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Olympic Council of Asia

Countries with one or more members are in green
Formation 1982
Type Sports federation
Headquarters Kuwait City, Kuwait
Membership 45 National Olympic Committees
Official languages English
President Sheikh Fahad Al-Sabah
Vice President Mohammad Aliabadi
Website ocasia.org

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is a governing body of sports in Asia, currently with 45 member National Olympic Committees. The current president is Sheikh Fahad Al-Sabah. The oldest NOC is from Japan and 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.

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Member countries [edit]

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.

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 Komite Olimpiade Indonesia 1946/1952 [10]
 Iran IRI National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran 1900 [11]
 Iraq IRQ National Olympic Committee of Iraq 1948 [12]
 Japan JPN Japanese Olympic Committee 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 1989/2009 [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 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 SIN 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]

Former members [edit]

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. Israel is now a member of European Olympic Committees (EOC).

Events of the OCA [edit]

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Afghanistan | Afghanistan National Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org. 
  2. ^ "Bahrain | Bahrain Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org. 
  3. ^ http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=BAN
  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. ^ http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=IRI
  12. ^ "Iraq | National Olympic Committee of Iraq | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org. 
  13. ^ "Japan | Japanese Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org. 
  14. ^ http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=JOR
  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. ^ http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=KUW
  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. ^ [1][dead link]
  23. ^ "Malaysia | Olympic Council of Malaysia | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org. 
  24. ^ http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=MDV
  25. ^ http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=MGL
  26. ^ "Myanmar (ex Burma until 1989) | Myanmar Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org. 
  27. ^ http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=NEP
  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. ^ http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=SIN
  35. ^ http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=SRI
  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. ^ http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=THA
  40. ^ "Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste | Comitê Olímpico Nacional de Timor-Leste | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org. 
  41. ^ http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=TKM
  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. ^ http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=YEM
  46. ^ "Israel | The Olympic Committee of Israel | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org. 
  47. ^ a b c "OCA to consider calendar changes". OCA's official website. 29 June 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2009. 

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