The organisations of sport
In Denmark the Ministry of Culture is the ministry responsible for sport, because in Denmark both elite sport and sport for all are considered to be an important feature of the cultural landscape. The Danish government, however, interferes very little in sports matters. Danish sport is based on freedom of association and is a very independent and autonomous sector.
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Badminton is played by both elite and sport for all athletes. |
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The main organisations are:
The National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark (DIF)
DIF is the umbrella organisation of 56 national federations and has app. 1.6 million members distributed on app. 11,000 clubs. DIF is also responsible for Danish participation at the Olympic Games.
The National Federations
These are the governing bodies of their respective sports at elite as well as sport for all level, and their activities are international as well as national and regional.
The Danish Gymnastics and Sports Association (DGI)
DGI has more than 1.3 million members distributed across over 5,300 clubs. The work of DGI is based on the regional level through their 24 county associations. DGI has 12 sports on its programme, but clubs which do not make use of DGI activities can still join as members. DGI operates with multi-disciplinary sports clubs as members. Multi-disciplinary sports clubs consist of an umbrella club with a number of associate sections or independent clubs which organise each their sport. Most often it is the total number of members of all sections or clubs under the umbrella club which the DGI counts as members, whereas it is the individual sections or clubs under the umbrella club which are members of the national federations and thus DIF.
The Danish Association of Company Sport
This organization organises sports activities for company teams and the Danish Elite Sports Institution "Team Denmark".
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