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International Baseball
Federation
Homepage: http://www.ibaf.org/
Rules and regulations URL: http://www.ibaf.org/the_game/fundamentals/
History:
Founded in 1938, the International
Baseball Federation now has 111 national federation
members – a long way from its first international
baseball event in the 1904 Olympic Games in USA.
After a long period of unity
and camaraderie within the sport, a falling out
period occurred in 1972 due to differences in
opinion and powerful influences. This led to the
creation of the Federación Mundial de Béisbol
Amateur (FEMBA) at the Congress in Bologna, Italy.
It was only in 1976 when then leaders of the International
Federation and FEMBA reconciled their differences
and agreed to establish a single body under the
name of International Baseball Association (AINBA).
However, in 1984 during a Congress held in Cuba,
the delegates agreed to change the name of AINBA
to the International Baseball Association (IBA).
Finally, in 1999, at the Congress held in Sydney,
Australia, the Federation decided to return to
its roots and changed its name to the International
Baseball Federation.
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