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* [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]: [[International Paralympic Committee|IPC Athletics]] (IPC AT) |
* [[Athletics (sport)|Athletics]]: [[International Paralympic Committee|IPC Athletics]] (IPC AT) |
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* [[Badminton]]: [[Parabadminton World Federation]] (PBWF) / [[Badminton World Federation]] (BWF)<ref>[http://www.parabadminton.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=187&Itemid=27 PBWF/BWF gets IPC recognition, but Paralympics 2016 unfortunately without Parabadminton], [[Parabadminton World Federation]] (PBWF), 11 December 2010</ref> |
* [[Badminton]]: [[Parabadminton World Federation]] (PBWF) / [[Badminton World Federation]] (BWF)<ref>[http://www.parabadminton.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=187&Itemid=27 PBWF/BWF gets IPC recognition, but Paralympics 2016 unfortunately without Parabadminton], [[Parabadminton World Federation]] (PBWF), 11 December 2010</ref> |
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* [[Boccia]]: [[Boccia International Sports Federation]] (BISFed) <ref>[http://www.bisfed.com/about-bisfed/governance/</ref> |
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* [[Cycling]]: [[International Cycling Union]] (UCI) |
* [[Cycling]]: [[International Cycling Union]] (UCI) |
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* [[Equestrianism|Equestrian]]: [[International Federation for Equestrian Sports]] (FEI) |
* [[Equestrianism|Equestrian]]: [[International Federation for Equestrian Sports]] (FEI) |
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* [[Boccia]]: [[Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association]] (CPISRA) |
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* [[Football 7-a-side]]: [[Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association]] (CPISRA) |
* [[Football 7-a-side]]: [[Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association]] (CPISRA) |
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* [[Football 5-a-side]]: [[International Blind Sports Federation]] (IBSA) |
* [[Football 5-a-side]]: [[International Blind Sports Federation]] (IBSA) |
Revision as of 13:54, 13 February 2014
This is a list of international sports federations, each of which serves as a non-governmental governing body for a given sport and administers its sport at a world level, most often crafting rules, promoting the sport to prospective spectators and fans, developing prospective players, and organizing world or continental championships.
Federations recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- Aquatics (swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo and open water swimming): Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA)
- Archery: World Archery Federation (WA)
- Association Football: Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
- Athletics (covering track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking): International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
- Badminton: Badminton World Federation (BWF)
- Basketball: Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA)
- Boxing (amateur): International Boxing Association (AIBA)
- Canoeing: International Canoe Federation (ICF)
- Cycling: Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI / ICU)
- Equestrianism: Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI)
- Fencing: Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE)
- Golf: International Golf Federation (IGF) (Compared to other ARISFs, the IGF governs very little of its sport. See the IGF article for more details.)
