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Membership of Kosovo in international sports federations

May 01, 2024

Kosovo was a part of several international sports federations in the 1990s, and has applied to become a member of many more after its 2008 declaration of independence from Serbia.

Background edit

See also: Sport in Kosovo

Kosovo is a full member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the European Olympic Committees (EOC); membership by the former was granted to Kosovo's Olympic Committee on 9 December 2014. The country has participated in both the Winter and Summer Olympics. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Kosovo won a gold medal, and in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, it won two.

Prior to IOC and IPC recognition, Kosovar athletes took part in the Special Olympics starting in 2003.[1][2] A body known as the Special Olympics Kosovo was established to provide support for Kosovan special olympics athletes.[3].The Paralympic Committee of Kosovo won granted provisional membership status by the International Paralympic Committee on 16 July 2022.[4][5][6][7][8] Full membership was granted at the following IPC General Assembly in Manama, Bahrain on 28 September 2023.[9] Is expected that the Kosovar delegation is on the way to make its Paralympic début at 2024 Summer Paralympics.[10][11][12][13]

Kosovo participated in a wide multi-sport event for the first time at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan.The first participation from athletes from the country were at the fourth 'World Dwarf Games' in Rambouillet, France in 2005,[14] Kosovo also participated at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, and in 2015 IHF Emerging Nations Championship, among others.

Membership in sport federations edit

The following sports federations have either admitted or have received an application from Kosovo for membership:

International federations and associations membership edit

Entity Notes Status Date
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) FAI admitted Kosovo as a full member.[15] Member 25 September 2015
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) FIFA admitted the Football Federation of Kosovo as its 210th member at its 66th Congress in Mexico City.[16] Member 13 May 2016
Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) FIA admitted the Federation of Auto Sport of Kosovo as a member at its annual assembly in 2015.[17] Member 4 December 2015
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) The Volleyball Federation of Kosovo is a full member of the FIVB.[18] Member 10 October 2016
International Archery Federation (FITA) FITA admitted Kosovo as a full member.[19][20] Member 1 July 2011
International Tennis Federation (ITF) ITF admitted the Tennis Federation of Kosovo as a full member.[21] Member 25 September 2015
International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) The IAAF admitted the Kosovo Athletic Federation as a provisional member "with full rights and obligations" on 15 April 2015[22] On 19 August 2015, full membership was granted to Kosovo after a vote, with 187 in favour and 13 against.[citation needed] Member 19 August 2015
International Basketball Federation (FIBA) FIBA admitted the Basketball Federation of Kosovo as a full member.[23] Member 13 March 2015
International Boxing Association (AIBA) Kosovo became AIBA's 195th federation in July 2012 (provisional).[24] Full membership was granted to Kosovo on 14 November 2014.[25] Member 14 November 2014
International Chess Federation (FIDE) The Kosovo Chess Federation became a full member of FIDE in 2016.[26] Member 2016
International Committee of Mediterranean Games (ICMG) ICMG admitted the Kosovo Olympic Committee as a full member on 30 October 2015 during its Extraordinary General Assembly in Washington D.C.[27] Member 30 October 2015
International Committee of Sports for the Deaf Kosovo became a member in July 2017.[28] Member 18 July 2017
International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA) FILA admitted Kosovo as an associated federation, but not as a full member.[29] Associate 9 June 2008
International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG) The FIG admitted the Kosovo Gymnastics Federation at its 80th Congress held in Uzbekistan on 29–30 October 2014.[30] Member 30 October 2014
International Handball Federation (IHF) IHM admitted the Handball Federation of Kosovo as a full member at the IHF Congress held in Sochi, Russia.[31] Member 7 November 2015
International Judo Federation (IJF) IJF admitted the Kosovo Judo Federation as a full member.[32][33] Member 10 April 2012
International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) IKF admitted the Kickboxing Federation of Kosovo as a full member.[34] Member 18 March 2015
International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) The Kosovo Mixed Martial Federation became a member of the IMMAF in June 2020.[35][36] Member 12 June 2020
International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) The UIPM admitted the Kosovo Pentathlon Union as a full member at its 2013 Annual Congress in Cyprus.[37] Member 29 November 2013
International Olympic Committee (IOC) The IOC admitted the Kosovo Olympic Committee as a full member on 9 December 2014 during its 127th IOC session in Monaco.[38] Member 9 December 2014
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) The IPC admitted the Paralympic Committee of Kosovo as a provisional member on 16 July 2022 and as a full member on 28 September 2023 allowing athletes from Kosovo to participate in the Paralympic Games.[39][4][5][40][41] Member 16 July 2022 (provisional)
28 September 2023 (full)
International Sailing Federation (ISAF) ISAF admitted Kosovo as a full member.[42] Member 8 May 2012
International Ski Federation (FIS) The Kosovo Ski Federation was granted full membership on 7 November 2015.[43][44] Member 7 November 2015
International Softball Federation (ISF) ISF admitted Kosovo as a full member.[45] Member 12 August 2008
International Swimming Federation (FINA) FINA admitted the Kosovo Swimming Federation as a full member.[46][47] Member 17 February 2015
International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) The Table Tennis Federation of Kosovo became a full member in 2003, prior to its declaration of independence.[48][49] Member 21 May 2003
International University Sports Federation (FISU) The Kosovo University Sports Federation (FUSK) became a member of FISU in 2017.[50] Member 2017
Jeux de la Francophonie As an associate member of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, Kosovo has participated in the Jeux de la Francophonie since 2017[51][52] Associate 2014
Special Olympics Special Olympics Kosovo was founded in 2002 and athletes representing Kosovo have participated at the Special Olympics World Games since 2003.[53] Member 2002
International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) IWF admitted Kosovo as a full member.[54][55] Member 18 June 2008
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) The UCI admitted Kosovo as a full member.[56] Prior to this, the ICU gave Kosovo temporary membership in February 2015 enabling Kosovo to participate in ICU affiliated competitions.[57] Member 25 September 2015
United World Wrestling (UWW) The UWW admitted Kosovo under associate membership on 16 January 2015 with full membership yet to be finalised.[58] Associate 16 January 2015
World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) The Kosovo Baseball and Softball Federation became a member of the WBSC in 2016.[59][60][61] Member August 2016
World Curling Federation (WFC) The WFC admitted the Kosovo Curling Federation as a provisional member at its 2012 annual general assembly in Scotland.[62] Provisional 21 October 2012
World Karate Federation (WKF) The WKF admitted the National Karate Federation of Kosovo to provisional membership on 13 December 2014.[63] Provisional 13 December 2014
World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) The WTF admitted the Kosovo Taekwondo Federation (KTF) at its 2013 Annual Congress.[64] From 14 July 2013 to 12 May 2015 the KTF was a provisional member of WTF. The KTF was granted full WTF membership at the WTF assembly on 12 May 2015.[65] Member 12 May 2015
World Minigolf Sport Federation (WMF) Kosovo is a full member of WMF.[66] Member [when?]

