Olympic Council of Asia

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 NOCs are from Japan and the Philippines, recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1911; whereas East Timor is the newest, joining in 2003.

Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)
MottoEver Onward
Formation16 November 1982
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersKuwait City, Kuwait
Membership
45 National Olympic Committees
Official language
English
President
Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah
WebsiteOCAsia.org

The headquarters of the OCA is located at Kuwait City, Kuwait.

History

In 1948, during the 1948 Summer Olympics, Asian National Olympic Committees (NOCs) decided to organize the Asian Games. The following year the Asian Games Federation was organized leading to the establishment of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) in New Delhi on 16 November 1982. The International Olympic Committee recognized the OCA within the same year.[1]

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 is recognized by the OCA, but is not recognized by the IOC and does not compete in the Olympic Games. The OCA also includes the NOCs of Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong and Palestine.

Nation/RegionCodeNational Olympic Committee (NOC)Ref.
NOC nameEstablishedIOC recognition
 Afghanistan AFG Afghanistan National Olympic Committee 19351936 [2]
 Bahrain BRN Bahrain Olympic Committee 19781979 [3]
 Bangladesh BAN Bangladesh Olympic Association 19791980 [4]
 Bhutan BHU Bhutan Olympic Committee 1983 [5]
 Brunei BRU Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council 1984 [6]
 Cambodia CAM National Olympic Committee of Cambodia 19831994 [7]
 China CHN Chinese Olympic Committee 19101979 [8]
 East Timor TLS National Olympic Committee of East Timor 2003 [9]
 Hong Kong HKG Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China 19501951 [10]
 India IND Indian Olympic Association 1927 [11]
 Indonesia INA Indonesian Olympic Committee 19461952 [12]
 Iran IRI National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran 1947 [13]
 Iraq IRQ National Olympic Committee of Iraq 1948 [14]
 Japan JPN Japanese Olympic Committee 19111912 [15]
 Jordan JOR Jordan Olympic Committee 19571963 [16]
 Kazakhstan KAZ National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan 19901993 [17]
 North Korea PRK Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 19531957 [18]
 South Korea KOR Korean Sport & Olympic Committee 19461947 [19]
 Kuwait KUW Kuwait Olympic Committee 19571966 [20]
 Kyrgyzstan KGZ National Olympic Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic 19911993 [21]
 Laos LAO National Olympic Committee of Lao 19751979 [22]
 Lebanon LBN Lebanese Olympic Committee 19471948 [23]
 Macau MAC Macau Sports and Olympic Committee 1989 [24]
 Malaysia MAS Olympic Council of Malaysia 19531954 [25]
 Maldives MDV Maldives Olympic Committee 1985 [26]
 Mongolia MGL Mongolian National Olympic Committee 19561962 [27]
 Myanmar MYA Myanmar Olympic Committee 1947 [28]
   Nepal NEP Nepal Olympic Committee 19621963 [29]
 Oman OMA Oman Olympic Committee 1982 [30]
 Pakistan PAK Pakistan Olympic Association 1948 [31]
 Palestine PLE Palestine Olympic Committee 19311995 [32]
 Philippines PHI Philippine Olympic Committee[note 1] 19111929 [33]
 Qatar QAT Qatar Olympic Committee 19791980 [34]
 Saudi Arabia KSA Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee 19641965 [35]
 Singapore SGP Singapore National Olympic Council 19471948 [36]
 Sri Lanka SRI National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka 1937 [37]
 Syria SYR Syrian Olympic Committee 1948 [38]
 Chinese Taipei TPE Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee 1960 [39]
 Tajikistan TJK National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan 19921993 [40]
 Thailand THA National Olympic Committee of Thailand 19481950 [41]
 Turkmenistan TKM National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan 19901993 [42]
 United Arab Emirates UAE United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee 19791980 [43]
 Uzbekistan UZB National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan 19921993 [44]
 Vietnam VIE Vietnam Olympic Committee 19761979 [45]
 Yemen YEM Yemen Olympic Committee 19711981 [46]

OCA includes the transcontinental country of Kazakhstan, but does not include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia or Turkey although they are located wholly or partly in Asia. Also, Russia was not included although the majority of its territory lies in Asia. These countries opted to join the European Olympic Committees.

Former members
NationCodeNational Olympic Committee (NOC)Ref.
NOC nameEstablishedIOC recognition
 Israel ISR Olympic Committee of Israel 19331952 [47]

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) instead.

