"made confirming that ""Archery GB"" would become the trading name of the GNAS. An item in the Summer 2008 edition of ""Archery UK"", the official GNAS magazine, states: Archery GB Archery GB, previously The Grand National Archery Society (abbreviated to GNAS) is the governing body for the sport of archery in the United Kingdom. Under this main body are 8 Regional Societies and then many different county societies. It is affiliated to the World Archery Federation (WA); (formerly FITA, the ""Fédération Internationale de Tir à l'Arc"") and is a member of the British Olympic Association. The society's motto is:<nowiki> ""Union,"
"Federation of International Sports Table Football The Federation of International Sports Table Football (FISTF) is the governing body for all Sports table football and Subbuteo associations worldwide. FISTF was the result of negotiations between FISA (Federation of International Subbuteo Associations) members and E(S)TF (European (Sport) Table soccer Federation) to unify sports table football/soccer associations within one governing body. FISTF was founded in 1992 and in September 1993 the first official European championships where played in Belgium. The sport is now well administered worldwide by (FISTF). The sport is known as Sports table football and based on the table top game"
"Target archery Modern competitive archery is governed by the World Archery Federation (abbreviated WA), formerly FITA – Fédération Internationale de Tir à l'Arc. WA is the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) recognized governing body for all of archery and Olympic rules are derived from the WA rules. Currently 142 nations are represented by WA archery governing bodies. The largest of these are the FFTA (French archery federation) with approximately 60,000 members, FITARCO (Italian federation), DSB (German federation), AJAF (All-Japan Archery Federation), and the GNAS (Grand National Archery Society) of Great Britain, with approximately 30,000 members which has now re-branded itself as"
"All India Tennis Association The All India Tennis Association (AITA) (), is the governing body of tennis in India. It was established in 1920 and affiliated by International Tennis Federation and Asian Tennis Federation. All India Tennis Association operates all of the Indian national representative tennis sides, including the India Davis Cup team, the India Fed Cup team and youth sides as well. AITA is also responsible for organising and hosting tennis tournaments within India and scheduling the home international fixtures. Tennis was introduced in India in the 1880s by British Army and Civilian Officers. Soon after, regular tournaments like"
"FIBA The International Basketball Federation, more commonly known as FIBA, FIBA World, or FIBA International ( ), from its French name , is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ""amateur"" from its official name but retained the acronym; the ""BA"" now represents the first two letters of ""basketball"". FIBA defines the international rules of basketball, specifies the equipment and facilities required, regulates the transfer of athletes across countries, and controls the appointment of international referees. A total of 213 national federations are now"
"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"
"Touch Football Australia Touch Football Australia (TFA) is the governing body of touch football in Australia. It is a member of the Federation of International Touch (FIT), the sport's international governing body. The Australian Touch Association (ATA) was founded in 1978, following the formation of several state-level organisations, as the national governing body of the sport. The ATA was responsible for the coordination of the sport at a national level, which included the creation of a national championships and the release of the first official rule book, in 1980. In 2004, following the a review into the sport by David"
"Federation of International Pitch and Putt Associations The Federation of International Pitch and Putt Associations (FIPPA) is one of the governing bodies for the pitch and putt in the world, along with the International Pitch and Putt Association (IPPA). It was created in March 2006 by the representatives of 17 national governing bodies and is based in Barcelona, Catalonia. Members include the pitch and putt unions of Ireland, Great Britain, Catalonia, The Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Australia, Chile, Andorra, Germany and the United States. Canada and China are associated members. FIPPA organizes a World Cup since 2004 and a World Strokeplay"
"FITA in 2009 as part of the IPC’s program to move governance to sport-specific bodies. FITA sets the rules for competition in the World Archery Book: the most recent version effective as of 1 April 2012. In 1983, the rules for this sport and approval for classification was done by the Federation Internationale de Tir Al'Arc. The classification for this sport was created during the 1940s and for much of its early history was a medical condition based classification system. In 1964, the International Sport Organization for the Disabled (ISOD) was created. They created the first formal classification system, which"
"Pata first helped with the Falcon softball and men's basketball teams. In 2001 he had a dual role as an athletic performance coach and assistant football coach. In 2006 he became UWRF's full-time athletic performance coach. Pata has loved coaching ever since, as he is able to help young adults achieve dreams they never thought they could and it allows him to continue his ancestry of engineers, as he is now a 5th generation engineer. The sport is controlled by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). Based in Budapest, it was founded in 1905. The two competition lifts that are required"
"reluctance to play alongside Paes. AITA has decided to send two teams for Olympics, Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna as one team and the other team consisting of Leander Paes and Vishnu Vardhan. The representation from India for Rio Olympics 2016 for the men's doubles: Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna, women's doubles: Sania Mirza and Prathna Thombare and Mixed Doubles: Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna. AITA conducts the following types of tournaments: All India Tennis Association The All India Tennis Association (AITA) (), is the governing body of tennis in India. It was established in 1920 and affiliated by International"
