The new strategy has been divided into three categories, with the first one setting the goal of creating competitions at every level.

"Safe sport" and "collaboration" are the titles of the other two categories as the SAIF aims to work with organisations and universities to fulfil its ambitions.

The SAIF was founded in 1913 by representatives from the biggest universities in Sweden.

It now boasts 98 member associations with around 44,000 students but wants to increase that tally despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

"This is a big challenge that the students haven't been at the universities, because they have been in their hometown and that many students have had lectures on distance," said SAIF President Astrid Wetterström.

"[In] addition to that there are also the restrictions."

The SAIF runs the Studentiaden which is held annually in different locations across Sweden and features sports including football, floorball and volleyball.

Wetterström said that the SAIF hoped to use the International Day of University Sport - an International University Sports Federation-endorsed event staged every year on September 20 - to attract new students.

"We will meet many new students that haven´t come in contact to the student sport life and that they will join our community," added Wetterström.