for racquetball development was achieved in South Korea with the successful hosting of the country’s first Racquetball Tournament for Athletes with Disabilities. The event took place at the Ilsan Goyang Gymnasium Racquetball Courts and brought together athletes who demonstrated remarkable skill, determination, and passion for the sport. The […]
THE OFFICIAL SPORTS SCHEDULE FOR THE LIMA 2027 PAN AMERICAN GAMES IS CONFIRMED
The most important multi-sport event on the continent, which will take place from July 23 to August 8, 2027, now has the official schedule for its 38 sports and 58 disciplines across 16 days of competition. With exactly 435 days remaining until the 20th edition of the Pan American Games begins in Lima, Peru, Panam […]
Anna Arzhanova elected as new IWGA President
Lausanne, Switzerland – 25 April 2026 – During its Annual General Meeting (AGM), held on 25 April 2026 at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, the International World Games Association (IWGA) elected its new President for the 2026–2030 term. Anna Arzhanova was elected as the fourth President in the Association’s history, receiving 29 votes from IWGA members and securing strong support from the international sports federations that […]
Traditional Racquetball club with 8 courts in Illinois reopens.
Glass Court Swim & Fitness in Lombard, Illinois, was the site on Saturday, April 11, of an historic ribbon cutting ceremony and celebration that signified the re-opening of this iconic location that holds within its walls 50 years of history and now promises many more. When Glass Court closed a year ago in March […]
India has announced the qualified team for the World Championship in Temuco
In a recent publication, India announced the team that will compete at the World Championship. These are the final results for the qualifier: Singles 1. Vineet Singh 2. Sumeet Kamat 3. Ravi Sohoni 4. Pratham Verlekar Doubles 1. Alok Mehta , Vineet Singh 2. Yash Doshi, Sumeet Kamat The XXIII World Championships will be held […]
Panam Sports interviews Caonrrado Moscoso.
CONRRADO MOSCOSO: “CONTINENTAL RACQUETBALL IS IMPROVING A LOT AND BECOMING MORE DEMANDING” Panam Sports Share The Pan American and World Champion from Bolivia spoke exclusively with Panam Sports ahead of a new Pan American Championship in the sport. He discussed his expectations for Guatemala, how he sees the development of racquetball in recent times, and […]
XXXVII PAN AMERICAN RACQUETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026 IS GETTIING CLOSER
The XXXVII Pan American Racquetball Championships is gettting closer, and with that all the delegations already have their qualified teams that will participate. It will take place from march 27th to the 4th of april in Guatemala City, Guatemala. This event will not only determine the continental champions, it will play a key […]
The World Games 2029 Karlsruhe logo and visual identity unveiled
The International World Games Association (IWGA), together with the Karlsruhe 2029 Organising Committee, is delighted to unveil the official logo, visual identity, and website for The World Games 2029. Developed in alignment with the IWGA brand framework and values, the Games will be hosted in Karlsruhe, Germany—marking the city’s second time as a host […]
IWGA announces candidates for Executive Committee elections 2026–2030
Lausanne, Switzerland – 4 February 2026 – The International World Games Association (IWGA) today announced the list of candidates standing for election to its Executive Committee (ExCo) for the 2026–2030 term. The elections will take place during the IWGA Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 25 April 2026 in Lausanne, Switzerland. The ExCo elections represent a […]
XXIII Racquetball Worlds: Dates and Venue Confirmed
The International Racquetball Federation (IRF) is pleased to officially confirm the host site and dates for the XXIII IRF World Racquetball Championships.The event will take place October 16–24, 2026, at G2 Sports Club in Temuco, Chile, bringing together the world’s top racquetball athletes to compete for world titles in one of the sport’s most […]
XXXVII PAN AMERICAN RACQUETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026
XXXVII PAN AMERICAN RACQUETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026Guatemala City, Guatemala Guatemala City will host the XXXVII Pan American Racquetball Championships, one of the most important events on the continental calendar, taking place from March 27 to April 4, 2026. Official International Qualifying Event The championship will play a key role internationally, serving as the official qualifying and […]
