▁a ▁documented ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁basketball ▁by ▁recording ▁and ▁reporting ▁on ▁all ▁major ▁international ▁cont ests ▁from ▁the ▁in ception ▁of ▁international ▁compet itions ▁to ▁the ▁present . ▁D IB F ▁a ims ▁to ▁expand ▁its ▁organisation ▁and ▁to ▁emp ower ▁de af ▁basketball ▁world ▁in ▁the ▁future ▁too . ▁ ▁Priv ile ged ▁board ▁consisting ▁of ▁President , ▁Vice - Pres ident , ▁Tre as urer , ▁Secretary - General ▁and ▁members ▁at ▁large ▁- ▁better ▁known ▁as ▁Central ▁Board , ▁man ages ▁D IB F . ▁This ▁enthus i astic ▁board , ▁made ▁in ▁majority ▁of ▁de af ▁people , ▁brings ▁together ▁many ▁years ▁of ▁management ▁and ▁basketball ▁experiences , ▁and ▁are ▁composed ▁of ▁represent atives ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Sport ▁of ▁basketball ▁has ▁increased ▁in ▁popular ity ▁among ▁el ite ▁de af ▁athlet es ▁around ▁the ▁world . ▁Several ▁international ▁and ▁national ▁basketball ▁compet itions ▁have ▁already ▁been ▁held ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁under ▁an ▁international ▁organisation ▁of ▁sports ▁for ▁the ▁de af ▁called ▁the ▁De af lymp ics . ▁This ▁international ▁de af ▁sports ▁organisation ▁has ▁had ▁a ▁long ▁and ▁rich ▁history ▁in ▁De af ▁sports ▁since ▁establishment ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁- ▁being ▁the ▁oldest ▁of ▁the ▁international ▁organis ations ▁on ▁dis ability ▁sports ▁for ▁disabled ▁people . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁highly ▁respect ed ▁de af ▁sports ▁athlet es ▁involved ▁in ▁basketball ▁came ▁together ▁in ▁Tur ku , ▁Finland . ▁They