Ballooning

Ballooning events were contested at the 1900 Exposition Universelle alongside the Olympic Games, so in some record books one will see ballooning events considered part of the 1900 Olympics. Ballooning has never appeared at any other Olympic Games, does not have an independent international federation recognized by the International Olympic Committee, and will not be on the Olympic Programme anytime soon.

However, it does have the FAI Ballooning Commission within the FAI (Fédération Aéronautique Internationale), which also calls itself the World Air Sports Federation. The federation was created on 14 October 1905, in Paris, with founding members from eight countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States. The organization is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). As of 2024, the federation has 86 active members, 8 associate members, 7 affiliate members, and 7 temporary members.