32-621: The International Surfing Association ( ISA ) is the world governing authority for surfing , SUP racing, SUP surfing, para surfing , bodyboarding and all other wave riding activities. The ISA is recognized by the International Olympic Committee . After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine , the ISA banned athletes and officials from Russia from ISA events, and said the ISA would not stage events in Russia. The ISA
64-664: 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. Some international sports federations, such as World Aquatics and the International Skating Union , may oversee multiple activities referred to in common parlance as separate sports: World Aquatics, for example governs swimming, diving, synchronised swimming, and water polo as separate "disciplines" within
96-513: A 50% increase from the inaugural edition of the event in 2015. The ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship is an Olympic-style, team competition that combines the disciplines of SUP Surfing, SUP Racing and Paddleboard Racing. The athletes compete for individual gold medals and the Club Waikiki-Peru ISA World Team Champion Trophy awarded to the team that wins the gold medal. The 2017 edition of
128-639: A one-off basis, and the ISA now has shifted their focused towards securing surfing's inclusion in the next editions of the Olympics, including Paris 2024 and LA 2028. On 16 March 2018, the International Surfing Association (ISA) welcomed the release by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of the approved qualification system for Surfing's Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020, ensuring the participation of
160-621: Is an Australian professional surfer . Enever was the ASP Women's World Junior Champion in 2009. She made her professional debut in 2011. As of March 2015, Enever competes at the highest level of professional surfing, touring with the World Surf League . She finished 10th in final standings for the 2014 Women's Samsung Galaxy Championship Tour. After competing for seven years in the WSL, Enever shifted to big wave surfing . She set
192-520: Is an Olympic style team competition that gathers National Delegations from around the world. Each team can field up to three men and three women. The surfers compete for individual medals and the coveted Fernando Aguerre World Team Trophy, named for and donated by the ISA President. The event was first held in 1964 in Manly, Australia under the name 'ISA World Surfing Championships.' Stemming from
224-493: The Alliance of Independent Recognised Members of Sport (AIMS). ^ Denotes membership also to The Association for International Sport for All (TAFISA) . Before the dissolution of GAISF in 2023, other than full members (composing ASOIF, AIOWF, ARISF and AIMS), there have been Associate members of GAISF. After the dissolution of GAISF, the proposal has been for its former associate members to be granted observer status at
256-793: The Association of the IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF): ^ Denotes membership also to The Association for International Sport for All (TAFISA) . (FIAS) ^ There are 17 international federations recognized by the IPC , while the IPC itself serves as the international federation for six sports. IPC recognises also 4 International Organisations of Sports for the Disabled. And there are another 14 federations which are recognised by
288-673: The International Paralympic Committee for its sport to become a paralympic sport, though in the latter case, several Paralympic Sports are governed by a dedicated committee of the International Paralympic Committee itself, under the World Para branding, for example track and field athletics for disabled athletes is governed by the IPC itself, under the name "World Para Athletics". Other Paralympic sports are governed within
320-609: The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) were merged to form World Abilitysport . The IPC recognises a number of international sports federations which are not eligible to be IPC members, but contribute to the development of sport opportunities for athletes associated with the Paralympic Movement and have organisational goals that are compatible with the Vision and Mission of
352-570: The 2 current Associate Member International Federations of ASOIF. The following are recognized by the Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF): The following is an Associate Member International Federation of AIOWF (representing a sport which is on the Olympic Programme of Milan-Cortina 2026 ). As of April 2024 the Association of the IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF) has 39 member federations. The following are recognised by
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#1732791844826384-588: The 2017 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship. Barbara Kendall (NZL), ISA Vice President, Chair of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) Athletes’ Commission, and five-time Olympian serves as the Ex Officio of the commission. The full ISA Athletes’ Commission consists of the following members: Chair: Justine Dupont (FRA) Ex Officio: Barbara Kendall (NZL) Members: The ISA has 103 member nations. The following table contains
