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LIECHTENSTEIN
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Chief of State : Pr Hans-Adam II
Head of Government : Mr Klaus Tschütscher
Minister/ Secretary of State/ Chairman of agency responsible for sports : Mr Hugo Quaderer
Chairman of the National Olympic Committee : Mr Leo Kranz
Chairman of the National Sports Confederation : Mr Leo Kranz
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Land surface : 160 km²
Population : 0,03 million
Capital : Vaduz
Language : German
Currency : Swiss franc
GDP per capita ($PPP) : $ 141’000/inh (2008)
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Budget of State (2009):
· Earning : CHF 835 mio
· Spending : CHF 726 mio
Budget of the ministry responsible for sports : CHF 4,5 mio
Principal financing source for sport : State
National sports federations : 42
Sports people member of a club : 15’000
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National and international political priorities in the sports sector (2011)
From a political point the state of Liechtenstein promotes sport in the context of health and socio-professional integration. In addition the state provides infrastructure and provides financial support to communities to build sports facilities and ensures their lives through financial assistance.
For school sport, the Government is promoting physical activity with dominant athletic and educational to emphasize the notion of sport effort. In the background, the purpose of school sport is to develop classes in addition to sports volunteers’ classes and special sporting events such as sports camps and sports days.
All this is complemented by the very important and excellent program "Youth and Sport", produced in cooperation with Switzerland which is an agreement of April 8, 1981.
Another sports sector is funded by the government: high performance sport. The pride of the state is the success of many elite athletes compared with the number of athletes.
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Organisation of sport in the country (2011)
The government is at the top of the organization's public sport. Inside the government, the Minister of Sport is responsible for all matters concerning sport and establishes national sports policies.
Are attached to the state associations and committees, including the Olympic committee. He participated to the organization of elite-level and more precisely the Olympic sport.
The Office of Youth and Sport, is implementing government decisions, but also the program "Youth and Sport."
Last but not least, the school office with theirs activities must be indicated as full player in the organization of sports and public education policies in sport.
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Results of the last Olympic Games
Summer Games (Beijing, 2008)
Total of available medals: 0
Total of won medals: 0 ( … th by gold ranking)
Gold: 0; Silver: 0; Bronze: 0
Winter Games (Vancouver, 2010)
Total of available medals : 0
Total of won medals: 0 ( … th by gold ranking)
Gold: 0 ; Silver: 0 ; Bronze: 0
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World champion in 2011 (including non olympic sport):
European champion (in 2011):
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Links :
Ministère : www.llv.li/amtsstellen/llv-rfl-sport/
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Comité National Olympique : www.losv.li/
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Sports director :
Mr. Jakob Büchel
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Contact APES :
Name : Johann Pingitzer
Tittle : lic.iur.
Adress :
Peter-kaiser-platz 1
9490 Vaduz
LIECHTENSTEIN
Tel. : 00 423 236 60 44
Fax : 00 423 236 61 84
E-Mail : johann.pingitzer@rfl.llv.li
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