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By:</strong> <a href="#olympic_council">Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)</a><br /> <br /><a href="#wako">World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO)</a><br /><strong>Member</strong>: GAISF and <a href="#iwga">International World Games Association (IWGA)</a><br /> [Under <a href="#international_olympic_committee">International Olympic Committee (IOC)]</a></p> <p> </p> <p>“<strong>National Kickboxing Federation N. G. (WAKO INDIA)”</strong> is the sole governing body in India to control and develop Kickboxing sport and the <strong>only country member</strong> of “Asian Confederation: <em>Asian Kickboxing Confederation</em> (WAKO ASIA)” [website: <a href="http://www.wakoasia.com]">www.wakoasia.com]</a> and “World Federation - <em>World Association of Kickboxing Organizations</em> (WAKO IF)” [website: <a href="http://www.wakoweb.com]">www.wakoweb.com]</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong><a name="wako" id="wako">INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION</a></strong><strong>: </strong></p> <p><strong>WAKO (IF) MEMBER OF SPORTACCORD AND INTERNATIONAL WORLD GAMES ASSOCIATION (IWGA) WHICH ARE RECOGNIZED ORGANIZATIONS OF</strong> <strong>INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC)</strong></p> <p>“<strong>World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO IF)”</strong> is the only sole international kickboxing federation member of SportAccord (formally known as GAISF) and International World Games Association (IWGA).</p> <p><strong>About WAKO (IF):</strong><br /> World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO IF) officially considerate as governing body of Kickboxing sport in the World. WAKO can count on more than 118 affiliated national kickboxing federation/associations among which more than 85 are officially recognized by either their National Olympic Committees or by their Government Sport Authorities. WAKO “KICKBOXING” is included in SportAccord World Combat Games as official sport since 2010 which are held under the patronage of IOC.