Norwegian Judo Federation

The Norwegian Judo Federation (Norwegian: Norges Judoforbund - NJF) is the national federation of judo in Norway. The chairman is Vibeke Thiblin (since 2009) and the deputy chairman is Harald Monsen. The Norwegian Judo Federation was founded in 1967. The organisation's headquarters are in Oslo. It is an affiliate of the International Judo Federation.

Overview

In 2002 the Norwegian Judo Federation started training Afghan judokas under an exchange program with the Afghan Judo Federation established that year with the federation slogan "Judo for Peace". What began as a modest effort took on a big scale as increasingly more Afghan children and teenagers enrolled in the training program, the demand rising further. The project's objective also included giving priority to the underprivileged girls and women of Afghanistan, who showed equal interest and enthusiasm to their male counterparts. The result was a historic first: Freba Razzey became the first ever Afghan female to participate in an Olympic competition (in 2004)..[1]

Besides organizing international exchange programs, the Norwegian Judo Federation, a member of both the European Judo Union[2] and the International Judo Federation (IJF), has been actively participating in international conventions. In 2010, it participated in the "Judo for Peace Event" hosted by the IJF in Jaipur, India.[3]

Organization

Chairmen of the NJF

1967–1969 Torkel Sauer
1970 Jon Døhl
1971–1972 Atle Lundsrud
1972-1973 Gunnar Foss
1974 Per Ingvoldstad
1975–1976 Odd Johnsen
1977–1979 Rune Neraal
1980–1983 Jan Frank Ulvås
1984–1986 Lars Nicolay Hvardal
1987–1991 Bjarne Heimdal
1991–1994 Arild Sand
1994–1999 Erik Otto Jacobsen
1999–2003 Alf Birger Rostad
2003–2009 Jan Eirik Schiøtz
2009–2014 Vibeke Thiblin

Norwegian judoka

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Norwegian Judo Federation is fighting for peace". Norges Judoforbund. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Member States of the European Judo Union". European Judo Union. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Judo for Peace Commission News". International Judo federation. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

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