Union of Arab National Olympic Committees

International organization

Union of Arab National Olympic Committees
إتحاد اللجان الأولمبية الوطنية العربية

Countries members

Formation| May 1976
Type| Sports federation
Headquarters|  Riyadh

Membership

| 22 National Olympic Committees (12 Asia + 10 Africa)

Official language

| Arabic

President

| Nawaf bin Faisal
Website| http://uanoc.org

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

## History

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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.[1]

## Activities

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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

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1. Arab Chess Federation \- 1975
2. Arab Handball Federation \- 1975
3. Union of Arab Football Associations \- 1974
4. Arab Basketball Federation
5. Arab Volleyball Association \- 1975
6. Arab Athletics Federation \- 1975
7. Arab Swimming Confederation (ASC)
8. Arab Badminton Federation (ABF)
9. Arab Table Tennis Federation (ATTF)
10. Arab Weightlifting Federation
11. Arab Rugby Federation \- 2012
12. Arab Ice Hockey Federation
13. Arab Gymnastics Union
14. Arab Bodybuilding Federation
15. Arab Judo Federation \- 1977
16. Arab Taekwondo Federation
17. Arab Karate Federation
18. Arab Tennis Federation
19. Arab Golf Federation
20. Arab Wushu Federation
21. Arab Fencing Federation
22. Arab Cycling Federation
23. Arab Rowing Federation
24. Arab Sailing Federation
25. Arab Triathlon Federation
26. Arab Wrestling Federation
27. Arab Billiards and Snooker Federation
28. Arab Archery Federation
29. Arab Shooting Federation
30. Arab Boxing Federation
31. Arab Bowling Federation
32. Arab Squash Federation
33. Arab Bridge Federation
34. Arab Squash Federation \- 1983
35. Arab Kickboxing Federation
36. Arab Muaythai Federation
37. Arab Canoeing Federation

## Member countries

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Nation | Code | National Olympic Committee | Created | Ref.

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Algeria | ALG  | Algerian Olympic Committee | 1963/1964  | [2]
Bahrain | BRN  | Bahrain Olympic Committee | 1978/1979  | [3]
Comoros | COM  | Comité Olympique et Sportif des Iles Comores  | 1979/1993  | [4]
Djibouti | DJI  | Comité National Olympique Djiboutien  | 1983/1984  | [5]
Egypt | EGY  | Egyptian Olympic Committee | 1910  | [6]
Iraq | IRQ  | National Olympic Committee of Iraq | 1948  | [7]
Jordan | JOR  | Jordan Olympic Committee | 1957/1963  | [8]
Kuwait | KUW  | Kuwait Olympic Committee | 1957/1966  | [9]
Lebanon | LBN  | Lebanese Olympic Committee | 1947/1948  | [10]
Libya | LBA  | Libyan Olympic Committee | 1962/1963  | [11]
Mauritania | MTN  | Comité National Olympique et Sportif Mauritanien  | 1962/1979  | [12]
Morocco | MAR  | Moroccan Olympic Committee | 1959  | [13]
Oman | OMA  | Oman Olympic Committee | 1982  | [14]
Palestine | PLE  | Palestine Olympic Committee | 1995  | [15]
Qatar | QAT  | Qatar Olympic Committee | 1979/1980  | [16]
Saudi Arabia | KSA  | Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee | 1964/1965  | [17]
Somalia | SOM  | Somali Olympic Committee | 1959/1972  | [18]
Sudan | SUD  | Sudan Olympic Committee | 1956/1959  | [19]
Syria | SYR  | Syrian Olympic Committee | 1948  | [20]
Tunisia | TUN  | Tunisian Olympic Committee | 1957  | [21]
United Arab Emirates | UAE  | United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee | 1979/1980  | [22]
Yemen | YEM  | Yemen Olympic Committee | 1971/1981  | [23]

## Events

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* Arab Games
* Arab Championships

## See also

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* African Games
* Asian Games

## References

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1. ^ "تغيير مسمى الاتحاد العربي للألعاب الرياضية إلى اتحاد اللجان الأولمبية". Al-Sharq Al-Awsat. Mohammed El-Qusi. June 9, 2008.
2. ^ Comité Olympique Algérien
3. ^ Bahrain Olympic Committee
4. ^ Comité Olympique et Sportif des Iles Comores
5. ^ Comité National Olympique Djiboutien
6. ^ Egyptian Olympic Committee
7. ^ National Olympic Committee of Iraq
8. ^ Jordan Olympic Committee
9. ^ Kuwait Olympic Committee
10. ^ Lebanese Olympic Committee
11. ^ Libyan Olympic Committee
12. ^ Comité National Olympique et Sportif Mauritanien
13. ^ Comité Olympique Marocain
14. ^ Oman Olympic Committee
15. ^ Palestine Olympic Committee
16. ^ Qatar Olympic Committee
17. ^ Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee
18. ^ Somali Olympic Committee
19. ^ Sudan Olympic Committee
20. ^ Syrian Olympic Committee
21. ^ Comité National Olympique Tunisien
22. ^ United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee
23. ^ Yemen Olympic Committee

