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Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports

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Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports
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The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports (Norwegian: Norges idrettsforbund og olympiske og paralympiske komité; NIF), commonly known as the Norwegian Sports Confederation (Norwegian: Norges idrettsforbund) 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.[3] The current president is Zaineb Al-Samarai.

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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

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The presidents before 1940:[4]

Centralforeningen 18611910

Norges Riksforbund for Idræt 19101919

Norges Landsforbund for Idræt 19191940

Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund 19241940

Rød Sport 19311934

  • 1931– Oscar Hansen

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.[5]

NIF 19461996

Norges Olympiske Komite 19651996

Norges Idrettsforbund og Olympiske Komite 19962007

Norges Idrettsforbund og Olympiske og Paralympiske Komite 2007

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