Aruban Olympic Committee

Aruban Olympic Committee (Comité Olímpico Arubano)
Country/Region	Aruba
Code	ARU
Created	1985
Recognized	1986
Continental Association	PASO
Headquarters	Oranjestad
President	Mr Roy MEZAS
Secretary General	Ms Nicole HOEVERTSZ
Website	http://www.olympicaruba.com/

The Aruban Olympic Committee (Comité Olímpico Arubano) was established in 1985 after Aruba separated from the Netherlands Antilles. Previously, Aruba was represented by the Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee. It received recognition the following year from the International Olympic Committee.

Olympic competitions

Main article: Aruba at the Olympics

Aruba first competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and has participated in each Summer Olympic Games since then. Aruba has not competed in any Winter Olympic Games. Aruba has yet to win any Olympic medals.

Pan American Sports Organization (PASO)

National Olympic Committees	Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Aruba Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands Canada Cayman Islands Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago United States U.S. Virgin Islands Uruguay Venezuela

Affiliated organizations	ODEBO (Bolivarian) CACSO (Central America and Caribbean) ODESUR (South America) ORDECA (Central America)

Associated competitions	Pan American Games Parapan American Games Winter Pan American Games Pan American Sports Festival

Affiliated competitions	Bolivarian Games Central American Games Central American and Caribbean Games South American Games

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