International School Sport Federation

The International School Sport Federation (ISF) is an international sports governing body for school sport. Founded in 1972 with 21 signatory nations (all European), the federation has been organising international competitions to encourage education through sport and student athletes. It has 86 member nations from five continents.^[2] It is a member of SportAccord and is recognised by the International Olympic Committee.^[3][4][5] It is based in Antwerp, Belgium.^[6]

The ISF limits itself to activities with school children between the ages of 14 to 18 (roughly contiguous with high school age).^[2] This distinguishes its role from the longer-established International University Sports Federation, which governs student sport from the ages of 17 to 25.^[7][8]

There are 25 recognised ISF sports, each of which has its own championship once every two years.^[9] They are called the ISF World Schools Championship (ISF WSC). The first official ISF championships were in football and volleyball, which both took place in 1972, athletics, basketball, handball and skiing championships followed a year later.

The foremost competition held by the ISF is the Gymnasiade – a biennial multi-sport event first held in 1974 in Wiesbaden, Germany that features athletics, gymnastics and swimming events. Among their other major events are continental games such as the Pan-American School Games, Euro Schools Football, Asian School Games.

History

Around the mid 1960s, international sporting contests between schools has been increasing. Besides occasional and haphazard meetings between two or more schools, tournaments were beginning to be organised regularly in different disciplines: in handball from 1963, in volleyball from 1969, in football one year later and from 1971 also in basketball. Each of these annual tournaments produced basic regulations and a standing committee.

The large number of international competitions requiring eliminating heats at the national level soon gave rise to a desire to co-ordinate these events, within a specific International Federation. To help promote this idea, the Federal Minister of Education and Arts of the Republic of Austria convened a Conference at Raach in the Autumn of 1971. Here the conditions were discussed for setting up a European School Sport Federation.

After very lengthy debates, the project was approved. However, bearing future development possibilities in mind, the ISF was not limited to European countries alone. A Provisional Committee, the members of which were chosen from among the 21 nations present, was set up, and the meeting of the constituent General Assembly was fixed for 4 June 1972 at Beaufort/Luxembourg. This meeting adopted the Statutes and proceeded to elect the members of the first Executive Committee.^[10]

Philosophy

The ISF aims to promote the school sport and to stimulate the establishment of national organisations of school sport. It rejects the interference of any outside influence on the national associations of school sport. It is ready, however, to respond to all demands of information and moral support. The ISF pursues these objectives without any discrimination on political, religious and ethnical grounds.

Structure

General Assembly

The General Assembly brings together ISF’s school sport federation members which meet every two years. In the assembly, members elect Executive Committee members for a four-year period, and approves the budget and the programme proposed by the Executive Committee. The most recent General Assembly was held in May 2016 at Marmaris, Turkey.

Management Committee

The Management Committee consists of the President, the Deputy President, the Vice-President, the Secretary General, the Treasurer and the Sports Director. It meets periodically when convened by the President, to carry out the business of the ISF between meetings of the Executive Committee. Twice a year, the Management Committee meets with the Continental Presidents.

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is composed of 21 members. It meets twice a year to take the decisions necessary for the proper functioning of ISF.

Committees

Committees assist and advise the Executive Committee in the overall administration of the ISF. The Committees include:

World Events

Gymnasiade (ISF World School Summer Games / Summer High School Games)

• Main Article :Gymnasiade

Edition	Year	City	Country	Date
1	1974	Wiesbaden	West Germany	23–28 September
2	1976	Orléans	France	21–27 June
3	1978	Izmir	Turkey	18–24 July
4	1980	Turin	Italy	1 - 7 June
5	1982	Lille	France	1 - 6 June
6	1984	Florence	Italy	5 - 9 June
7	1986	Nice	France	2 - 7 June
8	1988	Barcelona	Spain	3–9 June
9	1990	Bruges	Flanders	20–27 May
10	1994	Nicosia	Cyprus	14–21 May
11	1998	Shanghai	China	12 -19 October
12	2002	Caen	France	27 May - 3 June
13	2006	Athens/Thessaloniki	Greece	26 June – 3 July
14	2009	Doha	Qatar	7 – 12 December
15	2013	Brasília	Brazil	28 November – 4 December
16	2016	Trabzon	Turkey	11–18 July
17	2018	Rabat	Morocco	2 - 9 May

