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Pakistan Olympic Association

Country/Region	Pakistan
Code	PAK
Created	1948; 76 years ago (1948)
Recognized	1948
Continental Association	OCA
Headquarters	Lahore, Pakistan
President	Capt (R) Syed Muhammad Abid Qadri Gillani
Secretary General	Muhammad Khalid Mahmood
Website	nocpakistan.org

Pakistan Olympic Association (POA), also known as the National Olympic Committee of Pakistan (NOC; Urdu: پاکستان اولمپک ایسوسی ایشن, acronym: POA), is the national Olympic organization in Pakistan. It was established in 1948 to oversee the active participation of the newly independent state at the Olympiad. Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the country's founder and first Governor-General, became the patron-in-chief of the new institution, and Ahmed E.H. Jaffar became its first President.

Over the years, the association has been responsible for fundraising and setting up the management of delegations for the Olympic Games. As an NOC, the association is the first contact point for the International Olympic Committee. Some of its members are also active participants in various management activities at the IOC. Within the country, the association remains the oldest sports body. It was the premier regulator of sports activities in Pakistan from 1948 until the establishment of Pakistan Sports Board in 1962.

The Association continues to develop programmes in co-ordination with its affiliated bodies to promote sports at various levels. It is also responsible for Pakistan's representation at the Commonwealth Games and organising the annual National Games.

Recognition

After the independence of the country from the British Raj on 14 August 1947, the need was immediately realised to promote the culture of sports within the country and ensure wider participation and recognition at international level. In this respect, POA was affiliated by the International Olympic Committee in 1948. Subsequently, it also became a member of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) and the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).

POA Presidents

List of presidents is given below:

POA Executive Committee

Affiliated associations

The association controls its memberships through the working of its Affiliation and Constitution Committee, which is composed of the provincial sports bodies and POA officials. The following are the major sports federations and associations affiliated with the POA:

Provincial Olympic Associations

• Balochistan Olympic Association
• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Olympic Association
• Punjab Olympic Association
• Sindh Olympic Association
• Kashmir Olympic Association

Services organisations

• Pakistan Army
• Pakistan Navy
• Pakistan Air Force
• Pakistan Railways
• Pakistan Police
• Water & Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
• Higher Education Commission (HEC)

National sports federations

IOC permanent Olympic sports

IOC Winter Olympic sports

IOC recognized sports

Others

The following are the federations of sports not considered by the IOC as a 'sport':

See also

• Sport in Pakistan
• Pakistan at the Olympics
• Pakistan at the Commonwealth Games

References

1. Abid Qadri Gillani elected new POA president
2. ^ National Olympic Committee's Ada Jaffery nominated for prestigious awards Dawn (newspaper), Published 3 October 2018, Retrieved 26 May 2019
3. Jinnah, M.A. (1989). Speeches and Statements as Governor-General of Pakistan. Directorate of Films & Publications. Government of Pakistan. p.245
4. Hussain, S.T. (1949). The Pakistan Year Book & Who's Who. Kitabistan. p. 779
5. National Olympic Committee (Pakistan Olympic Association) on Olympic.org website Retrieved 28 December 2020
6. Homepage of Pakistan Sports Board Retrieved 28 December 2020
7. "Pakistan at the Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games Federation website. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
8. Qureshi, I.H. (1957). The Pakistani Way of Life. W. Hoinemann.
9. Large contingent would have fetched more medals for Pakistan: Pakistan Olympic Association Dawn (newspaper), Published 8 December 2019, Retrieved 29 December 2020
10. "Gen Arif elected POA president unopposed". 12 March 2004.
11. Pakistan Olympic Association Office Bearers
12. "Welcome to Pakistan Olympic Association". nocpakistan.org. Retrieved 16 February 2022.

External links

• Official website

v t e Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)
Asian Games
Zone 1 (West Asia)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Zone 2 (Central Asia)	Afghanistan Iran Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
Zone 3 (South Asia)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
Zone 4 (East Asia)	China PR Hong Kong, China Japan DPR Korea Republic of Korea Macau, China Mongolia Chinese Taipei
Zone 5 (Southeast Asia)	Brunei Darussalam Cambodia East Timor Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam

v t e Sports governing bodies in Pakistan (PAK)
Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatics Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rugby Rowing Sailing Shooting Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter Olympic Sports	Pakistan Ice Hockey Federation Pakistan Skating Association Ski Federation of Pakistan
Other IOC Recognised Sports	All Pakistan Aeromodelling and Ultra Light Association Auto racing Baseball Billiard sports Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Floorball Karate Korfball Pakistan Aquatic Life Saving Motorcycle Racing Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby Softball Sport climbing Squash Pakistan Sumo Fedration Tug of war Wushu
Paralympic and Disabled	Pakistan Blind Cricket Council National Paralympic Committee of Pakistan
Others Sports	Bodybuilding Pakistan Street and Ball Hockey Federation Pakistan Darts Federation Pakistan Game Fishing Association Pakistan Fistball Federation Ju-Jitsu Kabaddi
See also: Pakistan Olympic Association National Paralympic Committee Sport in Pakistan

• National Olympic Committees
• Commonwealth Games Associations
• Non-profit organisations based in Pakistan
• Sports organizations established in 1948
• Sports governing bodies in Pakistan
• Pakistan at the Olympics
• 1948 establishments in Pakistan