The Syrian Olympic Committee (; IOC Code: SYR) is the National Olympic Committee in Syria for the Olympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organization that selects players and teams to represent the nation, and raises funds to send to Olympic events organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
History The Syrian Olympic Committee was established in 1948 and in the same year it was admitted to International Olympic Committee. تاريخ اللجنة الأولمبية. syroc.sy.
Mowaffak Joumaa served as President of the Syrian Olympic Committee and the General Sports Federation from 2010 to 2020, then he became an honorary president, and was succeeded by Feras Mouala who served as Secretary General from 2010 to 2019.أعضاء مجلس الإدارة. syroc.sy.
A parallel unrecognized committee, named the Syrian National Olympic Committee, was created in 2016 during the Syrian civil war by the Syrian opposition claiming the legitimacy of Syria's representation at the Olympics, which was not recognized by the IOC.
List of presidents The following is a list of presidents of the Syrian Olympic Committee and the General Sports Federation since 1982. President TermSamih Moudallal 1982–1995Nouri Barakat 1995–2002Kamal Taha 2003–2005Fayssal Al Bassri 2005–2009Farouk Bouzo 2009 (Acting)Mowaffak Joumaa 2010–2020Feras Mouala 2020–present
IOC members Member TermSamih Moudallal 1998–2019Samih Moudallal(Honorary member) 2019–present
See also Syria at the Olympics
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