About Us

World Sports Rankings

World Sports Rankings (WSR) is a platform evaluating the local and international sport policies and strategies implemented by National Sports Governing Bodies, sports leagues, National Olympic Committees, National Sports Federations and International Sports Federations.

WSR bases its services on scientific countries sport rankings, created by Nadim Nassif, Associate Professor in Physical Education and Sports from Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU). These rankings are updated on a yearly basis by the International Center for Sport Policy & Governance (ICSPG), a think tank hosted by NDU.

Our Team

Nadim Nassif

Founder

Associate professor of Physical Education and Sports, Department of Psychology, Education & Physical Education, Faculty of Humanities, Notre Dame University, Lebanon.

Andrew Alnghayoui

Data Analyst

More than 9 years of experience in sports data analytics, MBA Sports Management Graduate from UCAM (Murcia, Spain). B.E. in Mechanical Engineering at NDU, Lebanon.

Maya Gabriel

Project Assistant

Dual B.A. in Advertising and Marketing and in Physical Education and Sport at NDU, Lebanon. MSc. in Olympic Studies, Olympic Education, Organization and Management of Olympic Events. University of Peloponnese — Greece.

About the WRCES

The World Ranking of Countries in Elite Sport (WRCES) is a research-based annual ranking, started in 2014, aiming at evaluating the performances of all the countries having National Olympic Committees (NOCs) in all the sports recognized by SportAccord, and others, not yet recognized, but having a significant media popularity.

The WRCES attributes coefficients for each sport based on two variables:

• Popularity — to what extent a sport is covered in each country's sports media platforms
• Universality — how widely a sport is practiced around the world

Methodology

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