416-501: The 2019 Pan American Games and 2017 Central American Games have added momentum to the ISA's push for inclusion in the 2024 Olympics. The ISA Executive Committee is composed of the ISA President, ISA Executive Director and four Vice Presidents. Its mission is to define ISA strategies and plans of action, “For a Better Surfing Future.” The executive committee works with the ISA staff throughout the year to develop future plans. Current Executive Committee (as of April 2018): On 24 April 2018
448-603: The 2020 Games in Tokyo announced on 22 June 2015 that surfing was among the sports shortlisted for inclusion at the 2020 Summer Olympics . On 3 August 2016, during the 129th IOC Session at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games, the IOC unanimously voted to include five new sports, among them surfing, to the sports program of the Tokyo 2020 Games. Surfing was included in the Tokyo 2020 Games on
480-498: The IPC but are not eligible to be IPC members. On 30 November 2016, the IPC adopted the "World Para" brand for all 10 of the sports that it directly governed at that time. At the 2021 IPC General Assembly, IPC members provided a strong mandate for the IPC to cease acting as the international federation for 10 sports by the end of 2026. Para alpine skiing , Para cross-country , Para snowboard and Para biathlon have been already transferred to FIS and IBU . Currently IPC acts as
512-535: The IPC. The following 14 are IPC-recognised international sport federations: Federations whose sports are either included in the Olympic Games (ASOIF, AIOWF) or recognized by the IOC (ARISF) are also stakeholders of SportAccord , after the dissolution of the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) in 2023. Other stakeholders of SportAccord (non-IOC recognized) compose
544-631: The ISA announced the formation of a new Athletes’ Commission to ensure that athletes’ opinions are heard at the highest level of governance in Surfing, StandUp Paddle (SUP), and all surf-related disciplines. France's Justine Dupont , who has medaled across three ISA disciplines (Shortboard, Longboard, and SUP), has been appointed the Chair of the commission. Dupont earned Team Gold at the 2017 ISA World Surfing Games and individual Silver in SUP Surfing at
576-624: The ISA as the world's governing body of surfing. In 1995 the International Olympic Committee granted the ISA provisional recognition. ISA was admitted into the Olympic movement at 1997 when the recognition was confirmed by the IOC. International Surfing Association (ISA) is a Member of: The ISA's mission is to make a better world through surfing, which it does through crowning World Champions, surf and SUP instructor certification, worldwide membership, grassroots development, and annual scholarships awarded to surfers in need. The organizing committee for
608-442: The ISA members: Somewhat in line with the tradition of the Olympic Games a gold, silver, bronze and copper medals are awarded to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed athletes who compete for the honor to represent their country and national colors, in the true nature of surfing's aloha spirit and fair play. List of international sport federations This is a list of international sports federations , each of which serves as
640-642: The Olympic Charter (OC), although boxing will continue to be an olympic sport for the 2028 Summer Olympics . This was the first-ever International Federation to be removed from the Olympic Movement by the IOC. The following are the 30 members of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) which are recognised by the International Olympic Committee : ^ Denotes membership also to The Association for International Sport for All (TAFISA) . The following are
672-794: The SportAccord General Assembly. Before the dissolution of GAISF in 2023, the GAISF Observer Status could be requested by the Applicants to GAISF Membership interested to obtain support and guidance in their path to fulfil the GAISF Membership Criteria. ^ Denotes membership to The Association for International Sport for All (TAFISA) . The international federations listed below are currently not related with GAISF / SportAccord . The international federations listed below, for
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#1732791844826704-591: The event was the first to feature gender equality across all divisions, reflective of the rapid growth of women's SUP racing and surfing. The ISA has been the organizer of the sole World Championship for SUP and Paddleboard since 2012. The event was first held in Peru (2012, 2013), with following editions held in Nicaragua (2014), Mexico (2015), Fiji (2016), and Denmark (2017). Through development programs, scholarships for young SUP athletes, and promoting Championships at
