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. NGO is an abbreviation or code for: Non-governmental organization Nagoya Airport (IATA code) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A sport governing body comes in several forms. ... A spectator sport is one that is characterized by the presence of spectators, or watchers, at its matches. ... Fans of Janet Jackson, at Much Music in Toronto The word fan refers to someone who has an intense, occasionally overwhelming liking of a person, group of persons, work of art, idea, or trend. ... Animated, colour-coded map showing the various continents. ...

See also: Multi-sport event and List of professional sports leagues

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Members of the General Association of International Sports Federations

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Federations recognized by the International Olympic Committee

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Association of Summer Olympic International Federations

• Archery: International Archery Federation (FITA) web
• Athletics (track and field) and cross country running: International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) web
• Badminton: Badminton World Federation (BWF) web
• Baseball: International Baseball Federation (IBAF) web
• Basketball: Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA) web
• Boxing (amateur): International Boxing Association (AIBA) web
• Canoeing: International Canoeing Federation (ICF) web
• Cycling and BMX racing: Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI / ICU) web
• Equestrianism: Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) web
• Fencing: Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE) web
• Football (soccer): Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) web
• Gymnastics, (including rhythmic gymnastics, sports acrobatics, sports aerobics, trampolining and tumbling): Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG / IFG) web
• Handball (team): International Handball Federation (IHF) web
• Hockey (field): International Hockey Federation (FIH) web
• Judo: International Judo Federation (IJF) web
• Modern pentathlon: Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) web
• Rowing: Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron (FISA) web
• Sailing: International Sailing Federation (ISAF) web
• Shooting: International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) web
• Softball: International Softball Federaton (ISF) web
• Swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and water polo: Fédération internationale de Natation (FINA) web
• Table tennis: International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) web
• Taekwondo: World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) web
• Tennis: International Tennis Federation (ITF) web
• Triathlon: International Triathlon Union (ITA) web
• Volleyball and Beach volleyball: Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) web
• Weightlifting: International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) web
• Wrestling: Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées (FILA) web

