international federation of curling

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governing body international sports federation

The international federation of curling is the global governing body responsible for overseeing and promoting the sport of curling worldwide, including setting rules and organizing major international competitions.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
World Curling Federation	21
International Curling Federation	3
international federation of curling canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1291023 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: international federation of curling
Context triple: [Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations, includes, international federation of curling]

A. International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation is the global governing body for international ice hockey, responsible for organizing major tournaments like the Ice Hockey World Championships and overseeing the sport’s rules and development worldwide.
B. Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations
The Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations is an umbrella organization that brings together the global governing bodies of the Olympic winter sports to coordinate policies, events, and representation within the Olympic Movement.
C. International Ski and Snowboard Federation
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation is the global governing body responsible for overseeing and organizing international competitions in skiing and snowboarding disciplines.
D. Union Académique Internationale
The Union Académique Internationale is a global federation of national academies dedicated to advancing collaborative research and publications in the humanities and social sciences.
E. International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is the global governing body responsible for overseeing the Olympic Movement and staging the modern Olympic Games.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: international federation of curling
Target entity description: The international federation of curling is the global governing body responsible for overseeing and promoting the sport of curling worldwide, including setting rules and organizing major international competitions.

A. International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation is the global governing body for international ice hockey, responsible for organizing major tournaments like the Ice Hockey World Championships and overseeing the sport’s rules and development worldwide.
B. Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations
The Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations is an umbrella organization that brings together the global governing bodies of the Olympic winter sports to coordinate policies, events, and representation within the Olympic Movement.
C. International Ski and Snowboard Federation
The International Ski and Snowboard Federation is the global governing body responsible for overseeing and organizing international competitions in skiing and snowboarding disciplines.
D. Union Académique Internationale
The Union Académique Internationale is a global federation of national academies dedicated to advancing collaborative research and publications in the humanities and social sciences.
E. International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is the global governing body responsible for overseeing the Olympic Movement and staging the modern Olympic Games.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	governing body ⓘ international sports federation ⓘ
abbreviation	WCF ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ
develops	officiating standards for curling umpires and referees ⓘ technical standards for curling equipment ⓘ
encourages	grassroots development of curling ⓘ youth participation in curling ⓘ
formerName	International Curling Federation ⓘ linked to: international federation of curling
foundedBy	curling associations of Scotland, Canada, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, United States ⓘ
governs	international curling rules ⓘ
hasMemberFederations	national curling associations ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Perth, Scotland ⓘ
inception	1966 ⓘ
legalForm	non-profit organization ⓘ
memberOf	Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations ⓘ linked to: Global Association of International Sports Federations
monitors	compliance with curling rules by member associations ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ
organizes	annual world curling championships ⓘ qualification events for Olympic curling ⓘ qualification events for Paralympic wheelchair curling ⓘ
overseesCompetition	World Junior Curling Championships ⓘ World Men’s Curling Championship ⓘ World Mixed Curling Championship ⓘ World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship ⓘ World Senior Curling Championships ⓘ World Wheelchair Curling Championship ⓘ World Women’s Curling Championship ⓘ
promotes	development of curling worldwide ⓘ
recognizedBy	International Olympic Committee ⓘ
regionServed	worldwide ⓘ
renamedFrom	International Curling Federation ⓘ linked to: international federation of curling
renamedIn	1990 ⓘ
responsibleFor	international ranking systems in curling ⓘ qualification systems for Olympic curling ⓘ qualification systems for Paralympic wheelchair curling ⓘ qualification systems for world curling championships ⓘ
role	global governing body for curling ⓘ
setsRulesFor	Olympic curling tournaments ⓘ Paralympic wheelchair curling tournaments ⓘ international curling competitions ⓘ
sportDiscipline	winter sport ⓘ
sportGoverned	curling ⓘ mixed doubles curling ⓘ wheelchair curling ⓘ
website	https://worldcurling.org ⓘ
worksWith	National Olympic Committees ⓘ organizing committees of major championships ⓘ

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Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations → includes → international federation of curling ⓘ

World Curling Federation → formerName → International Curling Federation ⓘ

subject linked to: international federation of curling