Olympic Sport Organizations 

Chicago 2016 is proud to be a Candidate City and, through the bid process, aspires to further the knowledge and principles of the Olympic Movement. In addition to the information you’ll find on this site, we encourage you to visit the sites listed below to find out more about the Olympic Movement and related sporting Organizations.

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• International Organizations
• Future Olympic Games
• U.S. National Governing Bodies
• Paralympic Sport Organizations
• Pan American Sport Organizations
• Multi-Sport Organizations
• Affiliated Sport Organizations
• Education-Based Multi-Sport Organizations
• Armed Forces Sport Organizations

International Organizations

• International Olympic Committee
• International Paralympic Committee
• The Court of Arbitration for Sport
• The International Committee for Fair Play
• The World Anti-Doping Agency
• World Olympians Association

Future Olympic Games

• Beijing 2008 (Summer)
• Vancouver 2010 (Winter)
• London 2012 (Summer)
• Sochi 2014 (Winter)

United States National Governing Bodies

• United States Olympic Committee

Summer

• USA Archery
• USA Badminton
• USA Baseball
• USA Basketball
• USA Boxing
• USA Canoe/Kayak
• USA Cycling, Inc.
• USA Diving, Inc.
• United States Equestrian Federation, Inc.
• US Fencing Association
• USA Field Hockey
• USA Gymnastics
• USA Judo
• US Modern Pentathlon contact
• United States Rowing Association, US Rowing
• US Sailing
• USA Shooting
• US Soccer Federation
• Amateur Softball Association (USA Softball)
• USA Swimming
• US Synchronized Swimming, Inc.
• USA Table Tennis
• USA Taekwondo
• US Team Handball Federation contact
• US Tennis Association
• USA Track & Field
• USA Triathlon
• USA Volleyball
• USA Water Polo
• USA Weightlifting
• USA Wrestling

Winter

• US Biathlon
• US Bobsled and Skeleton Federation
• USA Curling
• US Figure Skating
• USA Ice Hockey, Inc.
• USA Luge
• US Ski and Snowboard Association
• US Speedskating

PARALYMPIC SPORT ORGANIZATIONS

• Blaze Sports America
• Disabled Sports USA
• Dwarf Athletic Association of America
• National Disability Sports Alliance
• US Association of Blind Athletes
• USA Deaf Sports Federation
• US Paralympics
• Wheelchair Sports USA

PAN AMERICAN SPORT ORGANIZATIONS

• United States Bowling Congress
• United States of America National Karate-Do Federation (USANKF)
• US Raquetball Association
• USA Roller Sports
• US Squash
• USA Water Ski

MULTISPORT ORGANIZATIONS

• Amateur Athletic Union
• American Alliance for Health , Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)
• The American Legion
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America
• Boy Scouts of America
• Catholic Youth Organization
• Jewish Community Centers Association
• National Association of Police Athletics/Activities, inc.
• National Congress of State Games
• National Senior Games Association
• Native American Sports Council
• Special Olympics, Inc.
• YMCA of the USA

AFFILIATED SPORT ORGANIZATIONS

• Acrobatic Gymnastics
• USA Dance
• US Orienteering Federation
• USA Rugby
• Underwater Society of America

EDUCATION-BASED MULTISPORT ORGANIZATIONS

• National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
• National College Athletic Association
• National Federation of State High School Associations
• National Junior College Athletic Association

ARMED FORCES

• US Armed Forces Sports