Rhone, a former Jamaican international, was first elected to the top position at a Congress held at the World Netball Championships in Kingston in 2003 and was re-elected for two years in 2005.

At the last Congress held in Auckland in 2007, the tenure of Presidency was extended from two to four years, meaning this will be Rhone's fourth term as head of IFNA.

The Jamaican is already the longest-serving President of the world netball body.

"I think it's a great honour, not just for me, but for my country Jamaica and it gives one an opportunity not only for netball, but also to work for my country," she told the Jamaica Observer.

"I didn't get any feedback as to why nobody wanted to run, but I certainly have got some congratulatory messages and some people saying, 'I think you're doing a good job'.

"If I wasn't being assessed by my membership and I wasn't doing a good job, I'm sure somebody else would be up against me."

Rhone, who formerly worked for Air Jamaica, has set the target during her next term of helping the sport expand internationally, which would ultimately help it achieve its ambition of being included in the Olympics. 

"It's not easy to market women's sports as we have discovered, but that's our new thrust," Rhone said.

"A lot of people see us as a Commonwealth sport and we are now more than that."

IFNA is now a member of the World University Sports Organisation and is aiming to become part of the Asian Games.

The IFNA Congress is due to be held on July 2-3 in Singapore on the eve of the World Championships.

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