World Netball

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Worldwide netball governing body

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::summary Worldwide netball governing body ::

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FieldValue
nameWorld Netball
native name{{plainlist
abbrevWN
logoFile:World Netball.png
sportNetball
othersportsFast5 netball
jurisdictionWorldwide
membership80+ (2025)
founded1960
affAssociation of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations
International Olympic Committee
International World Games Association
locationMediaCityUK
Salford Quays
Salford
Greater Manchester
M50 2AB
England
presidentLiz Nicholl
vicepresidentShirley Hooper
chiefexecFiona Harold
urlhttps://netball.sport/
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|name = World Netball |native name = {{plainlist|* Poitarawhiti o te Ao (Māori)

Headquarters

World Netball is based at MediaCityUK in Salford, England.

History

In 1957, during Australia's tour of England, discussions took place about standardising the rules of netball. In 1960, this led to representatives from Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa, Wales and the West Indies meeting in Colombo, Ceylon to establish the International Federation of Women's Basketball and Netball Associations. The modern rules of netball were established at this inaugural meeting. It was also agreed to organise the 1963 World Netball Championships. By the 1970s, netball was no longer referred to as "women's basketball" and national associations, such as the All Australia Netball Association, began to the drop the old name for the sport from their names. The world organisation was also renamed the International Federation of Netball Associations. In 2012–13, the IFNA again changed its name, this time to the International Netball Federation. In June 2021, the INF announced an official rebrand and became known as World Netball.

Competitions

Current

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YearsCompetition
1963–url=https://netball.sport/events-and-results/netball-world-cup/
1990–url=https://netball.sport/commonwealth-games
1988–url=https://netball.sport/events-and-results/netball-world-youth-cup/
2009–title=Fast5 Netball World Series
2023–url=https://netball.sport/events-and-results/commonwealth-youth-games/
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Former

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YearsCompetition
2012–2018url=https://netball.sport/events-and-results/world-university-netball/
1985–1993url=https://www.theworldgames.org/sports/Netball-49
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Olympics

Main article: Netball and the Olympic Movement

Since 1995, World Netball has been recognised by the International Olympic Committee. World Netball is also a member of the Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations. However, IOC recognition does not mean automatic inclusion in the Summer Olympic Games. World Netball applied for netball to be a part of the 2020 Summer Olympics but was unsuccessful. In August 2021, World Netball declared its intention to work with Netball Australia to make a compelling case for netball's inclusion at the 2032 Summer Olympics. In March 2025, World Netball and Netball Australia met with the 2032 organising committee.

Regions and members

World Netball has over 80 members. This includes full and associate members. World Netball also has five regional federations, representing Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/IFNA_countries.png" caption="World Netball members"] ::

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FederationFull MembersAssociate members
url=https://netball.sport/inside-world-netball/regions-members/africa-region/title=Africa Regionpublisher=World Netball
url=https://netball.sport/inside-world-netball/regions-members/americas-region/title=Americas Regionpublisher=World Netball
url=https://netball.sport/inside-world-netball/regions-members/asia-region/title=Asia Regionpublisher=World Netball
url=https://netball.sport/inside-world-netball/regions-members/europe-region/title=Europe Regionpublisher=World Netball
url=https://netball.sport/inside-world-netball/regions-members/oceania-region/title=Oceania Regionpublisher=World Netball
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Presidents

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YearsPresidentAssociation
1995–1999Anne TaylorNew Zealand
1999–2003url=https://netball.sport/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Citation-Sheryl-Dawson.pdftitle=INF Service Award 2019 – Citation for Sheryl Dawson MNZM
2003–2019url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2003-07-20/rhone-takes-netballs-top-job/1451338title=Rhone takes netball's top job
2019–url=https://www.englandnetball.co.uk/news/infpresidency/title=Liz Nicholl elected President of the International Netball Federation
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References

References

  1. "World Netball". www.olympics.com.
  2. "World Netball". www.theworldgames.org.
  3. "World Netball Office in Salford Quays". www.mediacityuk.co.uk.
  4. (September 2024). "Rules of Fast5 Netball – 2024 Edition". World Netball.
  5. "History of Netball". World Netball.
  6. "Eastbourne 1963". World Netball.
  7. (June 2002). "All England Netball Association: A History of Netball in England Through the Ages To Present Day". www.ournetballhistory.org.uk.
  8. "Our Journey". walesnetball.com.
  9. "The History of Netball Australia". netball.com.au.
  10. "International Federation of Netball Associations". www.netball.org.
  11. "International Netball Federation". www.netball.org.
  12. (3 June 2021). "International Netball Federation announces rebrand to become World Netball". www.skysports.com.
  13. (3 June 2021). "International Netball Federation announces rebrand to become World Netball". www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. (3 June 2021). "International Netball Federation aims to grow, play, and inspire with World Netball rebrand". www.englandnetball.co.uk.
  15. "Netball World Cup". World Netball.
  16. "Commonwealth Games". World Netball.
  17. "Netball World Youth Cup". World Netball.
  18. "Fast5 Netball World Series". World Netball.
  19. "Fast5 Netball at the Commonwealth Youth Games". World Netball.
  20. "World University Netball". World Netball.
  21. "World Games – Netball". www.theworldgames.org.
  22. (2 May 2018). "Netball and the Olympics: What's holding the sport back?". www.bbc.co.uk.
  23. (11 August 2024). "This women's sport has fought for more than 50 years to be in the Olympics. Could Brisbane 2032 change its fortunes?". cnn.com.
  24. (17 December 2021). "World Netball CEO Clare Briegal elected as Council member of Association of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF)". World Netball.
  25. "Olympic Games". World Netball.
  26. (January 2024). "WN Position Statement Regarding Netball and the Olympic Games". World Netball.
  27. (11 March 2025). "World Netball and Netball Australia Meet with Brisbane 2032 CEO, Cindy Hook". World Netball.
  28. "Regions & Members". World Netball.
  29. "About Us". World Netball.
  30. "Africa Region". World Netball.
  31. "Americas Region". World Netball.
  32. "Americas Netball". americasnetball.org.
  33. "Asia Region". World Netball.
  34. "Asia Netball". asianetball.org.
  35. "Europe Region". World Netball.
  36. "Europe Netball". www.europenetball.com.
  37. "Oceania Region". World Netball.
  38. "Oceania Netball". www.oceanianetball.com.
  39. (27 February 2024). "2024 Hall of Fame Inductee – Anne Taylor". netballhamilton.org.nz.
  40. (27 February 2024). "Anne Taylor OBE, Wall of fame 2012". www.otago.ac.nz.
  41. (February 2024). "INF Service Award 2019 – Citation for Sheryl Dawson MNZM". World Netball.
  42. (20 July 2003). "Rhone takes netball's top job". www.abc.net.au.
  43. (11 July 2019). "Liz Nicholl elected President of the International Netball Federation". www.englandnetball.co.uk.
  44. (11 October 2023). "Liz Nicholl: Welsh president of World Netball awarded damehood". www.bbc.co.uk.
  45. (February 2024). "Dame Liz Nicholl DBE re-elected as World Netball (WN) President, as WN appoint first Athlete Director, Stacey Francis-Bayman". World Netball.

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