- Gymnastics, (including rhythmic gymnastics, sports acrobatics, sports aerobics, trampolining and tumbling): Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG / IFG)
- Handball (team): International Handball Federation (IHF)
- Hockey (field): International Hockey Federation (FIH)
- Judo: International Judo Federation (IJF)
- Modern pentathlon: Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM)
- Rowing: Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron (FISA)
- Rugby union: International Rugby Board (IRB)
- Sailing: International Sailing Federation (ISAF)
- Shooting: International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)
- Table tennis: International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)
- Taekwondo: World Taekwondo Federation (WTF)
- Tennis: International Tennis Federation (ITF)
- Triathlon: International Triathlon Union (ITU)
- Volleyball and Beach volleyball: Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB)
- Weightlifting: International Weightlifting Federation (IWF)
- Wrestling: Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées (FILA)
- Biathlon: International Biathlon Union (IBU)
- Bobsleigh and skeleton: Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT)
- Curling: World Curling Federation (WCF)
- Hockey (ice): International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)
- Ice skating (including figure skating, speed skating, and Short-track speed skating): International Skating Union (ISU)
- Luge: Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (FIL)
- Skiing (including Alpine, Nordic combined, cross-country, freestyle, ski jumping and snowboarding): Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS)
- Air sports (including aerobatics, air racing, ballooning, gliding, hang gliding, and parachuting/skydiving): Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI)
- Auto racing: Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)
- Bandy: Federation of International Bandy (FIB)
- Baseball: International Baseball Federation (IBAF)
- IBAF and the International Softball Federation (ISF; see below) announced in April 2013 that they would merge into a single governing body to be known as the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).[2]
- Basque pelota: Fédération Internationale de Pelota Vasca (FIPV)
- Billard sports (including carom billiards, pocket billiards/pool, and snooker): World Confederation of Billiard Sports (WCBS)
- Boules sports: Confédération Mondiale des Sports de Boules (CMSB)
- Bowling (Ten-pin): Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs (FIQ)
- Bridge: World Bridge Federation (WBF)
- Chess: Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE)[3][4][5]
- Cricket: International Cricket Council (ICC)[6]
- DanceSport: International DanceSport Federation (IDSF)
- Floorball: International Floorball Federation (IFF)
- Karate: World Karate Federation (WKF)
- Life saving: International Life Saving Federation (ILSF)
- Motorcycle sport: Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM)
- Mountaineering: Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA)
- Netball: International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA)
- Orienteering: International Orienteering Federation (IOF)
- Polo: Federation of International Polo (FIP)
- Powerboating: Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM)
- Racquetball: International Racquetball Federation (IRF)
- Roller sports (including inline hockey, roller racing, rink hockey, roller derby and artistic): International Federation of Roller Sports (FIRS)
- Squash: World Squash Federation (WSF)
- Sports climbing: International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC)
- Sumo: International Sumo Federation (ISF)
- Surfing and bodyboarding: International Surfing Association (ISA)
- Tug-of-war: Tug-of-War International Federation (TWIF)
- Underwater sports: Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS)
- Water skiing: International Water Ski Federation (IWSF)
- Wushu: International Wushu Federation (IWUF)
Others
- Softball:[7] International Softball Federation (ISF)
- As noted above, the ISF is being folded into the new World Baseball Softball Confederation.[2]
Federations recognized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
There are 11 international federations recognized by the IPC, while the IPC itself serves as the international federation for 9 sports.[8][9]
- Alpine Skiing: IPC Alpine Skiing (IPC AS)
- Archery: World Archery Federation (WA)
- Athletics: IPC Athletics (IPC AT)
- Badminton: Parabadminton World Federation (PBWF) / Badminton World Federation (BWF)[10]
- Boccia: Boccia International Sports Federation (BISFed) [11]
- Cycling: International Cycling Union (UCI)
- Equestrian: International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI)
- Ice Sledge Hockey: IPC Ice Sledge Hockey (IPC ISH)
- Nordic skiing (including Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing): IPC Nordic Skiing (IPC NS)
- Powerlifting: IPC Powerlifting (IPC PO)
- Rowing: International Rowing Federation (FISA)
- Sailing: International Federation for Disabled Sailing (IFDS)
- Shooting: IPC Shooting (IPC SH)
- Swimming: IPC Swimming (IPC SW)
- Table Tennis: International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)
- Volleyball: World Organization Volleyball for Disabled (WOVD)
- Wheelchair basketball: International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF)
- Wheelchair Dance Sport: IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport (IPC WDS)
- Wheelchair curling: World Curling Federation (WCF)
- Wheelchair rugby: International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF)
- Wheelchair tennis: International Tennis Federation (ITF)
- Disability specific organizations
- Football 7-a-side: Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA)
- Football 5-a-side: International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)
- Goalball: International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)
- Judo: International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)
- Wheelchair Fencing: International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS)
- Inas for athletes with an intellectual disability
SportAccord (GAISF)
Federations which are members of the IOC (ASOIF, AIOWF and ARISF) are members of SportAccord, formerly known as General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF).