It has been suggested that Primitive Archery be merged into this article or section. ... The International Archery Federation (FITA, from French Fédération Internationale de Tir à lArc) is the sport governing body of the sport of archery. ... A womens 400m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... The Minnesota State High school Cross Country Meet A cross country race in Seaside, Oregon. ... The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics (known in the US as track and field). It was founded in 1912 at its first Congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation. ... The Danish Olympic badminton player Peter Gade Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles), who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. ... The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ... The International Baseball Federation (or IBAF) is the worldwide body which governs play between national teams, including the World Cup of Baseball (in conjunction with Major League Baseball) and the Olympic baseball tournament (in conjuction with the International Olympic Committee). ... Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a 10-foot high hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... The International Basketball Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball), more commonly known by the French acronym FIBA (pronounced ), is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball. ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left, throwing a left uppercut) versus Rafael Ortiz Boxing, also referred to as prizefighting, the noble art, the sweet science, and pugilism is a combat sport in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of... The International Boxing Association (IBA) is a for-profit organization that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships. ... Canoeing is the recreational or sporting activity of paddling a canoe or kayak. ... Police officer on a bicycle Cycling is a recreation, a sport and a means of transport across land. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... Entrance of UCI headquarter at Aigle (Switzerland) Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is a professional cycling union that oversees cycling events in the international community. ... A young rider at a horse show in Australia. ... Fencing advertisement for the 1900 Summer Olympic Games This article is about the sport, which is distinguished from stage fencing and academic fencing (mensur). ... Fédération Internationale dEscrime (FIE) (English: International Fencing Federation) is the international governing body of Olympic fencing. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The International Federation of Football Association (French: ), commonly known by its acronym, FIFA, is the international governing body of association football. ... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, balance, endurance, and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings, handstands, split leaps, aerials and cartwheels. ... Rhythmic gymnasts from Greece in the 2000 Sydney Olympics Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which single competitors or groups of two or more manipulate five types of apparatus: Ball, Clubs, Hoop, Ribbon, and Rope. ... Sports acrobatics, or sport acrobatics, is a fairly recently developed sport which can be competed in pairs or groups on the floor, or individually on a tumble run. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Trampolining is a competitive sport in which gymnasts perform acrobatics while bouncing on a trampoline. ... Tumbling can have several meanings: Tumbling is floor gymnastics, similar to somersault, backhandsprings, and cartwheels. ... The Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) or International Federation of Gymnastics (IFG) is the governing body of competitive gymnastics. ... Handball player leaps towards the goal prior to throwing the ball, while the goalkeeper extends himself trying to stop it. ... A game of field hockey in progress Field hockey is a popular sport for men and women in many countries around the world. ... The International Hockey Federation (Fédération Internationale de Hockey sur Gazon, or FIH) is the global body governing the sport of field hockey, which is known simply as hockey in many countries. ... Judo ), meaning gentle way, is a modern Japanese martial art (gendai budō) and combat sport, that originated in Japan in the late nineteenth century. ... The International Judo Federation was founded in July 1951. ... Competitors in the final round of the Mens Modern Pentathlon pull for the finish line at the Goudi Sports Complex on August 26, 2004. ... A coxless pair which is a sweep-oar boat. ... The Fédération Internationale des Sociétés dAviron, or FISA for short, is the International Rowing Federation which is the governing body for international rowing. ... For either of the songs named Sailing, see Sailing (song). ... The International Sailing Federation is the world governing body for the sport of sailing, particularly yacht and dinghy racing. ... The shooting sports include those competitive sports involving tests of proficiency (accuracy and speed) using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns (see Archery for more information on shooting sports that make use of bows and arrows). ... The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) is an organization that governs international shooting sports. ... Softball is a team sport, in which a ball, eleven to twelve inches (or rarely, 16 inches) (28 to 30. ... This article concentrates on human swimming. ... For other uses, see Dive. ... Russian synchronized swimming team, May 2007 Synchronized swimming is a hybrid of swimming, gymnastics, and dance. ... Water polo is a team water sport, which can be best described as a combination of swimming, handball and wrestling. ... Fina may refer to: Fina is the name of Belgian petroleum company Petrofina. ... Jan-Ove Waldner Table tennis (also commonly known as ping pong) is a sport in which two or four players hit a ball back and forth to each other with bats (also sometimes called racquets or paddles). ... The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is the governing body for all national table tennis associations. ... Taekwondo (also spelled taekwon-do or tae kwon do) is a martial art and combat sport originating in Korea. ... The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) is the International Federation (IF) member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the competition events of the martial art of Taekwondo. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 202 national tennis associations. ... The three events of the triathlon (from left to right): Swimming, cycling, running Triathlon is an athletic event consisting of swimming, cycling and running over various distances. ... The International Triathlon Union was formed in 1989, and organizes official world championship series races for the sport of triathlon (swim-bike-run races). ... Volleyball is an Olympic sport in which two teams separated by a high net use their hands, arms or (rarely) other parts of their bodies to hit a ball back and forth over the net. ... Beach volleyball is not popular sport in which two teams, positioned on either side of a net, hit a ball back and forth over the net, usually using the hands or arms. ... FIVB Logo Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) is the international governing body for the sport of volleyball. ... A weightlifter about to jerk 180 kg[1] Weightlifting, sometimes referred to commonly as lifting, is a sport in which competitors attempt to lift heavy weights mounted on steel bars called barbells, the execution of which is a combination of power, flexibility, technique, mental and physical strength. ... The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) is the international governing body for the sport of weightlifting. ... FILA Greatest Wrestler of 20th Century (Greco-Roman) Alexander Karelin throws Olympian Jeff Blatnick with his Karelin Lift Andrell Durden (top) and Edward Harris grapple for position during the All-Marine Wrestle Offs. ...

Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations

• Biathlon: International Biathlon Union (IBU) web
• Bobsleigh and skeleton: Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganning (FIBT) web
• Curling: World Curling Federation (WCF) web
• Hockey (ice): International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) web
• Ice skating (including figure skating, speed skating, and Short-track speed skating): International Skating Union (ISU) web
• Luge: Fédération International de Luge de Course (FIL) web
• Skiing (including Alpine, Nordic combined, cross country, freestyle, ski jumping and snowboarding): Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS) web

