News - Asia

Under the auspices of new FIT member, China Touch Association, the 8th Shanghai International Touch Tournament was held recently, with approximately around 400 players from over 40 teams competing in Men's, Women's, Masters (35+), Mixed, Juniors and Corporate Divisions. The teams came from cities of Tokyo Japan, Putrajaya Malaysia, Manila Philippines, Hong Kong, Beijing, Guangdong, Nanjing and Yantai China - all converging on the SRFC grounds Wai Gao Qiao in Shanghai China.

Toba Tak Singh have claimed the Pakistan Touch Ball Federation (aka: Touch Football Pakistan) inter district touch championship with a 4-0 victory over Faisalabad on the weekend. Rahim Yar Khan took bronze with a 1-0 defeat of Lodhran.

The Hong Kong Touch Association (HKTA) invites you to participate in the 2012 Hong Kong International Touch Championships on Saturday 12th May 2012 at Kings Park sportsground, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Touch - the sport for all, is a worldwide phenomenon based on participant skill and teamwork, with a degree of fitness thrown in at the elite level. But where did it all start, and how has the game changed over time in comparison to it's early cousins in the other football codes?

The Federation of International Touch (FIT) kindly requests that nations please complete the 'FIT EVENT — CALENDAR' survey either by responding with your comments in the attached PDF file and returning the file to Dennis Coffey (Secretary general) OR by undertaking the online survey available at this address: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W5N77WH