Olympic Council of Asia

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Coordinates: 29°20′55.0″N 48°05′23.3″E / 29.348611°N 48.089806°E / 29.348611; 48.089806

Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)
Olympic Council of Asia Logo.svg
Formation16 November 1982
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersKuwait City, Kuwait
Membership
45 National Olympic Committees
Official language
English
Acting President
Raja Randhir Singh
WebsiteOCAsia.org

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is a governing body of sports in Asia, currently with 45 member National Olympic Committees. The current Acting President is Raja Randhir Singh,[1] substituting Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah.[2]

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

History[]

The Olympic Council of Asia Hymn

In 1948, during the 1948 Summer Olympics, Asian National Olympic Committees (NOCs) decided to organize the Asian Games, under the auspices of Asian Games Federation. The following year the Asian Games Federation was organized. Decades later this would be reorganized and the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) was established in New Delhi on 16 November 1982. The International Olympic Committee recognized the OCA within the same year.[3]

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) together with the Asian Sports Federation (AESF) announced a new campaign for the upcoming 2022 Asian Games. The campaign, ‘Road to Asian Games’ will be officially organized by the AESF and aims to bring the Olympic spirit to eSports and introduce an education program for participating eSports athletes.[4]

Member nations[]

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. East Timor is the newest member, joining in 2003.

Nation Code National Olympic Committee President Created OCA Member IOC member Ref.
West Asia Zone
 Bahrain BRN Bahrain Olympic Committee Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa 1978 1979 Yes [5]
 Iran IRI National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran Reza Salehi Amiri 1947 Yes [6]
 Iraq IRQ National Olympic Committee of Iraq Raad Hammoudi 1948 Yes [7]
 Jordan JOR Jordan Olympic Committee Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein 1957 1963 Yes [8]
 Kuwait KUW Kuwait Olympic Committee Sheikh Fahad Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah 1957 1966 Yes [9]
 Lebanon LBN Lebanese Olympic Committee Jean Hammam 1947 1948 Yes [10]
 Oman OMA Oman Olympic Committee Sayyid Khalid bin Hamad Al Busaidi 1982 Yes [11]
 Palestine PLE Palestine Olympic Committee Jibril Mahmoud Muhammad Rajoub 1931 1995 Yes [12]
 Qatar QAT Qatar Olympic Committee Joaan bin Hamad 1979 1980 Yes [13]
 Saudi Arabia KSA Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee Turki Al-Sheikh 1964 1965 Yes [14]
 Syria SYR Syrian Olympic Committee Feras Mouala 1948 Yes [15]
 United Arab Emirates UAE United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum 1979 1980 Yes [16]
 Yemen YEM Yemen Olympic Committee Abdulrahman Alakwaa 1971 1981 Yes [17]
Central Asia Zone
 Afghanistan AFG Afghanistan National Olympic Committee Hafizullah Wali Rahimi 1935 1936 Yes [18]
 Kazakhstan KAZ National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan Timur Kulibayev 1990 1993 Yes [19]
 Kyrgyzstan KGZ National Olympic Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic Sharshenbek Abdykerimov 1991 1993 Yes [20]
 Tajikistan TJK National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomalii Rahmon 1992 1993 Yes [21]
 Turkmenistan TKM National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow 1990 1993 Yes [22]
 Uzbekistan UZB National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan Umid Akhmatdjanov 1992 1993 Yes [23]
South Asia Zone
 Bangladesh BAN Bangladesh Olympic Association Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq 1979 1980 Yes [24]
 Bhutan BHU Bhutan Olympic Committee Prince Dasho Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck 1983 Yes [25]
 India IND Indian Olympic Association Narinder Batra 1927 Yes [26]
 Maldives MDV Maldives Olympic Committee Mohamed Shaweed 1985 Yes [27]
   Nepal NEP Nepal Olympic Committee Jeevan Ram Shrestha 1962 1963 Yes [28]
 Pakistan PAK Pakistan Olympic Association Syed Arif Hasan 1948 Yes [29]
 Sri Lanka SRI National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka Suresh Subramaniam 1937 Yes [30]
East Asia Zone
 China CHN Chinese Olympic Committee Gou Zhongwen 1910 1979 Yes [31]
 Chinese Taipei TPE Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee Hong-dow Lin 1960 Yes [32]
 Hong Kong HKG Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China Timothy Fok 1950 1951 Yes [33]
 Japan JPN Japanese Olympic Committee Yasuhiro Yamashita 1911 1912 Yes [34]
 North Korea PRK Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Il-guk 1953 1957 Yes [35]
 South Korea KOR Korean Sport & Olympic Committee Lee Kee-heung 1946 1947 Yes [36]
 Macau MAC Macau Sports and Olympic Committee Lo Keng Siu (盧景昭) 1989 No [37]
 Mongolia MGL Mongolian National Olympic Committee Naidan Tuvshinbayar 1956 1962 Yes [38]
Southeast Asia Zone
 Brunei BRU Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council Prince Haji Sufri Bolkiah 1984 Yes [39]
 Cambodia CAM National Olympic Committee of Cambodia Thong Khon 1983 1994 Yes [40]
 Indonesia INA Indonesian Olympic Committee Raja Sapta Oktohari 1946 1952 Yes [41]
 Laos LAO National Olympic Committee of Lao Phouthone Seung-Akhom 1975 1979 Yes [42]
 Malaysia MAS Olympic Council of Malaysia Mohamad Norza Zakaria 1953 1954 Yes [43]
 Myanmar MYA Myanmar Olympic Committee Thet Khaing Win
(Minister for the Ministry of Health and Sports) 		1947 Yes [44]
 Philippines PHI Philippine Olympic Committee[note 1] Abraham Tolentino 1911 1929 Yes [45]
 Singapore SGP Singapore National Olympic Council Tan Chuan-Jin 1947 1948 Yes [46]
 Thailand THA National Olympic Committee of Thailand Prawit Wongsuwan 1948 1950 Yes [47]
 Timor-Leste TLS National Olympic Committee of Timor-Leste Francisco Kalbuadi Lay 2003 Yes [48]
 Vietnam VIE Vietnam Olympic Committee Van Hung Nguyen 1976 1979 Yes [49]

