Olympic Council of Asia

Olympic Council of Asia
Formation 1982
Type Sports federation
Headquarters Kuwait City, Kuwait
Membership
45 National Olympic Committees
Official language
English
President
 Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-SabahKuwait
Website ocasia.org

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is a governing body of sports in Asia, currently with 45 member National Olympic Committee. The current president is Sheikh Fahad Al-Sabah. The oldest NOC is from Japan and the Philippines, recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1911; whereas East Timor is the newest, joining in 2003. The headquarters of OCA are located at Kuwait City.

OCA Presidents

S. No. Name Country Term
1. H.E. Sheikh Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah  Kuwait 16th November 1982 - 2nd August 1990
2. H.E. Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah  Kuwait 2nd August 1990 - Till Date

OCA Executive Board

Designation Name Country
President H. E. Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah  Kuwait
Vice-Presidents Major General Dr. Charouck Arirachakaran  Thailand
Mr. Timothy Fok  Hong Kong
Lieutenant-General Syed Arif Hasan  Pakistan
H. E. Sheikh Isa Bin Rashed Al Khalifa  Bahrain
Mr. Temirkhan Dosmukhambetov  Kazakhstan
Mr. Tsunekazu Takeda  Japan
Prof. Dr. Hoàng Vĩnh Giang  Vietnam
Mr. Sapardurdy Toylyyev  Turkmenistan
Mr. Yu Ziaqing  China
Mrs. Rita Sri Wahyusih Subowo  Indonesia
Executive Members HRH Prince Haji Surfi Bolkiah  Brunei
Mr. Mirabror Usmanov  Uzbekistan
Mr. Kioumars Hashemi  Iran
Mr. Raad Hammoudi Salman Al-Dulaimi  Iraq
Director General & Technical Director Mr. Husain A H Z Al-Musallam  Kuwait

OCA Honorary Members

Designation Name Country
Honorary Life Vice-Presidents Raja Randhir Singh  India
Mr. Jizhong Wei  China
Honorary Vice-President Mr. Hemasiri Fernando  Sri Lanka
Honorary Members Mr. Zhang Jilong  China
Mr. Habib Abdul Nabi Yousuf Macki  Oman
General Souhail Khoury  Lebanon

OCA Committees

Committee Chairman/Chairperson Country
OCA Rules Committee Sheikh Talal Fahad Ahmed Al-Sabah  Kuwait
OCA Women and Sports Committee Mrs. Natalya Sipovich  Kazakhstan
OCA Advisory Committee Mr. Ng Ser Miang  Singapore
OCA Piece Through Sport Committee His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Hussein  Jordan
OCA Athletes Committee Mr. Koji Murofushi  Japan
OCA Sports Environment Committee Mr. Kyung-Sun Yu  South Korea
OCA Medical Committee Dr. Mani Jegathesan  Malaysia
OCA Sports for All Committee Brigadier General Mowaffak Joumaa  Syria
OCA Media Committee Mr. Charles King Chiu Lo  Macau
OCA Finance Committee Dr. Kevin Kuo-I Chen  Chinese Taipei
OCA Culture Committee Mr. Mohammad A. Alkamali  United Arab Emirates
OCA Entourage Committee Mr. Moon Dae-sung  South Korea
OCA Education Committee His Royal Highness Prince Abdullah bin Musa'ed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud  Saudi Arabia
OCA Coordination Committee Mr. Tsunekazu Takeda  Japan
OCA Ethics Committee Mr. Wei Jizhong  China
OCA Information & Statistics Committee Dr. Demchigjav Zagdsuren  Mongolia
OCA International Relations Committee His Royal Highness Prince Dasho Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck  Bhutan
OCA Sports Committee Mr. Song Luzeng  China

Member countries

In the following table, the year in which the NOC was recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is also given if it is different from the year in which the NOC was created. The NOC for Macau, China is recognized by the OCA, but is not recognized by the IOC and does not compete in the Olympic Games. Also, OCA includes NOC of Taiwan, Palestine, Hong Kong.

