SportAccord (until April 2009[1]: General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF); French: Association Générale des Fédérations Internationales des Sports (AGFIS)) was formed to promote communication and cooperation among various international sports federations. Twenty-six such international sports associations participated in the founding of GAISF in 1967 in Lausanne; today more than 100 sports are represented. GAISF works closely with the Olympics movement. It is headquartered in Lausanne since 2009; It was headquartered from its founding in 1978 in Lausanne, in Monaco from 1978 until 2009.[2]
List of GAISF presidents
- 1967-1969: W. Berge Phillips (Australian member of FINA)
- 1969-1986: Thomas Keller (Swiss member of FISA)
- 1986-2004: Un Yong Kim (Korean member of WTF)
- 2004-Now: Hein Verbruggen (Acting president, member of the UCI)
See also
References
- ^ Chinese Olympic Committee. "GAISF rebranded as SportAccord". http://en.olympic.cn/news/olympic_news/2009-04-02/1768812.html. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
- ^ "History". Offical Web site of SportAccord. http://www.agfisonline.com/vsite/vcontent/page/custom/0,8510,5148-175958-193176-38848-258712-custom-item,00.html. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
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