"above, FINA also organizes the following events: A world-level championships restricted to a younger age, vary by discipline and gender: FINA FINA or ""Fédération internationale de natation"" (English: ""International Swimming Federation"") is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competition in water sports. It is one of several international federations which administer a given sport or discipline for the IOC and international community. It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. FINA currently oversees competition in six aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, artistic swimming, water polo, and open water swimming. FINA also oversees ""Masters"" competition"
"competition to existing established leagues, namely the American Basketball Association and the World Hockey Association respectively. The ITA was officially launched on October 25, 1972. It received immediate hostility from the then governing body in the United States for track and field the AAU. The AAU banned all athletes and officials who took part in ITA competitions and put pressure on television companies not to televise the ITA meets. The athletes were also banned from competing in any Olympic Games. To help protect the athletes from retribution by the AAU if the venture failed, O'Hara placed them on negative covenant"
"the creation of FITA in the 1930s, set international rules were created. However, it was not until 1972 that Archery was re-introduced with the individual event, and in 1988 the team event was added to the program. Further competition rules changes were made for the 1992 Olympic Games, which introduced match play to the program in the form of the Archery Olympic Round. The only type of bow allowed to be used at Olympic level is the recurve bow. Since the 1984 Games at Los Angeles, South Korea has dominated the women's event. At the Sydney 2000 games, the Korean"
"are FIFA, the English FA, the Scottish FA and the Irish FA—that make up a body called the International Football Association Board (IFAB). The IFAB maintain the laws that govern football, known officially as the ""Laws of the Game"". Cardiff & Met Hockey Club (founded 1896 as Roath Hockey Club), based at the Wales international water-base pitch, Sophia Gardens, field six men's and two ladies teams, as well as men's BUSA and youth teams. The men's first team compete in Premier Division 1 of the West of England & South Wales Hockey League and the ladies' firsts in Premier Division"
"must be agreed by at least six of the eight delegates. The FIFA Statutes form the overarching document guiding FIFA's governing system. The governing system is divided into separate bodies that have the appropriate powers to create a system of checks and balances. It consists of four general bodies: the congress, the executive committee, the general secretariat, and standing and ad-hoc committees. FIFA frequently takes active roles in the running of the sport and developing the game around the world. One of its sanctions is to suspend teams and associated members from international competition when a government interferes in the"
"Federation of Sports Acrobatics (IFSA). Similarly, trampoline and tumbling World Cup events were organized from 1993 to 1997 by the Fédération Internationale de Trampoline (FIT). FIG later recognized IFSA and FIT World Cup events as official FIG World Cup competitions. In 1997, the World Cup was revived as a series of qualifying events for a period of two years, culminating in a final event that was known as the ""World Cup Final"". The different stages, known as ""World Cup Qualifiers"", mostly served the purpose of awarding points to gymnasts according to their placements. These points would be added up over"
"International Tennis Federation The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national associations, and as of 2016, is affiliated with 211 national tennis associations and six regional associations. The ITF's governance responsibilities include maintaining and enforcing the rules of tennis, regulating international team competitions, promoting the game, and preserving the sport's integrity via anti-doping and anti-corruption programs. The ITF partners with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) to govern professional tennis. The"
"FICTS (Fédération Internationale Cinéma Télévision Sportifs) FICTS (""Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs"") is a Federation of Sport Televisions and of an images on screen. Founded in 1983, it recognised by a International Olympic Committee (IOC) for which it promotes a values of sport through film and television. 116 countries are members. It is chaired by Prof. Franco Ascani (Member of IOC Culture and Olympic Heritage Commission). It is an only international Federation headquartered in Milan. FICTS organizes a Sport Movies & TV - Milano International FICTS Fest. It is a world's finals of a ""World FICTS Challenge"", a Worldwide Championship"
"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"
"Motorcycle Federations across six continents. The IRTA (International Road-Racing Teams Association) is the association of all the Grand Prix teams, representing their collective voice in the decision-making process. The organisation works alongside the FIM and Dorna to maintain high standards within Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing (now MotoGP), and improve the sport overall. Dorna Sports is the company at the heart of Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing (now MotoGP) that administrates and organises all Grands Prix. The company manages all commercial aspects of the sport and organises each event, with responsibilities ranging from marketing, media services, security, time-keeping and sponsorship co-ordination to"
"Council governs all non-sporting activities, comprising transport policy, road safety, tourism and environmental concerns. The World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) governs all sporting events regulated by the FIA, and writes the regulations for every FIA championship. It also supervises Karting through the Commission Internationale de Karting (CIK). Beneath the WMSC are a number of specialised commissions, which are either focused on individual championships, or general areas such as safety. The FIA's judicial bodies include the International Tribunal, which exercises disciplinary powers that are not dealt with by the meeting stewards and the International Court of Appeal. The ICA is the"
"gymnastics are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). The FIG designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite competition. Within individual countries, gymnastics is regulated by national federations. In 1995, the FIG recognised sport aerobics as a new competitive gymnastics discipline, organised judges and coaches courses and launched the 1st Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships in Paris (34 countries). In 1997, the IWGA (International World Games Association) included Aerobic Gymnastics in its programme of the 5th World Games (Lahti, Finland). Since 1999 The European Union of Gymnastics has been conducting Aerobic European Gymnastics Championships in"
