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| Country/Region |  United Arab Emirates |
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| Code | UAE |
| Created | 1979 |
| Recognized | 1980 |
| Continental Association | OCA |
| Headquarters | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| President | Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
| Secretary General | Talal Ahmad Alshanqeti |
| Website | www |
United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee (IOC code: UAE) is the National Olympic Committee representing the United Arab Emirates.
The National Olympic Committee of the United Arab Emirates (NOC) was named 1979 under the Ministerial Decision No. 200 of 19. and joined the International Olympic Committee in 1980, the Arab Federation of Sports Games in 1980, the National Olympic Committees Association in 1981, the Olympic Council of Asia in 1982 and the Islamic Sports Solidarity Federation in 1985.
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The United Arab Emirates competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is a governing body of sports in Asia, currently with 45 member National Olympic Committees. The current Acting President is Raja Randhir Singh, substituting Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah. The oldest NOCs are from the Philippines and Japan, recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1911; whereas East Timor is the newest, joining in 2003.
The FAI World Air Games (WAG) is an international air sports event organized by Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, inspired by the Olympic Games.
The United Arab Emirates have competed in eight Summer Olympic Games. They have never appeared in the Winter Games. The UAE won their first medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece.
The United Arab Emirates participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, which were held from 8 to 24 August 2008. The country's participation at the Beijing Olympics marked its seventh appearance in the Summer Olympics since its début at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The delegation sent by the United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee consisted of eight athletes in seven sports: athletics, equestrian, judo, sailing, shooting, swimming and taekwondo. Two of the eight athletes were women, making Beijing the first time the country had sent female athletes to a Summer Olympiad, and most of their athletes qualified for the Games by using a wild card or receiving an invitation from the Tripartite Commission. The country did not win any medals at the Games; the best performance of the delegation was from sport shooter Ahmad Al-Makotum, who placed seventh in the qualification round of the men's double trap and lost a subsequent four-man shoot-out.
The United Arab Emirates started actively participating in the Paralympic community during the 1990s. They made their debut at the 1992 Summer Paralympics. Since that time, they have won several Paralympic medals. The country had their debut on the international Paralympic stage at the 1990 Stoke Mandeville Games. Some of the country's Paralympic competitors are internationally ranked. The United Arab Emirates have competed at several other Paralympic events including the Arab Paralympic Games, Asian Paralympic Games, IWAS World Games, Stoke Mandeville Games, and World Semi-Olympic Championship. The United Arab Emirates Paralympic Committee is the national organisation, gaining its International Paralympic Committee recognition in 1995 and have subsequently made winning medals and hosting events a priority.
The Omani national ice hockey team, nicknamed The Khanjars, is the national ice hockey team of Oman. They are controlled by the Oman Ice Sports Committee and has been an associate member of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Oman is currently not ranked in the IIHF World Ranking and have not entered in any World Championship tournaments or at any Olympic Games, but have played in the Challenge Cup of Asia, a regional tournament for lower-tier hockey nations in Asia.
The Union of Arab National Olympic Committees is an international organization that unites the 22 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of the Arab world. It is headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The United Arab Emirates participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, which were held from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The country's participation at the London Olympics marked its eighth appearance in the Summer Olympic Games since its début at the 1984 Summer Olympics. The delegation sent by the United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee consisted of 26 athletes in six different sports: athletics, association football, judo, shooting, swimming and weightlifting. Two of the 26 athletes were women, which included the first Emirati Olympic weightlifter, Khadija Mohammed. The nation also made its Olympic debut in association football with its national under-23 team. None of the athletes won any medals at the Games, with the best result being a ninth-place finish for Khadija Mohammad in the women's heavyweight weightlifting event.
Khamis Esmaeel is an Emirati professional footballer. He plays as a midfielder for Al-Wahda and United Arab Emirates national football team. He has competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Sergiu Toma is a Moldovan-born Emirati judoka. He competed for the United Arab Emirates in the 81 kg category at the 2016 Olympic Games and defeated Takanori Nagase to enter the semi-finals. He lost his semi-final match to Khasan Khalmurzaev, but then beat Matteo Marconcini in the bronze medal match. At the 2008 and 2012 Olympics he competed for Moldova but was eliminated in the early rounds.
The Oman Ice Sports Committee (OISC) is the governing body of ice hockey in Oman. It joined the International Ice Hockey Federation in 2014 as an associate member, the fourth country from the Persian Gulf region to join the IIHF.
United Arab Emirates competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
United Arab Emirates competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's ninth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
The United Arab Emirates sent athletes to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
The United Arab Emirates competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. 14 competitors from the United Arab Emirates won 4 medals, including 3 silver and 1 bronze to finish joint 52nd in the medal table along with the Faroe Islands.
United Arab Emirates competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain. The one competitor from United Arab Emirates won no medals and so did not place in the medal table.
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award honors individuals, teams and organizations who have made significant sporting contributions in the United Arab Emirates and globally. It is designed to celebrate and promote the best initiatives in projects or programmes in the sporting field, such as Tolerance, Knowledge Management, Empowering Communities and tackling global challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic.
The United Arab Emirates competed at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, from 18 August to 2 September 2018. The United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee announced a delegation of 217 members for the Games, with 138 athletes represented the country across 23 sports.
United Arab Emirates competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place during the summer of 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the nation's tenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
