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Flying disc sports are sports or games played with discs, often called by the trademarked name Frisbees. Ultimate and disc golf are sports with substantial international followings. A semi-professional ultimate game in North America
A flying disc with the Wham-O registered trademark "Frisbee". A frisbee (pronounced / ˈ f r ɪ z b iː / FRIZ-bee), also called a flying disc or simply a disc, is a gliding toy or sporting item generally made of injection-molded plastic and roughly 20 to 25 centimetres (8 to 10 in) in diameter with a pronounced lip.
Founded in 1985, the World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) oversees the sport globally. In May 2013, under the leadership of Robert L. "Nob" Rauch, the WFDF was granted provisional recognition by the International Olympic Committee and is a member of the Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations.
Disc Club Panthers (Bern, Switzerland) Ratrac (Bern, Switzerland) Crazy Dogs (Stans, Switzerland) Budwig Ultimate (Neuchâtel, Switzerland) Fly High (Lausanne, Switzerland) Flying Angels (Bern, Switzerland) Flying Colors (Oberkirch, Switzerland) Flying Saucers (Luzern, Switzerland) Scorillaz (Bern, Switzerland) Solebang (Cham, Switzerland)
April 3–6: College Disc Golf National Championships in Rock Hill; April 25–28: PDGA Champions Cup in Morton; June 7–9: United States Amateur Disc Golf Championship in Milford; June 11–15: Masters Disc Golf World Championships in Emporia; July 16–20: Junior Disc Golf World Championships in Tulsa; July 17–21: European Open in Nokia
Pages in category "Flying disc games" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... Contact Wikipedia; Code of Conduct; Developers; Statistics;
Flying disc was introduced as a World Games sport at the 2001 World Games in Akita. Disc golf was discontinued after only one competition in 2001. Ultimate is the only current event.
Flying disc sport rose with the invention of plastic and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2007. The early years of international flying disc play were dominated by the influence of the International Frisbee Association (IFA) which was founded by Ed Headrick in 1967 as the promotional arm of the Wham-O Manufacturing Company. Many of the ...