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The World Bridge Federation (WBF) is the international governing body of contract bridge. The WBF is responsible for world championship competitions, most of which are conducted at a few multi-event meets on a four-year cycle. The most prestigious championships are those for national teams in Open, Women, and Seniors categories: the Bermuda Bowl, Venice Cup, and Senior Bowl (jointly the biennial "World Teams Championships"), and the quadrennial World Team Olympiads, incorporated in the World Mind Sports Games beginning 2008. The World Bridge Federation was founded August 1958 by delegates from Europe, North America, and South America (now Zones 1 to 3). It is incorporated under the laws of Switzerland as a 'non-profit' organization. Harold Stirling Vanderbilt was made the first honorary member of the WBF for his work developing the game. The current president is Gianarrigo Rona of Italy, effective October 2010. WBF membership now comprises 123 National Contract Bridge Organizations (NBOs) with about 700,000 affiliated members, most of whom participate in bridge competitions locally and many of whom compete nationally and internationally. The NBOs belong to the "zonal organization" in one of eight geographic zones.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Geographical zones )〕 Each National Contract Bridge Organization agrees to fulfil certain requirements, such as opening its ranks to all its citizens and residents and upholding a standard of ethics acceptable to the WBF. The World Bridge Federation has a Congress to which each NBO is entitled to send one delegate. The Congress meets every second year, at Team Olympiads and at World Championships. The WBF is administered by an Executive Council which is assisted by the various Committees and Consultants it appoints.〔( WBF committee structure and membership, 2013 )〕 == Purpose == The purpose of the World Bridge Federation shall be: * to promote, foster, promulgate and develop the sport of Bridge throughout the world; * to be in the Olympic Movement, remaining affiliated with International Olympic Committee (IOC) as a recognized International Federation (IF) in conformity with the requirements of the Olympic Charter; * to contribute to the achievement of the goals set out in the Olympic Charter, in particular by way of spreading Olympism and Olympic education; * to federate National Bridge Associations in all countries; * to devise methods and conduct competitions to award international or world championship titles; * to establish standard laws for its contests adopting the International Code and supplementing them as may be required, but not inconsistent with them; * to support and encourage the promotion of sports ethics; * to dedicate its efforts to ensuring that in bridge contests the spirit of fair play prevails; * to fight against doping in sport and to take measures, the goal of which is to prevent endangering the health of bridge players. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「World Bridge Federation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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