National Olympic Committee of Iraq
| National Olympic Committee of Iraq logo | |
| Country | |
|---|---|
| Code | IRQ |
| Created | 1948 (original) 2004 (reconstituted) |
| Recognized | 1948 |
| Continental Association | OCA |
| Dissolved | 2003 (CPA Order No. 2) |
| Headquarters | Baghdad, Iraq |
| President | Aqeel Moften |
| Secretary General | Haetham Abdulhamid |
| Website | official website |
The National Olympic Committee of Iraq (NOCI; Arabic: اللجنة الاولمبية الوطنية العراقية; IOC Code: IRQ) is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) for Iraq. It was established in 1948 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee that same year. It was officially dissolved in May 2003 by L. Paul Bremer under Coalition Provisional Authority Order Number 2.[1] but was reestablished in February 2004 with the assistance of the International Olympic Committee.[2]
Its current Director General is Tiras Odisho an ethnic Assyrian Christian, a Karate expert and coach, based in Sweden.
The committee organizes the Iraqi participation in the Olympic Games, choose the participants and run the training program. It has 16 Olympic national federations members and 7 by the IOC national federations members.
See also
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[edit | edit source]- ^ Coalition Provisional Authority Order Number 2: Dissoulution of Entities
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External links
[edit | edit source]- National Olympic Committees
- Iraq at the Olympics
- Sports governing bodies in Iraq
- 1948 establishments in Iraq
- 2003 disestablishments in Iraq
- 2004 establishments in Iraq
- Sports organizations established in 1948
- Sports organizations disestablished in 2003
- Sports organizations established in 2004
- Iraqi sport stubs
- Olympic organization stubs