Alliance of Independent Recognised Members of Sport

Alliance of Independent Recognised Members of Sport
Abbreviation	AIMS
Formation	2009;16 years ago
Type	NGO
Purpose	Inter-sports federation organisation
Headquarters	Lausanne, Switzerland
Membership	20
Secretary General	Dr. Gerhard Zimmermann
President	Stephan Fox
Website	aims.sport

Last updated March 13, 2025

Alliance of Independent Recognized Members of Sport (AIMS) is an international sport organization founded in 2009 that represents sports federations that were not yet recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).^[1] It is a stakeholder of SportAccord.^[2] As of March 2025, nine member federations have achieved IOC recognition, and three have been included in the Olympic programme.^[3]

AIMS Council

The council is composed of a President, First vice-president, Second vice-president, Secretary General and treasurer.

Designation	Name	Country	Sports Federation
President	Stephan Fox
First Vice-president	Panagiotis Theodoropoulos
Second Vice-president	Julie Gabriel
Secretary General	Dr. Gerhard Zimmermann
Treasurer	Kei Izawa

Members

AIMS is a stakeholder of SportAccord that represents sports federations that were not yet recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). As of March 2025, AIMS has 21 full member federations.^[4]

Sport	International federation	Official website	Notes
Aikido	International Aikido Federation (IAF)
Angling (sport fishing)	Confédération Internationale de la Pêche Sportive (CIPS)	cips-fips.com
Arm wrestling	World Armwrestling Federation (WAF)	waf-armwrestling.com
Bodybuilding	International Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness (IFBB)	ifbb.com	^[a]
Boxing	World Boxing (WB)	worldboxing.org	^[5]
Casting	International Casting Sport Federation (ICSF)	icsf-castingsport.com
Darts	World Darts Federation (WDF)	dartswdf.com
Dragon boat	International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF)	dragonboat.sport
Draughts	World Draughts Federation (FMJD)	fmjd.org
Fistball	International Fistball Association (IFA)	ifa-fistball.com	^[a]
Go	International Go Federation (IGF)	intergofed.org
Sport Ju-Jitsu	Ju-Jitsu International Federation (JJIF)	jjif.sport
Kendo	International Kendo Federation (FIK)	kendo-fik.org
Miniature golf	World Minigolfsport Federation (WMF)	gov.minigolfsport.com	^[a]
Powerlifting	International Powerlifting Federation (IPF)	powerlifting.sport
Practical shooting	International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC)	ipsc.org
Savate	Federation Internationale de Savate (FISav)	savate.sport
Sepak takraw	International Sepaktakraw Federation (ISTAF)	sepaktakraw.one	^[a]
Sled dog sports	International Federation of Sleddog Sports	sleddogsport.net
Soft tennis	International Soft Tennis Federation (ISTF)	softtennis-istf.com
Teqball	International Federation of Teqball (FITEQ)	fiteq.org	^[a]

Associate Members

As of March 2025, AIMS has 9 associate members.^[6]

Sport	International federation	Official website	Notes
American football	International Federation of American Football (IFAF)	americanfootball.sport	Now in ARISF
Cheerleading	International Cheer Union (ICU)	cheerunion.org	Now in ARISF
Flying disc sports	World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF)	wfdf.sport	Now in ARISF
Ice stock sport	International Federation Icestocksport (IFI)	icestock.sport	Now in ARISF
Kickboxing	World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO)	wako.sport	Now in ARISF
Lacrosse	World Lacrosse (WL)	worldlacrosse.sport	Now in ARISF
Muay Thai	International Federation of Muaythai Associations (IFMA)	muaythai.sport	Now in ARISF
Sambo	Fédération Internationale de Sambo (FIAS)	sambo.sport	Now in ARISF
Ski mountaineering	International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF)	ismf-ski.org	Now in ARISF

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 Also a member of The Association for International Sport for All (TAFISA).

References

↑ "Who We Are – AIMS" . Retrieved 2024-10-23.
↑ "Stakeholders". SportAccord. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
↑ "Who We Are – AIMS" . Retrieved 2025-03-12.
↑ "Full Members – AIMS" . Retrieved 2025-03-12.
↑ "AIMS Extraordinary Meeting welcomes World Boxing into the Alliance – AIMS" . Retrieved 2025-03-12.
↑ "Associate Members – AIMS" . Retrieved 2025-03-12.

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[tafisa-5] 1 2 3 4 5 Also a member of The Association for International Sport for All (TAFISA).