## External links

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* Official website
* Qatar sign hosts 2011 Pan Arab Games (sportbusiness.com)
* Executive Bureau of the union in Jeddah (Alriyadh Newspaper)
* Arab Games 2011 put back one month (Olympic Council of Asia)
* http://www.uanoc.org/members/managers

* v
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Arab Games

Union of Arab National Olympic Committees

Games|

* Alexandria 1953
* Beirut 1957
* Casablanca 1961
* Cairo 1965
* Damascus 1976
* Rabat 1985
* Damascus 1992
* Beirut 1997
* Amman 1999
* Algiers 2004
* Cairo 2007
* Doha 2011
* Algeria 2023 (5 cities)

* v
* t
* e

Arab sports championships

Team sports|

* Basketball
* Women's basketball
* 3x3 Basketball
* Beach Soccer
* Football
* Women's Football
* Futsal
* Ice Hockey
* Indoor Hockey
* Rugby Sevens
* Women's Rugby Sevens
* Volleyball
* Women's volleyball
* Beach Volleyball

Individual sports|

* Aquatics
* Swimming
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Bodybuilding
* Bowling
* Canoe-Kayak
* Chess
* Cross country
* Cycling
* Equestrian
* Fencing
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Judo
* Karate
* Kickboxing
* Kurash
* Muaythai
* Rowing
* Sailing
* Snooker
* Table Tennis
* Tennis
* Taekwondo
* Triathlon
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling
* Wushu

Club sports|

* Club Basketball
* Women's Club Basketball
* Club Football
* Arab Clubs Championship (volleyball)
* Arab Volleyball Clubs Championship Cup Winners
* Women's Club Volleyball
* Club Handball (Championship)
* Club Handball (Cup)
* Women's Club Handball (Championship)
* Women's Club Handball (Cup)
* Table tennis Championship
* Water polo Arab Clubs Championship

Junior sports|

* Junior Football
* Youth Football
* Junior Volleyball
* Youth Volleyball
* Junior Basketball
* Youth Basketball
* Junior Handball
* Youth Handball

GCC championships|

* GCC Games
* GCC Beach Games
* GCC Athletics
* GCC Youth Athletics
* GCC Football
* GCC Futsal
* GCC Ice Hockey
* GCC Club Basketball
* GCC Club Football
* GCC Club Handball
* GCC Club Volleyball

West Asian championships|

* West Asian Games
* West Asian Women's Handball Championship
* West Asian Athletics Championships
* West Asian Billiards & Snooker Federation
* West Asian Football Federation
* WAFF Futsal Championship
* WAFF Women's Futsal Championship

North African Championships|

* North African Athletics Championships
* Maghreb Athletics Championships
* North African Cross Country Championships
* North African Championship
* Maghreb Champions Cup
* Maghreb Cup Winners Cup
* North African Futsal Tournament
* UNAF Women's Tournament
* UNAF Club Cup
* Women's Club Tournament
* UNAF Cup of Champions
* UNAF Cup Winners
* UNAF Super Cup
* Maghreb Basketball Championship
* Maghreb Volleyball Championship
* Maghreb Basketball Club Championship
* Maghreb Volleyball Club Championship

North African Junior Sports|

* UNAF U-23 Tournament
* UNAF U-20 Tournament
* UNAF U-18 Tournament
* UNAF U-17 Tournament
* UNAF U-16 Tournament
* UNAF U-15 Tournament
* UNAF U-21 Women's Tournament
* UNAF U-20 Women's Tournament

Arab Games

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Multi-sport events

Global

Olympic Games|

* Olympic Games
* Summer
* Winter
* Paralympic Games
* Summer
* Winter
* Youth Olympic Games

Parasports|

* Arafura Games
* Deaflympics
* Summer
* Winter
* Défi sportif
* IBSA World Games
* INAS Global Games
* Invictus Games
* World Dwarf Games
* Special Olympics
* Summer
* Winter
* World Abilitysport Games

Professions|

* International Army Games
* Lumberjack World Championship
* Military World Games
* World Air Games
* World Firefighters Games
* World Police and Fire Games

Youth and students|

* FISU World University Games (Universiade)
* World School Sport Games (Gymnasiade)
* International Youth Green Games
* International Children's Games
* SELL Student Games
* World Interuniversity Games
* Commonwealth Youth Games
* CPLP Games
* University International Sports Festival

