International Recognition
At the Congress of Comité International des Sports de Surds (now known as Deaflympics) during the Winter Deaflympics in Sundsvall, Sweden, in February 2003, the Congress officially decided to recognise the DIBF as an Associate Member. The DIBF gained Associate Membership with the Deaflympics and henceforth can operate independently by itself for the development of deaf basketball around the world.
Presently, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has granted recognition of DIBF as the world governing body and sturdily supports its organisation and efforts for development camps for deaf basketball and organisation of seminars across the six different continents. DIBF has continued to grow significantly and the standards of deaf basketball has increased in notability and visibility.
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