[1] "Who We Are – AIMS" . Retrieved 2024-10-23.

[2] "Stakeholders". SportAccord. Retrieved 2024-10-22.

[3] "Who We Are – AIMS" . Retrieved 2025-03-12.

[4] "Full Members – AIMS" . Retrieved 2025-03-12.

[6] "AIMS Extraordinary Meeting welcomes World Boxing into the Alliance – AIMS" . Retrieved 2025-03-12.

[7] "Associate Members – AIMS" . Retrieved 2025-03-12.

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ASOIF (30+2) Summer Olympics Federations	AQUA (aquatic sports) WA (archery) WAth (athletics) BWF (badminton) WBSC (baseball, softball and Baseball5) (associate) FIBA (basketball) ICF (canoeing) UCI (cycling) WDSF (dance sport) (associate) FEI (equestrian) FIE (fencing) FIFA (football) IGF (golf) FIG (gymnastics) IHF (handball) FIH (field hockey) IJF (judo) UIPM (modern pentathlon) WSK (roller sports) FISA (rowing) WR (rugby union) WS (sailing) ISSF (shooting) IFSC (sport climbing) ISA (surfing) ITTF (table tennis) WT (taekwondo) ITF (tennis) TRI (triathlon) FIVB (volleyball) IWF (weightlifting) UWW (wrestling)
AIOWF (7) Winter Olympics Federations	IBU (biathlon) IBSF (bobsleigh and skeleton) WC (curling) IIHF (ice hockey) FIL (luge) ISU (skating sports) FIS (skiing and snowboarding sports)
ARISF (39) Others recognised by IOC	FAI (air sports) IFAF (American football) FIA (auto racing) FIB (bandy) WBSC (baseball, softball and Baseball5) FIPV (basque pelota) WCBS (billiards sports) CMSB (boules) IBF (bowling) WBF (bridge) ICU (cheer) FIDE (chess) ICC (cricket) WDSF (dance sport) IFF (floorball) WFDF (flying disc) IFI (ice stock sport) WKF (karate) WAKO (kickboxing) IKF (korfball) FIL (lacrosse) ILSF (life saving) FIM (motorcycle sport) UIAA (mountaineering) IFMA (muaythai) WN (netball) IOF (orienteering) FIP (polo) UIM (powerboating) IRF (racquetball) FIAS (sambo) ISMF (ski mountaineering) WSF (squash) IFS (sumo) TWIF (tug-of-war) CMAS (underwater sports) FISU (university sports) IWWF (waterski and wakeboard) IWUF (wushu)
AIMS (20) Others in SportAccord	IAF (aikido) WAF (arm wrestling) IFBB (bodybuilding) ICSF (casting) WDF (darts) IDBF (dragon boat) FMJD (draughts) IFA (fistball) IGF (go) JJIF (ju-jitsu) FIK (kendo) WMF (minigolf) IPF (powerlifting) IPSC (practical shooting) FISav (savate) ISTAF (sepak takraw) ISFF (sleddog) ISTF (soft tennis) CIPS (sport fishing) FITEQ (teqball)
former GAISF observer members (11)	WDA (dodgeball) FIFG (footgolf) IJRU (jump rope) IUKL (kettlebell lifting) FISO (obstacle) IPF (padel) IFMP (poker) IPSF (pole dance) IRF (rafting) IRL (rugby league) ITSF (table football/soccer)
Others	WEKAF (arnis) AFLC (Australian rules football) WBGF (backgammon) ISBHF (ball hockey) IBA (bodyboarding) WB (bowls) IBA ^1,3 (boxing) WB ^2,3 (boxing) SJJIF (Brazilian jiu-jitsu) IFBA (broomball) WCF (croquet) WDBF (dodgeball) ICFRA (fullbore rifle) IGAA (Gaelic football and hurling) ATSX (downhill ice cross) IKF ³ (kabaddi) WK ³ (kabaddi) IKF (kempo) FISLY (landsailing) IMMAF (mixed martial arts) WMRA (mountain running) ORSI (ocean rowing) IPF (pickleball) IQA (quad ball) IFMAR (radio-controlled racing) IRF (rogaining) WSSF (snowshoe running) ISF (skyrunning) WSSA (sport stacking) ITHF (table hockey) ITPF (tent pegging) FIT (touch football) ITRA (trail running) IAU (ultra running)
International Olympic Committee International World Games Association SportAccord ¹IOC recognition withdrawn ²Seeking IOC recognition ³Contested governance