Nation Code National Olympic Committee Created Ref.
 Afghanistan AFG Afghanistan National Olympic Committee 1935/1936 [1]
 Bahrain BRN Bahrain Olympic Committee 1978/1979 [2]
 Bangladesh BAN Bangladesh Olympic Association 1979/1980 [3]
 Bhutan BHU Bhutan Olympic Committee 1983 [4]
 Brunei BRU Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council 1984 [5]
 Cambodia CAM National Olympic Committee of Cambodia 1983/1994 [6]
 China CHN Chinese Olympic Committee 1910/1979 [7]
 Hong Kong, China HKG Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China 1950/1951 [8]
 India IND Indian Olympic Association 1927 [9]
 Indonesia INA Indonesian Olympic Committee 1946/1952 [10]
 Iran IRI National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran 1947 [11]
 Iraq IRQ National Olympic Committee of Iraq 1948 [12]
 Japan JPN Japanese Olympic Association 1911/1912 [13]
 Jordan JOR Jordan Olympic Committee 1957/1963 [14]
 Kazakhstan KAZ National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan 1990/1993 [15]
 North Korea PRK Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1953/1957 [16]
 South Korea KOR Korean Olympic Committee 1946/1947 [17]
 Kuwait KUW Kuwait Olympic Committee 1957/1966 [18]
 Kyrgyzstan KGZ National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan 1991/1993 [19]
 Laos LAO National Olympic Committee of Lao 1975/1979 [20]
 Lebanon LIB Lebanese Olympic Committee 1947/1948 [21]
 Macau, China MAC Macau Sports and Olympic Committee 1989 [22]
 Malaysia MAS Olympic Council of Malaysia 1953/1954 [23]
 Maldives MDV Maldives Olympic Committee 1985 [24]
 Mongolia MGL Mongolian National Olympic Committee 1956/1962 [25]
 Myanmar MYA Myanmar Olympic Committee 1947 [26]
   Nepal NEP Nepal Olympic Committee 1962/1963 [27]
 Oman OMA Oman Olympic Committee 1982 [28]
 Pakistan PAK Pakistan Olympic Association 1948 [29]
 Palestine PLE Palestine Olympic Committee 1931/1995 [30]
 Philippines PHI Philippine Olympic Committee 1911/1929 [31]
 Qatar QAT Qatar Olympic Committee 1979/1980 [32]
 Saudi Arabia KSA Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee 1964/1965 [33]
 Singapore SGP Singapore National Olympic Council 1947/1948 [34]
 Sri Lanka SRI National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka 1937 [35]
 Syria SYR Syrian Olympic Committee 1948 [36]
 Chinese Taipei TPE Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee 1960 [37]
 Tajikistan TJK National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan 1992/1993 [38]
 Thailand THA National Olympic Committee of Thailand 1948/1950 [39]
 Timor-Leste TLS National Olympic Committee of Timor-Leste 2003 [40]
 Turkmenistan TKM National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan 1990/1993 [41]
 United Arab Emirates UAE United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee 1979/1980 [42]
 Uzbekistan UZB National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan 1992/1993 [43]
 Vietnam VIE Vietnam Olympic Committee 1976/1979 [44]
 Yemen YEM Yemen Olympic Committee 1971/1981 [45]

OCA includes transcontinental country Kazakhstan, but do not include Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey although they are located in Asia. Also, Russia was not included although majority of its land lies in Asia.They are members of European Olympic Committee.

Former members

Nation Code National Olympic Committee Created Ref.
 Israel ISR Olympic Committee of Israel 1933/1952 [46]

Israel was a member of the Asian Games Federation, but was excluded from the Olympic Council of Asia upon its re-incorporation in 1981, due to the Arab–Israeli conflict. Israel is now a member of European Olympic Committees (EOC).

