National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland

The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland

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Country/Region	Iceland
Code	ISL
Created	1912
Recognized	1935
Continental Association	EOC
Headquarters	Reykjavik, Iceland
President	Larus L. Blöndal
Secretary General	Liney Rut Halldorsdottir
Website	www.olympic.is

The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland (Icelandic: Íþrótta- og Ólympíusamband Íslands) (abbreviated ÍSÍ) is the National Olympic Committee representing Iceland, and the highest authority for sporting activity in the country. The main tasks of the ÍSÍ are to promote, coordinate and organize sporting activities in Iceland, as well as to promote the development of sport, as well as public sport events. The ÍSÍ was created in 1997 when the Icelandic Sports Federation (est. 1912) and Olympic Committee of Iceland merged. The ÍSÍ has organized many popular pulic annual sporting events such as marathons and cycle to work schemes.