1. Who is the governing body of international amateur basketball?

- FIBA, the International Basketball Federation, is the world governing body for
basketball. Founded in 1932, we bring together 212 National Basketball
Federations from all over the world.

2. Give a brief background about the governing body of international amateur

basketball.

- The association was founded in Geneva on 18 June 1932, two years after the sport was
officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Its original name was
Federation Internationale de Basketball Amateur. Eight nations were founding
members: Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Portugal, Romania and
Switzerland. At the 1936 Summer Olympic Games in Berlin, FIBA named James Naismith
(1861-1939), the founder of basketball, as its Honorary President.

FIBA has organized the FIBA Basketball World Cup since 1950 and the FIBA Women's
Basketball World Cup since 1953. Both events are now held every four years, alternating
with the Olympics. In 1989 FIBA opened the door to Olympic participation by
professionals such as players from the NBA in the United States. At this point, the
Federation Internationale de Basketball Amateur became the Federation Internationale
de Basketball, but retained FIBA as its abbreviation.