• 2016 consist of 10 sports :

• Athletics
• Gymnastics
  • Articstic Gymnastics
  • Rhythmic Gymnastics
  • Aerobic Gymnastics
• Swimming
• Archery
• Fencing
• Judo
• Karate
• Wrestling
• Chess
• Tennis

ISF World School Winter Games (Winter High School Games)

• World School Winter Games consist of :

1. World School Alpine Skiing Championship
2. World School Biathlon Championship
3. World School Curling Championship
4. World School Figure Skating Championship
5. World School Ski Freestyle Championship
6. World School Ski Jumping Championship
7. World School Snowboard Championship

Edition	Year	City	Country	Date
1	2018	Grenoble	France	5 - 10 February

Source : ^[11]

ISF World School Combat Games

• 2017 World School Combat Games consist of 4 combat sports : Judo, Karate, Taekwondo and Wrestling. Boxing added them from 2019.
• In 2017 World School Combat Games, was compete 300 athletes from 6 countries (India,China, Russia, Brazil, UAE and France).

• World School Combat Games consist of :

1. World School Boxing Championship
2. World School Judo Championship
3. World School Karate Championship
4. World School Taekwondo Championship
5. World School Wrestling Championship

Edition	Year	City	Country	Date
1	2017	Agra	India	7–14 July
2	2019	Budapest	Hungary	TBD

2017 Medal Table :

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	India	42	27	9	79
2	Brazil	20	12	6	38
3	Russia	12	13	2	27
4	China	10	11	8	29
5	France	1	4	7	12
6	United Arab Emirates	0	3	5	8
Total		85	70	37	192

Source : ^[12]

ISF World School Championships

• Main Article :World School Championships
• Until 2017, only 20 Sports have a separate World School Championship (WSC). Other spotrs exist in Games (Summer , Winter or Combat) and havent separate WSC.

Source : ^[13]

Reginal Events

Pan American School Games

Edition	Year	City	Country	Date
1	2013
2	2015
3	2017	Aracaju	Brazil	6 - 13 June

Source : ^[14]

