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The executive committee of the Faroese Confederation of Sports (ÍSF) has revived the tradition of awarding a certificate of honour to someone who has done a great deal of voluntary work. The certificate is named after the first president of ÍSF, Poul E. Petersen, also known as Ítróttar-Poul. The honour was first awarded in 2001 and 2002, and then again in 2004. Unfortunately, it then lapsed once more.
The greatest honour you can receive for voluntary work has been given to our Gutti. We are proud and delighted, not least because our sense of justice is surging through us.
Recognising that we in athletics have many enthusiasts who do great work day in, day out, FÍF also wanted to take part in putting forward candidates for this great honour. That the choice fell on Guttorm Sørensen was probably to be expected. Gutti has served both Treysti and FÍF faithfully ever since these organisations first saw the light of day, and he still does.
“The skipper calls through the wheelhouse window…..” – but he himself is also both on deck and in the engine room.
At ÍSF’s annual general meeting on Saturday morning, the winner was announced, and we at FÍF were delighted and proud, because the winner was none other than our Gutti. A few weeks ago, Solby Kristiansdóttir and Leivur Fredriksen from 3-2 at Kringvarpið set out to make a profile of Gutti. Because Gutti had been nominated for this certificate of honour, they have held off a little on showing the profile. But now that this has been settled, some of it will probably be added to the profile, which will be shown on 3-2 this Monday evening.
It was an honour in itself to accept the honour on Gutti’s behalf. Elin Heðinsdóttir, president of ÍSF, places great value on voluntary work. She put particular emphasis on this in her speech when she opened Ólavsøka last year.
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