The name Biathlon is commonly confused with duathlon, the term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. ... The International Biathlon Union, IBU, is the international governing body of biathlon. ... Historic bobteam from Davos around 1910 Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2006-02-04, and may not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... United States Air Force Major Brady Canfield, 2003 U.S. skeleton champion, shows his takeoff form. ... Curling is a team sport with similarities to bowls and bocce, played on a rectangular sheet of carefully prepared ice by two teams of four players each. ... The World Curling Federation (WCF) is the world governing body for curling accreditation. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) was founded in 1908 as the Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace and is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. ... Outdoor ice skating in Austria Ice skating is travelling on ice with skates, narrow (and sometimes parabolic) blade-like devices moulded into special boots (or, more primitively, without boots, tied to regular footwear). ... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... Speed skating, or long track speedskating, long track speed skating, is an Olympic sport where competitors are timed while crossing a set distance. ... Short track speed skating (also Shorttrack speedskating) is a form of ice skating akin to speed skating. ... The International Skating Union (ISU) is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. ... Icon of Luge at the 2006 Winter Olympics A luge is small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. ... Alpine skier carving a turn on piste Members of the U.S. Air Force skiing (and snowboarding) at Keystone Resorts 14th Annual SnoFest Downhill Ski Racing This article is about snow skiing. ... Alpine skier carving a turn on piste Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long, thin skis attached to each foot. ... The Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping. ... Cross-country skiing (aka XC skiing) is an adventure and fitness activity as well as a competitive winter sport popular in many countries with large snowfields, primarily in Europe and Canada. ... Freestyle skiing began in the 1930s, when Norwegian skiers began performing acrobatics during alpine and cross-country training. ... Ski jumping is a sport in which skiers go down an inrun with a take-off ramp (the jump), attempting to go as far as possible. ... Snowboarder in a half-pipe Snowboarder on trial Snowboarding is a sport that involves descending a snow-covered slope on a snowboard that is attached to ones feet using a boot/binding interface. ... The International Ski Federation/Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS) is the main international organisation of ski sports. ...

Association of the IOC Recognised International Sports Federations

• Air sports (including aerobatics, air racing, ballooning, gliding, hang gliding, and parachuting/skydiving): Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) web
• Bandy: Federation of International Bandy (FIB) web
• Pelota Vasca: Fédération Internationale de Pelote Basque (FIPB) web
• Boules: Confédération Mondiale des Sports de Boules (CMSB) web;
• Bowling (Ten-pin): Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs (FIQ) web
• Bridge: World Bridge Federation (WBF) web
• Chess: Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) web
• Cue sports (including carom billiards, pocket billiards/pool, and snooker): World Confederation of Billiard Sports (WCBS) web
• DanceSport: International DanceSport Federation (IDSF) web
• Golf: International Golf Federation (IGF) web (A member of ARISF but not AGFIS)
• Karate: World Karate Federation (WKF) web
• Korfball: International Korfball Federation (IKF) web
• Life saving: International Life Saving Federation (ILSF) web
• Motorcycle sport: Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) web
• Mountaineering and climbing: Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA) web
• Netball: International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA) web
• Orienteering: International Orienteering Federation (IOF) web
• Polo: Federation of International Polo (FIP) web
• Powerboating: Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) web
• Racquetball: International Racquetball Federation (IRF) web
• Roller skating (including roller racing, rink hockey and artistic): International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS) web
• Rugby union: International Rugby Board (IRB) web
• Squash: World Squash Federation (WSF) web
• Sumo: International Sumo Federation (ISF) web
• Surfing: International Surfing Association (ISA) web
• Tug-of-war: Tug-of-War International Federation (TWIF) web
• Underwater sports and finswimming: Confederation Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) web
• Water skiing: International Water Ski Federation (IWSF) web
• Wushu: International Wushu Federation (IWUF) web

