National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland

National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland

Country/Region	Iceland
Code	ISL
Created	1912
Recognized	1935
Continental Association	EOC
Headquarters	Reykjavik, Iceland
President
Secretary General
Website	www.isi.is

The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland (Icelandic: Íþrótta- og Ólympíusamband Íslands) (abbreviated ÍSÍ) is the National Olympic Committee representing Iceland, and the highest authority for sporting activity in the country. The main tasks of the ÍSÍ are to promote, coordinate and organize sporting activities in Iceland, as well as to promote the development of sport, as well as public sport events. The ÍSÍ has organized many popular public annual sporting events such as marathons and cycle to work schemes.

History[]

ÍSÍ was founded on 28 January 1912 under the name Íþróttasamband Íslands (English: Sports Association of Iceland). In 1997 it merged with the Olympic Committee of Iceland (est. 1921) and was renamed as the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland.^[1]

List of presidents[]

Member federations[]

The Icelandic National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 21 Olympic Summer and three Winter Sport Federations and four Non-Olympic Sports Federations in Iceland.

Olympic Sport federations[]

Non-Olympic Sport federations[]

See also[]

• Iceland at the Olympics

References[]

External links[]

• Official website

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