Sports federations

Approved, delegated, single-sport, multisport and affinity federations: what each one may do.

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Approved federation: what is it?
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A federation recognised by the ministry, which can receive public support.
Approval requires democratic statutes and an ethical commitment.
A multisport federation wants to run the official French judo championship. Can it?
- No: only judo's delegated federation can
- Yes, if the ministry has approved it
- Yes, if it has more licensed judoka
- Yes, if the CNOSF agrees
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No: only judo's delegated federation can
Delegation is unique per discipline.
Delegated federation: what is it?
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The only federation per sport delegated by the State to run official competitions and award titles.
It sets the technical rules and selects the French national teams.
Why does the State delegate only one federation per sport?
- To cut the support paid to federations
- To guarantee one set of rules and official titles
- To limit the number of clubs opened in each sport
- So that each town has only one club per sport
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To guarantee one set of rules and official titles
Two French champions in the same sport would make no sense.
Single-sport federation: what is it?
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A federation devoted to one sport, like the French Football Federation.
It is often also the delegated body for that sport.