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Norwegian football stars building schools in Africa

Former Manchester United footballer Ole Gunnar Solskjær is one of several Norwegian footballers who now are concentrating on being a “schooligan” for Africa. + More

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Norwegian cycling picks up speed

Norwegian cycling is currently enjoying an upswing with interest in both the competitive sport and cycling for keeping fit rocketing over the past five years amongst young and old alike. + More

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Queen of the Alaskan wilderness

Sigrid Ekran of Norway is one of only a few women who have embarked on the world’s longest and most difficult sled dog race, Alaska’s Iditarod. She finished 24th in this year’s race. + More

The Cradle of Skiing

The cradle of skiing

In Norway the sport of skiing was a natural consequence of the country's mountainous topography and heavy winter snows. Modern skiing had its origins in the county of Telemark in the last century, but an ancient rock carving, at Rødøy in ... + More

Winter Sports

Winter sports in Norway

What do Norwegians do in winter while snow and ice cover large parts of their country? They go cross-country skiing, ski-jumping, downhill skiing. At weekends, during their holidays, after work. When the snow melts in the lowlands in ... + More

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