▁Z hu ▁( Ch ina ) ▁and ▁I ry na ▁Che p ch yna ▁( U k raine ). ▁The ▁Central ▁Board ▁was ▁elected ▁with ▁term ▁to ▁next ▁World ▁De af ▁Basketball ▁Championships ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁International ▁recognition ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁Comité ▁International ▁des ▁Sports ▁de ▁Sur ds ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁De af lymp ics ) ▁during ▁the ▁Winter ▁De af lymp ics ▁in ▁Sund sv all , ▁Sweden , ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁Congress ▁officially ▁decided ▁to ▁recogn ise ▁the ▁D IB F ▁as ▁an ▁Associ ate ▁Member . ▁The ▁D IB F ▁gained ▁Associ ate ▁M emb ership ▁with ▁the ▁De af lymp ics ▁and ▁hence for th ▁can ▁operate ▁independently ▁by ▁itself ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁de af ▁basketball ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Pres ently , ▁the ▁International ▁Basketball ▁Federation ▁( FI BA ) ▁has ▁granted ▁recognition ▁of ▁D IB F ▁as ▁the ▁world ▁gover ning ▁body ▁and ▁st urd ily ▁supports ▁its ▁organisation ▁and ▁efforts ▁for ▁development ▁cam ps ▁for ▁de af ▁basketball ▁and ▁organisation ▁of ▁sem in ars ▁across ▁the ▁six ▁different ▁contin ents . ▁D IB F ▁has ▁continued ▁to ▁grow ▁significantly ▁and ▁the ▁standards ▁of ▁de af ▁basketball ▁has ▁increased ▁in ▁not ability ▁and ▁visibility . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁American ▁L ance ▁All red ▁and ▁Sloven ian ▁Mi ha ▁Z up an ▁are ▁notable ▁de af ▁basketball ▁players ▁who ▁have ▁played ▁basketball ▁profession ally ▁with ▁hearing ▁people . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