- Norwegian Athletics Association
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The Norwegian Athletics Association (Norwegian: Norges Friidrettsforbund, NFIF) is the national governing body for the sport of athletics in Norway, including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking. The association is a member of the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports, and a member of the International Association of Athletics Federations and European Athletics.
The association was founded on 1 May 1896 as Norsk Idrætsforbund. Until the formation of Norges Orienteringsforbund in 1945, NFIF also organized orienteering.[1][2]
References
- ^ Bryhn, Rolf. "Norges Fri-idrettsforbund" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Norges_Fri-idrettsforbund. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ^ "Organisasjon" (in Norwegaian). Norges Friidrettsforbund. http://www.friidrett.no/organisasjon/Sider/default.aspx. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
Categories:- Sports governing bodies in Norway
- 1896 establishments in Norway
- Organisations based in Oslo
- Athletics in Norway
- National governing bodies for athletics
- Orienteering in Norway
- Norwegian organisation stubs
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