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A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is an organization under the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) control.

National Olympic Committees

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As of 2025, there are 206 National Olympic Committees.[1] These include:

There are 2 countries that does not have their National Olympic Committee, but have their National Paralympic Committee. The countries include the Faroe Islands[15] and Macau.[16]

Unrecognized National Olympic Committees

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Other existing countries/regions with unrecognized Olympic committees include:

In 2014, it was reported that South Ossetia has intended to establish a National Olympic Committee.[31]

Divisions

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The NOCs are all members of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), which is also split among five continental associations:

Continent Association NOCs Oldest NOC Newest NOC
  Africa
 Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa 54 Egypt Egypt (1910) South Sudan South Sudan (2015)
  Americas
 Pan American Sports Organization 41 United States United States (1894) Dominica Dominica (1993)

Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis (1993) Saint Lucia Saint Lucia (1993)

  Asia
 Olympic Council of Asia 44[32] Japan Japan (1912) East Timor Timor-Leste (2003)
  Europe
 European Olympic Committees 50 France France (1894) Kosovo Kosovo (2014)
  Oceania
 Oceania National Olympic Committees 17 Australia Australia (1895) Tuvalu Tuvalu (2007)

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "National Olympic Committees (NOC) - Olympic Movement". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  2. ↑ "Palestine". olympics.com. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  3. ↑ "Kosovo". olympics.com. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  4. ↑ "Chinese Taipei". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  5. ↑ "Cook Islands - National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee. 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  6. ↑ "American Samoa". olympics.com. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  7. ↑ "Guam - National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee. 2022-09-05. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  8. ↑ "Puerto Rico". olympics.com. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  9. ↑ "Virgin Islands, US". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  10. ↑ "Bermuda - National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee. 2022-09-05. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  11. ↑ "Virgin Islands British". olympics.com. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  12. ↑ "Cayman Islands". olympics.com. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  13. ↑ "Aruba". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  14. ↑ "Hong-Kong, China". olympics.com. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  15. ↑ "Faroe Islands". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  16. ↑ "Macao, China | International Paralympic Committee". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  17. ↑ Hargreaves, John (2000). Freedom for Catalonia? : Catalan nationalism, Spanish identity and the Barcelona Olympic Games ([Online-Ausg.]. ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521586153.
  18. ↑ "andalucia.com". andalucia.com. Archived from the original on 18 December 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  19. ↑ "Full Page – Niue Island Sports Association and National Olympic Committee – FOX SPORTS PULSE". Sportingpulse.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  20. ↑ "New Caledonia National Olympic Committee". SportingPulse. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 "Centro Caribe Sports Members". Centro Caribe Sports. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  22. ↑ "ODESUR CON's". ODESUR. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.6 "CANOC Members". canoc.net. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  24. ↑ "Display Article". Kurdishglobe.net. 16 January 2010. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  25. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  26. ↑ "Turkish Cypriots denied access to London Olympics 2012". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  27. ↑ "Website ka wasaaradda Dhalinyaradda Iyo Ciyaaraha Somaliland - Homepage". Somalilandolympics.org. 18 January 2010. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  28. ↑ Smoltczyk, Alexander (2009-08-27). "The ABC Republic: Abkhazia Attempts to Invent Itself". Der Spiegel. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  29. ↑ "Native Americans seek recognition". Nativevoices.org. 27 February 2006. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  30. ↑ "Jim Thorpe's Sons Bolster Native American Olympic Dream : Fri, 10 Jul 2009 : eNewsChannels". Enewschannels.com. 10 July 2009. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  31. ↑ "В Южной Осетии продолжат работу над созданием национального олимпийского комитета - Политика, выборы, власть - Новости - ИА REGNUM". Regnum.ru. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  32. ↑ The OCA includes 45 NOCs; the Macau Sports and Olympic Committee is not recognized by the IOC and Macau does not compete at the Olympic Games.
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