European federations and associations membership edit

Entity Notes Status Date
European Athletics Association (EAA) Kosovo became a full member of the EAA on 16 October 2015.[67] Member 16 October 2015
European Handball Federation (EHF) Kosovo became a full member of the EHF on 20 September 2014.[68] Member 20 September 2014
European Minigolf Sport Federation (EMF) Kosovo became a member of the EMF in April 2012.[69][70] Member 20 April 2012
European Olympic Committees (EOC) The EOI automatically admitted the Kosovo Olympic Committee as a full member after Kosovo received full membership in the International Olympic Committee on 9 December 2014.[71] Member 9 December 2014
European Paralympic Committee (EPC) The Paralympic Committee of Kosovo became a member of the EPC when the International Paralympic Committee admitted Kosovo as a provisional member in July 2022 and a full member in September 2023.[72] Full 28 September 2023
Tennis Europe Tennis Europe admitted Kosovo as a full member.[73] Member 28 March 2015
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Kosovo became a full member of UEFA on 3 May 2016.[74] Member 3 May 2016
European Karate Federation (EFK) Kosovo is a full member of EFK.[75] Member [when?]
European Judo Union (EJU) Kosovo is a full member of EJU.[76] Member [when?]
European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF) Kosovo is a provisional member of EPBF.[77] Provisional
European Union of Gymnastics (EUG) Kosovo is a full member of EUG.[78] Member 24 November 2015
European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) Kosovo is a full member of CEV.[79] Member 21 January 2017
European Shooting Confederation (ESC) Kosovo is a full member of ESC.[80] Member [when?]
Ligue européenne de natation (LEN) Kosovo is a full member of LEN.[81] Member [when?]
European Chess Union (ECU)[82] Kosovo is a full member of ECU.[83] Member [when?]
Rugby Europe The Kosovo Rugby Federation became a member of Rugby Europe on 3 December 2021.[84][85][86] Member 3 December 2021[87]

