Basketball Wales
Pêl-fasged Cymru
SportBasketball
JurisdictionNational
Founded2008
AffiliationFIBA
ChairpersonKeith Mair
ReplacedThe Basketball Association of Wales
(founded)1952
Official website
www.basketball.wales
Wales

Basketball Wales (Welsh: Pêl-fasged Cymru) (founded in 1952 as the Basketball Association of Wales) is the sole controller and the national governing body of all aspects of the game of basketball in Wales. It is responsible for the management of the Basketball Wales National League, the national teams and for the organisation of all national and international basketball competitions held in Wales.[1][2][3]

Basketball Wales is a national affiliated federation of FIBA Europe and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).[4][5]

Sport Wales National Centre, Cardiff
home to Basketball Wales

See also

References

  1. ^ "NGB websites:About us:Sport Wales-Chwaraeon Cymru". Sport Wales - Chwaraeon Cymru website. Sport Wales. 2010. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  2. ^ "BAW - Basketball Association of Wales - Home". Basketball Wales website. Basketball Wales. 2009. Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
  3. ^ "www.basketballwales.com/images/Constitution%20BAW%202004.pdf" (PDF). Basketball Wales website. Basketball Wales. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
  4. ^ "FIBA Europe >> Federations". FIBA Europe website. FIBA Europe. 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  5. ^ "FIBA organization: National federations & leagues >>Profile". FIBA website. FIBA. 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.

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Clubs

Sporting bodies of Wales
Sports governing bodies in the United Kingdom
National basketball associations of Europe (FIBA Europe)
National members of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA)
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