Country/Region Russia Created 1911 Continental
Association EOC | Code RUS Recognized 1911/1989, then 1993 | |
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Headquarters Luzhniki Naberezhnoi, Moscow | ||
Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), (Russian: Олимпийский комитет России, Olympiyskiy Komitet Rossii, OKR, Full name: All-Russian united social union 'Olympic Committee of Russia', Общероссийский союз общественных объединений «Олимпийский комитет России») is the National Olympic Committee representing Russia.
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It is working towards the inclusion of the traditional Russian national sport, bandy, in the Winter Olympics.
Russian Olympic Committee
Russian Olympic Committee (Российский Олимпийский комитет) was born on 1911 but was dissolved during October Revolution and replaced by National Olympic Committee of USSR (НОК СССР).
National Olympic Committee of USSR
National Olympic Committee of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Национальный Олимпийский комитет Союза Советских Социалистических Республик – НОК СССР) was the successor for the Imperial Russian Olympic Committee, which was existed since 1951 to 1991.
Olympic Committee of Russia
In 1991 the committee was reestablished as Olympic Committee of Russia (Олимпийский комитет России).