Secretary-General Marius H. Johannessen
NORWAY – Today it is 100 years since The Norwegian Association of University Sports was founded. The anniversary was celebrated on November 1st with a seminar followed by a gala dinner. The seminar was opened by the Norwegian Minister of Culture and Church affairs, Thorhild Widvey, followed by the President of the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports, Børre Rognlien.
NSI 100 years participants
NSI’s president Line Møllerop then welcomed all the 140 guests, including several former presidents. Kjell Jortveit who attended the first Universiade in Turin 1959, and Lars Fredheim who attended the founding of EUSA in Vienna 1999 were among them. Also former employees and board members were invited and attended the celebration together with current board members of member organizations.
Thorhild Widvey, Line Møllerop & Børre Rognlien
Secretary-General Marius Johannessen held a lecture on university sports in Norway dating back to the founding of the first University Sports club in 1882, the founding of the association on December 5th, 1913 and important events during its 100 years. He also presented the new logo for the association, which is based on the original logo used from 1913 to 2004.
(Source: Karl Olav Haaland,NSI, Board Member – Photos by Håvard Schei)