Editing Racquetball (section)

== Governing bodies ==
{{Infobox organization
| name = International Racquetball Federation
| type = [[list of international sport federations|Sports federation]]
| status = Governing body of [[Racquetball]]
| purpose = Sport governance
| formation = {{start date and age|1949}} / 1979
| headquarters = [[Colorado Springs]], [[USA]]
| membership = +80 national associations
| region_served = Worldwide
| main_organ = Congress
| affiliations = [[Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations|ARISF]]
| website = [https://www.internationalracquetball.com/ Official website]
}}

The [[International Racquetball Federation]] (IRF) governs the [[Racquetball World Championships|World Racquetball Championships]], which were first held in 1981 in conjunction with the first [[World Games]]. The second World Championships were played in 1984, and since then have been held biennially in August. Players from the [[United States]] have won the most World Championship titles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.internationalracquetball.com/worlds/03worlds.htm|title=IRF World Championships|publisher=Internationalracquetball.com|access-date=8 March 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907105317/http://www.internationalracquetball.com/worlds/03worlds.htm|archive-date=7 September 2008}}</ref>

The IRF also runs the World Junior Racquetball Championships that occur annually in either late October, or early to mid November, as well as the annual World Senior Racquetball Championships for players who are 35 years of age or older.

The sport has a high appeal in the Americas, and because of this racquetball has been included in the [[Pan American Games]] in [[Racquetball at the 1995 Pan American Games|1995]], [[Racquetball at the 1999 Pan American Games|1999]], [[Racquetball at the 2003 Pan American Games|2003]], [[Racquetball at the 2011 Pan American Games|2011]], [[Racquetball at the 2015 Pan American Games|2015]] and [[Racquetball at the 2019 Pan American Games|Lima 2019]]. And will be part of the games again in [[2023 Pan American Games|Santiago 2023]]. Racquetball has also been included in the [[World Games]] on five occasions: 1981, 1989, 1993, 2009 and 2013, and is on the program for 2022.
There men's and women's professional racquetball organizations. The [[International Racquetball Tour]] (IRT) is the men's professional organization, and the [[Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour]] (LPRT) is the women's professional organization. Both began in the 1980s.

The '''International Racquetball Federation''' (IRF) is the international sports federation, recognized by the [[IOC]], that governs the sport of [[racquetball]].