The International Bowling Federation (formerly known as World Bowling) is the world governing body of the sport of tenpin bowling. It consists of five Zones, namely:

*as of January 2021.

The primary role of the International Bowling Federation is to regulate, popularize and promote the sport of tenpin bowling. It does this by sanctioning equipment and lane conditions and by establishing and monitoring the rules under which the sport is played in each of its National Federations. It also assists with the structure and development of its member Federations, helping to provide skills development and elite athlete pathways, coaching and officials accreditation and generally upgrading the skills of bowlers of all ages.

International Bowling Federation is administered by the Executive Board which is made up of the following members:

There are several Sub-Committees appointed by the President and the Executive Board to take care of Marketing and Development, Technical, Tournament, Coaching, Women in Bowling, Rules and World Ranking. These committees and the Executive Board members meet three to four times a year, often via electronic communication.

World Standard Practices
Tenpin bowling has the greatest respect for fair play amongst all competitors and applies Doping Control procedures that are identical to those of the IOC in all its major Championships. All the Country members of the international body are also subject to these controls, by means of our global Doping Policies and are strongly encouraged to incorporate these policies within their own national regulations.

You can download Statues and Playing Rules (September 2019) and Anti-Doping Rules (Based on the 2009 World Anti-Doping Code). For more details of International Bowling Federation, please visit https://bowling.sport/.