FITEQ is joining the International Fair Play Committee (CIFP) in celebrating the first-ever World Fair Play Day. From this year onwards, 7 September will be an occasion to promote the importance of fair play in sport. As a sport based on the values of honesty and integrity, the teqball family is delighted to support the CIFP with the start of this global movement.

FITEQ partnered with the CIFP to benefit from the organisation’s expertise and ensure fairness in all areas of the sport. At the pinnacle of teqball, the 2018 World Championships final, Árpád Sipos epitomised what it means to play fair. At a critical point in the match, the referee unfairly awarded him a point, only for Sipos to say the point should go to his opponent. In doing so, he became an example for the whole teqball family.

FITEQ General Secretary Marius Vizer Jr said, “FITEQ wants the teqball family to understand the value of fair play and our partnership with the CIFP really helps us get this message across. On top of this, when we have stars like Árpád Sipos demonstrating such admirable sportsmanship when there is a World Championship and record-level prize money on the line, we are able to strongly advocate the importance of playing fair. He may have lost out on the title of world champion, but he achieved something greater in becoming a role model for all young, aspiring athletes.”