19-428: West Asia Tennis Federation Abbreviation WATF Type Regional sports federation Region served West Asia Membership 7 national federations Parent organization Asian Tennis Federation Website WATF The West Asian Tennis Federation (WATF) also known as ITF West Asia (International Tennis Federation West Asia)
38-654: 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 the structure of the able-bodied equivalent: for example, the UCI governs both able-bodied and paralympic cycling. In May 2023
57-414: Is a list of international sports federations , each of which serves as 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
76-765: Is a subzone of the ATF consisting of countries from West Asia . Member nations [ edit ] [REDACTED] Bahrain [REDACTED] Jordan [REDACTED] Iran [REDACTED] Iraq [REDACTED] Lebanon [REDACTED] Syria [REDACTED] Palestine [REDACTED] Kuwait [REDACTED] Qatar [REDACTED] Saudi Arabia [REDACTED] United Arab Emirates [REDACTED] Oman [REDACTED] Yemen References [ edit ] External links [ edit ] WATF v t e National members of
95-535: Is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in Botswana . Botswana is ranked in the top 15 nations in African tennis. The BoTA is affiliated to both International Tennis Federation and Confederation of African Tennis . Botswana competed in its first Fed Cup in 1995. Their best result was fourth place in its Group II pool in 2002 and 2003. Tapiwa Marobela has recorded the highest number of wins for
114-683: 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
133-493: 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
152-619: 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 the Olympic Charter (OC), although boxing will continue to be an olympic sport for
171-685: 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
190-625: 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 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
209-3009: The International Tennis Federation Africa (CAT) North Africa ALG EGY LBA MTN MAR TUN West Africa BEN BUR CPV CIV COM DJI GAM GHA GBS GUI LBR MLI NIG NGR SEN SLE TOG Central Africa CMR CAF CGO CHA COD GAB GEQ East Africa BDI COM ERI ETH KEN RWA SEY SOM SUD TAN UGA South Africa ANG BOT LES MAD MAW MRI MOZ NAM RSA SWZ ZAM ZIM [REDACTED] Asia (ATF) AFG BRN BAN BHU BRU CAM CHN HKG IND INA IRI IRQ JPN JOR KAZ KGZ KOR KSA KUW LAO LIB MAC MAS MDV MGL MYA NEP OMA PAK PHI PLE PRK QAT SGP SRI SYR THA TJK TKM TPE UAE UZB VIE YEM Europe (TE) ALB AND ARM AUT AZE BLR BEL BIH BUL CRO CYP CZE DEN ESP EST FIN FRA GEO GBR GER GRE HUN ISL IRL ISR ITA KOS LAT LTU LUX LIE MKD MLT MDA MON MNE NED NOR POL POR ROU SMR SRB SVK SLO SWE SUI TUR UKR Central America (COTECC) AIA ANT ARU BAH BAR BIZ BER BES CAY CRC CUB CUW DOM DMA ESA GRN GUA GUY HAI HON JAM MEX NCA PAN PUR LCA VIN SUR TTO ISV IVB SKN TKS South America (COSAT) ARG BOL BRA COL CHI ECU PAR PER URU VEN Oceania (OTF) AUS NZL POC ASA COK FIJ GUM KIR MHL FSM NRU NFK NMI PLW PNG SAM SOL TAH TGA TUV VAN North America CAN USA Former members Yugoslav (YUG) Netherlands Antilles (AHO) Russian Empire (RU1) / Soviet Union (URS) Major events: Olympics Davis Cup Billie Jean King Cup Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=West_Asian_Tennis_Federation&oldid=1162623782 " Categories : Tennis organizations Tennis in Asia Sport in West Asia List of international sport federations This
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#1732764833547228-609: 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
247-570: 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
266-498: 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
285-535: 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
304-794: 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
323-557: 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 the International Paralympic Committee for its sport to become a paralympic sport, though in the latter case, several Paralympic Sports are governed by
342-557: 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
361-592: 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. Botswana Tennis Association The Botswana Tennis Association (BoTA)
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