Intercommunity|

* Arab Games
* BRICS Games
* Commonwealth Games
* Croatian World Games
* Gay Games
* Highland games
* Islamic Solidarity Games
* Jeux de la Francophonie
* Lusofonia Games
* Maccabiah Games
* Pan-Armenian Games
* World Transplant Games
* World Eskimo Indian Olympics
* World Indigenous Games
* World Polonia Games

Other|

* CSIT World Sports Games
* Dew Tour
* Mind Sports Olympiad
* UCI Cycling World Championships
* World Beach Games
* World Combat Games
* World Games
* World Masters Games
* World Mind Games
* World Nomad Games
* World Skate Games
* World Urban Games
* X Games

Regional

Africa|

* African Games
* African Para Games
* African Youth Games
* All-Africa University Games
* West African University Games

Americas|

* Pan American
* Pan American Games
* Parapan American Games
* Junior Pan American Games
* Americas Masters Games
* Central American and the Caribbean
* Central American and Caribbean Games
* Central American Games
* Latin American
* ALBA Games
* Bolivarian Games
* North American
* CANUSA Games
* North American Indigenous Games
* North American Outgames
* South American
* South American Games
* South American Beach Games
* South American University Games
* South American Youth Games
* Caribbean
* Caribbean Games

Asia|

* Pan Asian
* Asian Games
* Summer
* Winter
* Asian Para Games
* Asian Beach Games
* Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
* Asian Youth Games
* Southeast Asian
* SEA Games
* ASEAN School Games
* ASEAN University Games
* ASEAN Para Games
* Central Asian Games
* East Asian Youth Games
* South Asian Games
* West Asian Games1

Europe|

* Black Sea Games1
* European Games
* European Masters Games
* European Championships
* European Para Championships
* European Para Youth Games
* European Youth Olympic Festival
* EuroGames
* European Universities Championships
* European Universities Games
* Games of the Small States of Europe
* International Erasmus Games

Oceania|

* Australian Youth Olympic Festival
* Micronesian Games
* Pacific Games
* Pacific Mini Games
* Arafura Games

Intercontinental|

* Arab Games
* Arctic Winter Games
* Asia Pacific Deaf Games
* Asia Pacific Masters Games
* Isles
* Indian Ocean Island Games
* Island Games
* Jeux des îles
* Mediterranean Games

National

Americas|

* Canada
* British Columbia
* Ontario
* Quebec
* Saskatchewan
* Western
* Colombia
* United States
* amateur juniors
* seniors
* Warrior Games

NCSG,
United States3|

* Alabama
* California
* Florida
* Massachusetts
* Missouri
* Montana
* Nebraska
* New York
* North Carolina
* Lakota Nation
* Texas
* Wisconsin

Asia|

* Bangladesh
* China
* All-China Games
* National Games
* National Peasants' Games
* National Youth Games
* India
* Youth
* University
* Indonesia
* Japan
* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* National Games
* Para Games
* Student
* Youth
* Singapore
* South Korea
* Summer
* Winter
* Thailand
* Youth
* Vietnam
* Taiwan
* National Games (Taiwan)

Europe|

* Poland (youth)
* WheelPower

Historical1

Pre-Modern Olympics
(in order, from 1900 BC to 1859 AD)|

* Tailteann Games (ancient)
* Panhellenic Games
* Ancient Olympic Games
* Pythian Games
* Nemean Games
* Isthmian Games
* Heraean Games
* Panathenaic Games
* Roman Games
* Cotswold Olimpick Games
* Gog Magog Games
* Wenlock Olympian Society Annual Games
* Zappas Olympics

Alternatives to the
Modern Olympics|

* Aryan Games
* Friendship Games
* GANEFO
* Goodwill Games
* Inter-Allied Games
* Islamic Games
* Liberty Bell Classic
* People's Olympiad
* Workers' Olympiads
* Spartakiad

Defunct regional or
community events|

* Afro-Asian Games
* Asian Indoor Games
* Asian Martial Arts Games
* Baltic Sea Games
* Black Sea Games
* Central African Games
* East Asian Games
* Far Eastern Championship Games
* FESPIC Games
* Games of the New Emerging Forces
* Pacific Ocean Games
* Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR
* Tailteann Games (modern)
* West African Games
* Women's Islamic Games
* World Youth Games
* IWAS World Games
* Cerebral Palsy Games
* South African Games
* North Dakota
* Netherlands
* Spartakiad of Albania
* Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR
* youth

Winter sports

International|

* Olympics
* Paralympics
* Winter University Games
* FIS Games
* Nordic Games1
* Commonwealth1
* World Scout
* Arctic Winter Games
* Kennedy Memorial1
* New Zealand Winter Games
* Winter World Masters Games

Regional|

* National Winter Games of China
* Asian Winter Games
* European Youth Olympic Festival
* Winter X Games Europe
* Russian–Chinese Winter Youth Games

* 1 Defunct
* 2 Sub-national
* 3 51 component games in 36 U.S. states

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