s ▁Northern ▁Ex ped itions ▁( 2 2 8 - 2 3 4 ) ▁Ji ang ▁Wei ' s ▁Northern ▁Ex ped itions ▁( 2 4 7 - 2 6 2 ) <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁International ▁W heel ch air ▁Basketball ▁Federation ▁( I W BF ) ▁is ▁the ▁international ▁gover ning ▁body ▁for ▁the ▁sport ▁of ▁wheel ch air ▁basketball . ▁ ▁I W BF ▁is ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁International ▁Par al ym pic ▁Committee ▁( IP C ) ▁as ▁the ▁sole ▁compet ent ▁authority ▁in ▁wheel ch air ▁basketball ▁world wide . ▁International ▁Basketball ▁Federation ▁( or ▁FI BA ) ▁has ▁recognized ▁I W BF ▁under ▁Article ▁ 5 3 ▁of ▁its ▁General ▁Stat utes . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁the ▁International ▁Sto ke ▁Man dev ille ▁Games ▁Federation ▁( IS M G F ) ▁established ▁the ▁first ▁Sub - section ▁for ▁wheel ch air ▁basketball . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁IS M G F ▁was ▁the ▁world ▁gover ning ▁body ▁for ▁all ▁wheel ch air ▁sports . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁IS M G F ▁accepted ▁the ▁name ▁International ▁W heel ch air ▁Basketball ▁Federation ▁( I W BF ) ▁for ▁its ▁former ▁sub - section . ▁With ▁this ▁step ▁wheel ch air ▁basketball ▁began ▁its ▁journey ▁for ▁full ▁independence ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁I W BF ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁the ▁world ▁body ▁for ▁wheel ch air ▁basketball ▁with ▁full ▁responsibility ▁for ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁sport . ▁Over ▁the ▁next