National Olympic Committee of Iraq

National Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committee of Iraq

Country/Region|  Iraq
Code| IRQ
Created| 1948 (original)
2004 (reconstituted)
Recognized| 1948
Continental
Association| OCA
Dissolved| 2003 (CPA Order No. 2)
Headquarters| Baghdad, Iraq
President| AQEEL MEFTEN
Secretary General| Adil Fadhil
Website| https://t.me/nocirq

The National Olympic Committee of Iraq (NOCI) (Arabic: اللجنة الاولمبية الوطنية العراقية) 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.

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* Iraq threatened with expulsion from world football by FIFA

## See also

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* Iraq at the Olympics

## References

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1. ^ Coalition Provisional Authority Order Number 2: Dissoulution of Entities Archived 2005-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ "Olympic Officials Reverse Iraq Ban". ABC News. 18 February 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2022.

## External links

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* Official website

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Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)

Asian Games

Zone 1
(West Asia)|

* Bahrain
* Iraq
* Jordan
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Oman
* Palestine
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Syria
* United Arab Emirates
* Yemen

Zone 2
(Central Asia)|

* Afghanistan
* Iran
* Kazakhstan
* Kyrgyzstan
* Tajikistan
* Turkmenistan
* Uzbekistan

Zone 3
(South Asia)|

* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* India
* Maldives
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Sri Lanka

Zone 4
(East Asia)|

* China PR
* Hong Kong, China
* Japan
* DPR Korea
* Republic of Korea
* Macau, China
* Mongolia
* Chinese Taipei

Zone 5
(Southeast Asia)|

* Brunei Darussalam
* Cambodia
* East Timor
* Indonesia
* Laos
* Malaysia
* Myanmar
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Thailand
* Vietnam

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Sports governing bodies in Iraq (IRQ)

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

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