736-1095: The first ISA World Junior Champion, helping to launch his successful career. The event was held as a division of the ISA World Surfing Games until 2003, when it was held as a stand-alone event for the first time in Durban, South Africa. Historically, the ISA World Junior Surfing Championship has served as a glimpse into the future stars of the sport. Past ISA World Junior Champions include the 2014 WSL Champion Gabriel Medina (BRA, 2010), Tatiana Weston-Webb (HAW, 2014, 2013), Filipe Toledo (BRA, 2011), Tyler Wright (AUS, 2010, 2009), Alejo Muniz (BRA, 2008), Laura Enever (AUS, 2008), Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS, 2007), Julian Wilson (AUS, 2006), Owen Wright (AUS, 2006), Stephanie Gilmore (AUS, 2005, 2004), Matt Wilkinson (AUS, 2004), Jordy Smith (RSA, 2003) and Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA, 2015). The ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship
768-736: The global growth of Surfing spurred by inclusion in the Olympic Games, the 2017 edition of the ISA World Surfing Games broke the record for country participation. The previous record was set in 1996 when 36 nations graced the shores of Huntington Beach, USA, but in Biarritz 47 countries competed, shattering the record. Many nations had representation in the event for the first time in history in 2017, including Afghanistan, China, Chinese Taipei, Greece, Senegal and South Korea. The ISA hosted its first World Junior Surfing Championship in 1980 in Biarritz, France, where legendary surfer Tom Curren became
800-557: The international federation for six sports: International Federations are independent sport federations recognised by the IPC as the sole representative of a Paralympic Sport. The IPC currently recognises 17 International Federations representing 19 parasports : Following two years of talks, and relevant decisions by both their General Assemblies, on 1 January 2023, the Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA) and
832-648: The national level, SUP has experienced explosive growth under the ISA's guidance, which can be observed in the participation levels seen in the World Championship that have nearly quadrupled since its inception. The ISA presented both Surfing and SUP to the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee for inclusion in the Olympic Sports Program. Tokyo 2020 only elected Surfing to be included in the Games and not SUP, however achievements such as inclusion in
864-507: The single "sport" of Aquatics. International sports federations form an integral part of the Olympic and Paralympic movements. Each Olympic sport is represented by its respective international sports federation, which in turn helps administer the events in its respective sport during the Games. For a sport to become an Olympic sport, its international sports federation must be recognized by the International Olympic Committee . Likewise, an international sports federation must be recognized by
896-644: The structure of the able-bodied equivalent: for example, the UCI governs both able-bodied and paralympic cycling. In May 2023 the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) reached a number of 31 full member international federations and 2 associate member international federations. However, on 22 June 2023, the IOC decided to withdraw recognition of the International Boxing Association (IBA), in accordance with Rule 3.7 of
928-578: The time being, are not related with GAISF / SportAccord , but are among the international members of The Association for International Sport for All (TAFISA) . The international federations listed below are currently not related with either with GAISF / SportAccord or with The Association for International Sport for All (TAFISA) . FIR ( WIRSO ) FITASC танкового биатлона ) Certain sports are currently not governed by international federations, but rather by national associations. Laura Enever Laura Enever (born 14 November 1991)
960-464: The world's best professional surfers as well as promoting universal opportunities for surfers from around the world at the Games. The key elements of the qualification system are as follows: The hierarchical order of qualification are as follows: To see the full Qualification Process for Surfing in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, click here . The ISA runs world events across all disciplines of surfing. ISA world events include: The ISA World Surfing Games
992-592: Was created to give surfers with physical challenges an opportunity to compete and display their talents in a Paralympic-style, world-class competition. The event has experienced unprecedented growth since the inaugural edition in 2015. The World Championship has spurred growth of the sport around the world, with nations such as France, Australia, Chile, Brazil, USA, Hawaii and South Africa holding National Championships of their own to select their National Teams to bring to California. The 2017 edition shattered participation records with 109 athletes from 26 countries, more than
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1024-570: Was originally named the International Surfing Federation (ISF) between 1964 and 1973. An Open Division World Championships has been contested biennially since 1964, a Junior World Championships since 1980, a Masters World Championships since 2007 and a Stand Up Paddle World Championship since 2011. In 1982 the SportAccord , formerly known as General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF), recognized
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