Tag: OCA
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Sheikh Ahmad elected unopposed as ANOC President for 2014-2018
Bangkok, Thailand, Nov 07, 2014: HE Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah of Kuwait was elected unopposed as President of ANOC for the term 2014-2018 at the XIX ANOC General Assembly in Bangkok on Friday. The OCA President, who took over as ANOC President in 2012, was standing for his first full four-year term and…
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Squash takes to the Beach in Asian Beach Games 2014
London, Mar 13, 2014: The 4th Asian Beach Games, which will take place on Phuket Island in Thailand in November this year, will boast an exciting new spectacle: An all-glass squash showcourt. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has added Squash to the programme for the first time, with individual singles events taking place from…
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OCA stresses the importance of communication
Kuwait: MAR 6, 2014: Bahrain Olympic Committee’s acting general secretary, Abdulrahman Askar, visited the new Olympic Council of Asia HQ building in Kuwait City during his short trip for the GCC NOCs Presidents’ Executive Office meetings. During his visit, Askar met the Director of the OCA’s Asian Games department, Haider Farman, and discussed several subjects…
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Kuwait City to host RADO Conference from today
Kuwait, Jan 20, 2014: The 3rd RADO Conference for Regional Anti-Doping Organizations will take place in Kuwait City from January 21-24. The conference marks another step forward in the global fight against doping in sport and aims to lay a roadmap for the future during the four days of discussions and presentations under the leadership…
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General Assembly to highlight dynamism of OCA
Press Release: Jan 14, 2014: The depth and dynamism of the Olympic Council of Asia at the start of another Asian Games year will be on display at the 32nd OCA General Assembly in Manila next week. As well as receiving reports from the OCA’s 16 committees, the General Assembly will also hear updates on…
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Talal Fahad Al-Sabah chief of Kuwait NOC
Kuwait – KUNA, Jan 6, 2014: The General Assembly of Kuwait National Olympic Committee (NOC) named Sheikh Dr Talal Fahad Al-Sabah as Chairman for a four-year term and Obaid Al-Enezi as Secretary General on Sunday. Eleven people were elected as members of board of NOC representing national sport federations during a General Assembly meeting, attended…
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Olympic swimmer lights up OCA Youth Reporter Project
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Oct 22, 2013: Cambodia’s two-time Olympic Games swimmer Hem Thon Vitiny was the special guest at the OCA Youth Reporter Project at the new NOC Cambodia offices in the capital Phnom Penh on Monday morning. The 20-year-old freestyle specialist, who represented the Kingdom in the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympic Games,…
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IOC, OCA meets with Pakistan government
Lausanne, Switzerland, Oct 8, 2013: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) together with the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) held a meeting today (Friday) in Lausanne involving IOC member Syed Shahid Ali; Mr Faridullah Khan, Federal Secretary to the Ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination representing the Government of Pakistan; and a delegation of the IOC-recognised Pakistan…
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GCC women’s sports meeting in Kuwait
Manama, Bahrain, Oct 3, 2013: Bahrain Olympic Committee member and Women’s Sports Committee Chairwoman Shaikha Hayat bint Abdulaziz Al Khalifa will attend the GCC Women’s Sports Organising Committee in Kuwait on Friday, October 4. The meeting will be held on the sidelines of the 1st GCC Women’s Handball Championship, which runs from October 3-8. Several…
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Incheon Asian Games 2014, medal design revealed
Incheon, Korea, Sept 29, 2013: The Incheon Asian Games Organising Committee (IAGOC) has revealed the design of the medals to be awarded at the 17th Asian Games, which will run from September 19 to October 4, 2014. Along with the design for the gold, silver and bronze medals, also revealed were the designs of the award…