Association of Summer Olympic International Federations
The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) is a non-profit association of international sports federations that compete in the Summer Olympic Games. It is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, the same city where the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is also headquartered.
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| Abbreviation | ASOIF |
|---|---|
| Formation | 30 May 1983 |
| Type | Nonprofit |
| Purpose | Inter-sport federation organisation |
| Headquarters | Lausanne |
Official language | English, French |
President | Francesco Ricci Bitti |
Vice President | Uğur Erdener |
Executive Director | Andrew Ryan |
ASOIF Council
The council is composed of a president and six members, all from different federations. One of the six members is elected as vice-president. The president and all the members are elected for 4-year mandates. The executive director is nominated by the council on the proposal of the president as an executive position. The executive director is also on the council, but without voting rights.
| Designation | Name | Country | Sport Federation |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Francesco Ricci Bitti |  Italy | International Tennis Federation (Honorary Life President) |
| Vice President | Uğur Erdener |  Turkey | World Archery Federation |
| Council Members | Sebastian Coe |  United Kingdom | World Athletics |
| Ingmar De Vos | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | International Equestrian Federation | |
| Marisol Casado |  Spain | International Triathlon Union | |
| Morinari Watanabe |  Japan | International Gymnastics Federation | |
| Nenad Lalović |  Serbia | United World Wrestling | |
| Executive Director | Andrew Ryan | United Kingdom |
Members
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.:[1][2][3]
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),[4] although boxing will continue to be an olympic sport for the 2028 Summer Olympics.[5] This was the first-ever International Federation to be removed from the Olympic Movement by the IOC.[6]
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History
On 30 May 1983, the 21 International Federations governing the sports included at the time on the programme of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games decided to form the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF).
ASOIF was formed, as stated in the first article of its constitution 'to co-ordinate and to defend the common interests of its members' and to 'ensure close co-operation between its members, and members of the Olympic Movement and other organisations'. These needs were identified in order to preserve the unity of the Olympic movement while maintaining 'the authority, independence and autonomy of the member International Federations.'
The members of ASOIF meet once a year in a General Assembly. The General Assembly usually precedes the joint meeting between the executive board of the International Olympic Committee and the International Federations where a multitude of topics are discussed in the common interests of the Olympic Movement.
In 2015, the Organising Committee for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 had proposed five new sports in response to the new flexibility provided by Olympic Agenda 2020, the IOC's strategic roadmap for the future of the Olympic Movement. Olympic Agenda 2020 gives host cities the option of suggesting new sports and events for inclusion in their edition of the Games. Karate, skateboarding, sports climbing, surfing and baseball/softball was added to the Olympic Programme in Tokyo 2020. ASOIF has amended its statutes to enable IFs "governing sports included within the events programme for a specific edition of the Summer Olympic Games" to become "Associate Members".
ASOIF is administered by an executive body, the council, which consists of seven individual members, most of which are presidents of Summer Olympic International Federations.
The ASOIF General Secretariat is located in Lausanne and is administered by the ASOIF Executive Director.
See also
Notes and references
- "Members". Lausanne: ASOIF. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- "ASOIF Statutes" (PDF). 9 June 2022. p. 12.
- "Organisational Structure". ASOIF. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- "IOC Session withdraws recognition of International Boxing Association". olympics.com. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- "IOC "guarantees" boxing's place at Los Angeles 2028 following IBA expulsion". www.insidethegames.biz. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- "Ricci Bitti says IBA expulsion "sad" but must be used "to rebuild" boxing". www.insidethegames.biz. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
External links
- ASOIF website
- ASOIF at IOC website