Maria Jose Vargas Nominated for The World Games Athlete of the Year 2025
The International Racquetball Federation is proud to announce that Maria Jose Vargas has been selected as the racquetball nominee for The World Games Athlete of the Year 2025 award. This prestigious recognition highlights outstanding athletes from The World Games Chengdu 2025, bringing together 30 world-class candidates from different sports. The final winner will be decided […]
XXXVI IRF WORLD JUNIOR RACQUETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS SANTO DOMINGO 2025 WRAP UP
The International Racquetball Federation would like to thank the Dominican Racquetball Federation and all its staff, led by President Rafael Fernandez and Secretary Ramon Acosta, for celebrating the amazing XXXVI IRF World Junior Racquetball Championships in Santo Domingo in 2025. We would also like to thank Gearbox Racquetball for being the IRF’s Main Sponsor. The […]
Thank you so much Splathead
The Executive Committee of the International Racquetball Federation would like to thank Splathead and its founder, Joe Hall, for their many years of unconditional support of Racquetball. It is sad to hear of the company’s closure at the end of this year but we are sure that many others will follow his example of business […]
ASUNCIÓN, PARAGUAY ELECTED HOST CITY FOR THE 2031 PAN AMERICAN GAMES
The Paraguayan capital won the vote by 28 votes to 24 for Rio-Niterói. The vote took place at the Extraordinary General Assembly held in Santiago, Chile. In an Assembly filled with excitement and unity among the member countries of Panam Sports, the continent elected the host city for the 2031 Pan American […]
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) published the 2026 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) published the 2026 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List), which was approved by WADA’s Executive Committee (ExCo) during its meeting on 11 September 2025 and enters into force on 1 January 2026. We also publish: the 2026 Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes as compared to the 2025 List; and the 2026 […]
Andrés Acuña Re-Elected to The World Games Athletes’ Committee
Racquetball athlete and 2022 World Games champion to continue representing athletes worldwide for a second consecutive term The International World Games Association (IWGA) has announced that racquetball athlete Andrés Acuña, 2022 World Games champion, has been elected for a second consecutive term as a member of the Athletes’ Committee of The World Games. The Athletes’ […]
RACQUETBALL CONFIRMED ON THE LIMA 2027 SPORTS PROGRAM
During the upcoming Pan American Games to be held in Lima in 2027, bowling and racquetball will be part of the competition program, following approval by the Panam Sports General Assembly that is currently taking place in Asuncion, as part of the activities leading up to the II Junior Pan American Games, which will begin […]
III Basque Racquetball Championship Singles 2025
Last wednesday, july 30th, the Basque Beach Tennis and Minority Sports Association organized the 3rd Basque Racquetball Championship (Singles). We met as usual at the San Ignacio municipal sports center (Bilbao). At the moment, we can’t play on a regulation racquetball court, but we’ll try to build one in the future. Six players gathered that […]
World Racquetball Day 2025
2025 Worldwide Racquetball Day Invitation to Racquetball Area of the World Leaders Hello, Racquetball Family Around the World! USA Racquetball warmly invites you to partner in an exciting concept that involves the entire Worldwide Racquetball community, both Indoor and Outdoor! 2025 Worldwide Racquetball Day, September 6, 2025 This worldwide event will be September […]
III Basque Racquetball Championship Doubles 2025
On April 11th, the Basque Beach Tennis and Minority Sports Association, the Racquetball section, organized the 3rd Basque Racquetball Championship (Doubles). This time, the following players were playing: Daniel Barrientos, Mikel Torde, Egoitz Campo, Joseba Zubiaurre, Jon Ander, and Jon Proaño. We met again at the San Ignacio Municipal Sports Center in Bilbao. Until we […]
Racquetball Growing in India
March 24, 2025 From Alok Mehta, President, Racquetball Association of India (RAI) Racquetball Growing in India Racquetball is starting to grow in India, with recent events in Sirsa, Haryana marking an important step forward for the sport. First Court in Northern India The first racquetball court in Northern India was built at The Mount School […]
IRF has confirmed the qualified teams for The World Games Chengdu 2025.
