Pan American Sports Organisation
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The Pan American Sports Organisation (acronym: PASO; Spanish: Organización Deportiva Panamericana, ODEPA) is an international organization which represents the current 42 National Olympic Committees of the American continents.
It often assembles with other continental NOCs in the form of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC).
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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.
Nation | Code | National Olympic Committee | Created | Ref. |
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Antigua and Barbuda | ANT | The Antigua and Barbuda Olympic Association | 1966/1976 | [1] |
Argentina | ARG | Comité Olímpico Argentino | 1923 | [2] |
Aruba | ARU | Comité Olímpico Arubano | 1985/1986 | [3] |
Bahamas | BAH | Bahamas Olympic Association | 1952 | [4] |
Barbados | BAR | Barbados Olympic Association | 1955 | [5] |
Belize | BIZ | Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association | 1967 | [6] |
Bermuda | BER | Bermuda Olympic Association | 1935/1936 | [7] |
Bolivia | BOL | Comité Olímpico Boliviano | 1932/1936 | [8] |
Brazil | BRA | Comitê Olímpico Brasileiro | 1914/1935 | [9] |
British Virgin Islands | IVB | British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee | 1980/1982 | [10] |
Canada | CAN | Canadian Olympic Committee | 1904/1907 | [11] |
Cayman Islands | CAY | Cayman Islands Olympic Committee | 1973/1976 | [12] |
Chile | CHI | Comité Olímpico de Chile | 1934 | [13] |
Colombia | COL | Comité Olímpico Colombiano | 1936/1948 | [14] |
Costa Rica | CRC | Comité Olímpico de Costa Rica | 1953/1954 | [15] |
Cuba | CUB | Comité Olímpico Cubano | 1926/1954 | [16] |
Dominica | DMA | Dominica Olympic Committee | 1987/1993 | [17] |
Dominican Republic | DOM | Comité Olímpico Dominicano | 1946/1962 | [18] |
Ecuador | ECU | Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano | 1948/1959 | [19] |
El Salvador | ESA | Comité Olímpico de El Salvador | 1949/1962 | [20] |
Grenada | GRN | The Grenada Olympic Committee | 1984 | [21] |
Guatemala | GUA | Comité Olímpico Guatemalteco | 1947 | [22] |
Guyana | GUY | Guyana Olympic Association | 1935/1948 | [23] |
Haiti | HAI | Comité Olympique Haïtien | 1914/1924 | [24] |
Honduras | HON | Comité Olímpico Hondureño | 1956 | [25] |
Jamaica | JAM | Jamaica Olympic Association | 1936 | [26] |
Mexico | MEX | Comité Olímpico Mexicano | 1923 | [27] |
Netherlands Antilles | AHO | Nederlands Antilliaans Olympisch Comité | 1931/1950 | [28] |
Nicaragua | NCA | Comité Olímpico Nicaragüense | 1959 | [29] |
Panama | PAN | Comité Olímpico de Panamá | 1934/1947 | [30] |
Paraguay | PAR | Comité Olímpico Paraguayo | 1970 | [31] |
Peru | PER | Comité Olímpico Peruano | 1924/1936 | [32] |
Puerto Rico | PUR | Comité Olímpico de Puerto Rico | 1948 | [33] |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | SKN | St. Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee | 1986/1993 | [34] |
Saint Lucia | LCA | St. Lucia Olympic Committee | 1987/1993 | [35] |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | VIN | The St. Vincent and the Grenadines National Olympic Committee | 1982/1987 | [36] |
Suriname | SUR | Surinaams Olympisch Comité | 1959 | [37] |
Trinidad and Tobago | TRI | Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee | 1946/1948 | [38] |
United States | USA | United States Olympic Committee | 1894 | [39] |
Uruguay | URU | Comité Olímpico Uruguayo | 1923 | [40] |
Venezuela | VEN | Comité Olímpico Venezolano | 1935 | [41] |
Virgin Islands | ISV | Virgin Islands Olympic Committee | 1967 | [42] |
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