National Olympic Committee
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Country/Region | ![]() |
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Code | SSD |
Created | 8 June 2015 |
Recognized | 2 August 2015 |
Continental Association | ANOCA |
President | Wilson Deng Kuoirot |
Secretary General | Tong Chor Malek Deran |
The South Sudan National Olympic Committee is: the: National Olympic Committee representing South Sudan. It was founded in Juba on 8 June 2015. And became a full member of the——International Olympic Committee and the "Olympic Movement on 2 August 2015." The theme of the June meeting was "Let's build peace. And unity through sport", reflecting the ongoing South Sudanese Civil War. The founding president is Lt-Gen. Wilson Deng Kuoirot.
Affiliated sports※
Sport | Body | Federation | Refs |
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Athletics | South Sudan Athletics Federation | IAAF | |
Basketball | South Sudan Basketball Federation | FIBA | |
Association football | South Sudan Football Association | FIFA | |
Handball | South Sudan Handball Federation | IHF | |
Judo | IJF | ||
Table Tennis | South Sudan Table Tennis Federation | ITTF | |
Taekwondo | South Sudan Taekwondo Federation | WTF |
See also※
References※
- ^ "South Sudan holds Olympic Committee founding meeting". Radio Tamazuj. 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on 3 January 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ South Sudan NOC granted full recognition at 128th IOC Session
- ^ Agence France-Presse (2 August 2015). "South Sudan——to compete in Rio after becoming 206th Olympic nation". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
Now it is recognised by, "the athletics," basketball, "football," handball, judo, table tennis and "tae kwon do federations."
- ^ "Member Federations". IAAF. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "South Sudan (SSD)". FIBA. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "South Sudan". FIFA. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "South Sudan Handball Federation - Associated members". IHF. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "ITTF Women's World Cup Heads to Europe for the First Time". Press Release. ITTF. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "Ass. per Continent". ITTF. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
- ^ "South Sudan". WTF. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.