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{{Infobox Organization
|name = International World Games Association
|image = International World Games Association logo.png
|size = 120px
|motto =
|type = Sports association
|formation = 1981
|headquarters = Colorado Springs, Colorado, {{USA}}
|membership = 37
|leader_title = President
|leader_name = José Perurena
|language = English
|website= http://www.theworldgames.org/
|}}
The '''International World Games Association''' ('''IWGA''') is an international association, recognized by the [[IOC]], that organizes every four years since 1981 the multi-sport event called the [[World Games]].

== History ==
The IWGA was founded during 1981 in [[Seoul]], [[Korea]], as ''World Games Council'' by 12 international sports federations with a world-wide dissemination, of that were not yet part of the [[olympic games]]. The intention was to increase the popularity of the sports represented by these federations. The IWGA was constituted under Swiss law as a non-governmental and non-profit-making organization.  1996 the ''World Games Council'' was renamed into ''International World Games Association''. Since its creation, the number of member federations has increased to 37 with the most recent admission being the [[International Federation of Muaythai Amateur]] in April 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=IWGA Flag Presented to Muaythai Federation President  Proud, New Member of World Games Family|url=http://www.theworldgames.org/news/news-of-the-world-games/1295-proud-new-member|publisher=International World Games Association|accessdate=29 April 2014|date=2014-04-10}}</ref> Since 2005, the [[International Federation of Sports Chiropractic]] (FICS) has had the contract to provide medical servies at the [[World Games]].

== Membership ==
Federations that intend to become a member of the IWGA have to be part of [[SportAccord]]. The IWGA itself is also a member of SportAccord and is represented on its council. Sports that want to be recognised by the IWGA need to have a world-wide significance but actually must not be in the programme of the olympic games.

The highest body of the IWGA ist the general meeting, that takes place each four years one year after the World Games event. The general meeting elects a seven-member executive committee that hosts four years and also decides about upcoming host cities for the World Games.

== Executive Committee ==
* [[José Perurena López]], president
* Max Bishop, vize-president
* Lukas Hinder, treasurer
* Anna Arzhanova, member
* Tom Dielen, member
* Fumio Morooka, member
* Joachim Grossow, CEO

==Member federations==
The following 37 [[List of international sport federations|international sports federations]] are  members of IWGA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theworldgames.org/members/members|title=IWGA - Members|publisher=theworldgames.org|accessdate=6 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theworldgames.org/the-sports/sports|title=IWGA - The Sports|publisher=theworldgames.org|accessdate=6 June 2012}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|- align="center" bgcolor="dfdfdf"
! Sport
! Organisation
|-
| [[Aikido]]
| [[International Aikido Federation]]
|-
| [[Air sports]]
| [[World Air Sports Federation]]
|-
| [[Archery]]
| [[World Archery Federation]]
|-
| [[Billiard sports]]
| [[World Confederation of Billiard Sports]]
|-
| [[Bodybuilding]] & [[Fitness and figure competition|Fitness]]
| [[International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness]]
|-
| [[Boules sports]]
| [[Confédération Mondiale des Sports de Boules]]
|-
| [[Bowling]]
| [[International Bowling Federation]]
|-
| [[Canoe]]
| [[International Canoe Federation]]
|-
| [[Casting (fishing)|Casting]]
| [[International Casting Sport Federation]]
|-
| [[DanceSport]]
| [[World DanceSport Federation]]
|-
| [[Fistball]]
| [[International Fistball Association]]
|-
| [[Floorball]]
| [[International Floorball Federation]]
|-
| [[Flying disc]]
| [[World Flying Disc Federation]]
|-
| [[Gymnastics]]
| [[International Gymnastics Federation]]
|-
| [[Team Handball|Handball]]
| [[International Handball Federation]]
|-
| [[Field Hockey|Hockey]]
| [[International Hockey Federation]]
|-
| [[Ju-Jitsu]]
| [[Ju-Jitsu International Federation]]
|-
| [[Karate]]
| [[World Karate Federation]]
|-
| [[Kickboxing]]
| [[World Association of Kickboxing Organizations]]
|-
| [[Korfball]]
| [[International Korfball Federation]]
|-
| [[Lacrosse]]
| [[Federation of International Lacrosse]]
|-
| [[Life saving]]
| [[International Life Saving Federation]]
|-
| [[Muay Thai]]
| [[International Federation of Muaythai Amateur]]
|-
| [[Netball]]
| [[International Federation of Netball Associations]]
|-
| [[Orienteering]]
| [[International Orienteering Federation]]
|-
| [[Powerlifting]]
| [[International Powerlifting Federation]]
|-
| [[Racquetball]]
| [[International Racquetball Federation]]
|-
| [[Roller Sports]]
| [[International Roller Sports Federation]]
|-
| [[Rugby union|Rugby]]
| [[International Rugby Board]]
|-
| [[Softball]]
| [[International Softball Federation]]
|-
| [[Sport Climbing]]
| [[International Federation of Sport Climbing]]
|-
| [[Squash (sport)|Squash]]
| [[World Squash Federation]]
|-
| [[Sumo]]
| [[International Sumo Federation]]
|-
| [[Surfing]]
| [[International Surfing Association]]
|-
| [[Tug of War]]
| [[Tug of War International Federation]]
|-
| [[Underwater sports]]
| [[Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques]]
|-
| [[Water Ski]] & [[Wakeboard]]
| [[International Water Ski Federation]]
|}

==See also==
*[[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC)
*[[Association of Summer Olympic International Federations]] (ASOIF)
*[[Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations]] (AIOWF)
*[[Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations]] (ARISF)
*[[SportAccord]]
*[[List of international sport federations]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.theworldgames.org/ Official web site]

{{International Sports Federations}}
{{World Games}}
{{Sports of the World Games program}}