The term Air sports covers a range of aerial activities such as: Aerobatics Ballooning General aviation Gliding Hang gliding Model aircraft Parachuting Paragliding Ultralight aviation Human Powered Aircraft They are governed internationally by Fédération Aéronautique Internationale and national organizations like the USAs Federal Aviation Administration. ... The Frecce Tricolori aerobatic team of the Italian Air Force, flying at the Royal International Air Tattoo, Fairford, England, in 2005 The UK Utterly Butterly display team perform an aerobatic maneuvre with their Boeing Stearmans Red Arrows Hawks in Concorde formation Aerobatics is the demonstration of flying maneuvers for recreation... A pair of Sport Class racers passing the finish pylon at the Reno Air Races. ... Balloons are often used or given on special occasions, like cards or flowers. ... A modern glider crossing the finish line of a competition at high speed. ... Hang gliding is one of the windsports. ... Skydiver about to land Parachuting, or skydiving, is an activity involving the breaking of a free-fall from a height using a parachute. ... Fédération Aéronautique Internationale The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) is a standard setting and record-keeping body for aeronautics and astronautics. ... Look up bandy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Federation of International Bandy (FIB) is the international governing body for the sport of bandy. ... Pilota in Basque and Catalan, pelota in Spanish, or pelote in French (from Latin pila) is a name for a variety of court sports played with a ball using ones hand, a racket, a wooden bat (pala), or a basket propulsor, against a wall (frontón in Spanish, frontoi... Boules /bul/ is a collective name for games played with metal balls. ... Ten Pin Bowling Ten-pin bowling is a competitive sport and recreation in which a player (the bowler) rolls a bowling ball down a wooden or synthetic (polyurethane) lane with the objective of scoring points by knocking down as many pins as possible. ... The Fédération Internationale des Quilleurs or International Bowling Federation (FIQ) was founded in 1952 to foster worldwide interest in amateur tenpin and ninepin bowling, as well as international friendship by encouraging world and zone tournaments and other competition between bowlers of different countries. ... Contract bridge, more usually known as Bridge, is a trick_taking card game for four players who form two partnerships, or sides. The partners on each side sit opposite one another. ... World Bridge Federation (WBF) is the governing body of world contract bridge. ... Chess is a recreational and competitive game for two players. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Billiards is a family of games played on a table with a stick, known as a cue stick, which is used to strike balls, moving them around the table. ... Carambole billiards (or carom) is a billiards game possibly developed in the 18th century in France, though the exact date of invention is not clear. ... Pocket billiards is a sub-classification of the broader category of games known as cue sports. ... Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a large (12 ft × 6 ft, 3. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ... An amateur dancesport competition at MIT. DanceSport denotes dance as a sport activity. ... International DanceSport Federation (IDSF) (formerly ICAD) was founded in 1957. ... Golf is a sport in which individual players or teams of players strike a ball into a hole using several types of clubs. ... The International Golf Federation is an organisation which, despite its grand title, occupies only a small place in the structure of golf. ... For other uses, see Karate (disambiguation). ... WKF Logo The World Karate Federation, or WKF, is the international governing body of sport karate. ... A korfball match in the Netherlands between Trekvogels and OZC Korfball is a team ball game, similar in many ways to mixed netball. ... The International Korfball Federation (IKF) was founded in Antwerp (Belgium) on the June 11, 1933 as a continuation of the International Korfball Bureau established in 1924 by the Dutch and Belgian Associations. ... Surf Ski Carnival in Alexandra Heads. ... The International Life Saving Federation (ILS) is an organization for water safety and life saving. ... // Classic Road Racing Road Racing on (temporary closed) public roads Motorcycle sport is a broad field that encompasses all sporting aspects of motorcycling. ... The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) is the governing body of motorcycle racing. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Rock climbers on Valkyrie at The Roaches in Staffordshire, England. ... The UIAA or Union Internationale des Associations dAlpinisme, (English: International Climbing and Mountaineering Organisation) is the organisation that represents several million mountaineers and climbers, world-wide, on international issues. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The International Federation of Netball Associations, or INFA, is a federation of 39 netball associations from around the world, and is responsible for organising and co-ordinating international netball events and international netball procedures. ... The international orienteering symbol. ... The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) is an international confederation of national orienteering organizations. ... A game of polo. ... Federation of International Polo was founded in 1983 with headquarters in Beverly Hills, and currently represents the national polo associations of more than 80 countries. ... Power boating describes activities performed in a motorized boat. ... The Union Internationale Motonautique is the international governing body of powerboating, based in the Principality of Monaco. ... Racquetball racquet and ball Racquetball is a sport played with racquets and a hollow rubber ball on an indoor or outdoor court. ... “Roller Skater” redirects here. ... Rink hockey is a variant of Roller hockey and is one of the three most popular hockey variants, along with Field hockey and Ice Hockey. ... Brazilian skater Bruna Santos skates a free skating program Artistic roller skating (sometimes called roller figure skating) is a group of roller skating events similar to figure skating on ice. ... The International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS) is the world-wide governing body of roller skating and in-line skating. ... A rugby union scrum. ... The IRB logo. ... Squash racquet and ball Players in a glass-backed squash court International Squash Singles Court, as specified by the World Squash Federation Squash is an indoor racquet sport that was formerly called Squash racquets, a reference to the squashable soft ball used in the game (compared with the harder ball... The World Squash Federation (WSF) is the international federation for squash. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Hein Cooper at Banzai Pipeline, December 1981 Surfing is a surface water sport in which the participant is carried along the face of a breaking wave as it approaches shore, usually on a surfboard. ... The International Surfing Association (ISA) is a governing body for surfing which stages world surfing championships. ... For the Upstairs, Downstairs episode, see Tug of War (Upstairs, Downstairs). ... Finswimming is the progression of a swimmer using fins either on the water surface or underwater, using only muscle strength. ... The Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) is the World Underwater Federation. ... Slalom Water Skiing // Water skiing is a surface water sport and recreational activity. ... International Water Ski Federation (IWSF) is the international regulatory body promoting water skiing and other water sports, setting the official rules of water skiing and official tournaments, coordinating the work of national federations. ... Gun (staff) event at the 10th All China Games Wushu (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; literally martial arts), also known as modern wushu or contemporary wushu, is both an exhibition and a full-contact sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts. ... The International Wushu Federation (or IWUF) is an organization established in 1990 to promote competitive wushu (Chinese martial arts) internationally outside China, competitive wushu in this sense meaning generally the internationally recognized contemporary wushu forms, used in the Wushu World Championships for example. ...