The OCA includes the transcontinental country of Kazakhstan, but does not include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, and Turkey, although they are located wholly or mostly in Asia. Russia is also not included although the majority of its territory lies in Asia while Israel is excluded due to political reasons. The South Caucasian countries opted to join the European Olympic Committees after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Former members[]

Nation Code National Olympic Committee President Created OCA Member IOC member Ref.
 Israel ISR Olympic Committee of Israel Igal Carmi 1933 1952 Yes [50]

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 the European Olympic Committees (EOC) instead.

OCA Regional Zones[]

OCA Zone 1 (West Asia)[]

  •  Bahrain
  •  Iran
  •  Iraq
  •  Jordan
  •  Kuwait
  •  Lebanon
  •  Oman
  •  Palestine
  •  Qatar
  •  Saudi Arabia
  •  Syria
  •  United Arab Emirates
  •  Yemen

OCA Zone 2 (Central Asia)[]

  •  Afghanistan
  •  Kazakhstan
  •  Kyrgyzstan
  •  Tajikistan
  •  Turkmenistan
  •  Uzbekistan

OCA Zone 3 (South Asia)[]

  •  Bangladesh
  •  Bhutan
  •  India
  •  Maldives
  •    Nepal
  •  Pakistan
  •  Sri Lanka

OCA Zone 4 (East Asia)[]

  •  China
  •  Chinese Taipei
  •  Hong Kong, China
  •  Japan
  •  North Korea
  •  South Korea
  •  Macau, China
  •  Mongolia

OCA Zone 5 (Southeast Asia)[]

  •  Brunei Darussalam
  •  Cambodia
  •  Indonesia
  •  Laos
  •  Malaysia
  •  Myanmar
  •  Philippines
  •  Singapore
  •  Thailand
  •  Timor-Leste
  •  Vietnam

Administration[]

List of presidents[]

No. Name NOC Term
1. Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah  Kuwait 16 November 1982 – 2 August 1990
Acting Roy de Silva  Sri Lanka 2 August 1990 – 1 July 1991
2. Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah  Kuwait 1 July 1991 – 10 September 2021
Acting Raja Randhir Singh[1]  India 11 September 2021 – present [1]

Executive board[]

