The Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale (FSFI) - or, in English, the International Women's Sports Federation - was founded in October 1921 because of the unwillingness of existing sports organisations, such as the International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...

 and the International Amateur Athletics Federation, to let women compete in sports, particularly at an international level. Between 1922 and 1934, it organised the Women's World Games

Women's World Games

The Women's World Games were held four times between 1922 and 1934. They were established by Alice Milliat and the Fédération Sportive Féminine Internationale to compensate for the lack of women's sports at the Olympic Games.-1922 Women's Olympics:...

 on four occasions. Although the FSFI collapsed in about 1936 without having achieved most of its goals, its activities, and the potential threat it posed to the IOC and IAAF, led to the inclusion of women's athletics events in the Olympic Games

Olympic Games

The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...

from 1928 onwards and the organisation of women's athletics championships at international level by the IAAF.