International School Sport Federation
| Formation | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Type | Sports federation |
| Headquarters | Antwerp, Belgium |
Official language | French, English, German[1] |
President | Andrea Delpin[2] |
| Website |
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The International School Sport Federation (ISF) is a global sports governing body for school sport. Founded in 1972 with 13 signatory nations (all European), the organisation holds international competitions to encourage education through sport and student athletes. It now has 72 member nations from five continents.[3] It is a member of SportAccord and is recognised by the International Olympic Committee.[4][5][6] It is based in Antwerp, Belgium.[7]
The ISF limits itself to activities with school children between the ages of 13 to 18 (roughly contiguous with high school age).[3] This distinguishes its role from the longer-established International University Sports Federation, which governs student sport from the ages of 17 to 28.[8][9]
The foremost competition held by the ISF is the Gymnasiade – a quadrennial multi-sport event first held in 1974 that features athletics, gymnastics and swimming events. There are 18 recognised ISF sports, each of which has its own championship once every two years.[10] Among their other major events are the Pan-American School Games and the World Schools Athletics Championships (also known as the Athletic Cup Jean Humbert Memorial).[11] The first official ISF championships were in association football and volleyball, which both took place in 1972.[12][13] Athletics, basketball, handball and skiing championships followed a year later.[14][15][16][17]
Sports
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Beach volleyball
- Cross country running
- Floorball
- Football
- Futsal
- Gymnastics
- Handball
- Orienteering
- Skiing (Nordic and alpine)
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Tennis
- Triathlon
- Volleyball
References
- ↑ Charter. ISF. Retrieved on 2014-04-01.
- ↑ Executive Committee. ISF. Retrieved on 2014-04-01.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The International Charter of School Sport at the Heart of the ISF. ISF. Retrieved on 2014-04-01.
- ↑ About ISF. ISF. Retrieved on 2014-04-01.
- ↑ Organisations recognised by the International Olympic Committee . Olympic.org. Retrieved on 2014-04-01.
- ↑ Members. SportAccord. Retrieved on 2014-04-01.
- ↑ Contact. ISF. Retrieved on 2014-04-01.
- ↑ FISU Today. FISU. Retrieved on 2014-04-01.
- ↑ Li, Ming et al. "International School Sport", pgs. 291–2. International Sport Management (2012). Human Kinetics. ISBN 978-0-7360-8273-0.
- ↑ Sports. ISF. Retrieved on 2014-04-01.
- ↑ ISF Calendar. ISF. Retrieved on 2014-04-01.
- ↑ Volleyball. ISF. Retrieved on 2014-04-01.
- ↑ Football. ISF. Retrieved on 2014-04-01.
- ↑ Athletics. ISF. Retrieved on 2014-04-01.
- ↑ Basketball. ISF. Retrieved on 2014-04-01.
- ↑ Handball. ISF. Retrieved on 2014-04-01.
- ↑ Skiing. ISF. Retrieved on 2014-04-01.