Netball in Asia

[1][2][3][4] The IFNA Asia region includes countries such as Australia (geopolitically considered part of Oceania), India, Malaysia, Singapore and Sri Lanka.

[6] Netball has the highest participation rate of any team sport—male or female—in Australia;[7][8][9][10] however, it has not managed to become a large spectator sport.

[7] In 1927, a national federation for the sport, Australian Women's Basketball Association, was created.

[7] During the 1930s in Australia, much of the participation in netball at universities was not organised and players were not required to register.

This tour resulted in a number of Commonwealth countries meeting together in order to try to standardise the rules of the game.

[7] The Government of New South Wales committed over A$5,000,000 to creating and improving sporting facilities in the state.

[19] Prior to the creation of the ANZ Championship, the National Netball League was the major competition in Australia.

[21] Australia beat the Silver Ferns to win the World Youth Netball Championships in July 2009 in the Cook Islands.

[24] India had a national team compete in the fifth Asian Netball Championship in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2001.

[27] In 2001, netball was sufficiently popular in South East Asia for it to be included in the 21st Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur.

This type of sponsorship was encouraged by the government as part of the Rakan Sukan programme.

[6] Singapore had a national team compete in the fifth Asian Netball Championship held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 2001.

[36] The first game was played by Ceylon Girl Guide Company at Kandy High School.

[36] The first interschool march was played between Kandy High School and Colombo Ladies College in February 1925.

[36] Sri Lanka took part in the 1960 netball meeting of Commonwealth countries to try to standardise the rules for the game.

[1] Sri Lanka competed in the 7th Asian Youth Netball Championship held in 2010 in India.