The International Racquetball Federation – IRF has confirmed the qualified teams for The World Games Chengdu 2025. The World Games will take place in Chengdu, China, between August 7 and August 17, 2025. The Racquetball competition will be held at the High Tech Zone Sport Center in Southern Chengdu from August 13th to August 17th. […]
The World Games Athlete of the Year 2024 – VOTE EVERY DAY FOR ALEXANDRA AND MONTSERRAT
The Racquetball Candidates, Alexandra Herrera and Montserrat Mejía 🇲🇽 won the women’s doubles World Racquetball Championships in 2024. Furthermore, they helped Team Mexico win the Women’s Team title with a doubles victory and two victories in singles for Mejía. Will they become The World Games Athlete of the Year 2024? VOTE EVERY DAY ON: www.theworldgames.org/awards/Athlete-of-the-Year-2024-136 ➡️Note that […]
II. Bilbao Tournament of Racquetball (Doubles)
On December 14 of 2024, the Basque Association of Beach Tennis and Minority Sports, the Racquetball section, organized the II Bilbao Tournament of Racquetball (Doubles). We played the first edition last year. This time 6 players met to play: Jon Ander Gil, Joseba Zubiaurre, Daniel Barrientos, David Bilbao, Egoitz Campo and Galder Etxebarria. We […]
Rehabilitation Racquetball Program hosted by the Asian Racquetball Federation
October 5, 2024 Rehabilitation Racquetball Program hosted by the Asian Racquetball Federation Participants: 15 Guardians: 14 Guardians: 1 Total: 30 All the information, pictures and videos: https://blog.naver.com/racquetballkorea/223608165431 Today’s Training 1. Spatial awareness training using frontcourt three-wall shot 2. Understanding the direction of rotation and keeping the turn by continuing with a quick pattern from […]
II. Basque Racquetball Championship (Individual) 2024
On Thursday, August 7th, the Basque Association of Beach Tennis and Minority Sports organized the II. Basque Racquetball Championship (Individual). We met, as always, in the Municipal Sports Center of San Ignacio (Bilbao). Until we build a court with the official dimensions, we have to play on courts like the one in San Ignacio. We […]
Mexican racquetball stars Herrera and Mejía named Athletes of the Month for August 2024
Mexican racquetball stars Alexandra Herrera and Montserrat Mejía have been honoured as The World Games Athletes of the Month for August 2024 following their incredible performance at the Racquetball World Championships in San Antonio, Texas. The duo’s victory marks a significant milestone in their careers, and both athletes are filled with pride and excitement about […]
NEWS FROM IRF WORLD CONGRESS 2024
FOR INMEDIATE RELEASE September 12, 2024 IRF NAMES SECRETARY GENERAL, OFFICERS AT XXII IRF WORLD RACQUETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS; ANNOUNCES OUTDOOR AS IRF DEVELOPING DISCIPLINE On Thursday, August 22, at the 2024 XXII IRF World Racquetball Championships in San Antonio, Texas, Mauro Grandio Buzaleh (Argentina), IRF Director of International Competitions, accepted the position of IRF and PARC […]
Basque Championship of Racquetball (Doubles) 2024
On March 27, the Basque Association of Beach Tennis and Minority Sports, the Racquetball section, organized the II Basque Racquetball Championship (Doubles). The last tournament we did was in December of last year. Then some members of the association go together to play a new individual tournament. This time we played the following players: Daniel […]
IRF World Senior Racquetball Championships 2024
PRESS RELEASE FOR INMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 25, 2024 MALIBU, California, March 25, 2024 – National Masters Racquetball Association President Cindy Tilbury, today announced that, for the first time ever, the 2024 NMRA International Racquetball Championships will be a combined tournament with the International Racquetball Federation World Senior Racquetball Championships. The joint tournament will be held […]
2023 Year-End Update
A 2023 Year-End Update from IRF President Aníbal Osvaldo Maggi León January, 2024 Greetings to the Worldwide Racquetball Family. As 2023 comes to a close and an exciting 2024 is beginning, I am pleased to provide this year-end report. 2023 Year-End Update Document Referenced letters about LA2028 *1 – *2 – *3 – *4
RACQUETBALL STAR CONRRADO MOSCOSO WINS THE WORLD GAMES ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD
(From International World Games Association website, visit on www.theworldgames.org) Huge congratulations to Bolivia’s Conrrado Moscoso for securing the title of The World Games Athlete of the Year 2023! In the final round, Bolivia’s Racquetball star ended up winning with an amazing total of 75,389 votes, defeating Luisa Rizzo (ITA) from Air Sports who came second […]
II. Bilbao Racquetball Tournament (Individual)
On the 7th of December, the Basque Federation of Beach Tennis and Minority Sports, Racquetball Section, organised the I Bilbao Tournament of Racquetball (Individual). During the year we will hold two tournaments; the Basque Championship (singles and doubles) and the Bilbao Tournament (one year singles and another doubles). Once again we met at the San […]
Racket:Next at the XIX Pan American Games Santiago 2023 during the Pan American Esports Championships.
