Volkssport

Volkssport is the German word for "People's Sport", and synonymous with Breitensport, defined as "sporting activities without the goal to compete". Volkssport consists today of Hiking, Swimming, Cycling and Skiing.

In the USA, the American Volkssport Association AVA is the national chapter of the IVV. The British Walking Federation represents IVV in the UK.

Many of the modern Volkssport clubs are organised in the International People's Sports Federation - IVV . The term "Volkssport" does not denote closeness to Nazi ideology. As Volkssport at least since the end of WW1 has a strong international component, Neo-Nazis in fact are using other terms for their "sporting" activities, like Wehrsport (cf. Wehrsportgruppe Hoffmann).

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