Members

Code	Country	Association
ALB	Albania	Albanian School Sport Federation
ALG	Algeria	Federation Algerienne du Sport Scolaire
AND	Andorra	Secretariat d'état aux sports, de la jeunesse et du volontariat
ARM	Armenia	Federation Sportive Republicaine Des Ecoliers
AUT	Austria	Bundesministerium für Bildung und Frauen
AUS	Australia	School Sport Australia
AZE	Azerbaijan	Ministry of Youth and Sport
BLR	Belarus	Republican Center of Physical Education and Sports for Pupils and Students
BOL	Bolivia	Ministerio de Deportes
BOT	Botswana	Botswana Integrated Sport Association
BUL	Bulgaria	Bulgarian Association Sport for Students
BRA	Brazil	Confederação Brasileira do Desporto Escolar
COL	Colombia	Coldeportes
CHI	Chile	Club Deportivo Universidad Catica de Chile
CMR	Cameroon	Federation Nationale des Sports Scolaires
CPV	Cape Verde	Coordination de Nationale I'Education et Sport Scolaire
CIV	Ivory Coast	Office Ivoirien des Sports Scolaires et Universitaires
CUB	Cuba	INDER - Departmento de deporte escolar
CHN	China	China School Sport Federation
CRO	Croatia	Croatian School Sport Federation
CYP	Cyprus	Ministry of Education and Culture
CZE	Czech Republic	Czech school sports clubs association
DEN	Denmark	Danish Schoolsport Association
DOM	Dominican Republic	Instituto Nacional de Educacion Fisica
ENG	England *	National Council for School Sports
EST	Estonia	Estonian School Sport Union
FIN	Finland	Finnish School Sport Federation
FLA	Flanders	Stichting Vlaamse Schoolsports
FRA	France	Union Nationale du Sport Scolaire
CFB	French Community of Belgium	Association Francophone Des Federations Sportives Scolaires
PYF	French Polynesia *	USSP - Union du Sport Scholaire Polynesien
GEO	Georgia	Children and Youth Sports National Federation of Georgia
GBC	German-speaking Community	Sportdinest Des Ministeriums Der Deutschspracshigen Gemeinschaft
GER	Germany	Kommission Sport der KMK der Länder
GUA	Guatemala	Direccion General de Educatición Fisica
GRE	Greece	Directorate of Physical Education
HAI	Haiti	HSSF - Haitian School Sport Federation
HKG	Hong Kong,China *	Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation
HUN	Hungary	Hungarian School Sport Federation
IND	India	School Games Federation of India
IRL	Ireland	Irish School Sport Federation
ITA	Italy	Ministero dell Instruzione dell universita e della Ricerca
IRI	Iran	Iran School Sport Federation
ISR	Israel	Ministry of education, culture and sports
KOS	Kosovo	School Sport Federation of the Republic of Kosovo
KUW	Kuwait	Ministry of Education
LAT	Latvia	Latvian School Sport Federation
LIE	Liechtenstein	Liechtensteinische landesverwaltung
LUX	Luxembourg	Ligue des Associations Sportive Estudiantines Luxembourgeoises
MAR	Morocco	Federation Royale Marocaine du Sport Scolaire
MLT	Malta	Malta School Sport Federation
MNE	Montenegro	Association Montenegrine du Sport Scolaire
MKD	Macedonia	Macedonian Schools Sports Federation
NED	Netherlands	Koninklijke Vereniging van Leraren Lichamelịke Opvoeding
NZL	New Zealand	New Zealand Secondary School Sports Council
NCA	Nicaragua	Instituto Nicaraguense de Deportes
NGA	Nigeria	Nigerian School Sport Federation
NOR	Norway	Landslaget Fysisk Fostring i Scolen
PAK	Pakistan	PSSF - Pakistan Schools Sports Federation
PAR	Paraguay	Secretaria Nacional de Deportes
POL	Poland	Szkolny Zwiazek Sportowy
POR	Portugal	Gabinete Coordenador Desporto Escolar
PUR	Puerto Rico	Propulsores del Deporte
ROU	Romania	Scholar and University Sports Federation
RSR	Republic of Srpska	Ministry for Family, Youth and Sport
RUS	Russia	Russian Socio - State Society of Physical Training
QAT	Qatar	Qatar Sport School Federation
RSA	South Africa	South African Sports Confederation
KSA	Saudi Arabia	Ministry of Education
SRB	Serbia	School Sports and Olympic Education Federation of Serbia
SIN	Singapore	Singapore School Sport Council
SUR	Suriname	Ministry of School and Youth Affairs
SCO	Scotland *	Scottish SchoolSport Federation
SLO	Slovenia	Zavod za sport RS Planica
SVK	Slovakia	Slovak School Sport Association
ESP	Spain	Ministerio de Educacion y Ciencia
SWE	Sweden	Svenska Scolidrottsforbundet
SUI	Switzerland	Schweizerischer Verband fur Sport in der Schule
TUN	Tunisia	Federation Tunisienne des Sports Scolaires et Universiateires
TUR	Turkey	Turkiye Okul Sporlary Federasyonu
THA	Thailand	Ministry of Tourism and Sports
TPE	Chinese Taipei *	Chinese Taipei School Sport Federation
UKR	Ukraine	School Sport Federation of Ukraine
UAE	United Arab Emirates	UAE Interschool Sports Association
USA	United States	Amateur Athletic Union of the United States of America

Sports

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References

External links

• Official website