Founding year orders sport governing bodies by the year each one was established. Wikipedia notes FIFA "was founded on 21 May 1904 to oversee international competition among the national associations of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland." Browsing by founding year traces how organized sport administration has grown over time.
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Defining CharacteristicMany professional sports have a sports governing body that serves as their regulating authority. 1 Founding Year
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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
WikipediaNational governing body, lead sectionQuote, National governing body, lead section
Many professional sports have a sports governing body that serves as their regulating authority.
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