Events of the OCA

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Afghanistan | Afghanistan National Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
  2. ↑ "Bahrain | Bahrain Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
  3. ↑ "Olympic Games Medals, Results, Sports, Athletes | Medailles, Resultats, Sports et Athletes des Jeux Olympiques". olympic.org. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  4. ↑ "Bhutan | Bhutan Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org. 8 August 2008.
  5. ↑ "Brunei Darussalam | Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
  6. ↑ "Cambodia | National Olympic Committee of Cambodia | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org. 8 August 2008.
  7. ↑ "People's Republic of China | Chinese Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
  8. ↑ "Hong Kong, China | Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
  9. ↑ "India | Indian Olympic Association | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
  10. ↑ "Indonesia | Komite Olimpiade Indonesia | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
  11. ↑ "Olympic Games Medals, Results, Sports, Athletes | Medailles, Resultats, Sports et Athletes des Jeux Olympiques". olympic.org. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  12. ↑ "Iraq | National Olympic Committee of Iraq | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
  13. ↑ "Japan | Japanese Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
  14. ↑ "Olympic Games Medals, Results, Sports, Athletes | Medailles, Resultats, Sports et Athletes des Jeux Olympiques". olympic.org. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  15. ↑ "Kazakhstan | National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
  16. ↑ "Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
  17. ↑ "Republic of Korea | Korean Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
  18. ↑ "Olympic Games Medals, Results, Sports, Athletes | Medailles, Resultats, Sports et Athletes des Jeux Olympiques". olympic.org. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  19. ↑ "Kyrgyzstan | National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
  20. ↑ "Lao People's Democratic Republic | National Olympic Committee of Lao | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
  21. ↑ "Lebanon | Lebanese Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org. 8 August 2008.
  22. ↑ "Member NOCs - Macau, China". Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
  23. ↑ "Malaysia | Olympic Council of Malaysia | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
  24. ↑ "Olympic Games Medals, Results, Sports, Athletes | Medailles, Resultats, Sports et Athletes des Jeux Olympiques". olympic.org. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  25. ↑ "Olympic Games Medals, Results, Sports, Athletes | Medailles, Resultats, Sports et Athletes des Jeux Olympiques". olympic.org. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  26. ↑ "Myanmar (ex Burma until 1989) | Myanmar Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
  27. ↑ "Olympic Games Medals, Results, Sports, Athletes | Medailles, Resultats, Sports et Athletes des Jeux Olympiques". olympic.org. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  28. ↑ "Oman | Oman Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org. 8 August 2008.
  29. ↑ "Pakistan | Pakistan Olympic Association | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
  30. ↑ "Palestine | Palestine Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org. 8 August 2008.
  31. ↑ "Philippines | Philippine Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
  32. ↑ "Qatar | Qatar Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
  33. ↑ "Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
  34. ↑ "Olympic Games Medals, Results, Sports, Athletes | Medailles, Resultats, Sports et Athletes des Jeux Olympiques". olympic.org. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  35. ↑ "Olympic Games Medals, Results, Sports, Athletes | Medailles, Resultats, Sports et Athletes des Jeux Olympiques". olympic.org. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  36. ↑ "Syrian Arab Republic | Syrian Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
  37. ↑ "Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
  38. ↑ "Tadjikistan | National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
  39. ↑ "Olympic Games Medals, Results, Sports, Athletes | Medailles, Resultats, Sports et Athletes des Jeux Olympiques". olympic.org. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  40. ↑ "Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste | Comitê Olímpico Nacional de Timor-Leste | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
  41. ↑ "Olympic Games Medals, Results, Sports, Athletes | Medailles, Resultats, Sports et Athletes des Jeux Olympiques". olympic.org. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  42. ↑ "United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
  43. ↑ "Uzbekistan | National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
  44. ↑ "Vietnam | Vietnam Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
  45. ↑ "Olympic Games Medals, Results, Sports, Athletes | Medailles, Resultats, Sports et Athletes des Jeux Olympiques". olympic.org. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
  46. ↑ "Israel | The Olympic Committee of Israel | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org.
  47. 1 2 3 "OCA to consider calendar changes". OCA's official website. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  48. ↑ "Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games". Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

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