Administration

List of presidents
No.NameNOCTerm
1.Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Kuwait16 November 1982 – 2 August 1990
ActingRoy de Silva Sri Lanka2 August 1990 – 1 July 1991
2.Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah Kuwait1 July 1991 – present

Executive board
DesignationNameNOCEntryNote
PresidentAhmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah Kuwait1991
Honorary Life Vice-PresidentsWei Jizhong China1991Ethics Committee
Raja Randhir Singh India2015Coordination Committee
Vice-PresidentsCharouck Arirachakaran Thailand1995South East Asia
Timothy Fok Hong Kong, China1999East Asia
Tsunekazu Takeda Japan19992026 Asian Games
Syed Arif Hasan Pakistan2007South Asia
Yu Zaiqing China2015ANOC
Song Luzeng China20152020 Asian Beach Games and 2022 Asian Games
Timur Kulibayev Kazakhstan2016Central Asia
Thani Abdulrahman Al Kuwari Qatar2019West Asia
Umid Akhmatdjanov Uzbekistan2019Children of Asia Games
Honorary Vice-PresidentsHemasiri Fernando Sri Lanka2003
Rita Sri Wahyusih Subowo Indonesia2015
MembersTalal Al-Fahad Ahmad J Al-Sabah KuwaitN/ARules Committee
Natalya Sipovich KazakhstanN/A
Kevin Kuo-I Chen Chinese TaipeiN/A
Jefri Bolkiah BruneiN/A
Mowaffak Joumaa SyriaN/ASports for All Committee
Charles Lo Keng Chio MacauN/ASports for All Committee
Hoàng Vĩnh Giang Vietnam2007
Ng Ser Miang Singapore2007Advisory Committee
Kyung-Sun Yu South Korea2007Sports Environment Committee
Faisal bin Hussein Jordan2007Peace Through Sport Committee
Souhail Khoury Lebanon2007
Koji Murofushi Japan2007Athletes Committee
Demchigjav Zagdsuren Mongolia2015Information & Statistics Committee
Raad Hammoudi Salman al-Dulaimi Iraq2015
Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck Bhutan2015International Relations Committee
Moon Dae-sung South Korea2015
Azat Muradov Turkmenistan2019
Ya'rub Qahtan AL Busaidi Oman2019
Hayat Abdulaziz Al Khalifa Bahrain2019Women and Sports Committee
Rustam Emomali Tajikistan2019
Taha Al Kishry Oman2019
Reza Salehi Amiri Iran2019
Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Saud Saudi Arabia2019Education Committee
Patama Leeswadtrakul Thailand2019Culture Committee
Ajmal Ghani Afghanistan2019
Ryu Seung-min South Korea2019Entourage Committee
Director General & Technical DirectorHusain A H Z Al-Musallam Kuwait1982

Source:[48]

Committees
CommitteeChairpersonNOC
OCA Rules CommitteeTalal Fahad Ahmed Al-Sabah Kuwait
OCA Women and Sports CommitteeNatalya Sipovich Kazakhstan
OCA Advisory CommitteeNg Ser Miang Singapore
OCA Peace Through Sport CommitteeFaisal bin Hussein Jordan
OCA Athletes CommitteeKoji Murofushi Japan
OCA Sports Environment CommitteeYu Kyung-sun South Korea
OCA Medical CommitteeMani Jegathesan Malaysia
OCA Sports for All CommitteeMowaffak Joumaa Syria
OCA Media CommitteeCharles King Chiu Lo Macau, China
OCA Finance CommitteeKevin Kuo-I Chen Chinese Taipei
OCA Culture CommitteeMohammad A. Alkamali United Arab Emirates
OCA Entourage CommitteeMoon Dae-sung South Korea
OCA Education CommitteeAbdullah bin Musa'ed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Saudi Arabia
OCA Coordination CommitteeTsunekazu Takeda Japan
OCA Ethics CommitteeWei Jizhong China
OCA Information and Statistics CommitteeDemchigjav Zagdsuren Mongolia
OCA International Relations CommitteeJigyel Ugyen Wangchuck Bhutan
OCA Sports CommitteeSong Luzeng China

Honorary Life Members
DesignationNameCountry
Honorary Life PresidentHH Maharadhiraj Yadavindra Singh India
Jorge B. Vargas Philippines
HH Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX Indonesia
General Praphas Charusathien Thailand
Chang Key-yong South Korea
Air Chief Marshal Dawee Chullasapya Thailand
Malik Meraj Khalid Pakistan
Raja Bhalindra Singh India
Sheikh Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Kuwait
Ryotaro Azuma Japan
HH Gholamreza Pahlavi Iran
Honorary Life Vice-PresidentChang Feng-hsu Chinese Taipei
A. De O. SA.ES Hong Kong, China
Dr. Yoshio Kuroda Japan

Tournaments organized

See also

Notes
  1. From 1911 to 1975, Philippines was represented by the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation (PAAF). In 1975, the Philippine Olympic Committee was established and replaced the PAAF.

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