Peleş Sporting Association was an inter-war organization having as a goal the development of

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s and

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History

The organization was founded in 1923 by a group of sports promoters led by Ioan Dem. Dimăncescu and Decebal Mateescu (the first two presidents).prof. dr. Nicu Alexe și colectiv, ''Enciclopedia Educației Fizice și Sportului din România'',vol. I - , p.1008, vol.II - , p.51, Editura Aramis, București, 2002, The association was supported by

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City Hall, the 1st Mountain Troops Battalion, as well as by the members of the

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. The association had ski, sledges and bobsleigh sections targeting the following age categories: over 20 y.o. (category I), between 14-20 (category II) and below 14 (category III). Besides the promotion activity and winter sports start-up, Peleș Sporting Association organized a lot of official contests and national championships.Fl. Dacu, ''A IX-a reuniune de sporturi de iarnă dela Sinaia'', Ilustrația Săptămânală, Feb. 1924 The most famous sportsman trained by the association was Constantin Ciocoiu who won many of the ski, sledge and skeleton competitions between 1929 and 1940.

References

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