International Yoga Sports Federation

Yoga Sports are athletic competitions demonstrated by the beauty of demanding yoga postures and through the dedication, endurance and unyielding determination of the competitors. IYSF is working with several Yoga Federations around the world, to develop Yoga Sports in to an official Olympic Sport. Increased awareness of the sport of Yoga Asana will encourage existing practitioners to sharpen their skills through training, dedication, and devotion to the sport, and will inspire new practitioners.

IYSF is the international governing body for the sport of Yoga Asana worldwide. It iysf nytwas founded in 2003 in the city of Los Angeles, CA, USA by Rajashree Choudhury. IYSF aims to govern this organisation with the sole mission of promoting, unifying, and increasing interest in Yoga Asana globally.

IYSF governs the discipline of Yoga Asana and encourages yoga practitioners of all lineages, all ages, genders, and cultural backgrounds, to participate at a competition level.