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Here is a list of international sports federations, which serve as a non-governmental governing body for the sport and administers the sport at a world level. This list forms the foundation of the complete list of sports, which includes many more world sports than are listed here.
The role of the international sports federation includes regulating rules, promotion of the sport, developing players, and organizing championships. Some international sports federations may oversee multiple sports.
There are governing bodies have become the first to achieve observer status with that are not yet officially recognised as sporting federations. In 2017, the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) gave 'observer status' to a few possible new official sports, such as armwrestling, dodgeball, footgolf, kettlebell, lifting, poker, pole sports and table socce.
| Sport | Federation |
|---|---|
| Aikido | International Aikido Federation (IAF) |
| Air sports (including aerobatics, air racing, ballooning, gliding, hang gliding, and parachuting/skydiving) | Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) |
| Airsoft | International Airsoft Practical Shooting (IAPS) |
| Alpine Skiing | IPC Alpine Skiing (IPC AS) |
| Aquatics (swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo and open water swimming) | Federation Internationale de Natation (FINA) |
| Archery | World Archery Federation (WA) |
| Arm Wrestling | World Armwrestling Federation (WAF) |
| Athletics | IPC Athletics (IPC AT) |
| Athletics (covering track and field, road running, cross country running, decathlon and racewalking) | International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) |
| Australian rules football | AFL Commission |
| Auto Racing | Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) |
| Badminton | Badminton World Federation (BWF) |
| Bandy | Federation of International Bandy (FIB) |
| Baseball and softball | World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) |
| Basketball | Federation Internationale de Basketball (FIBA) |
| Basque pelota | Federation Internationale de Pelota Vasca (FIPV) |
| Beach Soccer | Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) |
| Behcup | World Behcup Federation (WBF) |
| Biathlon | International Biathlon Union (IBU) |
| Billiard sports (including carom billiards, pocket billiards/pool, and snooker) | World Confederation of Billiard Sports (WCBS) |
| Bobsleigh and skeleton | Federation Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT) |
| Bocce | Confederazione Boccistica Internazionale (CBI) |
| Boccia | Boccia International Sports Federation (BISFed) |
| Bodyboarding | International Bodyboarding Association (IBA) |
| Bodybuilding | International Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness (IFBB) |
| Boot throwing | International Boot throwing Association (IBTA) |
| Boule Lyonnaise | Federation Internationale de Boules (FIB) |
| Boules sports | ConFederation Mondiale des Sports de Boules (CMSB) |
| Bowling (Canadian five-pin) | Canadian 5 Pin Bowlers Association (C5PBA) |
| Bowling (Ten-pin) | Federation Internationale des Quilleurs (FIQ) |
| Bowls | World Bowls (WB) |
| Bowls | Professional Bowls Association (PBA) |
| Boxing | World Professional Boxing Federation (WPBF) |
| Boxing (amateur) | International Boxing Association (AIBA) |
| Bridge | World Bridge Federation (WBF) |
| Broomball | International Federation of Broomball Associations (IFBA) |
| Canoeing | International Canoe Federation (ICF) |
| Casting | International Casting Sport Federation (ICSF) |
| Chess | Federation Internationale des checs (FIDE), International Correspondence Chess Federation (ICCF) |
| Cricket | International Cricket Council (ICC) |
| Croquet | World Croquet Federation (WCF) |
| Curling | World Curling Federation (WCF) |
| Cycling | Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI / ICU) |
| DanceSport | International DanceSport Federation (IDSF) |
| Darts | World Darts Federation (WDF) |
| Dragon boat racing | International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) |
| Draughts | World Draughts Federation (FMJD) |
| Elephant Polo | World Elephant Polo Association (WEPF) |
| Equestrian | International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) |
| Fencing | Federation Internationale d'Escrime (FIE) |
| Fishing | International Confederation of Sports Fishing (CIPS) |
| Fistball | International Fistball Association (IFA) |
| Floorball | International Floorball Federation (IFF) |
| Flying disc | World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) |
| Foosball | International Table Soccer Federation (ITSF) |
| Football | Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) |
| Football (American and Canadian) | International Federation of American Football (IFAF) |
| Football (Gaelic) | Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) |
| Football 5-a-side | International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) |
| Football 7-a-side | Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA) |
| Game Fishing | International Game Fish Association (IGFA) |
| Go | International Go Federation (IGF) |
| Goalball | International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) |
| Golf | International Golf Federation (IGF), United States Golf Association (USGA) |
| Greyhound racing | American Greyhound Track Operators Association (AGTOA), National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC) |
| Gymnastics, (including rhythmic gymnastics, sports acrobatics, sports aerobics, trampolining and tumbling) | Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG / IFG) |
| Handball (court) | Irish Handball Council, United States Handball Association (USHA) |
| Handball (team) | International Handball Federation (IHF) |
| Hapkido Boxing | Hapkido Boxing International Organization (HBIO) |
| Harness horse racing | Harness Horsemen International (HHI), European Trotting Union (UET) |
| Hockey (field) | International Hockey Federation (FIH) |
| Horse racing | International Racing Bureau (IRB) |
| Horseshoes | National Horseshoe Pitchers Association of America (NHPA) |
| Hurling | Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) |
| Ice hockey | International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) |
| Ice skating (including figure skating, speed skating, and Short-track speed skating) | International Skating Union (ISU) |
| Ice Sledge Hockey | IPC Ice Sledge Hockey (IPC ISH) |
| Intercrosse | Federation Internationale d?Inter-Crosse (FIIC) |
| Judo | International Judo Federation (IJF), International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) |
