Sports and Olympic Committee of Macau, China
Country/Region | Macau, China |
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Code | MAC |
Created | December 22, 1987 |
Continental Association | OCA |
Headquarters | Rua do Desporto, nº 185–195, Taipa, Macau |
President | Lo Keng Siu (盧景昭) [1] |
Secretary General | Chan Chak Mo (陳澤武) [1] |
Website | www |
Sports and Olympic Committee of Macau, China | |
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Chinese name | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Zhōngguó Àomén Tǐyù jì Àolínpǐkè Wěiyuánhuì |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Jyutping | zung1 gwok3 ou3 mun4*2 tai2 juk6 kei3 ou3 lam4 pat1 hak1 wai2 jyun4 wui6*2 |
The Sports and Olympic Committee of Macau, China (MOC,
History
Although sports in the Portugal-controlled region already had a long history, Macau first began to participate in international tournaments under a separate name following approval to do so by the Olympic Committee of Portugal in 1974. As the region's society became more affluent and more residents were able to attend sporting events, Macau's government established the Macau Sport Development Board (Portuguese: Instituto do Desporto de Macau, ID, Chinese: 澳門體育總署) on May 18, 1987 as a central coordinating office to promote sports in the city.[3] Later that year on December 22, the Macau Olympic Committee (Portuguese: Comité Olímpico de Macau (COM), Chinese: 澳門奧林匹克委員會) was established as the National Olympic Committee for Macau using the flag of the Municipality of Macau.[2] It applied for membership in the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) in December 1989 during the Council's General Assembly in Bali, Indonesia and was accepted.[4]
The first athlete from Macau to win a medal under the auspices of Macau's NOC in an international tournament was
Although the sovereignty of Macau was
Additionally, during the 22nd General Assembly of Olympic Council of Asia in
As several athletes in the region had expressed interest in forming an organization to administer non-international sporting events in the regions, the Macau Olympic Committee revised its constitution and renamed itself to Sports and Olympic Committee of Macau, China on September 10, 2008.[7] After the change, CODM remains the only internal and external sports federation for Macau.[8] CODM hosted the 31st General Assembly of Olympic Council of Asia during November 2012 which elected Hanoi, Vietnam as the host city for the 2018 Asian Games.[9]
Status
As was done previously by the Macau Olympic Committee, the
As of 2016, the Sports and Olympic Committee of Macau remains unrecognized as a NOC by the International Olympic Committee. However, as Macau is an autonomous territory, it has been allowed to join some international organisations and games such as the Asian Games as a separate entity, but it has not been allowed to do so in games for sovereign states such as the Olympic Games.[2]
See also
- Chinese Olympic Committee
- Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong
- Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee
References
- ^ a b "中國澳門體育暨奧林匹克委員 (Sports & Olympic Committee of Macau, China – Leadership)". Sports and Olympic Committee of Macau, China. Archived from the original on 2013-11-07. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ^ a b c d e "About the Sports and Olympic Committee of Macau, China". Sports and Olympic Committee of Macau, China. 2013-05-29. Archived from the original on 2013-11-18. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ^ ISBN 9993766542.)
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link - ^ "Member NOCs – Macau, China". Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
- ^ "Despacho n.º 9/SAAEJ/98" (in Portuguese). Government Printing Bureau. 1998-02-23.
- ^ "Órgãos Sociais da ACOLOP" (in Portuguese). ACOLOP. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
- ^ "奧委會易名體奧委 (Olympic Committee renamed)" (in Chinese). Macau daily. 2008-09-17. Archived from the original on 2018-02-24. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
- ^ 馬有恆任大會主席、體奧會今早就職 (in Chinese). Macau Daily. 2008-12-31.
- ^ "越南河内获得2019年亚运会举办权 (Hanoi, Vietnam is selected to host the 2018 Asian Games)" (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. 2010-12-17. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- ^ "1996 Olympic Charter" (PDF). olympic.org. October 1996. p. 47. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- Macau Daily. 2008-10-04.
- ^ "澳門今年入奧機會微 (Macau has a golden opportunity this year to join the International Olympic Committee)" (in Chinese). Macau Daily. 2008-10-04.
External links
- Official website (in English and Portuguese)