FIBA, the governing physique of basketball, and IWBF, the governing physique of wheelchair basketball, have introduced additional steps to accentuate their relationship with the widespread purpose to develop and develop basketball the world over.
The 2 organizations reaffirmed their shut collaboration following current conferences by the IWBF Government Council and the FIBA Government Committee, the place it was authorized by each Government Boards to accentuate the cooperation.
Step one in doing so noticed FIBA’s Secretary Normal Andreas Zagklis co-opted as a member of the IWBF Government Council, with the proposal to make a FIBA consultant a everlasting member of the IWBF Government Council on the IWBF World Congress later this 12 months in Dubai, UAE.
Additional steps will embody IWBF President Ulf Mehrens invited on to a FIBA physique, in addition to FIBA holding the unique license for the business rights of IWBF for the following four-year cycle.
FIBA Secretary Normal, Andreas Zagklis mentioned:
“FIBA has been working intently with the IWBF for quite a few years and we’re glad to take one other step to additional strengthen this relationship. Certainly one of our strategic priorities presently is to ‘Enlarge the FIBA Household’ and this collaboration can solely additional improve the hyperlinks between the 2 organzations and promote the sport.”
IWBF President, Ulf Mehrens, mentioned:
“Being part of the basketball household is exclusive and invaluable. Our visions are shared to not solely develop the game of basketball, whether or not it’s in a wheelchair or operating, however to additionally encourage and use the ability of the game to beat the social and cultural boundaries the world over. To have the ability to combine and type a better working relationship with FIBA permits us to have a extra joint strategy when aspiring to satisfy these goals. We’re one household and stronger collectively.”
The helpful working relationship was established in 1992 by the then IWBF President Sir Philip Craven MBE and the previous FIBA Secretary Normal Borislav Stankovic following the creation of an impartial wheelchair basketball federation. IWBF is acknowledged as a basketball group beneath the FIBA Normal Statutes.
