The International Federation of Basque Pelota(FIPV) is the International Olympic Committee-recognized global governing organisation for Basque pelota. It establishes the rules for international competition and arranges contests. On May 19, 1929, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the French Federation of Basque Pelota, the Spanish Federation of Basque Pelota, and the Argentinian Federation of Basque Pelota formed the International Federation of Basque Pelota.

The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the governing organisation for handball and beach handball. The IHF is in charge of organising handball's biggest international competitions, most notably the IHF World Men's Handball Championship, which began in 1938, and the IHF World Women's Handball Championship, which began in 1957.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the international tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis regulating organisation. Twelve national tennis organisations formed the International Lawn Tennis Federation in 1913. As of 2016, the ITF's membership consisted of 211 national and six regional organisations.

The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, abbreviated FIVB, is the worldwide governing organisation for all types of volleyball. Its headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland, and its current president is Brazilian Ary Graça. The FIVB was created in April 1947 in France.

The International Basketball Federation is a group of national organisations that administers basketball across the world. The Fédération internationale de basket-ball amateur (hereafter FIBA) eliminated the adjective amateur from its name in 1989 but kept the abbreviation.