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Swedish Sports Confederation

Field	Value
name	Swedish Sports Confederation
native name	Riksidrottsförbundet
abbrev	RF
logo	File:Riksidrottsforbundet logo.svg
founded
headquarters	Idrottens hus, Stockholm
chairman	Anna Iwarsson
url	rf.se
countryflag	SWE

The Swedish Sports Confederation (, RF) is the umbrella organisation of the Swedish sports movement founded in 1903. Through its member organisations, it has three million members in 22,000 clubs. Its present chair, since 2024, is Anna Iwarsson.

The Swedish Sports Confederation has its offices at Idrottens hus by Skanstull in Stockholm.

History

Foundation

The Swedish Sports Confederation was founded at the Royal Central Gymnastics Institute on 31 May 1903 under the name Svenska Gymnastik- och Idrottsföreningarnas Riksförbund (). 35 sports clubs were present at the founding meeting for the organisation that soon organised itself as a confederation of specific sports governing bodies. The first chairman of the board was Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf.

2018 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.

Admission of esports

The Swedish Sports Confederation held a vote on admitting esports into the federation with a negative result. 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.

Karl-Erik Nilsson

UEFA vice-president Karl-Erik Nilsson was elected chair of the organisation in early 2023, but left after only half a year after UEFA had admitted Russian youth teams to their tournaments.

Tasks

According to the website, their tasks are to:

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:

Air Sports Federation
Association for American Football, Flag Football and Hockey
Archery Association*
Athletics Federation
Automobile Sports Federation
Badminton Sweden
Bandy Association
Baseboll, Softboll and Lacrosse Federation
Basketball Federation
Biathlon Federation
Billiards Federation
Bowling Federation
Boxing Federation
Budo & Martial Arts Federation
Canoe Federation
Casting Federation
Cheerleading Federation
Climbing Federation
Federation for Company Sport
Cricket Federation
Curling Federation
Cycling Federation
Dancesport Federation
Dart Federation
Deaf Sports Federation
Equestrian Federation
Esport Federation
Fencing Federation
Figure Skating Association
Floorball Federation
Football Association
Frisbeesport Federation
Functional Fitness Federation
Golf Association
Gymnastics Federation
Handball Federation
Ice Hockey Association
Ice Sailing Association
Icelandic Horse Association
Judo Federation
Karate Association
Military Sports Federation
Minigolf Federation
Motorsport Federation
Orienteering Federation
Padel Federation
Parasports Federation
Petanque Federation
Powerlifting Federation
Rowing Federation
Rugby Union
Sailing Federation
School Sports Federation
Shooting Sport Federation
Skateboard Federation
Skating, Sliding and Rolling Sports Federation
Ski Association
Federation of Sleddog Sports
Sportsdiving Federation
Squash Federation
Swimming Federation
Table Tennis Association
Taekwondo Union
Tennis Federation
Triathlon Federation
Tug of War Federation
University Sport Federation
Varpa Federation
Volleyball Federation
Waterski & Wakeboard Federation
Weightlifting Federation
Wrestling Federation : also member of the Swedish Olympic Committee

Further on, the confederation is organised into 19 districts.

Chairpeople

The Confederation has had the following chairpeople:

Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf (later Gustaf VI Adolf; 1904-1933)
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 (2015–2023)
Karl-Erik Nilsson (2023)
Anna Iwarsson (acting, 2023–2024)
Anna Iwarsson (2024–present)

References

[http://www.kanot.com/files/%7B8D0039E6-92AC-4156-843C-16DBD4E38D4B%7D.pdf Kanotförbundet]{{Dead link. (June 2018)
"Kontakt". Swedish Sports Confederation.
(1943). "Riksidrottsförbundet. Den svenska idrottens huvudorganisation". Nordisk familjeboks förlag.
"Idrottsrörelsens utveckling". Swedish Sports Confederation.
(15 May 2018). "Swedish sports body says anti-doping unit hit by hacking attack". [[Reuters]].
(22 June 2021). "The International may move from Sweden due to visa issues". Reuters.
(17 September 2021). "Valve moves Dota 2 International to Romania, adds mask-and-vax rules".
"The Confederation's old website". Swedish Sports Confederation.
"Idrottskontakter". Swedish Sports Confederation.
"Nationellt förbund—Engelskt namn". Swedish Sports Confederation.
"Våra distrikt". Swedish Sports Confederation.
"Idrottshistoria i punkter". Swedish Sports Confederation.
(6 October 2023). "RF-ordföranden avgår efter Rysslandskritiken". Svenska Dagbladet.
"Anna Iwarsson vald till ordförande". Swedish Sports Confederation.

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