The South Asia Olympic Council (SAOC) formerly known as South Asian Sports Federation,is the governing body of South Asian Games,South Asian Beach Games and South Asian Winter Games. The South Asia Olympic Council is a sports body that looks after sports ties among the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is a governing body of sports in Asia,currently with 45 member National Olympic Committees. Talal Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah was elected as President of the OCA on 8 July 2023. However,on 30 July 2023,the International Olympic Committee (IOC) asked Randhir Singh,who was previously the acting president,to continue as the Acting President of the OCA,while the IOC investigated the OCA presidential election of 2023. On 13 October 2023,the IOC ethics committee asked the OCA to annul its 2023 elections due to Talal’s candidacy not fulfilling the eligibility conditions defined by the OCA Constitution and election interference by his brother Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah.
The South Asian Games,formerly known as the South Asian Federation Games,is a quadrennial multi-sport event held among the athletes from South Asia. The governing body of these games is South Asia Olympic Council (SAOC),formed in 1983. Currently,the SAOC comprises 7 member countries,namely Bangladesh,Bhutan,India,Maldives,Nepal,Pakistan,and Sri Lanka. Afghanistan participated 4 times in the SAF Games since 2004,but left the SAOC after participating in the 2016 edition and joined CAOC.
The 2004 South Asian Games,officially known as the IX South Asian Federation Games,were held in Islamabad,Pakistan from 29 March to 7 April 2004. Originally scheduled for 2001,the games were postponed in the wake of the 9/11 attacks on the United States in which the US later declared Pakistan a major non-NATO ally. The slogan for the Games was Rising Above. For the first time,Afghanistan participated in the games.
Guru Dutt Sondhi was an Indian sports administrator in India. Sondhi was manager of the Indian Olympic hockey team at three Olympic Games,founder of the Western Asiatic Games and the founder of the Asian Games Federation,which held the first Asiad. At the time of the inaugural Asian Games in New Delhi,he was the Secretary General of the Indian Olympic Association.
General Khalid Mahmud ArifNI(M) HI(M) SI(M) SBt LoM popularly known as K.M. Arif,was a senior officer of the Pakistan Army,serving as the vice-chief of army staff under President Zia-ul-Haq,who retained the command of the army since 1976.
The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) is a non-profit association of international sports federations that compete in the Summer Olympic Games. It is headquartered in Lausanne,Switzerland,the same city where the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is also headquartered.
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 Asian Games Federation (AGF) was the governing body of sports in Asia from 1949 to 1982. The federation was disbanded on 16 November 1982 in New Delhi and succeeded by the Olympic Council of Asia. The AGF was responsible for the organisation of the Asian Games from 1951 to 1982. The Federation was established on 13 February 1949,in a meeting held in Patiala House in New Delhi.
National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan,former Afghanistan National Olympic Committee is the National Olympic Committee representing Afghanistan. Nazar Mohammad Mutmaeen is the current president of the committee as of 2018.
The National Games of Pakistan is a multi-sport event held in Pakistan. It comprises various disciplines in which sportsmen from the provinces and departments of Pakistan compete against each other. The games are organized by Pakistan Sports Board,Pakistan Olympic Association,and the host province.
The 1978 Asian Games,was a multi-sport event held in Bangkok,Thailand from 9 December to 20 December 1978. Originally,the host city was to be Singapore,but it dropped its plan to host the Games due to financial problems. Then the capital of Pakistan,Islamabad,was subsequently chosen to host the games. However Pakistan also dropped its plan to host the games due to conflicts with Bangladesh and India.
The World Muaythai Council (WMC) is one of the oldest and the largest professional sanctioning organizations of Muaythai in the world for the sport. The organization was set up in 1995 by parliament resolution,and is incorporated by the Royal Thai Government and sanctioned by the Sports Authority of Thailand,under the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. The council has been charged with the responsibility for the expansion of Muaythai worldwide. This involves supporting youth interest and athletes to learn the skills of Muaythai.
Pakistan Basketball Federation (PBF) is a national governing body of basketball in Pakistan. It was founded in 1952 for the promotion and development of sport of basketball in the country.
The Pakistan Archery Federation is the governing body to develop and promote the game of archery in Pakistan. It is based in Lahore,Pakistan,and was founded in 1996. It was admitted into the World Archery Federation in 2005.
Hafizullah Wali Rahimi served as President of the Afghanistan National Olympic Committee from April 2018 to September 2021. He is of Tajik ethnicity. Rahimi is also a member of the Peace Through Sport Committee.
The 2024 South Asian Games,officially the XIV South Asian Games,will be a major multi-sport event which will be held in Pakistan,and will have Lahore,the capital of Punjab province as main host city. The cities of Faisalabad,Gujranwala,Islamabad and Sialkot will give support to Lahore hosting some sports. The Games were scheduled to be held in March 2023,but later postponed to March 2024 by SAOC members at the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) conference in Phnom Penh,Cambodia. This will mark the third time that Pakistan has hosted the South Asian Games since 1989 and 2004,and the first time that Pakistan has hosted the event outside of Islamabad.
Muhammad Shafiq is a Pakistani sports administrator and former track and field sprinter. He is 3rd and current Secretary General of Asian Handball Federation (AHF) since 25 October 2013. He is also holds the position of President in Pakistan Handball Federation since 2012.
The Vice chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS) is the post that is principal deputy and second-in-command (S-in-C) of the Pakistan Army,reporting under the Chief of the Army Staff. The position was created in the existence of army chief is simultaneously the President of Pakistan,having taking over by imposing the martial law against the elected civilian government. The post is now obsolete and no longer in existence with the army –the Chief of the General Staff now serves as the second-in-command in the army leadership.
The 2023 National Games of Pakistan was the 34th edition of the National Games of Pakistan. The event was held in Quetta,with some disciplines taking place in Islamabad,Jhelum,Karachi,and Lahore. Quetta hosted the Games for the first time since 2004,when the city hosted the 29th edition. The Balochistan Sports Department hosted the event in collaboration with the Pakistan Olympic Association.
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