And furthermore, several other federations which aren't a IOC's member are members of the AGFIS, even if this is not a governing body of a sport.
- Aikido: International Aikido Federation (IAF)
- Bodybuilding: International Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness (IFBB)
- Casting: International Casting Sport Federation (ICSF)
- College athletics: Federation Internationale du Sport Universitaire
- Commonwealth Games: Commonwealth Games Federation
- Dragon boat racing: International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF)
- Draughts: World Draughts Federation (FMJD)
- Fishing: International Confederation of Sports Fishing (CIPS)
- Fistball: International Fistball Association (IFA)
- Flying disc: World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF)
- Football (American and Canadian): International Federation of American Football (IFAF)
- Go: International Go Federation (IGF)
- Ju-jitsu: Ju-Jitsu International Federation (JJIF)
- Kendo: International Kendo Federation (IKF)
- Kickboxing: World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO))
- Lacrosse: Federation of International Lacrosse
- Labour Sport: International Labour Sports Federation
- Masters Games: International Masters Games Association
- Military Sports: International Military Sports Council (Conseil International du Sport Militaire)
- Miniature golf: World Minigolfsport Federation (WMF)
- Muay Thai: International Federation of Muaythai Amateur
- Panathlon: Panathlon International
- Paralympic: International Paralympic Committee
- Powerlifting: International Powerlifting Federation (IPF), WUAP, GPC, WPC
- Sambo: Federation International of Amateur Sambo (FIAS)
- School Sport: International School Sport Federation
- Sepak Takraw: International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF)
- Ski mountaineering: International Ski Mountianeering Federation (ISMF)
- Sled dog racing: International Federation of Sleddog Sports, Inc.
- Soft Tennis: International Soft Tennis Federation (ISTF)
- Special Olympics: Special Olympics, Inc.
- Sports Chiropractic: Fédération Internationale de Chiropratique du Sport; or International Federation of Sports Chiropractic
- Sports Facilities: International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities
- Sports for the Deaf: International Committee of Sports for the Deaf
- Sports Press: Association Internationale de la Presse Sportive
- Timekeepers: Fédération Internationale des Chronométreurs
- World Games: International World Games Association
- Wushu: International Wushu Federation (IWUF)
Other international sport federations
- Airsoft: International Airsoft Practical Shooting (IAPS)
- Ham Radio Contesting, Amateur Radio Direction Finding & High Speed Telegraphy: International Amateur Radio Union (IARU)
- Australian rules football: AFL Commission
- Bowling (Canadian five-pin): Canadian 5 Pin Bowlers Association (C5PBA)
- Beach Soccer: Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
- Broomball: International Federation of Broomball Associations (IFBA)
- Boxing: World Professional Boxing Federation (WPBF)
- Croquet: World Croquet Federation (WCF)
- Sqay: International Council Of Sqay (ICS)I
- Darts: World Darts Federation (WDF)
- Elephant Polo : World Elephant Polo Association (WEPF)
- Foosball: International Table Soccer Federation (ITSF)
- Rugby Fives: Rugby Fives Association (RFA)
- Football (Gaelic): Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA)
- Goalball: International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)
- Golf: The R&A; United States Golf Association (USGA)
- Greyhound racing: American Greyhound Track Operators Association (AGTOA), National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC)
- Handball (court): Irish Handball Council, United States Handball Association (USHA)
- Harness horse racing: Harness Horsemen International (HHI), European Trotting Union (UET)
- Horse racing: International Racing Bureau (IRB)
- Horseshoes: National Horseshoe Pitchers Association of America (NHPA)
- Hurling: Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA)
- Intercrosse: Fédération Internationale d’Inter-Crosse (FIIC)
- International game International Ball game Confederation (CIJB) (Confederation Internationale du Jeu de Balle)
- International game International game confederation
- International Game Fish Association (IGFA)
- International Rope Skipping Federation (IRSF)
- International Pitch and Putt Association (IPPA)
- Jujutsu: World Ju-Jitsu Federation
- Tchoukball: Fédération Internationale de Tchoukball
- Kabaddi: International Kabaddi Federation (IKF)
- Kickboxing: World Federation of Kickboxing (WFK)
- Kickboxing, Muay Thai and San Shou: International Kickboxing Federation (IKF)
- Kung Fu: International Kung Fu Federation (IKF)
- Lacrosse: Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL)
- This organisation was founded in August 2008 with the merger of the sport's two former governing bodies: the International Lacrosse Federation (ILF), which governed the men's sport, and the International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations (IFWLA), which governed the women's sport.
