The world governing body for a single physical sport, covering federations such as FIFA, World Athletics, World Aquatics, the International Tennis Federation and their siblings, plus the America's Cup Partnership as the closest fit among these 119 entities for an international sailing competition trustee with no dedicated single-sport federation entity of its own. Belongs here: any federation setting the rules for one physical sport worldwide. Does not belong here: a continental confederation reporting to one of these federations, grouped under Continental Sport Confederations, a mind-sport federation, grouped under International Mind Sport Federations, and a country's own federation for the same sport, grouped under National Sport Federations.
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Defining CharacteristicInternational sports federations each serve as a non-governmental governing body for a given sport and administer it at a world level, crafting rules, promoting the sport, developing players, and organizing world or continental championships. 1 Browse By
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1. Wikipedia: International sports federation
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This is a list of international sports federations, each of which serves as a non-governmental governing body for a given sport and administers its sport at a world level, most often crafting rules, promoting the sport to prospective spectators and fans, developing prospective players, and organizing world or continental championships.
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Why is the America's Cup Partnership listed among the International Sport Federations?
It is the closest fit for an international sailing competition trustee, since sailing has no dedicated single-sport federation entity here yet.
International Sport Federations covers the world governing body for a single physical sport, such as FIFA, World Athletics, World Aquatics and the International Tennis Federation. The America's Cup Partnership is placed here as the closest fit among these entities for an international sailing competition trustee, since sailing has no dedicated single-sport federation entity of its own in this atlas yet.