Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports logo |
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| National Olympic Committee | |
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| Country | Norway |
| Code | NOR |
| Created | 1861 |
| Continental Association |
EOC |
| Website | www.idrett.no |
Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports division: Idrett for funksjonshemmede logo |
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| National Paralympic Committee | |
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| Country | Norway |
| Code | NOR |
| Created | 1 January 2008 |
| Continental Association |
EPC |
| Website | idrett.no/tema/funksjonshemmede/ |
The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports is the umbrella organization for sport in Norway. It is the largest volunteering organization in Norway, with more than 2 million members, and 12000 sports clubs, in 19 region confederatons and 56 national federations.[1] The current president is Tove Paule.
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.
The presidents before 1940:[2]
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]
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