PRESS RELEASE Santiago de Chile, Chile, October 7, 2023. The Pan American Racquetball Confederation – PARC and Federación Panamericana de Squash – FPS are excited to announce they will jointly present Racket:Next at the XIX Pan American Games Santiago 2023 during the Pan American Esports Championships. The virtual reality racquet game Racket:Next [aka Racket:Nx] was […]
I. Basque Country Championship of Racquetball (Doubles) 2023
NEWS from Basque Country: On July 15th, the Basque Association of Beach Tennis and Minority Sports, Racquetball Section, organized the. I Basque Championship of Racquetball (doubles). In April we met to play the singles tournament and this time we played the doubles tournament. We had 8 players: Luis Getxo, Daniel Barrientos, Jesus Carballeira, Tomas Beriashvilli, […]
I Basque Country Racquetball Championships Singles 2023
On April 22, the Basque Racquetball Association organized the I Basque Country Racquetball Championship Singles 2023. Eight players participated: Samuel Otero, Daniel Barrientos, Anthony Burgos, Joseba Zubiaurre, Andi Erromo, Jon Ander Gil, Luis Getxo and Egoitz Campo, the organizer. The competition was held at the Polideportivo Municipal de San Ignacio in Bilbao. Three rounds of […]
PARC 2023 – Games Qualification
At the XXXIV Pan American Racquetball Championship, held in Guatemala City between April 1 and 8, 2023, the countries of the continent competed for the medals and trophies of the tournament but also for the qualification to the XXIV Central American and Caribbean Games San Salvador 2023 and the XIX Pan American Games Santiago 2023. […]
WADA publishes Webinar schedule for May 2023
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is pleased to outline below its webinar schedule for May 2023. Date / Time Session Title(Language) Speakers Target audience To register 10 May08:00 EDT / 21:00 Tokyo Time Managing Athlete profiles and user accounts in ADAMS(In English) Emmanuel Gomes, Senior Product Specialist (ADAMS), IT, Data & Digital Development, WADAKenny Lee, […]
News from PARC and IRF in the Americas
March 17, 2023 Dear Worldwide Racquetball Family: During January and February, IRF President Osvaldo Maggi traveled to several countries of the Americas to meet with national racquetball leaders. Positive meetings took place that brought the following results: – Santiago de Chile, Chile: The construction of the racquetball venue to hold the XIX Pan American Games […]
Andres Acuña selected as IWGA Athlete Representative
IWGA ATHLETES’ COMMITTEE: MAKING THE ATHLETE’S VOICE HEARD https://www.theworldgames.org/news/The-World-Games-17/IWGA-Athletes-Committee-Making-the-athlete-s-voice-heard-2432 At its board meeting in January, the board of the International World Games Association (IWGA) agreed on the composition of the Interim IWGA Athletes’ Committee. As already announced, the Chair of this committee will be the Spanish karateka Sandra Sanchez. The six other members of this committee […]
ITA Webinar Series 2022
Our October monthly webinar is dedicated to “Supplements & Informed Decision-Making Part 2”. This is the second in a series of two webinars designed to support informed decision-making around supplement use. The session will cover topics such as batch-testing and methods that can be used to select the safest supplements, seeking out expert advice and […]
ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE DATES OF THE XXXIII IRF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022
Colorado Springs, CO-USA, August 04, 2022. Dear Players, Teams, and the Worldwide Racquetball Family, For reasons of hotel availability in Guatemala City, the host city of the XXXIII IRF World Junior Championships, we are forced to change the dates of the event to December 2 to 10, 2022. We apologize for any inconvenience this might […]
IRF Announcement Regarding Scoring for Upcoming Tournaments
Dear Racquetball Family, The IRF sends greetings to everyone and would like to clarify scoring for the remainder of 2022. Rally scoring (in other words a point scored on every rally won) applies in all of the below: For the World Games in Birmingham, USA (16 men and 16 women, singles only): The same scoring […]
