About ANOC
ANOC was created during the Constitutive General Assembly held on June 26-27, 1979 in San Juan (Puerto Rico), under the presidency of Mr Mario Vázquez Raña, and convened as the IX General Assembly of the NOCs. The first General Assembly was held in Rome on September 30, October 1st -2nd, 1965.
ANOC affiliates the NOCs recognized by the International Olympic Committee. There are 205 NOCs to date.
The NOCs belong to one of the five Continental Associations:
- Africa : Association of the National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA),
- America : Pan American Sports Organization (PASO),
- Asia : Olympic Council of Asia (OCA),
- Europe : European Olympic Committees (EOC),
- Oceania : Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC)
View constitution of ANOC (pdf)
|