Olympic Council of Asia - Member Countries

Member Countries

In the following table, the year in which the NOC was recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is also given if it is different from the year in which the NOC was created. The NOC for Macau, China is recognized by the OCA, but is not recognized by the IOC and does not compete in the Olympic Games.

Nation Code National Olympic Committee Created Ref.
Afghanistan AFG Afghanistan National Olympic Committee 1935/1936
Bahrain BRN Bahrain Olympic Committee 1978/1979
Bangladesh BAN Bangladesh Olympic Association 1979/1980
Bhutan BHU Bhutan Olympic Committee 1983
Brunei BRU Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council 1984
Cambodia CAM National Olympic Committee of Cambodia 1983/1994
China CHN Chinese Olympic Committee 1910/1979
Hong Kong, China HKG Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China 1950/1951
India IND Indian Olympic Association 1927
Indonesia INA Komite Olimpiade Indonesia 1946/1952
Iran IRI National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran 1900
Iraq IRQ National Olympic Committee of Iraq 1948
Japan JPN Japanese Olympic Committee 1911/1912
Jordan JOR Jordan Olympic Committee 1957/1963
Kazakhstan KAZ National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan 1990/1993
North Korea PRK Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1953/1957
South Korea KOR Korean Olympic Committee 1946/1947
Kuwait KUW Kuwait Olympic Committee 1957/1966
Kyrgyzstan KGZ National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan 1991/1993
Laos LAO National Olympic Committee of Lao 1975/1979
Lebanon LIB Lebanese Olympic Committee 1947/1948
Macau, China MAC Macau Sports and Olympic Committee 1989/2009
Malaysia MAS Olympic Council of Malaysia 1953/1954
Maldives MDV Maldives Olympic Committee 1985
Mongolia MGL Mongolian National Olympic Committee 1956/1962
Myanmar MYA Myanmar Olympic Committee 1947
Nepal NEP Nepal Olympic Committee 1962/1963
Oman OMA Oman Olympic Committee 1982
Pakistan PAK Pakistan Olympic Association 1948
Palestine PLE Palestine Olympic Committee 1995
Philippines PHI Philippine Olympic Committee 1911/1929
Qatar QAT Qatar Olympic Committee 1979/1980
Saudi Arabia KSA Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee 1964/1965
Singapore SIN Singapore National Olympic Council 1947/1948
Sri Lanka SRI National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka 1937
Syria SYR Syrian Olympic Committee 1948
Chinese Taipei TPE Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee 1960
Tajikistan TJK National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan 1992/1993
Thailand THA National Olympic Committee of Thailand 1948/1950
Timor-Leste TLS ComitĂȘ OlĂ­mpico Nacional de Timor-Leste 2003
Turkmenistan TKM National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan 1990/1993
United Arab Emirates UAE United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee 1979/1980
Uzbekistan UZB National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan 1992/1993
Vietnam VIE Vietnam Olympic Committee 1976/1979
Yemen YEM Yemen Olympic Committee 1971/1981

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