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=== International sports federations ===
[[List of international sports federations|International sports federations]] are non-governmental non-profit organizations for a given sport (or a group of similar sport disciplines, such as [[Aquatic sports|aquatics]] or [[skiing]]) and administers its sport at the highest level.<ref name="J.-L. Chappelet">{{cite book |last1=Chappelet |first1=J.-L. |title=The International Olympic Committee and the Olympic System : the governance of world sport |date=2008 |publisher=Routledge |location=London |isbn=978-0-203-89317-3 |url=http://ndl.ethernet.edu.et/bitstream/123456789/50535/1/25.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://ndl.ethernet.edu.et/bitstream/123456789/50535/1/25.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |access-date=18 April 2021}}</ref> These federations work to create a common set of rules, promote their sport, and organize international competitions. International sports federations represent their sport at the Olympic level where applicable.

About 30 international sport federations are located in [[Switzerland]], with about 20 or so in the [[Lausanne]] area, where the International Olympic Committee is located.<ref name="J.-L. Chappelet" />

International federations for sports that do not participate in the [[Olympic Games]] are managed by equivalent organizations to the [[International Olympic Committee]], such as the [[SportAccord]].

International federations are typically organized with legislative and executive branches at the top. The legislative body is usually referred to as a congress or general assembly of the international federation and is responsible for defining its sports policies. It consists of all of the national federations, each of which receives one vote. On the other hand, the executive branch, which is often referred to as the council or executive committee, consists of elected members by the legislative branch and is responsible for directing, managing, and representing their federation.<ref name="J.-L. Chappelet" />