Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations

Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations
Abbreviation	ARISF
Formation	1983; 41 years ago
Type	NGO
Purpose	Inter-sports federation organisation
Headquarters	Lausanne, Switzerland
Membership (2022)	42 governing bodies of sports federations
Secretary General	Riccardo Fraccari
President	Raffaele Chiulli
Vice-President	Anna Arzhanova
Parent organization	IOC
Website	arisf.sport

The Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF) is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation constituted through and recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).^[1] The ARISF's members are international sports federations recognised by the IOC whose sport is currently not competed in either the Summer or Winter Olympics, though becoming a member of ARISF does not imply or guarantee that the sport will be included in future Olympic Games.

Among the aims of ARISF are: act as a spokesperson to defend and coordinate the common interests of its members whilst maintaining their authority, independence and autonomy, determine the consensus of the member federations on questions of common interest in relation to the Olympic Movement and ensure the largest possible participation in the activities of the IOC.^[2]

Headquartered in the Swiss city of Lausanne, it was formed in 1983. It is headed by Raffaele Chiulli, who is the President of ARISF.^[3]

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	Raffaele Chiulli	Italy	World Federation of Powerboating
Vice-president	Anna Arzhanova	Russia	World Underwater Federation
Secretary General	Riccardo Fraccari	Italy	World Baseball Softball Confederation
Council Members	John Liljelund	Finland	International Floorball Federation
	Clare Briegal^[4]	United Kingdom	World Netball
	Tom Hollowell	Sweden	International Orienteering Federation

Members

The following 39 governing bodies are members of the ARISF.^[5]^[6] The p in between the date means provisional recognition while the date alone means full recognition.

Sport	International Sport Federation (ISF)	Year ISF Founded	Date of Recognition	Website
Air sports^[a]	Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI)	1905		FAI.org
American football^[b]	International Federation of American Football (IFAF)	1998		IFAF.org
Auto racing	Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)	1904	p2011 – p2013	FIA.com
Bandy	Federation of International Bandy (FIB)	1955	p2001 - 2004	InternationalBandy.com
Baseball, Softball, and Baseball5^[7]	World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC)	2013^[c]		wbsc.org
Billiard sports^[d]	World Confederation of Billiards Sports (WCBS)	1992	pJuly 1996 – p5 February 1998	Billiard-WCBS.org
Boules	Confédération Mondiale des Sports de Boules (CMSB)	1985		CMSBoules.org;
Bowling	International Bowling Federation (IBF)	1952	1979	bowling.sport
Bridge	World Bridge Federation (WBF)	1958		WorldBridge.org
Cheerleading	International Cheer Union (ICU)	2004	6 December 2016	CheerUnion.org
Chess	Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE)	1924	1999	FIDE.com
Cricket	International Cricket Council (ICC)	1909	2009^[8]	ICC-Cricket.com
Dancesport	World DanceSport Federation (WDSF)	1957	1997	WorldDanceSport.org
Floorball	International Floorball Federation (IFF)	1986		Floorball.org
Flying Disc	World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF)	1985	pMay 2013 – p2 August 2015	WFDF.org
Ice stock sport	International Federation Icestocksport (IFI)	1983		Icestocksport.com
Karate	World Karate Federation (WKF)	1990		WKF.net
Kickboxing	World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO)	1977		WAKO.sport
Korfball	International Korfball Federation (IKF)	1933		IKF.org
Lacrosse	World Lacrosse (WL)	2008^[e]		worldlacrosse.sport
Lifesaving	International Life Saving Federation (ILSF)	1993		ILSF
Motorcycle sport	Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM)	1904	p1998 – p2000	FIM-live.com
Mountaineering & Climbing	Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA)	1932		TheUIAA.org
Muay Thai	International Federation of Muaythai Amateur (IFMA)	1993	6 December 2016	IFMAMuayThai
Netball	World Netball	1960	pOctober 1993 – p1995	Netball.sport
Orienteering	International Orienteering Federation (IOF)	1961		Orienteering.org
Pelota Vasca	Fédération Internationale de Pelota Vasca (FIPV)	1929		FIPV.net
Polo	Federation of International Polo (FIP)	1982		FIPPolo.com
Powerboating	Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM)	1922		uim.sport
Racquetball	International Racquetball Federation (IRF)	1979		InternationalRacquetball.com
Sambo	Fédération Internationale de Sambo (FIAS)	1984		Sambo.sport
Ski mountaineering	International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF)	2008		ISMF-Ski.org
Squash	World Squash Federation (WSF)	1967		WorldSquash.org
Sumo	International Sumo Federation (IFS)	1992		ifs-sumo.org/
Tug of war	Tug of War International Federation (TWIF)	1960		TugOfWar-TWIF.org
Underwater sports	Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS)	1959		CMAS.org
University Sports	International University Sports Federation (FISU)	1949		FISU.net
Water skiing - Wakeboard	International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF)	1946		IWSF.com
Wushu	International Wushu Federation (IWUF)	1990		IWUF.org

^ including aerobatics, air racing, ballooning, gliding, hang gliding, and parachuting/skydiving
^ including flag football
^ Formed by the merger of the International Baseball Federation, founded in 1938, and the International Softball Federation, established in 1952.
^ including carom billiards, pocket billiards/pool, and snooker
^ Formed by the merger of the International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations, founded in 1972, and the men's International Lacrosse Federation, established in 1974.

Former members

Sport	Federation
Golf	International Golf Federation (IGF)
Roller sports	World Skate (WS)
Rugby union	International Rugby Board (IRB)
Sport climbing	International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC)
Surfing and bodyboarding	International Surfing Association (ISA)