"recognised federation. Disciplines affiliated under the SAEF include: South African Equestrian Federation South African Equestrian Federation (SAEF) is the national governing body for majority of equestrian sports in South Africa. These sports include the FEI-recognized disciplines of dressage, eventing, show jumping, vaulting, endurance, reining, para-equestrian, and driving, with the non-FEI discipline of tentpegging. SAEF also develops and enforces the rules for other events at horse shows. SAEF governs the official relations with the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI), with its affiliation established since 1947. It also oversee the interactions between the South African government with equestrian athletes and professionals."
"President. The WEG encompasses the World Championship titles in all the FEI global disciplines. The FEI World Cup is an indoor series and takes place throughout the world with qualifying leagues leading to a final in each of the disciplines. The FEI World Cup series began with show jumping in 1978 and has since been extended to the disciplines of dressage, driving, and vaulting. Main events include: FEI World, Continental and Regional Championships are held in all the FEI disciplines and age categories. Events include: The FEI was formed in 1921 with the joining of the national organizations of Belgium,"
"the organization went through was gone, it helped organizations such as the IAAF and the IOC recognize the importance of women’s rights.[2] International Women's Sports Federation The Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) – or, in English, the International Women's Sports Federation – was founded in October 1921 by Alice Milliat because of the unwillingness of existing sports organisations, such as the International Olympic Committee and the International Amateur Athletics Federation, to let women compete in sports, particularly at an international level. Between 1922 and 1934, it organised the Women's World Games on four occasions (I. 1922, II. 1926, III. 1930"
"Fédération Aéronautique Internationale The (FAI; ), is the world governing body for air sports. It was founded on 14 October 1905, and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. It maintains world records for aeronautical activities including ballooning, aeromodeling, unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) and also for human spaceflight. The FAI was founded at a conference held in Paris 12–14 October 1905, which was organised following a resolution passed by the Olympic Congress held in Brussels on 10 June 1905 calling for the creation of an Association ""to regulate the sport of flying, ... the various aviation meetings and advance the science and"
"in their country, and the national winners are submitted to the International Jury each year. Fédération Aéronautique Internationale The (FAI; ), is the world governing body for air sports. It was founded on 14 October 1905, and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. It maintains world records for aeronautical activities including ballooning, aeromodeling, unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) and also for human spaceflight. The FAI was founded at a conference held in Paris 12–14 October 1905, which was organised following a resolution passed by the Olympic Congress held in Brussels on 10 June 1905 calling for the creation of an Association ""to"
"organises the following ski sport disciplines, for which it oversees World Cup competitions and World Championships: ""Note:"" The discipline of Biathlon, which combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting, has its own organisation, the International Biathlon Union (IBU). List of all hosts: International Ski Federation The Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS; English: International Ski Federation) is the world's highest governing body for international winter sports. Founded in Chamonix on 2 February 1924, it is responsible for the Olympic disciplines of Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing and snowboarding. The FIS is also responsible for setting the international"
"Equestrian Sports (FEI). The additional internationally sanctioned but non-Olympic disciplines governed by the FEI are: combined driving; endurance; reining; and vaulting. These disciplines are part of the FEI World Equestrian Games every four years and may hold their own individual World Championships in other years. The FEI also recognizes horseball and tent pegging as its two regional disciplines. Para-equestrian competition at the international level, including the Paralympics, are also governed by the FEI and offer the following competition events: The ""haute école"" (F. ""high school""), an advanced component of Classical dressage, is a highly refined set of skills seldom used"
"World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses The World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses (WBFSH) connects sport horse breeding organizations with the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI). The FEI is the International Olympic Committee-recognized federation for Olympic equestrian sports. The WBFSH publishes official rankings of horses competing in international sport and also ranks the breeding organizations. Since 1992, the WBFSH has held the World Breeding Championships for Sport Horses, an international-level competition between the most promising young horses in the sports of dressage, show jumping, and eventing. The World Breeding Federation for Sport Horses has several aims overseen by departments,"
