Myanmar Olympic Committee
| Country | Myanmar |
|---|---|
| Code | MYA |
| Created | 26 November 1946[1] |
| Recognized | 9 July 1947 |
| Continental Association | OCA |
| Headquarters | Wunna Theikdi Stadium, Nay Pyi Taw |
| President | Jeng Phang Naw Taung (Minister for the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs) |
| Secretary General | Myo Hlaing (Deputy Minister) |
The Myanmar Olympic Committee (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံအိုလံပစ်ကော်မတီ, IOC code: MYA) is the National Olympic Committee representing Myanmar (also called Burma). It was founded in 1946 by Zaw Weik.[2]
Duty
- To perform the sports affairs according to the policies of Myanmar National Sports Committee.
- To inform the aims of Olympic Games.
- To prepare for the national teams which will compete in the Olympic Games, Asian Games and South East Asian Games.
- To interconnect between the Myanmar Sports Associations and International Olympic Committee.
- To open Sports Courses and send students to the international courses with the help of the IOC.
- Contact with the Olympic Games, Asian Games, Southeast Asian Games and Regional Sports Festivals Federations to host in Myanmar
- To perform the duties given by the Myanmar National Sports Committee.[3]
References
- ^ "Myanmar Olympic Committee". Department of Sports and Physical Education (in Burmese).
- ^ "MyanmarYANMAR Olympic Hopefuls Chasing Time". Myanmore. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "မြန်မာနိုင်ငံအိုလံပစ်ကော်မတီ".
External links
- Myanmar Olympic Committee at the Wayback Machine (archived 2018-02-28)