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National Olympic Committee
Myanmar Olympic Committee
Myanmar Olympic Committee logo
Country/Region Myanmar
CodeMYA
Created26 November 1946
Recognized9 July 1947
Continental
Association
OCA
PresidentMin Thein Zan
(Minister for the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs)
Secretary GeneralMyo Hlaing
(Deputy Minister)

Myanmar Olympic Committee (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံအိုလံပစ်ကော်မတီ, IOC code: MYA) is the National Olympic Committee representing Myanmar (also called Burma). It was founded in 1946 by Zaw Weik.

headquarters

Duty

  • To perform the sports affairs according to the policies of Myanmar National Sports Committee.
  • To inform the aims of Olympic Games.
  • To prepare for the national teams which will compete in the Olympic Games, Asian Games and South East Asian Games.
  • To interconnect between the Myanmar Sports Associations and International Olympic Committee.
  • To open Sports Courses and send students to the international courses with the help of the IOC.
  • Contact with the Olympic Games, Asian Games, Southeast Asian Games and Regional Sports Festivals Federations to host in Myanmar
  • To perform the duties given by the Myanmar National Sports Committee.

References

  1. "Myanmar Olympic Committee". Department of Sports and Physical Education (in Burmese).
  2. "MyanmarYANMAR Olympic Hopefuls Chasing Time". Myanmore. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  3. "မြန်မာနိုင်ငံအိုလံပစ်ကော်မတီ".

External links

Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)
Asian Games
Zone 1
(West Asia)
Zone 2
(Central Asia)
Zone 3
(South Asia)
Zone 4
(East Asia)
Zone 5
(Southeast Asia)
Sports governing bodies in Myanmar (MYA)
Summer Olympic Sports
  • Aquatics
    • Diving
    • Swimming
    • Synchronized Swimming
    • Water Polo
  • Archery
  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Boxing
  • Canoeing
  • Cycling
  • Equestrian
  • Fencing
  • Field Hockey
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Gymnastics
  • Handball
  • Judo
  • Modern Pentathlon
  • Rugby 7's
  • Rowing
  • Sailing
  • Shooting
  • Table Tennis
  • Taekwondo
  • Tennis
  • Triathlon
  • Volleyball
    • inc. Beach Volleyball
  • Weightlifting
  • Wrestling
Winter Olympic Sports
  • Biathlon
  • Bobsleigh
  • Curling
  • Skating (Figure, Speed & Short Track)
  • Ice Hockey
  • Luge
  • Skeleton
  • Skiing (Alpine, Cross Country, Nordic Combined, Freestyle & Jumping)
  • Snowboarding
Other IOC Recognised Sports
  • Air sports
  • Auto racing
  • Bandy
  • Baseball
  • Billiard Sports
  • Boules
  • Bowling
  • Bridge
  • Chess
  • Cricket
  • Dance sport
  • Floorball
  • Karate
  • Korfball
  • Lifesaving
  • Motorcycle racing
  • Mountaineering and Climbing
  • Netball
  • Orienteering
  • Pelota Vasca
  • Polo
  • Powerboating
  • Racquetball
  • Roller sports
  • Rugby
  • Softball
  • Sport climbing
  • Squash
  • Sumo
  • Surfing
  • Tug of war
  • Underwater sports
  • Water Ski
  • Wushu
Combat sports
Others Sports
  • Rugby League
  • Rugby Union
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