Body type sorts sport organizations by the kind of authority each one holds, such as a world federation, a continental confederation or a national association. Wikipedia describes FIFA as "an international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal." This dimension separates a global rule-making body from a domestic league operator.
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Defining CharacteristicA National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. 1 Body Type
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1. Wikipedia: National Olympic Committee
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A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement.
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How does a National Olympic Committee differ from a National Sport Federation?
A National Olympic Committee represents the whole Olympic Movement in a country, while a National Sport Federation governs one sport there.
National Olympic Committees covers a country's representative body within the Olympic Movement, responsible for sending teams to the Olympic and Paralympic Games and for developing sport nationally, sometimes combined with a national sports confederation under one body. A country's federation for a single sport is grouped instead under National Sport Federations, so the dividing line is whether the body represents the whole Olympic Movement in that country or one sport specifically.