"International Ski Federation The Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS; English: International Ski Federation) is the world's highest governing body for international winter sports. Founded in Chamonix on 2 February 1924, it is responsible for the Olympic disciplines of Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing and snowboarding. The FIS is also responsible for setting the international competition rules. The organization now has a membership of 118 national ski associations and is based in Oberhofen am Thunersee, Switzerland. More than 45 World Cup wins in all disciplines run by International Ski Federation for men and ladies: The federation"
"but on the other hand, there are women-only disciplines, such as rhythmic gymnastics and synchronized swimming. Sports that depend primarily on mechanical propulsion, such as motor sports, may not be considered for recognition as Olympic sports, though there were power-boating events in the early days of the Olympics before this rule was enacted by the IOC. Part of the story of the founding of aviation sports' international governing body, the FAI, originated from an IOC meeting in Brussels, Belgium on June 10, 1905. These criteria are only a threshold for consideration as Olympic sport. In order to be admitted to"
"Internationale (FEI). The 1924 Olympics were the first at which equestrian competitions were held under the authority of the FEI. Equestrian events were first held at the 1900 Paris Olympic Games, although it did not include any of the disciplines seen today. There were 4 different equestrian events. The polo competition consisted of 4 teams made up of players from Britain, France, Mexico, Spain, and the United States. Grand Prix Jumping, which was similar to today's show jumping event, for which 45 competitors entered, though only 37 competed. The first and second place was taken by riders from Belgium (1."
"Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports The Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports (FIRS; ) was the world governing body for roller sports, including skateboarding, rink hockey, inline hockey, speed skating, inline alpine, downhill, roller derby, roller freestyle, inline freestyle and artistic roller skating. It was established in April 1924 in Montreux, Switzerland by two Swiss sportsmen, Fred Renkewitz and Otto Myer, who had close connections to the International Olympic Committee. The FIRS gathered more than 100 national federations, including countries from every continent and they are affiliated with the International Skating Union. Park terrain skateboarding will become an Olympic sport in"
"other events into the games. However, track and field events for women remained conspicuously absent from the Olympics In 1919, Milliat asked the IAAF to include women's track and field athletics events in the 1924 Olympic Games. They refused. On 31 October 1921, Milliat formed La Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) to oversee international women's sporting events. The FSFI decided to hold a Women's Olympic Games, which would include all sports, rather than the restricted number allowed to women in the official Olympics helmed by Pierre de Coubertin. The first informal iteration of the games occurred in 1921 Monte Carlo,"
"FIFA The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA ; French for 'International Federation of Association Football') is an organization which describes itself as an international governing body of association football, fútsal, and beach soccer. FIFA is responsible for the organization of football's major international tournaments, notably the World Cup which commenced in 1930 and the Women's World Cup which commenced in 1991. FIFA was founded in 1904 to oversee international competition among the national associations of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. Headquartered in Zürich, its membership now comprises 211 national associations. Member countries must each"
"International Gymnastics Federation The Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG; English: International Gymnastics Federation) is the governing body of competitive gymnastics. Its headquarters is in Lausanne, Switzerland. It was founded on July 23, 1881, in Liège, Belgium, making it the world's oldest existing international sports organisation. Originally called the European Federation of Gymnastics, it had three member countries—Belgium, France and the Netherlands—until 1921, when non-European countries were admitted and it received its current name. The federation sets the rules, known as the Code of Points, that regulate how gymnasts' performances are evaluated. Seven gymnastics disciplines are governed by the FIG: artistic"
"FEI Nations Cup The FEI Nations Cup, called Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup since 2013 because of sponsorship reasons, is the most prestigious Show Jumping series for national teams in the world. It is organized by the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI). The Nations Cup has been held since 1909 and it's under Fédération Équestre Internationale supervision since 1930. After World War II it changed names several times: ""Queen’s Trophy"", "" President’s Cup"" and ""Prince Phillip Trophy"". In 1987 the tournament established its first commercial sponsor and was named ""Gucci Trophy"" after Italian fashion and leather goods brand Gucci. It was followed"
"FAI Gliding Commission The International Gliding Commission (IGC) is the international governing body for the sport of gliding. It is governed by meetings of delegates from national gliding associations. It is one of several Air Sport Commissions (ASC) of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), or ""World Air Sports Federation"". FAI is the world body for sporting aviation and the certification of world records for aeronautics and astronautics and was founded in 1905. When the IGC was founded in 1932, it was called CIVV (Commission Internationale de Vol à Voile) and has also been called CVSM (Commission de Vol Sans Moteur)."