Other members of AGFIS

This list includes all other members of this Association, even if this is not a governing body of a sport.

• Aikido: International Aikido Federation (IAF) web
• Football (American): International Federation of American Football (IFAF)
• Bodybuilding: International Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness (IFBB) web
• Casting: International Casting Sport Federation (ICSF) web
• Commonwealth Games: Commonwealth Games Federation
• Cricket: International Cricket Council (ICC) web
• Draughts: World Draughts Federation (FMJD) web
• European Broadcasting: European Broadcasting Union
• Fistball: International Fistball Association (IFA) web
• Floorball: International Floorball Federation (IFF) web
• Flying disc: World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) web
• Go: International Go Federation (IGF) web
• Ju-jitsu: Ju-Jitsu International Federation (JJIF) web
• Kendo: International Kendo Federation (IKF) web
• Kickboxing: World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO)
• Labour Sport: Confédération Sportive Internationale du Travail
• Maccabi: Maccabi World Union
• Masters Games: International Masters Games Association
• Military Sport: Conseil International du Sport Militaire
• Miniature golf: World Minigolfsport Federation (WMF) web
• Muay Thai: International Federation of Muaythai Amateur
• Panathlon: Panathlon International
• Paralympic: International Paralympic Committee
  • Cerebral Palsy International Sport and Recreation Association
  • International Blind Sports Federation
  • International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability
  • International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation
• Powerlifting: International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) web
• Sambo: Federation International of Amateur Sambo (FIAS)
• School Sport: International School Sport Federation
• Sepak Takraw: International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) web
• Sled dog racing
• Soft Tennis: International Soft Tennis Federation (ISTF) web
• Special Olympics: Special Olympics, Inc.
• Sports Chiropratic: Fédération Internationale de Chiropratique du Sport
• Sports Facilities: International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities
• Fishing: International Confederation of Sports Fishing (CIPS) web
• Sports for the Deaf: International Committee of Sports for the Deaf
• Sports Press: Association Internationale de la Presse Sportive
• Timekeepers: Fédération Internationale des Chronométreurs
• University Sports: Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire
• World Games: International World Games Association

