International School Sport Federation (ISF)

About International School Sport Federation (ISF)

Founded in 1972, the International School Sport Federation (ISF) is an international non-profit sport organisation, acting as the umbrella organisation and governing body for national school sport organisations around the world, organising sport, and educational events for youth from 12 to 18 years old.

Recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since 1995, the ISF currently consists of 134 members over the five continents organising over 10 events per year and has more than 30 different sports included in its competition programme.

Besides its sport events, ISF also creates and delivers quality education and capacity-building activities for physical education teachers, national school sport representatives, coaches, officials, and students around the world.

Mission statement

To enable a world where sport and education provide opportunities for all students to empower themselves and become active global citizens

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