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 on 31 May 1903. Its present chairman, since 2015, is Björn Eriksson.

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 governmental grants to sports

Member organisations

Specialised 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

The 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

In 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

The 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

^ 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.