Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations

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.

Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations

Abbreviation	ARISF
Formation	1983; 42 years ago (1983)
Type	NGO
Purpose	Inter-sports federation organisation
Headquarters	Lausanne, Switzerland
Membership	39 governing bodies of sports federations (2025)
Secretary General	Riccardo Fraccari
President	Raffaele Chiulli
Vice-President	Anna Arzhanova
Parent organization	IOC
Website	arisf.sport

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 Executive Board

The executive board is composed of a President, vice-president, Secretary General and three members, all from different sports federations.^[4]

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	Clare Briegal[5]	United Kingdom	World Netball
	Tom Hollowell	United States	International Orienteering Federation
	John Liljelund	Finland	International Floorball Federation

Members

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. As of March 2025, 40 governing bodies are members of the ARISF:^[6][7]

Sport	International federation (IF)	National federations[6]	Year IF founded[6]	Official website	Notes
Air sports[a]	Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI)	88	1905	fai.org	[b]
American football[c]	International Federation of American Football (IFAF)	74	1998	americanfootball.sport	[b][d]
Automobile sport	Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)	145	1904	fia.com
Bandy	Federation of International Bandy (FIB)	28	1955	worldbandy.com
Baseball and softball	World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC)	207	2014	wbsc.org	[b][d]
Basque pelota	Fédération Internationale de Pelota Vasca (FIPV)	33	1929	fipv.net
Billiards sports[e]	World Confederation of Billiards Sports (WCBS)	135	1992	wcbs.sport	[b]
Boxing	World Boxing (WB)	84	2023	worldboxing.org	[f][g]
Boules[h]	World Pétanque and Bowls Federation (WPBF)	162	1985	wpbf-fmbp.org	[b]
Bowling[i]	International Bowling Federation (IBF)	115	1926	bowling.sport	[b]
Bridge	World Bridge Federation (WBF)	97	1958	worldbridge.org
Cheerleading	International Cheer Union (ICU)	116	2004	cheerunion.org	[b][j]
Chess	Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE)	201	1924	fide.com
Climbing and mountaineering	Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA)	97	1932	theuiaa.org
Cricket	International Cricket Council (ICC)	105	1909	icc-cricket.com	[d]
Dancesport	World DanceSport Federation (WDSF)	98	1957	worlddancesport.org	[b]
Floorball	International Floorball Federation (IFF)	79	1986	floorball.sport	[b]
Flying disc sports	World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF)	107	1985	wfdf.sport	[b][j]
Ice stock sport	International Federation Icestocksport (IFI)	56	1950	icestock.sport	[j]
Karate	World Karate Federation (WKF)	200	1970	wkf.net	[b]
Kickboxing	World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO)	143	1972	wako.sport	[b]
Korfball	International Korfball Federation (IKF)	71	1933	korfball.sport	[b]
Lacrosse	World Lacrosse (WL)	91	1974	worldlacrosse.sport	[b][d]
Lifesaving	International Life Saving Federation (ILSF)	180	1910	ilsf.org	[b]
Motorcycle sport	Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM)	120	1904	fim-moto.com
Muay Thai	International Federation of Muaythai Associations (IFMA)	148	1993	muaythai.sport	[b][j]
Netball	World Netball	84	1960	netball.sport	[b]
Orienteering	International Orienteering Federation (IOF)	79	1961	orienteering.sport	[b]
Polo	Federation of International Polo (FIP)	76	1982	fippolo.com
Powerboating	Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM)	65	1922	uim.sport
Racquetball	International Racquetball Federation (IRF)	73	1979	internationalracquetball.com	[b]
Sambo	Fédération Internationale de Sambo (FIAS)	124	1984	sambo.sport	[b][j]
Ski mountaineering	International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF)	47	1999	ismf-ski.org	[k]
Squash	World Squash Federation (WSF)	118	1967	worldsquash.org	[b][d]
Sumo	International Sumo Federation (IFS)	87	1992	ifs-sumo.org	[b]
Tug of war	Tug of War International Federation (TWIF)	75	1960	tugofwar-twif.org	[b]
Underwater sports	Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques (CMAS)	156	1959	www.cmas.org	[b]
University sports	International University Sports Federation (FISU)	164	1949	fisu.net
Water skiing and wakeboarding	International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF)	90	1946	iwwf.sport	[b]
Wushu	International Wushu Federation (IWUF)	160	1990	iwuf.org	[b]

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)

See also

• Olympics portal

• Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF)
• Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF)
• SportAccord
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• List of international sports federations

Notes

1. includes aerobatics, air racing, ballooning, gliding, hang gliding, and parachuting/skydiving
2. Also a member of International World Games Association (IWGA).
3. including flag football
4. Also an associate member of Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF).
5. includes carom billiards, pool, and snooker
6. Provisional member, pending ratification by ARISF general assembly.^[8]
7. Also a member of Alliance of Independent Recognized Members of Sport (AIMS).
8. includes Pétanque, Volo, Raffa
9. includes nine-pin and ten-pin bowling
10. Also a member of The Association for International Sport for All (TAFISA).
11. Also an associate member of Winter Olympic Federations (WOF).