List of international sport federations

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.

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

Members of the General Association of International Sports Federations

Federations recognized by the International Olympic Committee

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
• Cheerleading : International Cheerleading Federation[1]
• 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 Federation (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

Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations

• Biathlon: International Biathlon Union (IBU) web
• Bobsleigh and skeleton: Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (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

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

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

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

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