Swedish Sports Confederation

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The Swedish Sports Confederation (, RF) is the umbrella organisation of the Swedish sports movement. Through its member organisations, it has three million members in 22,000 clubs. 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:

Member organisations

Specialised sports federations affiliated to the Swedish Sports Confederation: • 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*

List of presidents

The Confederation has had the following presidents:

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.

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.

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