RON BROWN HONOURED BY INDIGENOUS SPORTS HALLS OF FAME
Ron Brown, member of Canada Racquetball and PARC’s Vice President North America, has been inducted as a member of the Indigenous Sports Hall Of Fame. Congratulations Ron and all the Canadian racquetball community! Information from https://racquetballcanada.ca/ron-brown-honoured-by-indigenous-sports-halls-of-fame/ WINNIPEG (April 28, 2022) – Racquetball Canada would like to congratulate Ron Brown who was inducted to the Manitoba Indigenous […]
International Racquetball Federation [IRF] Officially Sanctions Racket:Next
March 15, 2022 For Immediate Release International Racquetball Federation [IRF] Officially Sanctions Racket:Next Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA: In a decisive vote of the IRF Board of Directors, Virtual Reality racquet sport game Racket:Next [aka Racket: Nx] has become a fully sanctioned sports discipline of an IOC-Recognized global sports federation, effective April 1, 2022. With […]
IRF Rules Changes Announcement
Dear International Racquetball Family, As many of you have probably already heard, we at the IRF have approved some significant changes to Racquetball competition on the international level. We would like to take this opportunity to describe these changes and the rationale behind them. Keep in mind that these changes will become effective 1 February […]
IRF ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN 2021 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS PLANS
August 28, 2021 – In an effort to be able offer both an IRF World Championships (Adult) and an IRF World Junior Championships, as well as to be mindful of and concerned for the pandemic-related health and safety of country delegations as well as the host countries themselves, the IRF today announces changes in plans […]
PARC Announces Suspension of XXXIII Pan American Racquetball Championships
For Immediate Release 20 August 2021 Pan American Racquetball Confederation Announces Suspension of XXXIII Pan American Racquetball Championships COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – The Pan American Racquetball Confederation (PARC) and the Bolivian Racquetball Federation (FEBORA) announce the suspension of the XXXIII Pan American Racquetball Championships. The event was scheduled for 3-11 September in the city […]
INTERNATIONAL RACQUETBALL FEDERATION SIGNS PARTNERSHIP WITH ONE HAMSA AND VIRTUAL SPORTS ASSOCIATION FOR VR-BASED OLYMPIC SPORT
The IOC-recognized International Racquetball Federation (IRF), based in Colorado Springs, USA, has followed the IOC’s announcement of their Virtual Sports Series with a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate in developing Tel Aviv-based One Hamsa’s immersive virtual reality (VR) game Racket:Nx as a potential full Olympic Virtual Sport and an eventual candidate for the Olympic Games. […]
The International Racquetball Federation, through its participation in ARISF, is pleased to announce that the International Testing Agency (ITA) is making available to International Federations a number of resources including anti-doping experts, educational tools, controls, and monitoring programs to support compliance with WADA-requested standards in the fight against doping in sport. More information here […]
European Racquetball Federation Congress 2020
The European Racquetball Federation Congress 2020 will be held in The Hague, Netherlands on Saturday 21st November 2020. More information and agenda: ERF Congress 2020 – Information and agenda.
International and European Federations Meeting
Yesterday in Hamburg, Germany. A positive meeting among IRF President Osvaldo Maggi, ERF President Mike Mesecke and DRBV President Jörg Ludwig. Looking for the definitive approach of the federations.
FROM THE AZTEC TO THE INCA – THE PAN AMERICAN FLAME BEGINS HISTORIC JOURNEY TO PERU www.panamsports.org The Pan American Flame is ignited in the Plaza of the Pyramid of the Moon in Teotihuacan, Mexico in a beautiful and traditional ceremony celebrating the ancient Aztec culture. The Pan American Flame has left the ruins of one ancient […]