International Archery Federation

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archery governing body international sports federation

The International Archery Federation is the global governing body responsible for overseeing and regulating the sport of archery worldwide.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
World Archery Federation	3
Fédération Internationale de Tir à l’Arc	2
World Archery	2
International Archery Federation canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3528772 — 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 Archery Federation
Context triple: [Lausanne, hosts, International Archery Federation]

A. International Amateur Athletic Federation
The International Amateur Athletic Federation, now known as World Athletics, is the global governing body responsible for overseeing and regulating the sport of athletics, including track and field, road running, and race walking.
B. 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.
C. Olympic Council of Asia
The Olympic Council of Asia is the governing body responsible for overseeing and promoting multi-sport events and Olympic-related activities among Asian nations.
D. IBSA
IBSA is the abbreviation for the International Bible Students Association, a religious organization historically associated with early Jehovah’s Witnesses and Bible study activities.
E. international federation of biathlon
The International Federation of Biathlon is the global governing body responsible for overseeing and regulating the sport of biathlon worldwide, including organizing major international competitions and setting official rules.
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 Archery Federation
Target entity description: The International Archery Federation is the global governing body responsible for overseeing and regulating the sport of archery worldwide.

A. International Amateur Athletic Federation
The International Amateur Athletic Federation, now known as World Athletics, is the global governing body responsible for overseeing and regulating the sport of athletics, including track and field, road running, and race walking.
B. 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.
C. Olympic Council of Asia
The Olympic Council of Asia is the governing body responsible for overseeing and promoting multi-sport events and Olympic-related activities among Asian nations.
D. IBSA
IBSA is the abbreviation for the International Bible Students Association, a religious organization historically associated with early Jehovah’s Witnesses and Bible study activities.
E. international federation of biathlon
The International Federation of Biathlon is the global governing body responsible for overseeing and regulating the sport of biathlon worldwide, including organizing major international competitions and setting official rules.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archery governing body ⓘ international sports federation ⓘ
abbreviation	FITA ⓘ WA ⓘ
aim	development of archery worldwide ⓘ standardization of archery rules and equipment at international level ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	FITA ⓘ Fédération Internationale de Tir à l’Arc ⓘ linked to: International Archery Federation World Archery Federation ⓘ linked to: International Archery Federation
changedNameTo	World Archery Federation ⓘ linked to: International Archery Federation
collaboratesWith	International Paralympic Committee ⓘ
continentOfHeadquarters	Europe ⓘ
countryOfHeadquarters	Switzerland ⓘ
foundedInYear	1931 ⓘ
foundingCountry	Poland ⓘ
foundingLocation	Lviv ⓘ linked to: Lwów
governsSport	archery ⓘ
hasMemberType	continental archery association ⓘ national archery federation ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Lausanne, Switzerland ⓘ
maintains	world archery rankings ⓘ
membershipScope	global ⓘ
nameChangeEffectiveYear	2011 ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ French ⓘ
originalName	Fédération Internationale de Tir à l’Arc ⓘ linked to: International Archery Federation
overseesEvent	World Archery Championships ⓘ World Archery Field Championships ⓘ World Archery Indoor Championships ⓘ World Cup in archery ⓘ
publishes	World Archery Rulebook ⓘ
recognizedBy	International Olympic Committee ⓘ
role	global governing body for archery ⓘ organizes international archery competitions ⓘ oversees Olympic archery events in cooperation with the IOC ⓘ regulates international archery rules ⓘ
scope	worldwide ⓘ
setsRulesFor	barebow archery ⓘ compound archery ⓘ field archery ⓘ indoor archery ⓘ para archery ⓘ linked to: U.S. Paralympics Para-archery recurve archery ⓘ
shortName	World Archery ⓘ linked to: International Archery Federation
sportDiscipline	3D archery ⓘ field archery ⓘ para archery ⓘ target archery ⓘ

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