FIBA
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FIBA is the international governing body for basketball, responsible for overseeing global competitions, setting the rules of the game, and organizing major tournaments such as the Basketball World Cup and Olympic qualifying events.
All labels observed (13)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T183580 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FIBA Context triple: [United States men's national basketball team, federationMembership, FIBA]
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FIBA Americas
FIBA Americas is the governing body for international basketball in the Americas, organizing regional competitions and overseeing national teams across North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean.
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1950 FIBA World Championship
The 1950 FIBA World Championship was the inaugural global men's basketball tournament organized by FIBA, held in Argentina and won by the host nation.
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C.
USA Basketball
USA Basketball is the national governing body that oversees and organizes the United States’ men’s and women’s national basketball teams and related international competition programs.
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Basketball Association of America
The Basketball Association of America was a pioneering professional basketball league in North America that later merged with the National Basketball League to form the modern National Basketball Association (NBA).
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E.
National Basketball League (NBL)
The National Basketball League (NBL) was a pioneering professional basketball league in the United States that operated from the 1930s to 1940s and helped lay the foundation for what became the modern NBA.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: FIBA Target entity description: FIBA is the international governing body for basketball, responsible for overseeing global competitions, setting the rules of the game, and organizing major tournaments such as the Basketball World Cup and Olympic qualifying events.
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A.
FIBA Americas
FIBA Americas is the governing body for international basketball in the Americas, organizing regional competitions and overseeing national teams across North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean.
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B.
1950 FIBA World Championship
The 1950 FIBA World Championship was the inaugural global men's basketball tournament organized by FIBA, held in Argentina and won by the host nation.
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C.
USA Basketball
USA Basketball is the national governing body that oversees and organizes the United States’ men’s and women’s national basketball teams and related international competition programs.
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D.
Basketball Association of America
The Basketball Association of America was a pioneering professional basketball league in North America that later merged with the National Basketball League to form the modern National Basketball Association (NBA).
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E.
National Basketball League (NBL)
The National Basketball League (NBL) was a pioneering professional basketball league in the United States that operated from the 1930s to 1940s and helped lay the foundation for what became the modern NBA.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
governing body
ⓘ
international sports federation ⓘ |
| abbreviation | FIBA self-link ⓘ |
| acronymOrigin | French name Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| formerName |
FIBA
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Fédération Internationale de Basketball Amateur
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| founded | 1932 ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1932-06-18 ⓘ |
| foundingLocation |
Geneva
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surface form:
Geneva, Switzerland
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| fullName |
FIBA
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Fédération Internationale de Basketball
FIBA self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
International Basketball Federation
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| governs | international basketball ⓘ |
| governsDiscipline |
3x3 basketball
ⓘ
5x5 basketball ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
FIBA Africa
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FIBA Americas ⓘ FIBA Asia ⓘ FIBA Europe ⓘ FIBA Oceania ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Gland, Switzerland
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surface form:
Mies, Switzerland
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| memberOf | Association of Summer Olympic International Federations ⓘ |
| movedHeadquartersToMies | 2002 ⓘ |
| numberOfNationalFederations | over 200 ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| organizes |
FIBA 3x3 World Cup
ⓘ
FIBA Basketball World Cup ⓘ FIBA Continental Championships ⓘ FIBA Intercontinental Cup ⓘ FIBA self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup ⓘ FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup ⓘ FIBA Women’s World Championship ⓘ
surface form:
FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup
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| oversees | global basketball competitions ⓘ |
| president | Sheikh Saud Ali Al Thani ⓘ |
| publishes | Official Basketball Rules ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | International Olympic Committee ⓘ |
| secretaryGeneral | Andreas Zagklis ⓘ |
| setsRulesFor | basketball ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| type | non-profit organization ⓘ |
| website | https://www.fiba.basketball ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: FIBA Description of subject: FIBA is the international governing body for basketball, responsible for overseeing global competitions, setting the rules of the game, and organizing major tournaments such as the Basketball World Cup and Olympic qualifying events.
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