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Following the global standardisation of netball rules, international netball competition expanded during the second half of the 20th century. It was included for the first time in 1985 at the World Games, a sporting competition held every four years for sports that are not contested at the Olympic Games. Netball has not been included in the ...
Netball is a ball sport played on a rectangular court by two teams of seven players. The primary objective is to shoot a ball through the defender's goal ring while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own.
The Netball World Youth Cup is the pinnacle of netball competition for emerging players who are under 21 years of age and the INF has held an U21 international competition every four years since 1988. The table below contains a list of these championships/cups, where they took place and how many teams competed in the event and the winners.
Netball is a popular women's sport in parts of Africa. [5] [6] Several African nations are ranked amongst the top twenty-five in the world.As of August 2015, South Africa was ranked number five, Malawi was ranked number six, Uganda was ranked thirteen, Zambia was ranked seventeen, and Botswana was ranked nineteen in the world.
The history of South Africa's netball involvement mirrors that of other sports played in the country such as rugby union. [9] South Africa was involved with the international netball community early in the sport's history, taking part in the 1960 meeting of Commonwealth countries in Sri Lanka to standardise the rules for the game. [10]
The history of South Africa's netball involvement mirrors that of other sports played in the country like the rugby union. [14] South Africa was involved with the international netball community early in the sport's history, taking part in the 1960 meeting of Commonwealth countries in Sri Lanka to standardise the rules for the game. [5]
The International Netball Federation (INF) has over 70 members, with members on each continent. Membership is split into five Regional Federations including the Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania.
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