Union of Arab National Olympic Committees

The Union of Arab National Olympic Committees (acronym: UANOC; ) is an international organization that unites the 22 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of the Arab world. It is headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

History In May 1976, in a conference of Arab olympic committees held in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), members decided to establish a union called the Arab Sports Confederation (ASC). The goals of the confederation are the advancement of the Olympic movement and sports in the Arab countries, develop and maintain the rules and principles of the Olympic, encourage and protect the hobby, as well as cooperation with the Arab and international sports organizations. Riyadh was chosen as the headquarters of the confederation and Prince Faisal bin Fahd was elected as its President until his death in 1999. The Arab Sports Confederation changed its name to Union of Arab National Olympic Committees (UANOC) in 2008.

Activities The most important activities of the union, attend international and continental meetings that act for youth and sports both, contribute to the organization of Arab sports tournaments, supervision and the establishment of tournaments, seminars, sports medicine and sports media, management and administration and sports photography.

Member federations Arab Chess Federation - 1975 Arab Handball Federation - 1975 Union of Arab Football Associations - 1974 Arab Basketball Federation Arab Volleyball Association - 1975 Arab Athletics Federation - 1975 Arab Swimming Confederation (ASC) Arab Badminton Federation (ABF) Arab Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) Arab Weightlifting Federation Arab Rugby Federation - 2012 Arab Ice Hockey Federation Arab Gymnastics Union Arab Bodybuilding Federation Arab Judo Federation - 1977 Arab Taekwondo Federation Arab Karate Federation Arab Tennis Federation Arab Golf Federation Arab Wushu Federation Arab Fencing Federation Arab Cycling Federation Arab Rowing Federation Arab Sailing Federation Arab Triathlon Federation Arab Wrestling Federation Arab Billiards and Snooker Federation Arab Archery Federation Arab Shooting Federation Arab Boxing Federation Arab Bowling Federation Arab Squash Federation Arab Bridge Federation Arab Squash Federation - 1983 Arab Kickboxing Federation Arab Muaythai Federation Arab Canoeing Federation

Member countries Nation Code National Olympic Committee Created Ref. ALG Algerian Olympic Committee 1963/1964 Comité Olympique Algérien BRN Bahrain Olympic Committee 1978/1979 Bahrain Olympic Committee COM Comité Olympique et Sportif des Iles Comores 1979/1993 Comité Olympique et Sportif des Iles Comores DJI Comité National Olympique Djiboutien 1983/1984 Comité National Olympique Djiboutien EGY Egyptian Olympic Committee 1910 Egyptian Olympic Committee IRQ National Olympic Committee of Iraq 1948 National Olympic Committee of Iraq JOR Jordan Olympic Committee 1957/1963 Jordan Olympic Committee KUW Kuwait Olympic Committee 1957/1966 Kuwait Olympic Committee LBN Lebanese Olympic Committee 1947/1948 Lebanese Olympic Committee LBA Libyan Olympic Committee 1962/1963 Libyan Olympic Committee MTN Comité National Olympique et Sportif Mauritanien 1962/1979 Comité National Olympique et Sportif Mauritanien MAR Moroccan Olympic Committee 1959 Comité Olympique Marocain OMA Oman Olympic Committee 1982 Oman Olympic Committee PLE Palestine Olympic Committee 1995 Palestine Olympic Committee QAT Qatar Olympic Committee 1979/1980 Qatar Olympic Committee KSA Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee 1964/1965 Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee SOM Somali Olympic Committee 1959/1972 Somali Olympic Committee SUD Sudan Olympic Committee 1956/1959 Sudan Olympic Committee SYR Syrian Olympic Committee 1948 Syrian Olympic Committee TUN Tunisian Olympic Committee 1957 Comité National Olympique Tunisien UAE United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee 1979/1980 United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee YEM Yemen Olympic Committee 1971/1981 Yemen Olympic Committee

Events Arab Games Arab Championships

Union of Arab National Olympic Committees

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