Formation 1982 Headquarters Kuwait City, Kuwait | Type Sports federation Official language English | |
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Membership 45 National Olympic Committees President Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah | ||
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is a governing body of sports in Asia, currently with 45 member National Olympic Committee. The current president is Sheikh Fahad Al-Sabah. The oldest NOC:s are from Japan and the Philippines, recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1911; whereas East Timor is the newest, joining in 2003. The headquarters of OCA are located at Kuwait City.
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Member countries
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, China is recognized by the OCA, but is not recognized by the IOC and does not compete in the Olympic Games. Also, OCA includes NOC of Taiwan, Palestine, Hong Kong.
OCA includes transcontinental country Kazakhstan, but do not include Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey although they are located in Asia. Also, Russia was not included although majority of its land lies in Asia.They are members of European Olympic Committees.
Former members
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 European Olympic Committees (EOC).