{"id":6932,"date":"2019-06-19T11:16:22","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T11:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isf.fo\/?page_id=6932"},"modified":"2022-09-15T10:09:33","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T10:09:33","slug":"faroese-confederation-of-sports-olympic-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/isf.fo\/en\/faroese-confederation-of-sports-olympic-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Faroese Confederation of Sports &#038; Olympic\u00a0Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d21ockg4ri0hhk.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/30191915\/Faroe-Islands-Brochure-v8_2022_final-1.pdf\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7259\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10044 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/d21ockg4ri0hhk.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/30191915\/Faroe-Islands-Brochure-v8_2022_final-1-pdf-700x990.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"905\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 640px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 640\/905;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Faroese Confederation of Sports &amp; Olympic\u00a0Committee<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Who We Are<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Faroese Confederation of Sports &amp; Olympic Committee [FCSOC] was formed in 1939 and our Olympic Committee in 1982. The FCSOC is run by the Executive Board consisting of (pr. 23.08.22):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Elin He\u00f0insd\u00f3ttir Joensen &#8211; President<\/li>\n<li>Magnus Tausen &#8211; Vice President<\/li>\n<li>John Kj\u00e6r &#8211; Member<\/li>\n<li>Anna Maria Toftegaard &#8211; Member<\/li>\n<li>Kerstin Laks\u00e1foss &#8211; Member<\/li>\n<li>H\u00e1vard Vatnhamar &#8211; Athletes Board<\/li>\n<li>Petur Mitt\u00fan &#8211; Secretary General<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>What We Do<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong>The FCSOC is funded by the Faroese Government and \u00cdtr\u00f3ttarvedding (the Faroese Lottery). The majority of the FCSOC\u2019s budget goes towards supporting its 24 sports associations with over 100 sports clubs, ranging from grass roots through to elite sport, and anti-doping. The FCSOC also oversees a comprehensive athlete\/coach development system as well as significant investment in sports facilities.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, we provide strategic leadership concerning the Faroe Islands\u2019 relationship with international sports organisations such as the International Olympic Committee, the European Olympic Committees, International Federations [we are currently recognised by eight and are actively working to grow this number], and the International Island Games Association.<\/p>\n<p>We also lead the Faroe Islands\u2019 campaign for Olympic recognition.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Our Case for Olympic Recognition<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong>The Faroe Islands has been a self-governing region of the Kingdom of Denmark since 1948 and the only way \u2013 at least for now \u2013 that our athletes can compete in the Olympic Games is as part of the Danish National Olympic Committee.<\/p>\n<p>This situation means our athletes are in an Olympic no-man\u2019s land. For a few weeks every four years, they have to compete under a different flag. This is heart breaking for them.<\/p>\n<p>Against this confusing backdrop, the FCSOC is leading a campaign to secure Olympic recognition for the Faroe Islands \u2013 an ambition our nation has held for more than 40 years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d21ockg4ri0hhk.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/30191916\/Faroe-Islands-Brochure-v8_2022_final.pdf\">Please click here to read our Olympic Recognition campaign brochure<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can follow our campaign via @FaroeOlympic<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Sport in the Faroe Islands<br \/>\n<\/u><\/strong>Sport is a way of life in the Faroe Islands with 1 in 3 of the population members of sports clubs while 86% of children on the Faroe Islands actively participate in organised sport.<\/p>\n<p>We are proud that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All sport on the islands is self-funded<\/li>\n<li>We have 20 sports halls, 18 pools (including a 50m), two athletics tracks, 22 full scale football pitches and more than 100 FIFA pitches (smaller pitches with artificial grass) to serve the population of 51,000<\/li>\n<li>51 million Euro has been invested in sporting facilities since 2002<\/li>\n<li>An additional 55 million Euro is now committed to sports facilities by 2025, taking total overall investment since 2002 to 106 million Euro.<\/li>\n<li>Future developments include the completion of the National Football Stadium, along witha new 50m swimming pool and multisport facilities in the capital T\u00f3rshavn. \u00a0Other planned facilities include a dual purpose football and athletics stadium in Klaksv\u00edk, a new 25m pool in Runavik, and an 18-hole golf course on Streymoy \u2013 the first on the Faroe Islands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faroese Confederation of Sports &amp; 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