Recognition Disclaimer
Where we stand, stated plainly
Ambition and honesty belong together. This page states exactly what the Global Skimboarding Federation is today, what it is not, and what it is building toward.
The Disclaimer
Our official statement on recognition
The Global Skimboarding Federation is not currently recognized by the International Olympic Committee, the International World Games Association, or any national Olympic committee. References to the World Games and the Olympic Games describe GSF's long-term development ambitions and the governance, international participation, and competition structures GSF is working to build. They do not imply current recognition, sanctioning, or endorsement.
Global Skimboarding Federation · applies wherever the Federation's Olympic and World Games ambitions are mentioned
Why We Say This
The architecture of a mature federation, with the honesty of a young one
GSF deliberately follows the architecture of mature international federations: an integrity hub, membership structure, education pathways, adaptive programs, competition standards and governance. That is how a sport earns its place in international athletics.
But architecture is not the same as arrival. GSF is early in its development, and we will always be transparent about that. Where a program is still being built, we mark it "In Development". Where recognition has not been granted, we say so plainly, as this page does. The Federation's credibility rests on that discipline.
What Recognition Requires
The foundations GSF is building
Recognition within the international sports movement is earned over years, through demonstrated governance, genuine international participation and credible competition. GSF is building those foundations now:
- Nonprofit governance, transparency and accountable leadership
- National organizations across the globe, toward 75 countries united
- Internationally consistent competition standards, rules, judging and rankings
- An adaptive skimboarding division and pathway
- An integrity policy framework: safeguarding, ethics, inclusion and clean sport education
The Long Game
Recognition is earned. We intend to earn it.
Every member, every national organization and every fairly judged contest is a step toward skimboarding's place in international sport. Join the Federation and help build the case.