Olympic Council of Asia

Olympic Council of Asia
Founded	1982
president	Ahmad Fahd al-Ahmad as-Sabah
Members	45
Association headquarters	Kuwait City , Kuwait
Official languages)	English
Homepage	http://www.ocasia.org/

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA for short; German: Olympic Council of Asia) is a sports association in Asia with currently 45 National Olympic Committees as members. Ahmad Fahd al-Ahmad as-Sabah is currently President. The oldest members are from Japan and the Philippines, who were accepted by the IOC in 1911 . East Timor, on the other hand, is the youngest member to join in 2003. The association's headquarters are in Kuwait City in Kuwait .

Members

Members of the OCA

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

nation	Abbreviation	National Olympic Committee	founding
A.
Afghanistan	AFG	Afghanistan National Olympic Committee	1935
B.
Bahrain	BRN	al-Ladschna al-ulimbiyya al-Bahrainiyya	1978
Bangladesh	BAN	Bangladesh Olympic Association	1979
Bhutan	BHU	Bhutan Olympic Committee	1983
Brunei	BRU	Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council	1984
C.
People's Republic of China	CHN	Zhongguo Aolinpike Weiyuanhui	1979
Chinese Taipei	TPE	Zhonghua Aolinpike Weiyuanhui	1960
H
Hong Kong	HKG	Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong China	1950
I.
India	IND	Indian Olympic Association	1927
Indonesia	INA	Olahraga Nasional Indonesia Committee	1946
Iraq	IRQ	al-Ladschna al-ulimbiyya al-wataniyya al-ʿiraqiyya	1948
Iran	IRI	National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran	1900
J
Japan	JPN	Nippon Orinpikku Iinkai	1911
Yemen	YEM	al-Ladschna al-ulimbiyya al-yamaniyya	1971
Jordan	JOR	al-Ladschna al-ulimbiyya al-urdunniyya	1957
K
Cambodia	CAM	National Olympic Committee of Cambodia	1983
Kazakhstan	KAZ	Qasaqstan Respublikassy Ulttyq Olimpiadalyq komiteti	1990
Qatar	QAT	al-Ladschna al-ulimbiyya al-qatariyya	1979
Kyrgyzstan	KGZ	Kyrgys Respublikassynyn uluttuk olimpiada komiteti	1991
Kuwait	KUW	al-Ladschna al-ulimbiyya al-kuwaitiyya	1957
L.
Laos	LAO	National Olympic Committee of Lao	1975
Lebanon	LIB	Lebanese Olympic Committee	1947
M.
Macau	MAC	Comité Olímpico e Desportivo de Macau 1	1989
Malaysia	MAS	Olympic Council of Malaysia	1953
Maldives	MDV	Maldives Olympic Committee	1985
Mongolia	MGL	National Olympic Committee of Mongolia	1956
Myanmar	MYA	National Olympic Committee of Myanmar	1947
N
Nepal	NEP	Nepal Olympic Committee	1962
North Korea	PRK	Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1953
O
Oman	GRANNY	al-Ladschna al-ulimbiyya al-ʿumaniyya	1982
East Timor	TLS	Comité Olímpico Nacional de Timor-Leste	2003
P
Pakistan	PAH	Pakistan Olympic Association	1948
Palestine	PLE	al-Ladschna al-ulimbiyya al-filastiniyya	1995
Philippines	PHI	Philippine Olympic Committee	1911
S.
Saudi Arabia	KSA	al-Ladschna al-ulimbiyya al-ʿarabiyya as-saʿudiyya	1964
Singapore	SIN	Singapore National Olympic Council	1947
Sri Lanka	SRI	National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka	1937
South Korea	COR	Korean Olympic Committee	1946
Syria	SYR	al-Ladschna al-ulimbiyya al-suriyya	1948
T
Tajikistan	TJK	Kumitai millii olimpii Todschikiston	1992
Thailand	THA	Olympic Committee of Thailand	1948
Turkmenistan	TKM	Türkmenistanyň Milli Olimpiýa komiteti	1990
U
Uzbekistan	UZB	Oʻzbekiston Milliy Olimpiya qoʻmitasi	1992
V
United Arab Emirates	UAE	al-Ladschna al-ulimbiyya al-wataniyya bi-Daulat al-Imarat al-ʿarabiyya al-Muttahida	1979
Vietnam	VIE	Uỷ ban Olympic Việt Nam	1976

¹ The NOC of Macau is a member of the OCA, but has not yet been recognized by the IOC and is therefore not eligible to participate in the Olympic Games

See also

• Association of National Olympic Committees
• Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

Web links

• Olympic Council of Asia website (English, Chinese)