Nature of the International Sumó Federation
With the understanding of the Continental Sumó Federations and of the National Sumó
Federations of its member countries, the International Sumó Federation (IFS) uses the
Japan Sumó Federation as the base for its activities.
The Japan Sumó Federation is a sporting body affiliated to the Japanese Olympic
Committee and the Japan Amateur Sports Association.
The IFS has close ties to the Ministry of Education and to the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, both of which have given their support to the World Sumó Championships
every year since they were first held.
The two Ministries have also provided the IFS with every assistance in mounting a
range of programs for everything from youth development through the dispatch of
teams of wrestlers overseas and the popularization of sumó to the welcoming of teams
of foreign wrestlers to Japan.
