United States Korfball Federation

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United States Korfball Federation
Sport Korfball
AbbreviationUSKF
Founded1978 (1978)
Affiliation International Korfball Federation
Affiliation date1978
PresidentJudith Dea
Vice president(s)Erika Guijarro
Official website
www.uskorfball.org
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United States Korfball Federation, also simply known as the USKF, is the governing body for the sport of korfball in the USA. Formed in 1978, it is the association of korfball responsible for overseeing all aspects of the sport in the USA.

Korfball in the USA has had media coverage in the past and was previously an Olympic sport. [1]

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References

  1. Hickman, Matt (2012-06-12). "9 peculiar Summer Olympic sports that have been discontinued | MNN - Mother Nature Network". MNN. Retrieved 2015-03-06.