International Basketball Association: Difference between revisions

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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>

The '''International Basketball Association (FIBA)''' formerly known as ''Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur''' is an independent association responsible in defining the rules of basketball and it governs the international basketball competition. 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 Domains Holding 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==

In April 25, 2012, FIBA confirmed its application for the [[.basketball]] generic top level domain name ([[gTLD]]) to [[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 Domains Holding 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>

==Activities==

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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>
-The '''International Basketball Association (FIBA)''' formerly known as  ''Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur''' is an independent association responsible in defining the rules of basketball and it governs the international basketball competition. 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 Domains Holding 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==
-In April 25, 2012, FIBA confirmed its application for the [[.basketball]] generic top level domain name ([[gTLD]]) to [[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 Domains Holding 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>
 ==Activities==