Eritrean National Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committee of Eritrea

Eritrean National Olympic Committee

Country/Region|  Eritrea
Code| ERI
Created| 1996
Recognized| 1999
Continental
Association| ANOCA
Headquarters| Asmara
President| Luul Fisshaye
Secretary General| Amine Teclay

The Eritrean National Olympic Committee (Tigrinya: ሃገራዊ ኮሚቴ ኦሎምፒክ ኤርትራ; IOC code: ERI) is the National Olympic Committee representing Eritrea. It was created in 1996 and recognised by the International Olympic Committee in 1999.[1][2][3]

Eritrea made its debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney where it sent three athletes to compete in track and field events. In the 2018 Winter Games, athlete Shannon-Ogbani Abeda represented the country in skiing.[4]

## See also

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* Eritrea at the Olympics

## References

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1. ^ Grasso, John (2015). Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 180\. ISBN 978-1-4422-4859-5.
2. ^ Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian (2007). The A to Z of the Olympic Movement. Scarecrow Press. p. 88\. ISBN 978-0-8108-5645-5.
3. ^ "Eritrea - National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee. 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
4. ^ AfricaNews (2018-02-01). "Eritrea will be at 2018 Winter Olympics thanks to Canadian-born skier". Africanews. Retrieved 2021-09-12.

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Sports governing bodies in Eritrea (ERI)

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

* Eritrean National Olympic Committee

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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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