Sports in Liechtenstein

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Sports is very important in Liechtenstein.

Popular sports:
In addition to individual sporting activities, Liechtenstein offers a wide range of opportunities to take advantage of clubs in many different types of sports.

Members in sports associations:
15,000 people in Liechtenstein are members of a sports association. This corresponds to 45% of the population. 1 in 240 people in Liechtenstein is president of a sports association.

Elite sports:
Liechtenstein has brought forth a number of internationally successful elite athletes. Liechtenstein has won a total of 11 Olympic medals, all in Alpine skiing.
World Championship medals were won in Alpine skiing, in Model Aircraft Flying (combustion engines3A), in Kickboxing, Cycling ans Wintertriathlon.

State and Private Sports Promotion
Since 2000 the Sports Act has been in force in Liechtenstein. This law aims at promoting sports in the interest of the development of the young, of public health, of leisure activities and physical fitness.

Sponsors and promoters of Liechtenstein sports are
- in the national public sector:
- the government with its institutions:

Sports Commission of the Government
Sports Office
Education Authority (school sports)

- the communities

- in the private sector:
- The Liechtenstein Olympic Sports Association (LOSV) as umbrella organisation of 42 sports associations and 128 sport clubs.
As an umbrella Organisation of associations and clubs, the LOSV has direct responsibilty for all issues connected with sports. The LOSV supports and advises the organisations in their activities and developments in favour of sports, provided that these meet the principles and standards in ethics. The LOSV is the national olympic committee (NOC) and responsible for the representation at Olympic Games and therefore also at the Games of the Small States of Europe.

Source:
www.en.losv.li
http://www.liechtenstein.li/en/eliechtenstein_main_sites/portal_fuerstentum_liechtenstein/fl-sport-sport.htm