Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee explained

Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee
Size:	150px
Country:	Cook Islands
Code:	COK
Recognized:	1986
Association:	ONOC
President:	Hugh Richard Graham
Secretary General:	Owen Lewis

Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) (IOC code: COK) is the governing body for sports in Cook Islands and its National Olympic Committee.^[1]

Originally founded in 1943 as the Rarotonga Sports Association, the organisation became the Cook Islands Sports Association in 1960.^[2] In 1986 it was recognised by the International Olympic Committee and changed its name to the Cook Islands Sports & Olympic Association (CISOA). In 2002 it changed its name to the Cook Islands Sports & National Olympic Committee.^[2] In 1992 when Lotto was introduced to the Cook Islands, it was used to fund CISOA, with 35% of sales going to the organisation.^[3]

Past presidents of the organisation include:^[4]

• Kura Strickland (—1979)
• Hugh Henry (1979—1993)
• Terry Hagen (1993—1997)
• John Tierney (1997—2000)
• Tekaotiki Matapo (2000—2009)
• Geoffrey Henry (2009—2012)
• Hugh R. Graham (2012—)

See also

• Cook Islands at the Olympics
• Cook Islands at the Commonwealth Games

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020-11-09. Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (NOC). 2021-04-23. International Olympic Committee. en.
2. Web site: About Us . CISNOC . 18 August 2021.
3. News: Lotto fever hits the Cook Islands: The get-rich-quick bug has struck . Christine Hatcher . Pacific Islands Monthly . 62 . 7 . 44-45 . 1 July 1992 . 18 August 2021.
4. Web site: CISNOC's Beginings . CISNOC . 18 August 2021.