Maison du Sport International
The Maison du Sport International (International House of Sport)[1][2] is an office complex opened in 2006 in Lausanne, Switzerland, via a joint venture between the City of Lausanne, the Canton of Vaud and the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was created to entice all the World's sports governing bodies (also known as International Federations or IF's)[3][4][5][6] to bring their headquarters to Lausanne, in order to improve their proximity to the headquarters of the IOC, and thus improve communications between these bodies.
However, many international federations have their offices elsewhere, often in a country where the specific sport traditionally has a regular following. With modern communications, the need for physical presence is also not as important anymore.
International federations at Maison du Sport International[edit]
Currently the tenants[7] of the MSI, include these International Federations:
- FAI World Air Sports Federation
- FIAS International Federation of Amateur SAMBO[8]
- FIDE International Chess Federation
- FIE International Fencing Federation
- IBA International Boxing Association
- IBSF International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation
- ICF International Canoe Federation
- ICSD International Committee of Sports for the Deaf
- IFMA International Federation of Muaythai Associations
- IFSC International Federation of Sport Climbing
- IGF International Golf Federation
- ITTF International Table Tennis Federation
- IWF International Weightlifting Federation[9]
- TRI World Triathlon
- UMB World Billard Union
- WA World Archery Federation
- WBF World Bridge Federation
- WDSF World DanceSport Federation
- WRF World Rowing Federation
- WT World Taekwondo[10]
- WSK World Skate
European Confederations at Maison du Sport International[edit]
Additionally, the tenants of the MSI include these European Confederations:[7]
Sports organizations at Maison du Sport International[edit]
And, these Sports organizations:[11]
- ARPT Association des Piscines Romandes et Tessinoises
- ARISF Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations
- ASOIF Association of Summer Olympic International Federations
- FIMS International Federation of Sports Medicine
- Global Observatory For Gender Equality & Sport
- GAISF Global Association of International Sports Federations[12]
- IMGA International Masters Games Association
- WADA World Anti-Doping Agency European Office
- SportAccord (Formerly GAISF/AGFIS)[13]
- ThinkSport
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The MSI also houses these sports-related firms:[14]
- Agence France Presse
- Bornan Sports Technology
- Carlson Wagonlit Travel
- H&A Media
- La Boutique
- Libra Law Ibarrola & Ramoni
- RBO Organisations
- SPORTFIVE
- SportsXpert
- Sports management School Lausanne
- TIMES Attorneys
- The Shift
- VIVA VOCE
References[edit]
- ^ "Quand Lausanne drague le mode sportif". Feb 2, 2007. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
- ^ "Le blues sportif de la Lausanne olympique". Apr 22, 2008. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
- ^ Theodoraki, E: "Olympic Event Organization", Elsevier,2007, Page(s) x,54 [ISBN 0750684763, ISBN 978-0-7506-8476-7]
- ^ De Gonneville, L: "Le Petit Futé Lausanne Riviera Suisse", Petit Futé, 2008, Page 140[ISBN 2746922088, ISBN 978-2-7469-2208-2]
- ^ Walz, W.R., et al: "Spenden- und Gemeinnützigkeitsrecht in Europa: rechtsvergleichende ...",Mohr Siebeck, 2007, Page 454 [ISBN 3161491351, ISBN 978-3-16-149135-1]
- ^ De Gonneville, L:"Suisse 2009", Petit Futé,2009, Page 277 [ISBN 2746924943, ISBN 978-2-7469-2494-9]
- ^ a b "Tenants - International Sports Federations". Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "Contacts of the International Sambo Federation". Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "IWF". Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "World Taekwondo". Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "Tenants - Sports Organisations". Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "GAISF". Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "SPORTACCORD/GAISF Doping-free Sport Unit Launched!". June 2009. Archived from the original on Jul 16, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
- ^ "Tenants - Sports Related Firms". Retrieved August 2, 2023.
External links[edit]
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