Olympic Council of Malaysia

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Olympic Council of Malaysia
Majlis Olimpik Malaysia
Olympic Council of Malaysia Majlis Olimpik Malaysia logo
Country/Region Malaysia
CodeMAS
Created1953
Recognized1954
Continental
Association
OCA
HeadquartersMezzanine Floor, Wisma OCM, Jalan Hang Jebat, 50150 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
PresidentMohamad Norza Zakaria
Secretary GeneralNazifuddin Najib
Websitewww.olympic.org.my Edit this at Wikidata

Olympic Council of Malaysia, or commonly OCM or MOM, (Malay: Majlis Olimpik Malaysia, IOC code: MAS) is the National Olympic Committee representing Malaysia. It is also the body responsible for Malaysia's representation at the Commonwealth Games, as Commonwealth Games Malaysia.[1][2]

History

The body was founded in 1953 as the Federation of Malaya Olympic Council (FMOC). The FMOC received its recognition as the National Olympic Committee of the

Singapore Olympic and Sports Council, the Sarawak Sports Olympic Committee and the Sabah Olympic Committee and the FMOC was merged to form the Olympic Council of Malaysia. On 9 August 1965, Singapore ceased to be part of Malaysia and re-established its own National Olympic Committee.[3]

List of presidents

See also

References

  1. ^ "Malaysia at the Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  2. ^ "CONSTITUTION OF" (PDF). olympics.com.my. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  3. ^ "History of the Olympic Council of Malaysia 1953 to 1998". Olympic Council of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  4. ^ History of the Olympic Council of Malaysia-The Sports Museum. Archived from the original on 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

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