Here is a list of Important International Sports Federations with their Head and Headquarter. These will help you in upcoming exams.
List of Important International Sports Federations
Name of Sports Federation | Founded | Headquarter | President |
Badminton World Federation (BWF) | 5 July 1934 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
World Athletics | 17 July 1912 | Monaco | Sebastian Coe |
International Boxing Association (Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (AIBA)) | 1946 | Lausanne, Switzerland | Gafur Rahimov |
International Golf Federation (IGF) | 1958 | Lausanne, Switzerland | Peter Dawson |
International Hockey Federation | 7 January 1924 | Lausanne, Switzerland | Narinder Batra |
International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) | 1907 | Munich, Germany | Vladimir Lisin |
International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) | 1926 | Lausanne, Switzerland | Thomas Weikert |
International Tennis Federation (ITF) | 1 March 1913 | London, England, UK | David Haggerty |
International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) | 1905 | Budapest, Hungary | Tamas Ajan |
The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) | 21 May 1904 | Zürich, Switzerland | Gianni Infantino |
United World Wrestling (UWW) | 1912 | Corsier-sur-Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland | Nenad Lalovic |
World Chess Federation | 20 July 1924 | Lausanne, Switzerland | Arkady Dvorkovich |