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Current flag of the Commonwealth Games Federation Locations of the games, and participating countries British Commonwealth Games seal Commonwealth Games Federation seal, adopted in 2001 The Commonwealth Games is a multinational, multi-sport event. ... Current flag of the Commonwealth Games Federation The Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event held every four years involving the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. ... Bowler Shaun Pollock bowls to batsman Michael Hussey. ... ICC logo The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the governing body for international Test match and One-day International cricket. ... “Checkers” redirects here. ... The FMJD (World Draughts Federation) is the international body uniting national draughts federations. ... The European Broadcasting Union (EBU; French: , and unrelated to the European Union) was formed on 12 February 1950 by 23 broadcasting organisations from Europe and the Mediterranean at a conference in the coastal resort of Torquay in Devon, UK. In 1993, the International Radio and Television Organisation (OIRT), an equivalent... Fistball is a very old sport which continues to be practiced all over the world: in Europe, North and South America, Africa and Asia. ... A floorball match between powerhouses Sweden (yellow) and Finland (white) Floorball is an indoor team sport played using composite or carbon sticks with a plastic vented blade where the aim is to put a light plastic ball into the opponents goal. ... A Wham-O Professional Frisbee Frisbee redirects here. ... The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is the sanctioning body for an annual series of overall flying disc sports competions. ... Go is a strategic East Asian board game for two players. ... Jujutsu (also jujitsu, ju jitsu, ju jutsu, or jiu jitsu; from the Japanese 柔術 jūjutsu gentle/yielding/compliant Art) is a Japanese martial art. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The International Kendo Federation (IKF) was founded in 1970. ... Kickboxer redirects here. ... The word Maccabi (Hebrew: מכבי) used to refer to one of the Maccabees, whose story has become synonymous with courage, success and victory. ... The Maccabi World Union was created at the 12th World Jewish Congress in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia in 1921. ... Putt-Putt redirects here. ... Muay Thai (IPA: [/muai32 32/]; Thai: ) also known as Thai Boxing,The Deadly Art, The Art of the Eight Limbs is the Thai name for a form of hard martial art practiced in several Southeast Asian countries including Thailand. ... Silver 2004 The Paralympic Games are an official equivalent of the Olympics for athletes with physical disabilities. ... The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is an international non-profit organisation of elite sports for athletes with disabilities. ... The International Blind Sports Federation is a charity organization founded in 1981 in Paris. ... The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) is an international sports organization that governs sports for wheelchair users and amputees. ... The bench press is one of the three events of powerlifting. ... The International Powerlifting Federation is the international governing body for the sport of powerlifting as recognized by the International Olympic Committee. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A sepak takraw ball made out of rattan. ... Dogsled racing is a winter dog sport involving the timed competition of teams of sleddogs that pull a sled, on the runners of which the dog driver or musher stands. ... Soft tennis is a racket game played on a court of two halves, separated by a net. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Angling. ... IWGA logo The World Games, first held in 1981, are an international multi-sport event, meant for sports that are not contested in the Olympic Games. ... IWGA logo The World Games, first held in 1981, are an international multi-sport event, meant for sports that are not contested in the Olympic Games. ...

Other federations

• Amateur Radio Direction Finding and High Speed Telegraphy: International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) web
• Auto racing: Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) web
• Bocce: Confederazione Boccistica Internazionale (CBI) website in Italian
• Bowling (Canadian five-pin): Canadian 5 Pin Bowlers Association (C5PBA) web
• Bowls: World Bowls (WB) web
• Carom: Union Mondiale de Billard (UMB) web
• Chess boxing: World Chess Boxing Organisation (WCBO) web
• Croquet: World Croquet Federation (WCF) web
• Darts: World Darts Federation (WDF) web
• Foosball: International Table Soccer Federation (ITSF) web
• Dragon boat racing: International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) web
• Fives: Rugby Fives Association (RFA) web
• Football (Gaelic): Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA)
• Goalball: International Blind Sport Federation (IBSA) web
• Golf: Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (R&A); United States Golf Association (USGA)
• Greyhound racing: American Greyhound Track Operators Association (AGTOA) web, National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC) web
• Handball (court): Irish Handball Council web, United States Handball Association (USHA) web
• Harness horse racing: Harness Horsemen International (HHI)
• Horse racing: International Racing Bureau (IRB) web
• Horseshoes: National Horseshoe Pitchers Association of America (NHPA) web
• Hurling: Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA)
• Intercrosse: Fédération Internationale d’Inter-Crosse (FIIC) web
• International game: International Ball game Confederation
• Jujutsu: World Ju-Jitsu Federation
• Kabaddi: World Kabaddi Federation (WKF) web
• Kickboxing: World Federation of Kickboxing (WFK) web
• Kickboxing, Muay Thai and San Shou: International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) web
• Lacrosse (men's): International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) web
• Lacrosse (women's): International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations (IFWLA) web
• Mixed martial arts: International Sport Combat Federation (ISCF) web
• Mountainboarding: International Mountainboard Riders Association (IMRA) web
• Mountain running: World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) web
• Paddleball: National Paddleball Association (NPA) web
• Pesäpallo: Pesäpalloliitto web
• Pétanque: Fédération Internationale de Pétanque et Jeu Provençal (FIPJP) web
• Pigeon racing: Royal Pigeon Racing Association (RPRA) web
• Pool: World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) web
• Rounders: National Rounders Association (NRA) web
• Rock-It-Ball: International Rock-It-Ball Federation (IRIBF) web
• Rugby league: Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) web
• Shinty: Camanachd Association web
• Skibobbing: International Skibob Federation (FISB) web
• Snooker: International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) web
• Table Soccer: International Table Soccer Fedation (ITSF) web
• Ultimate: World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) web