Designation Name NOC Entry Note
Acting President Raja Randhir Singh[1]  India 2015 Coordination Committee
Honorary Life Vice-Presidents  China 1991 Ethics Committee
Vice-Presidents  Thailand 1995 South East Asia
Timothy Fok Hong Kong Hong Kong, China 1999 East Asia
Tsunekazu Takeda  Japan 1999 2026 Asian Games
Syed Arif Hasan  Pakistan 2007 South Asia
Yu Zaiqing  China 2015 ANOC
 China 2015 2020 Asian Beach Games and 2022 Asian Games
Timur Kulibayev  Kazakhstan 2016 Central Asia
 Qatar 2019 West Asia
 Uzbekistan 2019 Children of Asia Games
Honorary Vice-Presidents Hemasiri Fernando  Sri Lanka 2003
 Indonesia 2015
Members  Kuwait N/A Rules Committee
 Kazakhstan N/A
 Chinese Taipei N/A
Jefri Bolkiah  Brunei N/A
 Syria N/A Sports for All Committee
 Macau N/A Sports for All Committee
 Vietnam 2007
Ng Ser Miang  Singapore 2007 Advisory Committee
 South Korea 2007 Sports Environment Committee
Faisal bin Hussein  Jordan 2007 Peace Through Sport Committee
 Lebanon 2007
Koji Murofushi  Japan 2007 Athletes Committee
 Mongolia 2015 Information & Statistics Committee
Raad Hammoudi Salman al-Dulaimi  Iraq 2015
Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck  Bhutan 2015 International Relations Committee
Moon Dae-sung  South Korea 2015
 Turkmenistan 2019
 Oman 2019
 Bahrain 2019 Women and Sports Committee
Rustam Emomali  Tajikistan 2019
 Oman 2019
Reza Salehi Amiri  Iran 2019
Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Saud  Saudi Arabia 2019 Education Committee
Patama Leeswadtrakul  Thailand 2019 Culture Committee
 Afghanistan 2019
Ryu Seung-min  South Korea 2019 Entourage Committee
Director General & Technical Director Husain Al-Musallam  Kuwait 1982

Source:[51]

Committees[]

Committee Chairperson NOC
OCA Rules Committee  Kuwait
OCA Women and Sports Committee  Kazakhstan
OCA Advisory Committee Ng Ser Miang  Singapore
OCA Peace Through Sport Committee Faisal bin Hussein  Jordan
OCA Athletes Committee Koji Murofushi  Japan
OCA Sports Environment Committee  South Korea
OCA Medical Committee Mani Jegathesan  Malaysia
OCA Sports for All Committee  Syria
OCA Media Committee Charles King Chiu Lo  Macau, China
OCA Finance Committee  Chinese Taipei
OCA Culture Committee  United Arab Emirates
OCA Entourage Committee Moon Dae-sung  South Korea
OCA Education Committee Abdullah bin Musa'ed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud  Saudi Arabia
OCA Coordination Committee Tsunekazu Takeda  Japan
OCA Ethics Committee  China
OCA Information and Statistics Committee  Mongolia
OCA International Relations Committee Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck  Bhutan
OCA Sports Committee  China

Honorary Life Members[]

Designation Name Country
Honorary Life President HH Maharadhiraj Yadavindra Singh  India
Jorge B. Vargas  Philippines
HH Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX  Indonesia
General Praphas Charusathien  Thailand
 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-President Chang Feng-hsu  Chinese Taipei
A. De O. SA.ES Hong Kong Hong Kong, China
Dr.  Japan

Tournaments organized[]

Competition Edition Top rank Title Runners-up Most successful Next edition
Asian Games Jakarta-Palembang 2018  China 10th  Japan  China
(10) 		Hangzhou 2022
Asian Winter Games Sapporo 2017  Japan 4th  South Korea  Japan
(4) 		TBD
Asian Beach Games Da Nang 2016  Vietnam 1st  Thailand  Thailand
(2) 		Sanya 2022
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Ashgabat 2017  Turkmenistan 1st  China  China
(4) 		Bangkok-Chonburi 2022
Asian Youth Games Nanjing 2013  China 2nd  South Korea  China
(2) 		Shantou 2021

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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  51. ^ Executive Board Members
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  54. ^ 1st Winter Children of Asia International Sports Games

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