Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports

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The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (Template:Langx NIF), commonly known as the Norwegian Sports Confederation (Template:Langx) is the umbrella organization for sport in Norway. It is the largest volunteering organization in Norway, with more than 2 million members and 12,000 sports clubs in 19 region confederations and 54 national federations.[1] The current president is Zaineb Al-Samarai.

History

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Headquarters of the Norwegian Confederation of Sports

The organisation was founded in 1861 as Centralforeningen for Udbredelse af Legemsøvelser og Vaabenbrug, and has later changed its name several times. The current name dates from 2007.

Former presidents

The presidents before 1940:[2]

Centralforeningen 1861–1910

Norges Riksforbund for Idræt 1910–1919

Norges Landsforbund for Idræt 1919–1940

Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund 1924–1940

Rød Sport 1931–1934

During the German occupation of Norway

NLF and AIF were merged in September 1940, but the new organization was soon usurped by the Nazi authorities during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany.[3] Template:Expand list

NIF 1946–1996

Norges Olympiske Komite 1965–1996

Norges Idrettsforbund og Olympiske Komite 1996–2007

Norges Idrettsforbund og Olympiske og Paralympiske Komite 2007–

See also

References

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External links

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