The Deaf International Basketball Federation (DIBF) respects and acts in accordance with the Deaflympics/ICSD General Rules and Regulations. Therefore, the eligibility criteria within DIBF are as follows:
 

• The Deaflympic Basketball competitions, World Deaf Basketball Championships, and any international deaf basketball matches bring together, in an honest and impartial competition, deaf athletes of all affiliated members.

• Participants in any Deaflympic Basketball competitions, World Deaf Basketball Championships, or international deaf basketball matches must meet the following requirements:
   

     a) Hearing Loss: Athletes must be deaf, defined as having a hearing loss of at least 55 dB pure tone average (PTA) in the better ear (three-tone pure tone average at 500, 1000, and 2000 Hertz, air conduction, ISO 1969 Standard).
   

• All participants must hold the nationality of the country of their National Deaf Sports Federation/National Deaf Basketball Association. In cases of objection or dispute, the concerned Federation/Association must provide proof of nationality, usually by presenting a valid passport.
   

For further details, please refer to the official ICSD Audiogram Regulations.