- Mallakhamb: Mallakhamb Confederation of World (MCW)
- Mixed martial arts: International Sport Combat Federation (ISCF)
- Modern Arnis: International Modern Arnis Federation (IMAF)
- Mountainboarding: International Mountainboard Riders Association (IMRA)
- Muay Thai: International Kickboxing Federation (IKF)
- Mountain running: World Mountain Running Association (WMRA)
- Paddleball: National Paddleball Association (NPA)
- Parkour: World Freerunning Parkour Federation (WFPF)
- Pesäpallo: Pesäpalloliitto
- Pigeon racing: Royal Pigeon Racing Association (RPRA)
- Poker: International Federation of Poker (IFP)
- Pole dance: International Pole Sports Federation [IPSF]
- Practical shooting: International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC)
- Quizzing: International Quizzing Association (IQA)
- Racketlon: International Racketlon Federation (FIR)
- Radio-controlled car racing: International Federation of Model Auto Racing (IFMAR)
- Rafting: [1] International Rafting Federation (IRF)
- Rogaining: International Rogaining Federation (IRF)
- Rounders: National Rounders Association (NRA)
- Rock-It-Ball: International Rock-It-Ball Federation (IRIBF)
- Rope skipping: World Rope Skipping Confederation (WRSC)
- Rubik's Cube: World Cube Association (WCA)
- Rugby league: Rugby League International Federation (RLIF)
- Shinty: Camanachd Association
- Shuttlecock: International Shuttlecock Federation
- Skibobbing: International Skibob Federation (FISB)
- Slot car racing: International Slot Racing Association (ISRA)
- Table hockey: International Table Hockey Federation (ITHF)
- Table Soccer: International Table Soccer Federation (ITSF)
- Throwball: International Throwball Federation (ITF)
- Boot throwing: International Bootthrowing Association (IBTA)
- Vovinam: International Vovinam Federation (IVF)/The Vovinam-VietVoDao World Federation (WVVF)
- VX (sport): The International Federation - Global VX
- Yoga:Yogasports Confederation of World (YCW)
Notes and references
- ^ http://www.arisf.org/members
- ^ a b "New World Baseball Softball Body born at historic Tokyo Congress" (Press release). International Baseball Federation. 14 April 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ Recognised Sports of the International Olympic Committee International Olympic Committee official website. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
- ^ International Federation for chess. International Olympic Committee official website. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
- ^ FIDE - Uniting the Chess World FIDE Official website. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
- ^ Cricket edges closer to Olympic roster by AFP. Retrieved on 13 February 2010.
- ^ As Softball is currently (March 2011) not part of the Olympic program, it is also not listed as members of ASOIF, nor the IOC list of Summer Sports. The sport is, however, currently listed on the IOC's list of Recognized sports.
- ^ International Sports Federations, International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- ^ Contacts - International Sports Federations (IFs), International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- ^ PBWF/BWF gets IPC recognition, but Paralympics 2016 unfortunately without Parabadminton, Parabadminton World Federation (PBWF), 11 December 2010
- ^ [http://www.bisfed.com/about-bisfed/governance/
See also
- Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF)
- Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF)
- Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF)
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
- SportAccord (GAISF)