The Swedish Sports Confederation (Swedish: Riksidrottsförbundet, RF) is the umbrella organisation of the Swedish sports movement. Through its member organisations, it has three million members in 22,000 clubs.[1] The Confederation was formed on 31 May 1903. Its present chairman, since 2015, is Björn Eriksson.
Tasks
editAccording to the website, their tasks are to:[2]
- Speak on behalf of the united sports movement in contacts with politicians, the government and other institutions/organisations
- Coordinate the sports movement in fields like research and development
- Provide service in areas where these cannot or don't want to build up their own competence
- In certain areas act in place of the government, e g through distributing governmental grants to sports
Member organisations
editSpecialised sports federations affiliated to the Swedish Sports Confederation:[3]
- American Football Federation
- Archery Association*
- Athletic Association*
- Automobile Sports Federation
- Aviation Sports Federation
- Badminton Association*
- Bandy Association
- Baseball and Softball Federation*
- Basketball Federation*
- Biathlon Federation*
- Billiard Association
- Bobsleigh and Luge Association*
- Boule Federation
- Bowling Federation
- Boxing Federation*
- Budo & Martial Arts Confederation
- Canoe Federation*
- Canoe Sailing Association
- Casting Federation
- Association for Company Sports
- Climbing Association
- Cricket Federation
- Curling Association
- Cycling Federation*
- Dancesport Federation
- Darts Federation
- Deaf Sports Federation
- Parasports Federation
- Equestrian Federation*
- Fencing Federation*
- Figure Skating Association*
- Floorball Federation
- Football Association*
- Frisbee Disc Association
- Golf Federation
- Gymnastics Federation*
- Handball Federation*
- Hockey Association*
- Ice Hockey Association*
- Ice Sailing Association
- Judo Union*
- Military Sports Federation*
- Minigolf Federation
- Motorcycle Federation
- Orienteering Federation
- Powerboat Association
- Powerlifting Federation
- Ringette Association
- Rowing Federation*
- Rugby Union
- Sailing Federation*
- School Sports Federation
- Sport Shooting Federation*
- Skating Association*
- Ski Association*
- Sled Dog Racing Association
- Squash Federation
- Student Sports Federation
- Swimming Federation*
- Sex Federation
- Table Tennis Association*
- Taekwondo Federation
- Tennis Association*
- Triathlon Federation
- Tug of War Federation
- Underwater Federation
- Varpa Association
- Walking Association*
- Water Ski Federation
- Weightlifting Federation*
- Volleyball Federation*
- Wrestling Federation*
* Also member of the Swedish Olympic Committee
List of presidents
editThe Confederation has had the following presidents:[4]
- Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf (later Gustaf VI Adolf), unknown-1933
- Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, 1933–1947
- Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland, 1947–1991
- Arne Ljungqvist, 1991–2001
- Gunnar Larsson, 2001–2005
- Karin Mattsson Weijber, 2005–2015
- Björn Eriksson, 2015–present
Hacking
editIn 2018, the Swedish Sports Confederation reported the Russian-linked group Fancy Bear was responsible for an attack on its computers, targeting records of athletes' doping tests.[5]
Esports
editThe Swedish Sports Confederation held a vote on admitting esports into the federation with a negative result.[6] This had an adverse effect on the Dota 2 esports event The International 2020, which was originally planned to be hosted at the Avicii Arena in Stockholm before being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Because the event could not be covered by the exemptions from pandemic restrictions in the country that other sporting events had, it was moved to Romania in 2021.[7]
References
edit- ^ Kanotförbundet[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Confederation's old website". Archived from the original on 2008-12-25. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
- ^ "Idrottskontakter" (in Swedish). Swedish Sports Confederation. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
- ^ "Idrottshistoria i punkter" (in Swedish). Swedish Sports Confederation. Archived from the original on 8 June 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ^ Johnson, Simon; Swahnberg, Olof (May 15, 2018). Pollard, Niklas; Lawson, Hugh (eds.). "Swedish sports body says anti-doping unit hit by hacking attack". Reuters.
- ^ "The International may move from Sweden due to visa issues". Reuters. 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
- ^ Haske, Steve. "Valve moves Dota 2 International to Romania, adds mask-and-vax rules". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
External links
edit- Riksidrottsförbundet (in Swedish)