See also edit

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Kosovo was a part of several international sports federations in the 1990s and has applied to become a member of many more after its 2008 declaration of independence from Serbia Contents 1 Background 2 Membership in sport federations 2 1 International federations and associations membership 2 2 European federations and associations membership 3 See also 4 ReferencesBackground editSee also Sport in Kosovo Kosovo is a full member of the International Olympic Committee IOC and the European Olympic Committees EOC membership by the former was granted to Kosovo s Olympic Committee on 9 December 2014 The country has participated in both the Winter and Summer Olympics At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Brazil Kosovo won a gold medal and in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo Japan it won two Prior to IOC and IPC recognition Kosovar athletes took part in the Special Olympics starting in 2003 1 2 A body known as the Special Olympics Kosovo was established to provide support for Kosovan special olympics athletes 3 The Paralympic Committee of Kosovo won granted provisional membership status by the International Paralympic Committee on 16 July 2022 4 5 6 7 8 Full membership was granted at the following IPC General Assembly in Manama Bahrain on 28 September 2023 9 Is expected that the Kosovar delegation is on the way to make its Paralympic debut at 2024 Summer Paralympics 10 11 12 13 Kosovo participated in a wide multi sport event for the first time at the 2015 European Games held in Baku Azerbaijan The first participation from athletes from the country were at the fourth World Dwarf Games in Rambouillet France in 2005 14 Kosovo also participated at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan Russia and in 2015 IHF Emerging Nations Championship among others Membership in sport federations editThe following sports federations have either admitted or have received an application from Kosovo for membership International federations and associations membership edit Entity Notes Status Date Federation Aeronautique Internationale FAI FAI admitted Kosovo as a full member 15 Member 25 September 2015 Federation Internationale de Football Association FIFA FIFA admitted the Football Federation of Kosovo as its 210th member at its 66th Congress in Mexico City 16 Member 13 May 2016 Federation Internationale de l Automobile FIA FIA admitted the Federation of Auto Sport of Kosovo as a member at its annual assembly in 2015 17 Member 4 December 2015 Federation Internationale de Volleyball FIVB The Volleyball Federation of Kosovo is a full member of the FIVB 18 Member 10 October 2016 International Archery Federation FITA FITA admitted Kosovo as a full member 19 20 Member 1 July 2011 International Tennis Federation ITF ITF admitted the Tennis Federation of Kosovo as a full member 21 Member 25 September 2015 International Association of Athletics Federations IAAF The IAAF admitted the Kosovo Athletic Federation as a provisional member with full rights and obligations on 15 April 2015 22 On 19 August 2015 full membership was granted to Kosovo after a vote with 187 in favour and 13 against citation needed Member 19 August 2015 International Basketball Federation FIBA FIBA admitted the Basketball Federation of Kosovo as a full member 23 Member 13 March 2015 International Boxing Association AIBA Kosovo became AIBA s 195th federation in July 2012 provisional 24 Full membership was granted to Kosovo on 14 November 2014 25 Member 14 November 2014 International Chess Federation FIDE The Kosovo Chess Federation became a full member of FIDE in 2016 26 Member 2016 International Committee of Mediterranean Games ICMG ICMG admitted the Kosovo Olympic Committee as a full member on 30 October 2015 during its Extraordinary General Assembly in Washington D C 27 Member 30 October 2015 International Committee of Sports for the Deaf Kosovo became a member in July 2017 28 Member 18 July 2017 International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles FILA FILA admitted Kosovo as an associated federation but not as a full member 29 Associate 9 June 2008 International Federation of Gymnastics FIG The FIG admitted the Kosovo Gymnastics Federation at its 80th Congress held in Uzbekistan on 29 30 October 2014 30 Member 30 October 2014 International Handball Federation IHF IHM admitted the Handball Federation of Kosovo as a full member at the IHF Congress held in Sochi Russia 31 Member 7 November 2015 International Judo Federation IJF IJF admitted the Kosovo Judo Federation as a full member 32 33 Member 10 April 2012 International Kickboxing Federation IKF IKF admitted the Kickboxing Federation of Kosovo as a full member 34 Member 18 March 2015 International Mixed Martial Arts Federation IMMAF The Kosovo Mixed Martial Federation became a member of the IMMAF in June 2020 35 36 Member 12 June 2020 International Modern Pentathlon Union UIPM The UIPM admitted the Kosovo Pentathlon Union as a full member at its 2013 Annual Congress in Cyprus 37 Member 29 November 2013 International Olympic Committee IOC The IOC admitted the Kosovo Olympic Committee as a full member on 9 December 2014 during its 127th IOC session in Monaco 38 Member 9 December 2014 International Paralympic Committee IPC The IPC admitted the Paralympic Committee of Kosovo as a provisional member on 16 July 2022 and as a full member on 28 September 2023 allowing athletes from Kosovo to participate in the Paralympic Games 39 4 5 40 41 Member 16 July 2022 provisional 28 September 2023 full