The International Bowling Federation (IBF) is the world governing body of ten-pin and nine-pin bowling. It was founded in 1952 in Hamburg as the Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs (FIQ) by officials of the International Bowling Association, which had been formed in 1926. It was known as World Bowling from April 2014 until an extraordinary congress held online on 2 November 2020 adopted the name International Bowling Federation. The International Olympic Committee has recognised it since 1979 as the governing body for bowling sports. It started with five member federations and had grown to 141 by 2010. It regulates two disciplines, tenpin and ninepin, through the World Tenpin Bowling Association and the World Ninepin Bowling Association, both founded by FIQ in 1973.
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is the world governing body of nine-pin and ten-pin bowling
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IBF was founded in 1952 in Hamburg, Germany
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IBF has been recognized by the International Olympic Committee since 1979
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it grew to 141 in 2010
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members of International Bowling Federation to participate
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