Association of National Olympic Committees

Association of National Olympic Committees
Formation 26 June 1979
Type Sports federation
Headquarters Lausanne, Switzerland
Membership
205 National Olympic Committees
Official language
English, French, Spanish
President
Kuwait Sheikh Fahad Al-Sabah
Website http://www.acnolympic.org

The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) is an international organization that affiliates the current 205 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) recognized by the International Olympic Committee.

It is split among five continental associations:

The organization was founded in 1979 under the presidency of Mario Vázquez Raña of Mexico. Since 2012, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah of Kuwait has served as ANOC president.[1]

References

  1. "History of ANOC". ANOC. Retrieved 26 February 2015.

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