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Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations

Abbreviation	ARISF
Formation	1983; 41 years ago (1983)
Type	NGO
Purpose	Inter-sports federation organisation
Headquarters	Lausanne, Switzerland
Membership	42 governing bodies of sports federations (2022)
Secretary General	Riccardo Fraccari
President	Raffaele Chiulli
Vice-President	Anna Arzhanova
Parent organization	IOC
Website	arisf.sport

The Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF) is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation constituted through and recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The ARISF's members are international sports federations recognised by the IOC whose sport is currently not competed in either the Summer or Winter Olympics, though becoming a member of ARISF does not imply or guarantee that the sport will be included in future Olympic Games.

Among the aims of ARISF are: act as a spokesperson to defend and coordinate the common interests of its members whilst maintaining their authority, independence and autonomy, determine the consensus of the member federations on questions of common interest in relation to the Olympic Movement and ensure the largest possible participation in the activities of the IOC.

Headquartered in the Swiss city of Lausanne, it was formed in 1983. It is headed by Raffaele Chiulli, who is the President of ARISF.

ARISF Council

The council is composed of a President, vice-president, Secretary General and three members, all from different sports federations.

Designation	Name	Country	Sports Federation
President	Raffaele Chiulli	Italy	World Federation of Powerboating
Vice-president	Anna Arzhanova	Russia	World Underwater Federation
Secretary General	Riccardo Fraccari	Italy	World Baseball Softball Confederation
Council Members	John Liljelund	Finland	International Floorball Federation
	Clare Briegal	United Kingdom	World Netball
	Tom Hollowell	Sweden	International Orienteering Federation

Members

The following 39 governing bodies are members of the ARISF. The p in between the date means provisional recognition while the date alone means full recognition.

1. including aerobatics, air racing, ballooning, gliding, hang gliding, and parachuting/skydiving
2. including flag football
3. Formed by the merger of the International Baseball Federation, founded in 1938, and the International Softball Federation, established in 1952.
4. including carom billiards, pocket billiards/pool, and snooker
5. Formed by the merger of the International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations, founded in 1972, and the men's International Lacrosse Federation, established in 1974.

Former members

See also

• Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF)
• Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF)
• SportAccord
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• List of international sports federations

Notes and references

1. "Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF)". Lausanne: International Testing Agency. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
2. "ARISF". Lausanne: International Olympic Committee. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
3. "New ARISF Council elected". Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations. 5 June 2013. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
4. "World Netball CEO Clare Briegal elected as Council member of Association of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF)". World Netball. 17 December 2021.
5. "ARISF - Members". arisf.org. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
6. "Who We Are". ARISF. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
7. "High five: baseball5 hits the YOG". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
8. "ICC gains full Olympic recognition". CricketEurope. 14 December 2009. Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
9. "History in short".

External links

• Official website
• International Olympic Committee - ARISF

• IOC-recognised international federations
• International Olympic Committee
• Sports organizations established in 1983
• Olympic organizations
• Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations