The International Paralympic Committee is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and functions as the international federation for nine sports. Founded on 22 September 1989 in Düsseldorf,West Germany,its mission is to "enable Paralympic athletes to achieve sporting excellence and inspire and excite the world". Furthermore,the IPC aims to promote the Paralympic values and to create sport opportunities for all persons with a disability,from beginner to elite level.
The Olympic Charter is a set of rules and guidelines for the organisation of the Olympic Games,and for governing the Olympic movement. Its last revision was on the 17th of July 2020 during the 136th IOC Session,held by video conference. Adopted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC),it is the codification of the fundamental principles,rules and by-laws. French and English are the official languages of the Olympic Charter.
World Triathlon,previously known as the International Triathlon Union (ITU),is the international governing body for the multi-sport disciplines of triathlon,duathlon,aquathlon and other nonstandard variations. It is recognised as the international federation for the sport of triathlon and its derivatives by the International Olympic Committee,and it organises Olympic triathlon events on behalf of the IOC.
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee,NOCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games. They may nominate cities within their respective areas as candidates for future Olympic Games. NOCs also promote the development of athletes and the training of coaches and officials at a national level within their geographies.
Mario Vázquez Raña was a Mexican businessman and sports administrator,who served on both national and Olympic committees. He served as a member of the executive board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) until 2012. He was the President of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO).
The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) is an international organization that affiliates the current 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Each year it gathers all its members at the ANOC General Assembly,in which the ANOC Awards are awarded to NOCs and their athletes since 2014. The association organises the ANOC World Beach Games,a multi-sport event held every two years.
The Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa is an international organization that unites the 54 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of Africa. It is currently headquartered in Abuja,Nigeria. It serves as the successor to Standing Committee of African Sports or Comitépermanent du sport africain founded in 1965 in Brazzaville,Republic of Congo.
Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) or National Olympic Committee of Pakistan (NOC) is the national olympic organization in Pakistan. It was established in 1948 to oversee the active participation of the newly independent state at the Olympiad. Muhammad Ali Jinnah,the country's founder and first Governor-General,became the patron-in-chief of the new institution,and Ahmed E.H. Jaffar became its first President.
The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) is the National Olympic Committee for Nigeria,responsible for co-ordinating and supporting Nigerian competitors in the Olympic Games. It is also the body responsible for Nigeria's representation at the Commonwealth Games.
The South African Games,in some years called the South African Open Games,was a multi-sport event held in South Africa during the apartheid era,in response to the country's exclusion from the Olympic Games. Some foreign athletes participated,sometimes without the endorsement of the national governing body of their sport.
Hamad Kalkaba Malboum is a Cameroonian athletics official,who is the current President of the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA). He has been at the helm since 2003,when he replaced Lamine Diack who became President of the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF).
The National Olympic Committee of Zambia is the National Olympic Committee representing Zambia. It was created in 1951 as the National Olympic Committee of Northern Rhodesia and recognised by the IOC in 1963.
Aïcha Garad Ali is a Djiboutian member of the International Olympic Committee since 2012. Garad Ali is the incumbent President of the Djibouti National Olympic and Sports Committee as of 2005 and was the vice president of the Djibouti Handball Federation from 1987 to 1993.
The 2023 World Beach Games,officially known as the 2023 ANOC World Beach Games and colloquially as Bali 2023,would have been the second edition of the World Beach Games,an international beach and water multi-sport event organized by the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC). Originally scheduled for 2021,the event was postponed until 2023 due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic,and subsequently cancelled less than one month before it was due to start.
Michael A. Chambers is the former president of the Canadian Olympic Committee and senior partner at Maclaren Corlett LLP. As of 2021,Chambers serves as chair of the Association of National Olympic Committees Legal Commission,chair of the Panam Sports Legal Commission,and chair of the Ethics Commission of the International Canoe Federation.
Pheona Nabasa Gladys Wall,commonly known as Pheona Wall,is a Ugandan lawyer,Public Relation Officer and serves as the president of Uganda Law Society since September 2020. She served as a lecturer of Law at Kampala International University.
Neven Iván Ilic Álvarez is a Chilean engineer and sports official that was born on 4 April 1962 in Antofagasta,Chile. He is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
William Frederick Blick is a Ugandan engineer who has served as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since 2018.
Camilo Pérez López Moreira is a Paraguayan sports organiser. He has been a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since 2018.
