List of international sports federations

Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) Full members Associate members Winter Olympic Federations (WOF) Full members Associate members Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF) == Federations recognized by SportAccord or GAISF ==

Federations whose sports are either included in the Olympic Games (ASOIF, WOF) or recognized by the IOC (ARISF) are also stakeholders of SportAccord, after the dissolution of the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) in 2023. Other stakeholders of SportAccord (non-IOC recognized) compose the Alliance of Independent Recognized Members of Sport (AIMS). Alliance of Independent Recognized Members of Sport (AIMS) AIMS is a stakeholder of SportAccord that represents sports federations that were not yet recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). As of September 2025, AIMS has 20 full member federations. Associate Members As of September 2025, AIMS has 9 associate members. Observers of GAISF Associate members of GAISF Before the dissolution of GAISF in 2023, other than full members (composing ASOIF, AIOWF, ARISF and AIMS), there have been Associate members of GAISF. After the dissolution of GAISF, the proposal has been for its former associate members to be granted observer status at the SportAccord General Assembly. The following were associate members: == Federations recognized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) ==

There are 18 international federations recognized by the IPC, while the IPC itself serves as the international federation for six sports. IPC recognises also 3 International Organisations of Sports for the Disabled. And there are another 15 federations which are recognised by the IPC but are not eligible to be IPC members. Sports directly governed by IPC On 30 November 2016, the IPC adopted the "World Para" brand for all 10 of the sports that it directly governed at that time. At the 2021 IPC General Assembly, IPC members provided a strong mandate for the IPC to cease acting as the international federation for 10 sports by the end of 2026. and Para biathlon was transferred to IBU to be overseen by a joint steering committee involving IBU and FIS. Currently IPC acts as the international federation for six sports: International Federations International Federations are independent sport federations recognised by the IPC as the sole representative of a Paralympic sport. As of August 2025, the IPC recognises 18 International Federations representing 20 parasports: IPC-recognised international sports federations (not eligible for membership) The IPC recognises a number of international sports federations which are not eligible to be IPC members, but contribute to the development of sport opportunities for athletes associated with the Paralympic Movement and have organisational goals that are compatible with the Vision and Mission of the IPC. The following 13 are IPC-recognised international sport federations: == Non-SportAccord and non-GAISF federations that are TAFISA members ==

The international federations listed below, for the time being, are not members of Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) or SportAccord, but are among the international members of The Association for International Sport for All (TAFISA). == Other federations ==

The international federations listed below are not related to either of Global Association of International Sports Federations, SportAccord or The Association for International Sport for All (TAFISA): Defunct federations Miscellaneous • International Game Fish Association (IGFA) • International Gay Bowling Organization (IGBO) • International Federation of Corporate Football (FIFCO) == Sports governed by national associations ==

Certain sports are currently not governed by international federations, but rather by national associations. == See also ==