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 CharacteristicMany professional sports have a sports governing body that serves as their regulating authority. 1 Judo federation
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What kind of body belongs under National Sport Federations?
A national federation setting the rules and selecting teams for one sport within one country.
National Sport Federations covers a country's governing body for a single sport, covering national football, cricket, rugby, athletics, gymnastics, swimming, basketball, wrestling, skiing, judo and sumo federations among others. Any national federation setting the rules and selecting teams for one sport within one country belongs here, distinct from a National Olympic Committee or the sport's world or continental federation.
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1. Wikipedia: National governing body
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Many professional sports have a sports governing body that serves as their regulating authority.
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