"been formed by 1922, to govern international deaf sports, including athletics. The first organized international competitions for athletes with a physical disability (not deaf) began in 1952, when the first international Stoke Mandeville Games were organized for World War II veterans. This only included athletes in a wheelchair. This inspired the first Paralympic Games, held in 1960. Competitions would over time be expanded to include mainly athletes with amputations, cerebral palsy and visual impairment, in addition to wheelchair events. The International Association of Athletics Federations, the sport's governing body, defines athletics in six disciplines: track and field, road running, race"
"(FEI): The rules of the FEI govern competitions open to riders from all nations, including the Olympic games and the World Equestrian Games. At the other end of the competition spectrum, Pony Club is an international movement that teaches young people riding skills suitable for eventing and other English riding competition. To help develop positive experience and good sportsmanship, Pony Clubs also sponsor horse shows open only to young people under the age of 18 and their horses. Various nations also have their own programs for developing young equestrians, such as the 4-H program in the United States. Horse shows"
"International Women's Sports Federation The Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) – or, in English, the International Women's Sports Federation – was founded in October 1921 by Alice Milliat because of the unwillingness of existing sports organisations, such as the International Olympic Committee and the International Amateur Athletics Federation, to let women compete in sports, particularly at an international level. Between 1922 and 1934, it organised the Women's World Games on four occasions (I. 1922, II. 1926, III. 1930 and IV. 1934). Although the FSFI collapsed in about 1936 without having achieved most of its goals, its activities, and the potential"
"final event in Barcelona, Spain. FEI Nations Cup The FEI Nations Cup, called Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup since 2013 because of sponsorship reasons, is the most prestigious Show Jumping series for national teams in the world. It is organized by the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI). The Nations Cup has been held since 1909 and it's under Fédération Équestre Internationale supervision since 1930. After World War II it changed names several times: ""Queen’s Trophy"", "" President’s Cup"" and ""Prince Phillip Trophy"". In 1987 the tournament established its first commercial sponsor and was named ""Gucci Trophy"" after Italian fashion and leather goods"
"equestrian sports is the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI). In 1991 in Havana and 2003 in Santo Domingo the eventing competition were not held. Rather, a Pan American Eventing Championship was held in Chatsworth, Georgia, United States in 1991 and in 2003 the competition was held in Fair Hill in 2003. Some events did not have silver and/or bronze medalists. Equestrian at the Pan American Games Equestrianism made its Pan American Games debut at the first Pan American Games in 1951 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It has appeared at every Pan American Games since. The current Pan American Games equestrian disciplines"
"It is the FAI commission responsible for the international competitions, records and badges that apply to gliders and motor gliders. The term ""sailplanes"" is sometimes used. Hang gliders and paragliders have a separate body called the FAI CIVL Commission, which stands for ""Commission Internationale de Vol Libre"". The World Gliding Championships are organised every two years or so by the FAI Gliding Commission and the host nation. Within FAI, the sport of glider aerobatics is managed by the FAI Aerobatics Commission (CIVA), which stands for ""Commission Internationale de Voltige Aérienne"" and also deals with powered-aircraft aerobatics In the early 1920s"
"World Fencing Championships The World Fencing Championships is an annual competition in fencing organized by the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime or FIE, (""International Fencing Federation"" in English). The world championships are, after the Olympic Games, the most prominent international competition in the sport of fencing. Contestants may participate in foil, épée, and sabre events. The FIE first organized an international fencing championship in Paris in 1921. The competition in its early years was named the European Championships (""Championnats d'Europe"") and the initial participants were members of the fencing federations of the FIE. In 1921, the only event was men's épée individual."
