World Netball

World Netball is based at MediaCityUK in Salford, England.

In 1957, during Australia's tour of England, discussions took place about standardising the rules of netball. In 1960, this led to representatives from Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa, Wales and the West Indies meeting in Colombo, Ceylon to establish the International Federation of Women's Basketball and Netball Associations. The modern rules of netball were established at this inaugural meeting. It was also agreed to organise the 1963 World Netball Championships. Lorna McConchie was one of two delegates representing Australia while Lystra Lewis represented the West Indies Netball Board. By the 1970s, netball was no longer referred to as "women's basketball" and national associations, such as the All Australia Netball Association, began to the drop the old name for the sport from their names. The world organisation was also renamed the International Federation of Netball Associations. In 2012-13, the IFNA again changed its name, this time to the International Netball Federation. In June 2021, the INF announced an official rebrand and became known as World Netball.

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Since 1995, World Netball has been recognised by the International Olympic Committee. World Netball is also a member of the Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations. However, IOC recognition does not mean automatic inclusion in the Summer Olympic Games. World Netball applied for netball to be a part of the 2020 Summer Olympics but was unsuccessful. In August 2021, World Netball declared its intention to work with Netball Australia to make a compelling case for netball's inclusion at the 2032 Summer Olympics. In March 2025, World Netball and Netball Australia met with the 2032 organising committee.

World Netball has over 80 members. This includes full and associate members. World Netball also has five regional federations, representing Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania.