Around the globe, there are thousands of organizations to connect us with others who share similar interests. The organizations are formed to achieve common goals, and through various rules and regulations, all members of the organization create the framework to achieve these goals. Across the world, we have thousands of sports, and to play them we have created some rules, while some of them apply to regional spaces only the others are bounded by the international communities. While the rules for Football is set by FIFA, the rules for the local sport like Sungka have different rules across countries. International sports organizations help us with rules, rankings, and game etiquette. From FIFA, ICC, the list of sports organisations is countless, let’s check the important sports organisation across the globe.
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List of Sports Organisations of the World
The International Sports Federations are an intercontinental non-governmental association acknowledged by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as administering one or more sports at the global level. The national chapters of these sports organizations are affiliated with their international counterparts for a homogenous ruling system. These federations form an essential part of the Olympic and Paralympic events. Each of the sport in the Olympics is represented by its respective international sports organization, and they have the responsibility of administering that particular game in the Games. For any game to become an Olympic game, its concerned international sports federation must be recognized by the International Olympic Committee, and it’s the same for the paralympic events too.
List of International Sports Federations
| Sport | Federation |
|---|---|
| Aquatics | FINA (Fédération internationale de natation) |
| Archery | World Archery Federation (WA) |
| Athletics | World Athletics (formerly International Association of Athletics Federations; IAAF) |
| Badminton | Badminton World Federation (BWF) |
| Basketball | FIBA |
| Boxing (amateur) | International Boxing Association |
| Canoeing | International Canoe Federation (ICF) |
| Cycling | International Cycling Union |
| Equestrianism | International Federation for Equestrian Sports (Fédération Équestre Internationale, FEI) |
| Fencing | Fédération Internationale d’Escrime (FIE) |
| Football/ Soccer | FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) |
| Golf | International Golf Federation (IGF) |
| Gymnastics | Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) (International Gymnastics Federation, IFG) |
| Handball | International Handball Federation (IHF) |
| Field Hockey | Fédération Internationale de Hockey (FIH) (International Hockey Federation) |
| Judo | International Judo Federation (IJF) |
| Modern Pentathlon | Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) |
| Rowing | Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d’Aviron (FISA) (International Rowing Federation) |
| Rugby union | World Rugby (WR) |
| Sailing | World Sailing |
| Shooting sports | International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) |
| Table tennis | International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) |
| Taekwondo | World Taekwondo (WT) |
| 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 | United World Wrestling (UWW) |
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List of Sports Organisations
| Sport | Federation |
| American football | International Federation of American Football (IFAF) |
| Baseball and softball | World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) |
| Bowling | World Bowling |
| Chess | Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE)/ International Chess Federation |
| Climbing and Mountaineering | Union Internationale des Associations d’Alpinisme (UIAA) |
| Cricket | International Cricket Council (ICC) |
| Karate | World Karate Federation (WKF) |
| Kickboxing | World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO) |
| Motorcycle sport | Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM)/ International Motorcycling Federation |
| Netball | International Netball Federation (INF) |
| Polo | Federation of International Polo (FIP) |
| Power boating | Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) |
| Racquetball | International Racquetball Federation (IRF) |
| Sport climbing | International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) |
| Squash | World Squash Federation (WSF) |
| Sumo | International Sumo Federation (ISF) |
| Surfing and body-boarding | International Surfing Association (ISA) |
| Tug-of-war | Tug-of-War International Federation (TWIF) |
| Water skiing | International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) |
| Wushu | International Wushu Federation (IWUF) |
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