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International Volleyball Federation
The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB, Fédération Internationale de Volleyball) governs indoor and beach volleyball worldwide. Founded in Paris in 1947 with 14 federations, it now connects 222 national federations.
International Women's Sports Federation
International Women's Sports Federation (FSFI, Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale), founded by Alice Milliat in Paris, 31 October 1921; organized the Women's World Games 1922–1934 and won women's athletics a place in the Olympics before dissolving in 1936/1938.
International World Games Association
International World Games Association (IWGA), founded 21 May 1980 in Seoul, is the Swiss-law non-profit body of 39-40 International Sports Federations that administers The World Games, the quadrennial multi-sport event for non-Olympic sports, under IOC recognition since 1987.
International wushu federation
International Wushu Federation (IWUF, 国际武术联合会), founded October 3, 1990, is the IOC-recognized world governing body for wushu (Chinese martial arts), with 164 members, Lausanne headquarters, taolu and sanda disciplines, and Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic inclusion.
Internet Invitational
Internet Invitational: invite-only creator golf tournament by Barstool Sports and Bob Does Sports; 48 YouTube golfers at Big Cedar Lodge, Missouri, 2025; $1M purse won by Dalke, Ellis, Franke; season 2 October 2026, $4M.
Interplay Entertainment
Interplay Entertainment Corp., founded 1983 as Interplay Productions by Brian Fargo and partners, is the American studio behind The Bard's Tale, Wasteland, and Fallout and publisher of Baldur's Gate; it sold the Fallout IP to Bethesda in 2007.
Into the Breach
Into the Breach is a 2018 turn-based tactics game by Subset Games (FTL creators Matthew Davis and Justin Ma) in which three mechs defend cities from Vek on 8x8 grids, with all enemy attacks telegraphed one turn ahead.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle (Caley Thistle, ICT), Scottish football club formed 1994 from the Caledonian-Inverness Thistle merger, based at Caledonian Stadium; Scottish Cup winners 2014-15, entered administration October 2024, rescued by Alan Savage and promoted back to the Championship in 2026.
Invers
Invers is a 1991 two-player abstract board game by Kris Burm (Perner/Peri Spiele): players slide tiles out of a 6x6 grid and flip them, racing to invert all their own tiles; it made the Spiel des Jahres 1991 recommended list.
Invicta Racing
Invicta Racing, formerly Virtuosi UK, Russian Time and UNI-Virtuosi, is a British FIA Formula 2 team that won back-to-back F2 Teams' and Drivers' titles in 2024 and 2025.
Invictus Games
Invictus Games: biennial international adaptive sports competition for wounded, injured and sick service personnel and veterans, founded by Prince Harry in 2014; first held in London, latest edition Vancouver Whistler 2025, next Birmingham 2027.
Invictus Gaming (iG电子竞技俱乐部)
Invictus Gaming (iG电子竞技俱乐部), Chinese esports organization founded August 2011 in Shanghai by Wang Sicong; won The International 2012 in Dota 2 and the 2018 League of Legends World Championship, and competes in the LPL.
Invincible VS
Invincible VS is a 3v3 tag fighting game based on Robert Kirkman's Invincible comic and Prime Video series, developed by Quarter Up (ex-Killer Instinct team) and published by Skybound Games; released April 30, 2026 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S with an 18-character roster.
InXile Entertainment
InXile Entertainment: American RPG studio founded 2002 by Brian Fargo (ex-Interplay), maker of Wasteland 2, Torment: Tides of Numenera, and Bard's Tale IV; Microsoft-owned Xbox Game Studio since 2018, now developing Clockwork Revolution (2027).
Inzamam-ul-Haq (انضمام الحق)
Inzamam-ul-Haq (انضمام الحق), 'Inzi', Pakistani right-handed batter born 1970 in Multan; 1992 World Cup winner, Pakistan's leading ODI run scorer (11,739) and 8,830 Test runs, captain 2003-2007, later chief selector.
InZOI
inZOI (인조이) is a KRAFTON life simulation game on Unreal Engine 5, early access on Steam March 28, 2025, where players create Zois in cities like Dowon; a Sims competitor with Smart Zoi AI.
IO Interactive
IO Interactive (IOI), Danish game developer founded 1998 in Copenhagen by the Reto-Moto/Nordisk Film team; maker of Hitman, Glacier engine, Freedom Fighters, Kane & Lynch. Independent via 2017 management buyout from Square Enix; World of Assassination sold 25 million units; developing 007 First Light (2026).
Ioana Badea
Ioana Badea, Romanian rower (born 1964, Odobești), also spelled Iona Badea; won 1984 Los Angeles Olympic gold in women's coxed quadruple sculls with the Steaua București crew in 3:14.11.
Ioana Olteanu
Ioana Olteanu (Călin), Romanian rower born 1966 in Dracsani, won women's eight silver at Barcelona 1992 and Olympic gold at Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000, plus 12 World Cup medals.
Ioana Papuc Rotaru
Ioana Papuc Rotaru (Ioana Cristina Papuc-Rotaru, born 1984, Câmpulung Moldovenesc) is a Romanian rower, women's eight specialist: Olympic gold Athens 2004, bronze Beijing 2008, fourth London 2012, plus three European titles.
Ioannis Chrysafis
Ioannis Chrysafis (Ιωάννης Χρυσάφης; Athens 1873–1932) was a Greek gymnast, educator, and writer who introduced the Swedish gymnastic system into Greek schools and shaped physical education policy.
Ioannis Fragkoudis
Ioannis Fragkoudis (Ιωάννης Φραγκούδης, also Frangoudis), Greek army officer and shooter, born 1863, won gold, silver, and bronze in shooting at the 1896 Athens Olympics; died 1916 in Staten Island, New York.
Ioannis Georgiadis
Ioannis Georgiadis (Ιωάννης Γεωργιάδης, 1876-1960), Greek sabre fencer, won gold at Athens 1896 and the 1906 Intercalated Games, later professor of forensics at the University of Athens.
Ioannis Malokinis
Ioannis Malokinis (Ιωάννης Μαλοκίνης, 1880–1942), Greek sailor on the battleship Hydra; won gold in the one-time 1896 Olympic 100 m freestyle for sailors at Piraeus in 2:20.4.
Ioannis Melissanidis
Ioannis Melissanidis (Ιωάννης Μελισσανίδης), Greek artistic gymnast born 1977 in Germany; won floor exercise gold at Atlanta 1996 with 9.850, first Greek Olympic gymnastics gold since 1896, plus 1994 Worlds silver and European titles.
Ioannis Mitropoulos
Ioannis Mitropoulos (Ιωάννης Μητρόπουλος), Greek gymnast born 1874 in Athens, Ethnikos GS; won rings gold at the 1896 Athens Olympics by split decision confirmed by Prince George, plus team parallel bars bronze.
IOC Ethics Commission
The IOC Ethics Commission is the International Olympic Committee's standing ethics body, created in 1999 after the Salt Lake City bid bribery scandal to investigate complaints.
IOC Executive Board
The IOC Executive Board is the executive organ of the International Olympic Committee, responsible for administering the IOC between Sessions; it was founded in 1921 and has 15 members.
IOC Session
The IOC Session, the general meeting of International Olympic Committee members, is the IOC's supreme organ whose decisions are final; it convenes at least once a year.
IOC-recognised international federations
IOC-recognized international federations are international sports federations recognized by the International Olympic Committee whose sports are not on the Olympic program, including netball, korfball, sumo, and orienteering.