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Arne Haukvik
Arne Haukvik (12 February 1926 – 21 August 2002) was a Norwegian sports official for IL i BUL and politician for the Centre Party and the Pensioners Party. He is best known for founding the Bislett Games. As a politician, he was a four-term member of Oslo city council and a one-term member of the Parliament of Norway. Professional life and sports He was born in Sauherad as a son of farmers Halvor Haukvik (1894–1969) and Gunhild Røste (1898–1977). He was a brother of politician Olav Haukvik. The village he grew up in was Hjuksebø. He attended folk high school before finishing his secondary education in 1948, and taking commerce school in 1950. He also served in the Independent Norwegian Brigade Group in Germany. He worked as a bookseller from 1950 to 1952, then various jobs in the United States until 1955 before returning to bookselling. From 1961 to 1963 he was a sales manager in the publishing house Det Norske Samlaget, before becoming a sales consultant in Centra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Track And Field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events. Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running and racewalking. The foot racing events, which include sprints, middle- and long-distance events, racewalking, and hurdling, are won by the athlete who completes it in the least time. The jumping and throwing events are won by those who achieve the greatest distance or height. Regular jumping events include long jump, triple jump, high jump, and pole vault, while the most common throwing events are shot put, javelin, discus, and hammer. There are also "combined events" or "multi events", such as the pentathlon consisting of five events, heptathlon consisting of seven events, and decathlon consisting of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norsk Rikstoto
The Norsk Rikstoto (lit. 'Norwegian National Tote') is a foundation that supervises parimutuel betting on animal racing in Norway. It was established on 24 September 1982 by the Norwegian Trotting Association and the Norwegian Jockey Club to run a tote board, totalizator game named V6. Norsk Tipping administered most such games until 1993, when Norsk Rikstoto took over. In 1996 the foundation received responsibility, financial and administrative, for all such games. It also runs the television channel Rikstoto Direkte. Animal racing in Norway is limited to Horse racing, equine racing; there are eleven tracks for harness racing and one track, Øvrevoll Galoppbane, for Horse gait#Gallop, gallop. The state provides a legal framework, but claims 3.7% of Norsk Rikstoto's gross annual turnover in fees. Chairman of the board is Silvija Seres, and CEO is Camilla Garmann. The organizational headquarters are at Bjerke (borough), Bjerke, Oslo. References External linksOfficial site ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Skiing Federation
The Norwegian Ski Federation ( no, Norges Skiforbund) is headquartered in Oslo, Norway and is the national representative of the International Ski Federation. Founded on 21 February 1908, it covers the skiing disciplines of alpine, cross-country, freestyle, Nordic combined, ski jumping, and snowboarding. The organization is also involved in the promotion of skiing in Norway, cooperating with the Association for the Promotion of Skiing. The current president is Tove Moe Dyrhaug, and vice president is Aage Schaanning. See also * Norway national alpine ski team References External links * {{National Members of the International Ski Federation Norway Ski Ski Ski A ski is a narrow strip of semi-rigid material worn underfoot to glide over snow. Substantially longer than wide and characteristically employed in pairs, skis are attached to ski boots with ski bindings, with either a free, lockable, or partia ... Skiing organizations * Organisations based in Oslo Sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Relay
A road is a linear way for the conveyance of traffic that mostly has an improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians. Unlike streets, the main function of roads is transportation. There are many types of roads, including parkways, avenues, controlled-access highways (freeways, motorways, and expressways), tollways, interstates, highways, thoroughfares, and local roads. The primary features of roads include lanes, sidewalks (pavement), roadways (carriageways), medians, shoulders, verges, bike paths (cycle paths), and shared-use paths. Definitions Historically many roads were simply recognizable routes without any formal construction or some maintenance. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) defines a road as "a line of communication (travelled way) using a stabilized base other than rails or air strips open to public traffic, primarily for the use of road motor vehicles running on their own wheels", whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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