| Ju-jitsu | Ju-Jitsu International Federation (JJIF) |
| Kabaddi | International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) |
| Karate | World Karate Federation (WKF) |
| Kendo | International Kendo Federation (IKF) |
| Kickboxing, Muay Thai and San Shou | World Federation of Kickboxing (WFK), International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) |
| Korfball | International Korfball Federation (IKF) |
| Kung Fu | International Kung Fu Federation (IKF) |
| Lacrosse | Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) |
| Life saving | International Life Saving Federation (ILSF) |
| Luge | Federation Internationale de Luge de Course (FIL) |
| Mallakhamb | Mallakhamb Confederation of World (MCW) |
| Military Sports | International Military Sports Council (Conseil International du Sport Militaire) |
| Miniature golf | World Minigolfsport Federation (WMF) |
| Mixed martial arts | International Sport Combat Federation (ISCF) |
| Modern Arnis | International Modern Arnis Federation (IMAF) |
| Modern pentathlon | Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) |
| Motorcycle sport | Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) |
| Mountain running | World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) |
| Mountainboarding | International Mountainboard Riders Association (IMRA) |
| Mountaineering | Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA) |
| Muay Thai | International Kickboxing Federation (IKF), International Federation of Muaythai Amateur |
| Netball | International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA) |
| Nordic skiing (including Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing) | IPC Nordic Skiing (IPC NS) |
| Orienteering | International Orienteering Federation (IOF) |
| Paddleball | National Paddleball Association (NPA) |
| Parkour | World Freerunning Parkour Federation (WFPF) |
| Pesäpallo | Pesäpalloliitto |
| Petanque | Federation Internationale de Petanque et Jeu Provencal (FIPJP) |
| Pigeon racing | Royal Pigeon Racing Association (RPRA) |
| Pitch and Putt | International Pitch and Putt Association (IPPA) |
| Pole dance | International Pole Sports Federation [IPSF] |
| Polo | Federation of International Polo (FIP) |
| Powerboating | Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) |
| Powerlifting | IPC Powerlifting (IPC PO), International Powerlifting Federation (IPF), WUAP, GPC, WPC |
| Practical shooting | International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) |
| Quidditch | International Quidditch Association (IQA) |
| Racketlon | International Racketlon Federation (FIR) |
| Racquetball | International Racquetball Federation (IRF) |
| Radio-controlled car racing | International Federation of Model Auto Racing (IFMAR) |
| Rafting | International Rafting Federation (IRF) |
| Rogaining | International Rogaining Federation (IRF) |
| Roller sports (including inline hockey, roller racing, rink hockey, roller derby and artistic) | International Federation of Roller Sports (FIRS) |
| Rope Skipping | International Rope Skipping Federation (IRSF), World Rope Skipping Confederation (WRSC) |
| Rounders | National Rounders Association (NRA) |
| Rowing | International Rowing Federation (FISA) |
| Rugby Fives | Rugby Fives Association (RFA) |
| Rugby league | Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) |
| Rugby union | World Rugby (WR) |
| Sailing | International Sailing Federation (ISAF), International Federation for Disabled Sailing (IFDS) |
| Sambo | Federation International of Amateur Sambo (FIAS) |
| Sepak Takraw | International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF) |
| Shinty | Camanachd Association |
| Shooting | International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF), IPC Shooting (IPC SH) |
| Shuttlecock | International Shuttlecock Federation |
| Skateboarding | International Skateboarding Federation (ISF) |
| Ski mountaineering | International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) |
| Skibobbing | International Skibob Federation (FISB) |
| Skiing (including Alpine, Nordic combined, cross-country, freestyle, ski jumping and snowboarding): | Federation Internationale de Ski (FIS) |
| Sled dog sports | International Federation of Sleddog Sports |
| Soft Tennis | International Soft Tennis Federation (ISTF) |
| Sports climbing | International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) |
| Sports fishing | ConFederation Internationale de laPeche Sportive |
| Squash | World Squash Federation (WSF) |
| Sumo | International Sumo Federation (ISF) |
| Surfing and bodyboarding | International Surfing Association (ISA) |
| Swimming | IPC Swimming (IPC SW) |
| Table hockey | International Table Hockey Federation (ITHF) |
| Table Soccer | International Table Soccer Federation (ITSF) |
| Table Tennis | International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) |
| Taekwondo | World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) & International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) |
| Tchoukball | Federation Internationale de Tchoukball |
| Tennis | International Tennis Federation (ITF) |
| Tent Pegging | International Tent Pegging Federation (ITPF) |
| Throwball | International Throwball Federation (ITF) |
| Touch football | Federation of International Touch (FIT) |
| Triathlon | International Triathlon Union (ITU) |
| Tug-of-war | Tug-of-War International Federation (TWIF) |
| Underwater sports | ConFederation Mondiale des Activitis Subaquatiques (CMAS) |
| Volleyball and Beach volleyball | Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), World Organization Volleyball for Disabled (WOVD) |
| Vovinam | International Vovinam Federation (IVF)/The Vovinam-VietVoDao World Federation (WVVF) |
| VX (Rock-It-Ball) | The International Federation - Global VX, International Rock-It-Ball Federation (IRIBF) |
| Water skiing | International Water Ski Federation (IWSF) |
| Weightlifting | International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) |
| Wheelchair basketball | International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) |
| Wheelchair curling | World Curling Federation (WCF) |
| Wheelchair Dance Sport | IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport (IPC WDS) |
| Wheelchair Fencing | International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) |
| Wheelchair rugby | International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) |
| Wheelchair tennis | International Tennis Federation (ITF) |
| Wrestling | United World Wrestling (UWW) |
| Wushu | International Wushu Federation (IWUF) |
| Yoga | Yogasports Confederation of World (YCW) |
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