South Asia Olympic Council Explained

South Asia Olympic Council
Abbreviation:SAOC
Type:Regional Sports Federation
Membership:7 Members
Language:English
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Lieutenant-General Syed Arif Hasan
Leader Title3:Secretary General
Leader Name3:Muhammad Khalid Mahmood
Affiliations:Olympic Council of Asia

The South Asia Olympic Council (SAOC) formerly known as South Asian Sports Federation, is a governing body of sports in South Asia, currently with 7 member National Olympic Committee. The South Asia Olympic Council is a sports body that looks after sports ties among the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.

History

South Asian Games Federation (SAGF) was formed officially in 1983.[1] In 2004, in 32nd meeting of South Asian Sports Federation held at Islamabad (Pakistan), it was decided to rename it to its current name i.e. South Asia Olympic Council.[2]

The SAOC headquarters is located in host city of future South Asian Games and the President of NOC hosting the SAG holds the position of SAOC President. Its current President is Lieutenant-General Syed Arif Hasan from Pakistan.

Member nations

Following is the list of member countries of SAOC:

Nation Code National Olympic Committee President Created OCA Member IOC memberRef.
BangladeshBANBangladesh Olympic AssociationAbu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq1979 1980[3]
BhutanBHUBhutan Olympic CommitteePrince Dasho Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck1983[4]
IndiaINDIndian Olympic AssociationP. T. Usha1927[5]
MaldivesMDVMaldives Olympic CommitteeMohamed Shaweed1985[6]
NepalNEPNepal Olympic CommitteeJeevan Ram Shrestha1962 1963[7]
PakistanPAKPakistan Olympic AssociationSyed Arif Hasan1948[8]
Sri LankaSRINational Olympic Committee of Sri LankaSuresh Subramaniam1937[9]

Former members

Following is the list of former member countries of SAOC:

Afghanistan joined South Asia Olympic Council in 2004 and was a member till 2016, when joined Central Asian Games.

SAOC Presidents

As per the Constitution of SAOC, the President of NOC hosting the next South Asian Games is the president of SAOC.

S. No. Name Country Term
1. 1983 – 1984
2. 1984 – 1985
3. 1985 – 1987
4. 1987 – 1989
5. Data Unavailable 1989 – 1991
6. 1991 – 1991
7. 1991 – 1991
8. 1992 – 1992
9. 1992 – 1993
10. 1993 – 1995
11. 1995 – 1998
12. 1998 – 1999
13. 1999 – 2004
14. Data Unavailable 2004 – 2006
15. 2006 – 2009
16. 2009 – 2010
17. 2010 – 2011
Acting 2011 – 2012
18. 2012 – 2014
19. 2014 – 2016
20. 2016 – 2019
21. 2019 – present

Events

CompetitionEditionTop rankTitleRunners-upMost successfulNext edition
South Asian GamesKathmandu - Pokhara 201913th
(13)		Lahore 2025
South Asian Winter GamesDehradun - Auli 20111st
(1)
South Asian Beach GamesHambantota 20111st
(1)

Events Summary

GamesHostNationsCompetitorsSportsEventsChampion
11984 South Asian Games (1)7373562
21985 South Asian Games (2)7-794
31987 South Asian Games (3)7-10116
41989 South Asian Games (4)7-10114
51991 South Asian Games (5)7-10142
61993 South Asian Games (6)7-11115
71995 South Asian Games (7)7-14143
81999 South Asian Games (8)7-12163
92004 South Asian Games (9)8-15170
102006 South Asian Games (10)81,55420197
112010 South Asian Games (11)82,000+23158
122011 South Asian Winter Games (1)7150419
132011 South Asian Beach Games (1)83591026
142016 South Asian Games (12)82,67222226
152019 South Asian Games (13)72,71526317

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: About South Asia Olympic Council . 13SAG Nepal . 10 November 2019 .
  2. News: It will be south Asian Games . Rediff Sports . 2 April 2004.
  3. Web site: Olympic Games Medals, Results, Sports, Athletes | Medailles, Resultats, Sports et Athletes des Jeux Olympiques. olympic.org. 11 February 2014. 31 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160131051735/http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=BAN. live.
  4. Web site: Bhutan | Bhutan Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee . Olympic.org . 8 August 2008 . 20 January 2008 . 19 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081219095821/http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=BHU . live .
  5. Web site: India | Indian Olympic Association | National Olympic Committee . Olympic.org . 20 January 2008 . 19 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081219095005/http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=IND . live .
  6. Web site: Olympic Games Medals, Results, Sports, Athletes | Medailles, Resultats, Sports et Athletes des Jeux Olympiques. olympic.org. 11 February 2014. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092315/http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=MDV. live.
  7. Web site: Olympic Games Medals, Results, Sports, Athletes | Medailles, Resultats, Sports et Athletes des Jeux Olympiques. olympic.org. 11 February 2014. 31 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160131051749/http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=NEP. live.
  8. Web site: Pakistan | Pakistan Olympic Association | National Olympic Committee . Olympic.org . 20 January 2008 . 19 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081219100051/http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=PAK . live .
  9. Web site: Olympic Games Medals, Results, Sports, Athletes | Medailles, Resultats, Sports et Athletes des Jeux Olympiques. olympic.org. 11 February 2014. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001902/http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=SRI. live.
  10. Web site: Afghanistan | Afghanistan National Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee . Olympic.org . 20 January 2008 . 19 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081219094832/http://www.olympic.org/uk/organisation/noc/noc_uk.asp?noc_initials=AFG . live .

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