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 Acting President is Raja Randhir Singh,[1] substituting Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah.[2]

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

NationCodeNational Olympic CommitteePresidentCreatedOCA Member IOC memberRef.
West Asia Zone
 Bahrain BRN Bahrain Olympic Committee Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa 19781979 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 19571963 Yes [8]
 Kuwait KUW Kuwait Olympic Committee Sheikh Fahad Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah 19571966 Yes [9]
 Lebanon LBN Lebanese Olympic Committee Jean Hammam 19471948 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 19311995 Yes [12]
 Qatar QAT Qatar Olympic Committee Joaan bin Hamad 19791980 Yes [13]
 Saudi Arabia KSA Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee Turki Al-Sheikh 19641965 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 19791980 Yes [16]
 Yemen YEM Yemen Olympic Committee Abdulrahman Alakwaa 19711981 Yes [17]
Central Asia Zone
 Afghanistan AFG Afghanistan National Olympic Committee Hafizullah Wali Rahimi 19351936 Yes [18]
 Kazakhstan KAZ National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan Timur Kulibayev 19901993 Yes [19]
 Kyrgyzstan KGZ National Olympic Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic Sharshenbek Abdykerimov 19911993 Yes [20]
 Tajikistan TJK National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomalii Rahmon 19921993 Yes [21]
 Turkmenistan TKM National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow 19901993 Yes [22]
 Uzbekistan UZB National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan Umid Akhmatdjanov 19921993 Yes [23]
South Asia Zone
 Bangladesh BAN Bangladesh Olympic Association Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq 19791980 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 19621963 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 19101979 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 19501951 Yes [33]
 Japan JPN Japanese Olympic Committee Yasuhiro Yamashita 19111912 Yes [34]
 North Korea PRK Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Il-guk 19531957 Yes [35]
 South Korea KOR Korean Sport & Olympic Committee Lee Kee-heung 19461947 Yes [36]
 Macau MAC Macau Sports and Olympic Committee Lo Keng Siu (盧景昭) 1989 No [37]
 Mongolia MGL Mongolian National Olympic Committee Battushig Batbold 19561962 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 19831994 Yes [40]
 Indonesia INA Indonesian Olympic Committee Raja Sapta Oktohari 19461952 Yes [41]
 Laos LAO National Olympic Committee of Lao Phouthone Seung-Akhom 19751979 Yes [42]
 Malaysia MAS Olympic Council of Malaysia Mohamad Norza Zakaria 19531954 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 19111929 Yes [45]
 Singapore SGP Singapore National Olympic Council Tan Chuan-Jin 19471948 Yes [46]
 Thailand THA National Olympic Committee of Thailand Prawit Wongsuwan 19481950 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 19761979 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
NationCodeNational Olympic CommitteePresidentCreatedOCA Member IOC memberRef.
 Israel ISR Olympic Committee of Israel Igal Carmi 19331952 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 Zone 1 (West Asia)

OCA Zone 2 (Central Asia)

OCA Zone 3 (South Asia)

OCA Zone 4 (East Asia)

OCA Zone 5 (Southeast Asia)

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.Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah Kuwait1 July 1991 – 10 September 2021
Acting Raja Randhir Singh[1]  India 11 September 2021 – present [1]

Executive board
DesignationNameNOCEntryNote
Acting President Raja Randhir Singh[1] India2015Coordination Committee
Honorary Life Vice-PresidentsWei Jizhong China1991Ethics Committee
Vice-PresidentsCharouck Arirachakaran Thailand1995South East Asia
Timothy Fok Hong Kong1999East 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 Al-Musallam Kuwait1982

Source:[51]

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
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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