Benin National Olympic and Sports Committee

National Olympic Committee

Benin National Olympic and Sports Committee

Country/Region|  Benin
Code| BEN
Created| 5 May 1962 (1962-05-05)
Recognized| 1962
Continental
Association| ANOCA
Headquarters| Cotonou
President| Marius Francisco
Secretary General| Julien V. Minavoa

Benin National Olympic and Sports Committee (French: Comité National Olympique et Sportif Béninois) (IOC code: BEN) is the National Olympic Committee representing Benin. It was created on 5 May 1962 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in June 1962.

## History[edit]

In February 1962, the Secretary of the IOC was informed of a plan to create a National Olympic Committee in Dahomey. On 5 May 1962, representatives of seven national sport federations (athletics, basketball, boxing, cycling, football, volleyball and tennis) formed the Dahoman National Olympic Committee. The Presidents of the Athletics and Volleyball Federations, Mr. Justin Durand and Mr. Adolphe Santos, became President and Secretary General respectively of the new NOC.[1] A few weeks later in June at the 59th Session of the International Olympic Committee held in Moscow, the members granted the committee official recognition.[2]

## Presidents of Committee[edit]

* 1962-1981 - Justin Durand
* 1981-1982 - Dr. Soule Dankoro
* 1982-present - Marius Francisco

## See also[edit]

* Benin at the Olympics

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Benin and Olympism" (PDF). Olympic Review. International Olympic Committee (216). 1985. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
2. ^ "Extract of the minutes 59th Session of the International Olympic Committee, Moscow - Hotel Sovetskaia, June 5th to June 8th, 1962" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. 1962. Retrieved 11 January 2013. `{{cite journal}}`: Cite journal requires `|journal=` (help)

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Sports governing bodies in Benin (BEN)

Summer Olympic Sports|

* Aquatics
* Diving
* Swimming
* Synchronized Swimming
* Water Polo
* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Basketball
* Boxing
* Canoeing
* Cycling
* Equestrian
* Fencing
* Field Hockey
* Football
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* Judo
* Modern Pentathlon
* Rugby 7's
* Rowing
* Sailing
* Shooting
* Table Tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball
* inc. Beach Volleyball
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

Winter Olympic Sports|

* Biathlon
* Bobsleigh
* Curling
* Skating (Figure, Speed & Short Track)
* Ice Hockey
* Luge
* Skeleton
* Skiing (Alpine, Cross Country, Nordic Combined, Freestyle & Jumping)
* Snowboarding

Other IOC Recognised Sports|

* Air sports
* Auto racing
* Bandy
* Baseball
* Billiard Sports
* Boules
* Bowling
* Bridge
* Chess
* Cricket
* Dance sport
* Floorball
* Karate
* Korfball
* Lifesaving
* Motorcycle racing
* Mountaineering and Climbing
* Netball
* Orienteering
* Pelota Vasca
* Polo
* Powerboating
* Racquetball
* Roller sports
* Rugby
* Softball
* Sport climbing
* Squash
* Sumo
* Surfing
* Tug of war
* Underwater sports
* Water Ski
* Wushu

Paralympics and Disabled Sports|

Others Sports|

* Rugby League
* Rugby Union

* Benin National Olympic and Sports Committee

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Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA)

Zone 1 - North Zone|

* Algeria
* Egypt
* Libya
* Morocco
* Sudan
* Tunisia

Zone 2 - West Zone A|

* Cape Verde
* Gambia
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Senegal
* Sierra Leone

Zone 3 - West Zone B|

* Benin
* Burkina Faso
* Cote d'Ivoire
* Ghana
* Liberia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Togo

Zone 4 - Central Zone|

* Cameroon
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Congo
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Equatorial Guinea
* Gabon
* São Tomé and Príncipe

Zone 5 - Central-East Zone|

* Burundi
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia
* Kenya
* Rwanda
* Somalia
* South Sudan
* Tanzania
* Uganda

Zone 6 - Southern Zone A|

* Angola
* Botswana
* Eswatini
* Lesotho
* Malawi
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* South Africa
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

Zone 7 - Southern Zone B|

* Comoros
* Djibouti
* Madagascar
* Mauritius
* Seychelles

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