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| keypeople = [[Yvan Mainini]], President <br> Patrick Baumann, Secretary General
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The '''International Basketball Association (FIBA)'' formerly known as ''Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur''' is an independent association responsible for defining the rules of basketball and governing international basketball competitions. It is composed of 213 national basketball federations worldwide and its headquarters is located in Geneva, Switzerland.<ref>[http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/quicFact/p/openNodeIDs/962/selNodeID/962/quicFacts.html About FIBA]</ref>
===New gTLD Application===
On April 25, 2012, FIBA confirmed its application for the [[.basketball]] [[gTLD|generic top level domain name]] (gTLD) via [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. Its main objective is to protect the sport, its stakeholders and its approximately 450 million players and fans worldwide. The association partnered with [[ROAR Domains LLC]] and [[Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd.]] to prepare its application with ICANN, while [[Minds + Machines]] will provide its back-end registry solutions.<ref>[http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/inte/p/newsid/51390/arti.html PR N°7 - FIBA files application for .BASKETBALL Generic Top-Level Domain]</ref>
==New gTLD Application==
==Activities==
==Activities==
The main activities of FIBA include: <ref>[http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/quicFact/p/openNodeIDs/962/selNodeID/962/quicFacts.html What We Do]</ref>
The main activities of FIBA include: <ref>[http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/quicFact/p/openNodeIDs/962/selNodeID/962/quicFacts.html What We Do]</ref>
* Establish the official basketball rules, specifications of equipment and facilities. including the internal executive regulations for all international and Olympic competitions
* Establish the official basketball rules, specifications of equipment and facilities, including the internal executive regulations for all international and Olympic competitions
* Responsible in controlling, governing and appointing international referees
* Control and appoint international referees
* Regulates the transfer of players from one country to another
* Regulate the transfer of players from one country to another
* Controls and governs all international competitions
* Control and govern international competitions
==The FIBA Academy==
==The FIBA Academy==
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