Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations

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The Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-discriminatory organisation constituted through and recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was formed in 1983. It is headed by Raffaele Chiulli, who is the President of ARISF.[1]

None of the sports recognised by the IOC in the ARISF are currently in the Olympic sporting programme. The ARISF differs from the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) and Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF), which have sports which are included in the Summer and Winter Olympic programmes.

ARISF Council

The Council is composed of a President, Vice-President, Secretary General and three members, all from different sports federations.

Designation Name Country Sports Federation
President Dr. Raffaele Chiulli  Italy World Federation of Powerboating
Vice-President Mr. Fernando Aguerre  Argentina International Surfing Association
Secretary General Mr. Riccardo Fraccari  Italy World Baseball Softball Confederation
Council Members Dr. Keith D. Calkins  United States International Racquetball Federation
Ms. Molly Rhone  Jamaica International Netball Federation
Ms. Anna Arzhanova  Russia World Underwater Federation

Members

The following 37 governing bodies are members of the ARISF.[2]

Sport Federation Date of Recognition Website
Air Sports[3] Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) FAI.org
American Football International Federation of American Football (IFAF) IFAF.org
Auto Racing Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) p2011 – p2013 FIA.com
Bandy Federation of International Bandy (FIB) InternationalBandy.com
Baseball and Softball World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) WBSC.co
Billiard Sports[4] World Confederation of Billiard Sports (WCBS) pJuly 1996 – pFebruary 5, 1998 Billiard-WCBS.org
Boules Confédération Mondiale des Sports de Boules (CMSB) CMSBoules.com;
Bowling World Bowling (WB) 1979 WorldBowling.org
Bridge World Bridge Federation (WBF) WorldBridge.org
CheerleadingInternational Cheer Union (ICU) December 6, 2016 CheerUnion.org
ChessFédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) 1999 FIDE.com
CricketInternational Cricket Council (ICC) ICC-Cricket.com
Dance Sport World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) 1997 WorldDanceSport.org
Floorball International Floorball Federation (IFF) Floorball.org
Flying Disc World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) pMay 2013 – pAugust 2, 2015 WFDF.org
Karate World Karate Federation (WKF) WKF.net
Korfball International Korfball Federation (IKF) IKF.org
Life Saving International Life Saving Federation (ILSF) ILSF
Motorcycle Sport Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) p1998 – p2000 FIM-live.com
Mountaineering & Climbing Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA) TheUIAA.org
Muaythai International Federation of Muaythai Amateur (IFMA) December 6, 2016 IFMAMuayThai
Netball International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA) pOctober 1993 – p1995 Netball.org
Orienteering International Orienteering Federation (IOF) Orienteering.org
Pelota Vasca Fédération Internationale de Pelota Vasca (FIPV) FIPV.net
Polo Federation of International Polo (FIP) FIPPolo.com
Powerboating Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) UIMPowerboating.com
Racquetball International Racquetball Federation (IRF) InternationalRacquetball.com
Roller Sports[5] International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS) RollerSports.org
Ski Mountaineering International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) ISMF-Ski.org
Sport Climbing International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) IFSC-Climbing.org
Squash World Squash Federation (WSF) WorldSquash.org
Sumo International Sumo Federation (ISF) AmateurSumo.com
Surfing International Surfing Association (ISA) ISASurf.org
Tug of War Tug of War International Federation (TWIF) TugOfWar-TWIF.org
Underwater Sports Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS) CMAS.org
Water Skiing International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) IWSF.com
Wushu International Wushu Federation (IWUF) IWUF.org

Former members

Golf: International Golf Federation (IGF)
Rugby Union: International Rugby Board (IRB)

Mission

ARISF ensures that millions of athletes across the planet - from the grassroots to the elites - benefit from the recognition which the International Olympic Committee grants to their sports.

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "New ARISF Council elected". Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations. 5 June 2013. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "ARISF - Members". arisf.org. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  3. ↑ including aerobatics, air racing, ballooning, gliding, hang gliding, and parachuting/skydiving
  4. ↑ including carom billiards, pocket billiards/pool, and snooker
  5. ↑ including roller racing, rink hockey and artistic
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