"International Federation of Muaythai Amateur The International Federation of Muaythai Amateur, or IFMA, is the sole recognised sport governing body of amateur Muaythai consisting of 130 member countries worldwide with 5 continental federations. IFMA is officially recognised by SportAccord, the Olympic Council of Asia, WADA , and . Muaythai has been included in many official sport programs such as the Arafura Games, TAFISA Games, , Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, Asian Beach Games, Demonstration Sport in the Asian Games, World Games and World Combat Games. The International Federation of Muaythai Amateur (IFMA) started as a small federation with several"
"International Rowing Federation The Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron (FISA) is the International Rowing Federation which is the governing body for international rowing. Its current president is Jean-Christophe Rolland who succeeded Denis Oswald at a ceremony held in Lucerne in July 2014. The Rowing World Cup, World Rowing Championships, and other such competitions are overseen by this organization. It was founded by rowing representatives from France, Switzerland, Belgium, Adriatica, and Italy on June 25, 1892 in Turin in response to the growing popularity of the sport of rowing, and the consequent need for uniformity of regulations over such matters as"
"FINA FINA or ""Fédération internationale de natation"" (English: ""International Swimming Federation"") is the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competition in water sports. It is one of several international federations which administer a given sport or discipline for the IOC and international community. It is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. FINA currently oversees competition in six aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, artistic swimming, water polo, and open water swimming. FINA also oversees ""Masters"" competition (for adults) in its disciplines. On 24 July 2009, Julio Maglione of Uruguay was elected FINA President. FINA was founded"
"International Surfing Association The International Surfing Association (ISA) is the world governing authority for surfing, SUP racing, SUP surfing, bodyboarding, and all other wave riding activities. The ISA is recognized by the International Olympic Committee. The ISA was originally named the International Surfing Federation (ISF) between 1964 and 1973. An Open Division World Championships has been contested biennially since 1964, a Junior World Championships since 1980, a Masters World Championships since 2007 and a Stand Up Paddle World Championship since 2011. In 1982 the SportAccord, formerly known as General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF), recognized the ISA as the"
"de Football Association (FIFA). AMF is the successor organization to the original governing body. FIFA later took an interest in futsal. However, talks between FIFA and AMF to reconcile governance were not successful. FIFA organizes its own separate competitions. There are currently two governing bodies: Asociación Mundial de Fútsal (AMF) and Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). AMF and FIFA are responsible for maintaining and regulating the official rules of their respective versions of futsal. FIFA publishes its futsal rules as the 'Laws of the Game', in which each of the 17 'laws' is a thematically related collection of individual"
"International Triathlon Union The International Triathlon Union (ITU) is the international governing body for the multi-sport disciplines of triathlon, duathlon, aquathlon and other nonstandard variations. . The ITU host the top level international race series the ITU World Triathlon Series and the ITU Triathlon World Cup. More recently, the ITU created a long distance race circuit with official world championships. Long Distance Triathlon races are closer in length to Ironman Triathlon races owned and organized by the World Triathlon Corporation. The ITU also sanctions and organizes official Aquathlon (swim-run), Duathlon (run-bike-run) and Winter triathlon championships. The ITU is headquartered in"
"1989 as the international governing body of the sport, with the chief goal, at that time, of putting triathlon on the Olympic program. The ITU sanctions and organizes the World Cup and World Triathlon Series races each year, with annual world champions crowned each year for elite pro-triathletes, junior pro-triathletes, and age-group athletes (in 5-year age-groups). ITU races are conducted in a draft legal format for the bike leg, whereas drafting is not permitted at the amateur level. In addition, the ITU has a Long Distance Triathlon series. The World Triathlon Corporation (WTC) is a private company that sanctions and"
"Football Federation Australia Football Federation Australia (FFA) is the governing body of football, futsal, and beach football within Australia. The FFA is headquartered in Sydney. Although the first governing body of the sport was founded in 1911, FFA in its current form was only established in 1963 as the Australian Soccer Federation. It was later reconstituted in 2003 as the Australian Soccer Association before adopting its current name in 2005. FFA oversees the men's, women's, youth, Paralympic, beach and futsal national teams in Australia, the national coaching programs and the state governing bodies for the sport. It sanctions professional, semi-professional"
"headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland in 1922. FISA was the first international sports federation to join the Olympic movement. It has been on the Olympic program since the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. (The rowing events at the 1896 games were cancelled because of high winds). Each country that participates in rowing has a federation or governing body which belongs to the ""FISA Congress"". These federations (of which there are currently 153) have overall control of what FISA does. FISA decided in 1955 that only a united German team could compete at international rowing championships; this first applied to European Championships"
"up the Federation Internationale de Rugby Amateur (FIRA) in an attempt to organize rugby union outside the authority of the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB). It included the national teams of , France, , , and . In 1978, the FFR became a member of the IRFB, known from 1998 to 2014 as the International Rugby Board (IRB) and since November 2014 as World Rugby. In 1995, the same year that rugby union became a fully professional sport, FIRA officially recognised the IRFB as the worldwide governing authority for the sport and turned itself into an exclusively European governing body."