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The International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA) is a federation of more than 60
List of national netball teams

Oceania ...
 netball
Netball

Netball is a non-contact team sport originating from the United States similar to, and derived from, basketball. Invented in 1895 by Clara Gregory Baer, a pioneer in women's sport, netball is now pre-eminently played as a women's team sport in Australia and New Zealand and is popular in the West Indies, Sri Lanka, and the United Kingdom....
 associations from around the world, and is responsible for coordinating international netball events and procedures.

The IFNA organizes the Netball World Championships
Netball World Championships

The Netball World Championship is a quadrennial international netball world championship co-ordinated by the International Federation of Netball Associations , inaugurated in 1963....
 and regulates international matches and series. They also adjudicate questions of discipline, rules, and umpiring. They compile the world rankings
IFNA World Rankings

The IFNA World Rankings are published by the International Federation of Netball Associations to make it possible to compare the relative strengths of internationally active national netball teams....
 of international netball teams following each World Championship.

International Federation of Women's Basketball and Netball (later IFNA) was established in 1960 by representatives from England
England

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, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
, South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
 and the West Indies meeting in Sri Lanka, after discussions to standardise the rules of netball
Netball

Netball is a non-contact team sport originating from the United States similar to, and derived from, basketball. Invented in 1895 by Clara Gregory Baer, a pioneer in women's sport, netball is now pre-eminently played as a women's team sport in Australia and New Zealand and is popular in the West Indies, Sri Lanka, and the United Kingdom....
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The International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA) is a federation of more than 60
List of national netball teams

Oceania ...
 netball
Netball

Netball is a non-contact team sport originating from the United States similar to, and derived from, basketball. Invented in 1895 by Clara Gregory Baer, a pioneer in women's sport, netball is now pre-eminently played as a women's team sport in Australia and New Zealand and is popular in the West Indies, Sri Lanka, and the United Kingdom....
 associations from around the world, and is responsible for coordinating international netball events and procedures.

The IFNA organizes the Netball World Championships
Netball World Championships

The Netball World Championship is a quadrennial international netball world championship co-ordinated by the International Federation of Netball Associations , inaugurated in 1963....
 and regulates international matches and series. They also adjudicate questions of discipline, rules, and umpiring. They compile the world rankings
IFNA World Rankings

The IFNA World Rankings are published by the International Federation of Netball Associations to make it possible to compare the relative strengths of internationally active national netball teams....
 of international netball teams following each World Championship.

History

The International Federation of Women's Basketball and Netball (later IFNA) was established in 1960 by representatives from England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
, Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
, South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
 and the West Indies meeting in Sri Lanka, after discussions to standardise the rules of netball
Netball

Netball is a non-contact team sport originating from the United States similar to, and derived from, basketball. Invented in 1895 by Clara Gregory Baer, a pioneer in women's sport, netball is now pre-eminently played as a women's team sport in Australia and New Zealand and is popular in the West Indies, Sri Lanka, and the United Kingdom....
. It was at this inaugural meeting to hold World Championship
Netball World Championships

The Netball World Championship is a quadrennial international netball world championship co-ordinated by the International Federation of Netball Associations , inaugurated in 1963....
 tournaments every four years, beginning in Eastbourne, England, in 1963.

Regional Federations

Being the international governing body for all international netball teams
List of national netball teams

Oceania ...
, National membership to IFNA is split up into five regional federations. These are:
  • Oceania Netball Federation
  • Confederation of African Netball Associations
  • Federation of European Netball Associations
  • Asian Federation of Netball Associations
  • Americas Federation of Netball Associations


Countries without full membership are associate members.

Achievements

In 1996, after successful lobbying, the IFNA succeeded in having netball became a recognized Olympic sport and in turn included at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
1998 Commonwealth Games

The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as :wikt:host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century....
. It is currently lobbying to have netball introduced to the Olympic Games
Olympic Games

The Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event established for both summer and winter sports. There have been two generations of the Olympic Games; the first were the Ancient Olympic Games held at Olympia, Greece, Greece....
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Links

  • Netball World Championships
    Netball World Championships

    The Netball World Championship is a quadrennial international netball world championship co-ordinated by the International Federation of Netball Associations , inaugurated in 1963....
  • IFNA World Rankings
    IFNA World Rankings

    The IFNA World Rankings are published by the International Federation of Netball Associations to make it possible to compare the relative strengths of internationally active national netball teams....


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