"and clubs was arranged and on 1 June 1921, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) was formed in Molesworth Hall in Dublin. The League of Ireland was established in 1921, with eight teams taking part. St. James's Gate F.C. won the first title, and they were also winners of the first FAI Cup, then called the Free State Cup, in 1922. In 1923, the FAI was recognised by FIFA as the governing body of the Irish Free State under the name Football Association of the Irish Free State (FAIFS) and at the 1924 Olympics, the Irish Free State made their"
"International University Sports Federation The Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU, ) is responsible for the organisation and governance of worldwide sports competitions for student-athletes between the ages of 17 and 28. It was founded in 1949 as the world governing body of national university sports organisations and currently has 174 member associations (National University Sport Federations) from five continents. Between 1949 and 2011, it was based in Brussels (Belgium); since 2011, it is based in Lausanne (Switzerland). It is the only international federation with more than 50 sports on its competition program. The FISU stages its events every two"
"International Paralympic Committee. It also governs relations between the government of Canada and Canadian equestrian athletes and professionals. EC governs eight FEI disciplines: dressage, driving, endurance, eventing, reining, show jumping, Para-equestrian, and vaulting. Two of the FEI disciplines have remained independent of EC: horseball and tent pegging. EC also governs the following non-FEI disciplines: hunt seat, pony club sports, saddle seat, and some breed-specific sports. It does not regulate the non-FEI disciplines of classical dressage, horse racing, polo, or rodeo sports. The organization serves recreational riders by certifying riding coaches and instructors, publishing national riding tests and standards, and encouraging"
"Fédération Internationale d'Escrime The Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (), commonly known by the acronym FIE, is the international governing body of Olympic fencing. Today, its head office is at the Maison du Sport International in Lausanne, Switzerland. The FIE is composed of 153 national federations , each of which is recognized by its country's Olympic Committee as the sole representative of Olympic-style fencing in that country. Since its inception in 1913, there have been fourteen different presidents. The current president of the federation is Alisher Usmanov. The Fédération Internationale d'Escrime is the heir of the founded in France in 1882, which"
"In the season of 2015/2016 creative digital media student Shane Dunne from Blanchardstown IT took on the challenge of designing a new web page for the FAI. The FAI were promoting multi culture in this particular sport in Ireland. The web page consists of numerous videos from Dublin's Phoenix Park and indoor areas and information to help promote this topic. The web page was established in 2015 providing great opportunities for young people living in Ireland to get involved in the sport. The FAI was formed in Dublin in September 1921 by the Free State League (League of Ireland), founded"
"on the FIE's membership page. However, after the country was dissolved, it lost its National Olympic Committee status in 2011. At the 2012 Olympics, athletes from the former Netherlands Antilles were eligible to participate as independent athletes under the Olympic flag (no fencers competed). Fédération Internationale d'Escrime The Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (), commonly known by the acronym FIE, is the international governing body of Olympic fencing. Today, its head office is at the Maison du Sport International in Lausanne, Switzerland. The FIE is composed of 153 national federations , each of which is recognized by its country's Olympic Committee as"
"to the sport of gliding over a long period of time"". The first recipient was Tadeusz Gora in recognition of his 577.8 km flight. Its recipients include: FAI Gliding Commission The International Gliding Commission (IGC) is the international governing body for the sport of gliding. It is governed by meetings of delegates from national gliding associations. It is one of several Air Sport Commissions (ASC) of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), or ""World Air Sports Federation"". FAI is the world body for sporting aviation and the certification of world records for aeronautics and astronautics and was founded in 1905. When"
"threat it posed to the IOC and IAAF, led to the inclusion of women's athletics events in the Olympic Games from 1928 onwards and the organisation of women's athletics championships at international level by the IAAF. Alice Milliat founded the International Women’s Sports Federation. She was first a part of the Femina-Sport and an important figure in women’s sports. After much hard work in Paris, France, on October 31, 1921, the Fédération Sportive Fèminine Internationale, or the International Women’s Sports Federation was created. The FSFI was ready to join the Olympic games, however; the International Olympic Committee and the International"
"2...h3 3.Ke7 and the white king can support its pawn. Now the white king comes just in time to support his pawn, or catch the black one. Contemporary chess is an organized sport with structured international and national leagues, tournaments, and congresses. Chess's international governing body is FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs). Most countries have a national chess organization as well (such as the US Chess Federation and English Chess Federation) which in turn is a member of FIDE. FIDE is a member of the International Olympic Committee, but the game of chess has never been part of the Olympic"