Danish Sports Confederation

Danish Sports Confederation (DIF) unites the affiliated sports federations within Denmark’s national sports structure. The organization is both the umbrella sports body and the Danish Olympic Committee, thereby forming a link between club life and international Olympic sport.

A federation above the sports federations. In Denmark, various martial arts have their own federation, with its own technical and organizational structure. DIF brings these affiliated federations together within a broader national umbrella sports organization.

Boxing, wrestling, judo and jiu-jitsu, karate, taekwondo, and kickboxing each have a place in this landscape. The local club, the national sports federation, and the national umbrella organization form different layers of the same sports structure: training begins at the club, while the organization of the sport is also supported at the national level.

DIF also serves as Denmark's National Olympic Committee. This role gives the organization a second perspective alongside the affiliated sports federations: connecting Danish sport with the Olympic stage.

National representation - DIF unites the affiliated sports federations within the Danish sports structure.

Olympic role - The organization serves as the Danish Olympic Committee.

Sports federations as affiliated organizationsDIF is an umbrella organization for sports federations, not an individual martial arts club. Danmarks Bokse-Union and Dansk Kickboxing Forbund are among the federations that represent Danish martial arts within this nationwide structure.

Martial arts within the broader Danish sports landscape. DIF places individual sports federations within a shared national context. The various martial arts disciplines retain their own competition formats and federations while being part of a sports structure that extends beyond the ring or training mat.