The European Week of Sport begins this week, running from September 23–30 across more than 30 countries. In Iceland, the initiative is coordinated by the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland with support from the European Union. The campaign, now in its 10th year, aims to promote sports …
British endurance swimmer Ross Edgley made history today, becoming the first person to swim around the entire coastline of Iceland. He completed the 115-day journey when he came ashore in Nauthólsvík, Reykjavík, greeted by cheering supporters. “This has been absolutely incredible and will be hard to ever top! But …
Húsavík football team Völsungur has recived the Equal Rights Award of the Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ) for working towards gender equality in the sport. The award was annonced this Saturday at the 74th national congress of KSÍ. “For years, the sports club Völsungur has worked towards the goal …
The new Húsavík Ski Area at Reyðarárhnjúkur is now open 6 days a week. The area was formally opened on December 28 last year after the ski lift from Skálamelur had been moved to the new area that offers snow earlier in the fall and longer into the spring. …
The local sports club Völsungur has received a grant from the Ministry of Education and Culture for their project to set up two beach volleyball pitches in Húsavík. The two volleyball pitches were set up last year. The Ministry granted the sports club half a million króna. According to Kjartan Páll Þórarinsson, …
Völsungur women’s volleyball team picked up their first win of the season, in a five-set thriller against Afturelding in Húsavík Sports Hall today. Völsungur were able to outlast Afturelding and take the match, 3-2. Both teams had won two sets coming into set five. Völsungur trailed early in the …
Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, Húsavík Golf Club has introduced plans for construction of new club house, and asks municipality to assist in financing. The current 96 square meter club house was built in 1979. A formidable nine hole course, crossing streams and navigating awkward slopes, the golf …
The National Boccia Championships will be held in Húsavík this weekend. This is not the first time Húsavík plays host to the championships, as it was also held in Húsavík in 1995. With around 200 participants, including athletes, officials and operational staff, the National Boccia Championships is one of the …
A little over one year after sensationally knocking England out of Euro 2016, Iceland has qualified for the World Cup for the first time, following a 2 to 0 win over Kosovo at Laugardalsvöllur stadium in Reykjavík. Needing victory to guarantee top spot in European qualifying Group I, goals …
The Children’s Weekend Sports, known in Icelandic as Íþróttaskólinn and offered to kids ages 2 to 6 by local sports club Völsungur, will return this winter on Saturday mornings at the Húsavík Sports Hall. The popular weekend activity has been organized and coached by Áslaug Guðmundsdóttir and Unnar Þór …
