BCCI · Founded 1928
Board of Control for Cricket in India
Governs men's, women's and age-group cricket in India; a full member of the International Cricket Council.
- HQ
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Website
- bcci.tv
Recognised by MYAS
View profile →Federations
National Sports Federations of India.
The official governing bodies that sanction events, run national teams and represent India internationally.
16 federations
AIFF · Founded 1937
All India Football Federation
Governing body for association football in India; runs the senior men's and women's national teams.
- HQ
- New Delhi
- Website
- the-aiff.com
Recognised by MYAS
View profile →HI · Founded 2009
Hockey India
National governing body for field hockey across men's, women's and junior categories.
- HQ
- New Delhi
- Website
- hockeyindia.org
Recognised by MYAS
View profile →BAI · Founded 1934
Badminton Association of India
National federation for badminton; sanctions the India Open and national ranking events.
- HQ
- New Delhi
- Website
- badmintonindia.org
Recognised by MYAS
View profile →AFI · Founded 1946
Athletics Federation of India
National governing body for track and field athletics in India.
- HQ
- New Delhi
- Website
- indianathletics.in
Recognised by MYAS
View profile →BFI · Founded 1949
Boxing Federation of India
National federation for amateur boxing across elite and youth categories.
- HQ
- New Delhi
- Website
- indiaboxing.in
Recognised by MYAS
View profile →WFI · Founded 1967
Wrestling Federation of India
Governs freestyle, Greco-Roman and women's wrestling in India.
- HQ
- New Delhi
- Website
- wfi.in
Recognised by MYAS
View profile →NRAI · Founded 1951
National Rifle Association of India
National federation for rifle, pistol and shotgun shooting in India.
- HQ
- New Delhi
- Website
- thenrai.in
Recognised by MYAS
View profile →AITA · Founded 1920
All India Tennis Association
National governing body for tennis; runs Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup teams.
- HQ
- New Delhi
- Website
- aitatennis.com
Recognised by MYAS
View profile →AICF · Founded 1951
All India Chess Federation
National federation for chess; hosted the 44th Chess Olympiad at Chennai in 2022.
- HQ
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- Website
- aicf.in
Recognised by MYAS
View profile →SFI · Founded 1948
Swimming Federation of India
National federation for aquatic sports — swimming, diving, water polo and open water.
- HQ
- Hyderabad, Telangana
- Website
- swimmingfederation.in
Recognised by MYAS
View profile →IWLF · Founded 1947
Indian Weightlifting Federation
National federation for Olympic-style weightlifting in India.
- HQ
- Patiala, Punjab
- Website
- iwfindia.org
Recognised by MYAS
View profile →TTFI · Founded 1926
Table Tennis Federation of India
National governing body for table tennis in India.
- HQ
- New Delhi
- Website
- ttfi.org
Recognised by MYAS
View profile →AAI · Founded 1973
Archery Association of India
National federation for archery — recurve, compound and Indian round.
- HQ
- New Delhi
- Website
- indianarchery.info
Recognised by MYAS
View profile →IOA · Founded 1927
Indian Olympic Association
Apex multi-sport body responsible for India's participation at the Olympic Games, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games.
- HQ
- New Delhi
- Website
- olympic.ind.in
Recognised by MYAS
View profile →PCI · Founded 1992
Paralympic Committee of India
National body for para-sports; sends India's contingent to the Paralympic Games and Asian Para Games.
- HQ
- Gandhinagar, Gujarat
- Website
- paralympicindia.org.in
Recognised by MYAS
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