Which sports do we recognise?

Sports marked with an asterisk (*) are considered to be ‘higher risk’ for the purposes of Sport England funding.
Recognised sports National governing bodies
Aikido* British Aikido Board
Air sports* The Royal Aero Club of Great Britain 

British Aerobatic Association

British Balloon and Airship Club 

British Gliding Association

British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association

British Microlight Aircraft Association 

British Model Flying Association

British Parachute Association

Light Aircraft Association

American football British American Football Association
Angling The Angling Trust
Aquathlon See triathlon
Archery* Archery GB 
Arm wrestling  No recognised governing body in England 
Artistic skating (roller) See roller sports 
Athletics

UK Athletics

England Athletics

Australian rules football No recognised governing body in England
Badminton  Badminton England
Ballooning*  See air sports
Ballroom dancing  See moverment and dance
Basketball 

England Basketball

 

Baseball/softball  Baseball Softball UK 
Baton twirling No recognised governing body in England 
Biathlon* British Biathlon Union
Bicycle polo See cycling
Billiards and snooker English Association of Snooker and Billiards
BMX  See cycling 
Bobsleigh* British Bobsleigh Association
Boccia No recognised governing body in England
Bowls

British Crown Green Bowling Association 

Bowls England

English Bowling Federation 

English Indoor Bowling Association 

English Women’s Bowling Federation 

British Isles Bowls Council 

British Isles Indoor Bowls Council

Boxing*

British Boxing Board of Control 

Amateur Boxing Association

Camogie No recognised governing body in England
Canoeing* British Canoe Union
Caving* British Caving Association
Chinese martial arts* British Council for Chinese Martial Arts
Clay pigeon shooting*  See shooting
Cricket England and Wales Cricket Board
Croquet The Croquet Association
Curling English Curling Association 
Cycling

British Cycling

Dance sport  See exercise, movement and dance 
Darts  No recognised governing body in England 
Disability sport 

British Blind Sport

British Paralympic Association 

British Wheelchair Sports Foundation 

Cerebral Palsy Sport 

Disability Sport Events

English Federation of Disability Sport

UK Deaf Sport 

Diving  Amateur Swimming Association
Dodgeball UK Dodgeball Association 
Dragon boat racing  British Dragon Boat Racing Association
Duathlon See triathlon 
Equestrian*

British Equestrian Federation

Exercise, movement and dance

Exercise, Movement and Dance Partnership

Margaret Morris Movement

Medau Movement 

Keep Fit Association 

The Fitness League 

English Amateur Dancesport Association 

English Folk Dance and Song Society 

The Laban Guild

Fencing*  British Fencing Association 
Fives
 

Eton Fives Association

Rugby Fives Association

Floorball No recognised governing body in England 
Folk dancing See exercise, movement and dance
Football The Football Assocation
Futsal See football
Gaelic football No recognised governing body in England
Gliding* See air sports
Goalball No recognised governing body in England
Golf

The Golf Foundation is responsible for the development of junior golf.

Ladies Golf Union 

Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St.Andrews 

England Golf 

Gymnastics* British Gymnastics
Handball

England Handball

Hang gliding and paragliding* See air sports
Harness racing*

See equestrian

Health and beauty exercise See exercise, movement and dance
Highland games No recognised governing body in England
Hockey England Hockey
Horse Racing* British Horse Racing Authority
Horse Riding*

See equestrian

Hovering Hovercraft Club of Great Britain Ltd
Hurling No recognised governing body in England
Ice hockey

Ice Hockey UK 

English Ice Hockey Association

Ice skating National Ice Skating Association
Jet skiing* Royal Yachting Association
Judo* British Judo Association
Ju jitsu* British Ju-Jitsu Association Governing Body
Kabaddi No recognised governing body in England
Karate* No recognised governing body in England
Keep fit See exercise, movement and dance
Kendo* British Kendo Association
Kite Surfing* British Kite Surfing Association 
Kneeboarding* See water skiing
Korfball

British Korfball Association

England Korfball

Lacrosse English Lacrosse Association
Land-sailing/yachting See sand and land yachting
Life saving* Royal Life Saving Society
Luge* Great Britain Luge Association
Model aircraft flying See air sports
Modern pentathlon* Pentathlon GB
Motor cycling* Auto-Cycle Union
Motor sports* Motor Sports Association
Motor cruising See sailing and yachting
Mountain biking See cycling
Mountaineering* British Mountaineering Council
Movement and dance

See exercise, movement and dance

Netball England Netball
Octopush* See sub aqua
Orienteering British Orienteering Federation
Parachuting* See air sports
Petanque English Petanque Association
Polo* Hurlingham Polo Association
Polocrosse* See equestrian
Pool English Pool Association
Powerboating* See sailing and yachting
Powerlifting See weightlifting
Puck hockey (roller) See roller sports
Quoits No recognised governing body in England
Rafting* White Water and Wild Water
See canoeing
Rackets Tennis and Rackets Association
Racketball See squash
Rambling

Ramblers Association 

Long Distance Walkers Association

Real tennis Tennis and Rackets Association
Roller sports British Roller Sports Federation
Rounders Rounders England
Rowing British Rowing
Rugby league Rugby Football League
Rugby union The Rugby Football Union
Sailing and yachting* Royal Yachting Association
Sand and land yachting British Federation of
Sand & Land Yacht Clubs
Shinty No recognised governing body in England
Shooting* (air, clay target, crossbow, muzzle loading, pistol, rifle and target)

Clay Pigeon Shooting Association 

English Target Shooting Federation

Great Britain Target Shooting Federation 

National Rifle Association 

National Smallbore Rifle Association

Show jumping* See equestrian
Skateboarding No recognised governing body in England
Skater hockey (roller) See roller sports 
Skiing*

Snowsport England 

 

Skipping No recognised governing body in England  
Snooker See billiards and snooker
Snowboarding* Snowsport England 
Softball See baseball/softball
Sombo* British Sombo Federation 
Speedway* See motor cycling  
Speed skating (roller)  See roller sports
Squash England Squash and Racketball
Stoolball Stoolball England
Sub aqua* British Sub-Aqua Club
Surf life saving* Surf Life Saving Association
Surfing*

No recognised governing body

Swimming and diving Amateur Swimming Association
Table tennis English Table Tennis Association
Taekwondo* British Taekwondo Council
Tang Soo Do* United Kingdom Tang Soo Do (Soo Bahk) Federation
Tennis Lawn Tennis Association
Tenpin bowling British Tenpin Bowling Association
Trampolining* British Gymnastics
Triathlon British Triathlon Federation
Tug of war Tug of War Association
Ultimate (frisbee) No recognised governing body in England
Volleyball Volleyball England
Wakeboarding* See water skiing
Water polo See swimming and diving
Water skiing* British Water Ski
 
Weightlifting British Weightlifters Association
Wheelchair basketball Great Britain Wheelchair Basketball Association
Windsurfing* See sailing and yachting
Wrestling* British Wrestling Association
Yoga British Wheel of Yoga

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