National Olympic Committee (NOK) A
first
joint action of the Liechtenstein sports club, still pursuant to a private initiative, was the founding
of a National Olympic Committee in 1935, which made participation in the Olympic Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
and Berlin possible. After the Games, the committee was dissolved, since the NOK was of a purely formal
nature, until the Reigning Prince recommended in July 1937 that it be reconstituted and registered with
the authorities. Sports Advisory Council of the Government After
the commitments
expressed by the Government at the founding of the FLSV (Liechtenstein Sports Federation) and of the
NOK, athletes and functionaries hoped that financial support from the State would be as generous as
possible. The hopes were only partially fulfilled at first. The State itself was dealing with a tight
budget, and with these limited resources, it needed to satisfy needs that were doubtlessly more pressing
than sports. Since the founding of the National Sports Association, there had been calls
for a Sports Office, to be staffed full-time; at the urging of the National Sports Association, the
Government proceeded to establish a Sports Advisory Committee in 1964. It was brought into being by
the Act of 23 July 1964. The Law on the creation of a Liechtenstein sports foundation is dated the same
day. Liechtenstein Sports Promotion Foundation A
further institution
of Liechtenstein sports is the special patronage of the Liechtenstein Sports Promotion Foundation. The
FLSV and NOK established this foundation according to the Swiss model. The idea for the foundation came
from the Executive Sports Committee, which had always relied on private donors. Existing resources had
primarily been allocated to popular sports, clubs, and promotion of youth sports. What was missing was
an institution to promote elite sports. The founding of the "Liechtenstein Sports Promotion Foundation"
was proposed, to which about 20 individuals from business and private life would belong. The foundation
document was signed on 6 July 1974. The current sports
bodies In the spring
of 1992, the Liechtenstein Olympic Sports Federation (LOSV) was created by merging - the
FLSV (Liechtenstein Sports Federation),
- the LOK (Liechtenstein
Olympic Committee), and
- the
SLSH (Liechtenstein Sports Promotion Foundation).
With
the entry into force of the Sports
Act on 1 April 2000, the Government established the "Government Sports Commission". It is
the successor of the Sports Advisory Council founded in 1964. |
 The National Olympic Committee
in 1936: (from left to right) Fritz Thöny, Hans Ritter, Dr. Josef Hoop,
Woldemar von Falz-Fein, Alexander Frick, Xaver Frick, Eduard von
Falz-Fein
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