International Sports Federations

International sports federations govern individual sports across national boundaries. They set rules, oversee international competitions, and coordinate the sport’s national governing bodies.

Sports governance: The systems and institutions that direct, regulate, and oversee sport. International federations are central governing bodies within sport’s wider institutional system.
Olympic Games: A multisport international event held in summer and winter editions. Federations govern their sports at the Games within the Olympic framework.
International Olympic Committee: The organization that leads the Olympic Movement and oversees the Olympic Games. The IOC recognizes federations as governing authorities for sports on the Olympic program.
Court of Arbitration for Sport: An independent institution that resolves disputes related to sport through arbitration. It adjudicates many sports disputes rather than governing a particular sport’s rules.
National governing body: An organization that governs a sport within a country. Federations commonly coordinate with national bodies that administer the sport at home.
FIFA World Cup: An international association football tournament for national teams, organized by FIFA. It is FIFA’s flagship competition and a prominent example of federation-led event governance.
Olympic Charter: The governing document defining the organization and principles of the Olympic Movement. It formalizes the IOC’s relationship with recognized international federations.
World Anti-Doping Agency: An international body that leads the global fight against doping in sport. WADA develops shared anti-doping standards; federations apply them in their sports.
Sports rules: Formal provisions defining how a sport is played and judged. Federations establish or approve the rules used in their sport’s competitions.
World Athletics Championships: The international track-and-field championships organized by World Athletics. The event demonstrates a federation’s role in staging a sport’s world championship.

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