Swedish Sports Confederation
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 in 1903. Its present chairman, since 2005, is Karin Mattsson Weijber.
Tasks
According 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 givernmental grants to sports
Member organisations
Specialised sports federations affiliated to the Swedish Sports Confederation:[3]
- Swedish American Football Federation
- Swedish Archery Association*
- Swedish Athletic Association*
- Swedish Automobile Sports Federation
- Swedish Aviation Sports Federation
- Swedish Badminton Association*
- Swedish Bandy Association
- Swedish Baseball and Softball Federation*
- Swedish Basketball Federation*
- Swedish Biathlon Federation*
- Swedish Billiard Association
- Swedish Bobsleigh and Luge Association*
- Swedish Boule Federation
- Swedish Bowling Federation
- Swedish Boxing Federation*
- Swedish Budo Federation
- Swedish Canoe Federation*
- Swedish Canoe Sailing Association
- Swedish Casting Federation
- Swedish Association for Company Sports
- Swedish Climbing Association
- Swedish Curling Association
- Swedish Cycling Federation*
- Swedish Dancesport Federation
- Swedish Deaf Sports Federation
- Swedish Sports Organization for the Disabled and Swedish Paralympic Committee
- Swedish Equestrian Federation*
- Swedish Fencing Federation*
- Swedish Figure Skating Association*
- Swedish Floorball Federation
- Swedish Football Association*
- Swedish Frisbee Disc Association
- Swedish Golf Federation
- Swedish Gymnastics Federation*
- Swedish Handball Federation*
- Swedish Hockey Association*
- Swedish Ice Hockey Association*
- Swedish Ice Sailing Association
- Swedish Judo Union*
- Swedish Military Sports Federation*
- Swedish Minigolf Federation
- Swedish Motorcycle Federation
- Swedish Orienteering Federation
- Swedish Powerboat Association
- Swedish Powerlifting Federation
- Swedish Rowing Federation*
- Swedish Rugby Union
- Swedish Sailing Association*
- Swedish School Sports Federation
- Swedish Sport Shooting Association*
- Swedish Skating Association*
- Swedish Ski Association*
- Swedish Sled Dog Racing Association
- Swedish Squash Rackets Association
- Swedish Student Sports Federation
- Swedish Swimming Federation*
- Swedish Table Tennis Association*
- Swedish Taekwondo Federation
- Swedish Tennis Association*
- Swedish Triathlon Federation
- Swedish Tug of War Federation
- Swedish Underwater Federation
- Swedish Varpa Association
- Swedish Walking Association*
- Swedish Water Ski Federation
- Swedish Weightlifting Federation*
- Swedish Volleyball Association*
- Swedish Wrestling Federation*
* Also member of the Swedish Olympic Committee.
List of presidents
The Confederation has had the following presidents:[4]
- Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf (later Gustaf VI Adolf), -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-
References
- ↑ Kanotförbundet
- ↑ The Confederation's old website
- ↑ The Confederation's old website
- ↑ "Idrottshistoria i punkter" (in Swedish). Swedish Sports Confederation. Retrieved 1 July 2009.