Sports Organizations of the World
| Sports Association | Founded On | Headquarters | Governing Body |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Olympic Committee | 23 June 1894 | Lausanne, Switzerland | for modern Summer and Winter Olympic Games. |
| Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) | 21st May 1904 | Zürich, Switzerland | for football associations of the world |
| The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) | April,1947 | Lausanne, Switzerland | for all forms of volleyball |
| Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) | 1967 | Lausanne, Switzerland | international sports federations as well as organisers of multi-sports games and sport-related international associations |
| International Paralympic Committee | 22nd September 1989 | Bonn, Germany | for the Paralympic Movement |
| Badminton World Federation | 5th July 1934 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | for the sport of badminton |
| FINA | 19th July 1908 | Lausanne, Switzerland | for international competition in water sports |
| International Tennis Federation | 1st March 1913 | London, United Kingdom | for world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis |
| Union Cycliste Internationale | 14th June 1900 | Aigle, Switzerland | for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events |
| World Athletics | 17th July 1912 | Monaco | for the sport of athletics, covering track and field, cross country running, road running, racewalking, mountain running and ultrarunning |
| International Cricket Council | 15th June 1909 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Cricket |
| International Hockey Federation | 7th January 1924 | Lausanne, Switzerland | for field hockey and indoor field hockey |
| International Handball Federation | 11th July 1946 | Basel, Switzerland | for handball and beach handball |
| International Table Tennis Federation | 1926 | Lausanne, Switzerland | for all national table tennis associations |
| International Judo Federation | July,1951 | Lausanne, Switzerland | for judo federations |
| International Boxing Association | 1946 | Lausanne, Switzerland | for boxing matches |
| International Weightlifting Federation | 1905 | Budapest, Hungary | for the sport of Olympic weightlifting |
| International Gymnastics Federation | 23th July 1881 | Lausanne, Switzerland | governing body of competitive gymnastics. |
| International Shooting Sport Federation | 1907 | Munich, Germany | for rifle, pistol and shotgun disciplines |
| World Taekwondo | 28th May 1973 | Seoul, South Korea | for taekwondo |
| World Archery Federation | 1931 | Lausanne, Switzerland | for the sport of archery |
| World Rugby | 1886 | Dublin, Ireland | for the sport of rugby union |
| International Ice Hockey Federation | 15th May 1908 | Zürich, Switzerland | for ice hockey and in-line hockey |
| International Golf Federation | 1958 | Lausanne, Switzerland | for golf |
| International School Sport Federation | 1972 | Brussels, Belgium | for school sport |