International Sailing Federation ISAF ISAF admitted Kosovo as a full member 42 Member 8 May 2012 International Ski Federation FIS The Kosovo Ski Federation was granted full membership on 7 November 2015 43 44 Member 7 November 2015 International Softball Federation ISF ISF admitted Kosovo as a full member 45 Member 12 August 2008 International Swimming Federation FINA FINA admitted the Kosovo Swimming Federation as a full member 46 47 Member 17 February 2015 International Table Tennis Federation ITTF The Table Tennis Federation of Kosovo became a full member in 2003 prior to its declaration of independence 48 49 Member 21 May 2003 International University Sports Federation FISU The Kosovo University Sports Federation FUSK became a member of FISU in 2017 50 Member 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie As an associate member of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie Kosovo has participated in the Jeux de la Francophonie since 2017 51 52 Associate 2014 Special Olympics Special Olympics Kosovo was founded in 2002 and athletes representing Kosovo have participated at the Special Olympics World Games since 2003 53 Member 2002 International Weightlifting Federation IWF IWF admitted Kosovo as a full member 54 55 Member 18 June 2008 Union Cycliste Internationale UCI The UCI admitted Kosovo as a full member 56 Prior to this the ICU gave Kosovo temporary membership in February 2015 enabling Kosovo to participate in ICU affiliated competitions 57 Member 25 September 2015 United World Wrestling UWW The UWW admitted Kosovo under associate membership on 16 January 2015 with full membership yet to be finalised 58 Associate 16 January 2015 World Baseball Softball Confederation WBSC The Kosovo Baseball and Softball Federation became a member of the WBSC in 2016 59 60 61 Member August 2016 World Curling Federation WFC The WFC admitted the Kosovo Curling Federation as a provisional member at its 2012 annual general assembly in Scotland 62 Provisional 21 October 2012 World Karate Federation WKF The WKF admitted the National Karate Federation of Kosovo to provisional membership on 13 December 2014 63 Provisional 13 December 2014 World Taekwondo Federation WTF The WTF admitted the Kosovo Taekwondo Federation KTF at its 2013 Annual Congress 64 From 14 July 2013 to 12 May 2015 the KTF was a provisional member of WTF The KTF was granted full WTF membership at the WTF assembly on 12 May 2015 65 Member 12 May 2015 World Minigolf Sport Federation WMF Kosovo is a full member of WMF 66 Member when European federations and associations membership edit Entity Notes Status Date European Athletics Association EAA Kosovo became a full member of the EAA on 16 October 2015 67 Member 16 October 2015 European Handball Federation EHF Kosovo became a full member of the EHF on 20 September 2014 68 Member 20 September 2014 European Minigolf Sport Federation EMF Kosovo became a member of the EMF in April 2012 69 70 Member 20 April 2012 European Olympic Committees EOC The EOI automatically admitted the Kosovo Olympic Committee as a full member after Kosovo received full membership in the International Olympic Committee on 9 December 2014 71 Member 9 December 2014 European Paralympic Committee EPC The Paralympic Committee of Kosovo became a member of the EPC when the International Paralympic Committee admitted Kosovo as a provisional member in July 2022 and a full member in September 2023 72 Full 28 September 2023 Tennis Europe Tennis Europe admitted Kosovo as a full member 73 Member 28 March 2015 Union of European Football Associations UEFA Kosovo became a full member of UEFA on 3 May 2016 74 Member 3 May 2016 European Karate Federation EFK Kosovo is a full member of EFK 75 Member when European Judo Union EJU Kosovo is a full member of EJU 76 Member when European Pocket Billiard Federation EPBF Kosovo is a provisional member of EPBF 77 Provisional European Union of Gymnastics EUG Kosovo is a full member of EUG 78 Member 24 November 2015 European Volleyball Confederation CEV Kosovo is a full member of CEV 79 Member 21 January 2017 European Shooting Confederation ESC Kosovo is a full member of ESC 80 Member when Ligue europeenne de natation LEN Kosovo is a full member of LEN 81 Member when European Chess Union ECU 82 Kosovo is a full member of ECU 83 Member when Rugby Europe The Kosovo Rugby Federation became a member of Rugby Europe on 3 December 2021 84 85 86 Member 3 December 2021 87 See also editInternational recognition of Kosovo Membership of Kosovo in international organizations Kosovo precedentReferences edit Find A Page Special Olympics Archived from the original on 20 November 2008 Retrieved 20 March 2017 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games gt EE SO Kosovo Archived 19 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine Kosovo Archived from the original on 1 November 2008 Retrieved 26 July 2015 a b The Paralympic Committee of Kosovo joins the International Paralympic Committee Emini calls on the government to invest in infrastructure Kosovapress com 25 July 2022 Retrieved 29 July 2022 a b Kosovo International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 29 July 2022 National Paralympic Committees International Paralympic Committee Retrieved 29 July 2022 Historic moment for the Kosovo Paralympic athletes Kosovo Paralympic Committee becomes fully member of the Paralympics Congrats to EminiNjomza and our Paralympic athletes We will debut in Paris2024 Paralympic Games Twitter com Retrieved 29 July 2022 At the opening of the Kosovo 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