Governance
International federation structure
The ISF operating model separates international governance, National Federations, Official Representatives, regional coordination and technical committees.
International level
The international federation level maintains rules, standards, records policy, referee framework, results data direction and global development priorities.
National Federation
A recognized country-level federation that can run calendars, athlete registration, national records, teams, officials and organizer coordination.
Official Representative
A one-year renewable country representative pathway used to develop the base for a future National Federation.
Regional coordination
Continental and interregional competitions, cooperation between national offices and development of referee practice.
How to use this page
Operational interpretation
This reference becomes actionable when it is tied to the rules, competition data and responsibilities used by athletes, organizers and officials.
All continuation paths in this block stay inside the ISF website.
Competition meaning
- Use the page to understand how the topic affects event preparation, judging, scoring or federation structure.
- Where a technical result is involved, confirm the discipline and category before applying standards or records.
- Where governance is involved, distinguish international ISF context from national-office implementation.
Data to keep consistent
- Names, categories, dates, levels and protocol identifiers should match the competition archive.
- Rules, standards and event regulations should use the same terminology.
- Public records should remain traceable to verified competition documentation.
Recommended route
- Start with rules for definitions and constraints.
- Use standards or records only after the relevant discipline is clear.
- Use the contact route for interpretations that affect official status, recognition or publication.