South Asia Olympic Council

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The South Asia Olympic Council, aka SAOC and formerly known as the South Asian Sports Federation, is the governing body of sports in South Asia. It currently has 7 National Olympic Committees members.

South Asia Olympic Council
AbbreviationSAOC
Formation1983; 41 years ago (1983)
TypeSports governing body
PurposeSouth Asian Games
Membership
South Asia
Official language
English
President
Lieutenant-General Syed Arif Hasan
Secretary General
Muhammad Khalid Mahmood
AffiliationsOlympic Council of Asia

History

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South Asian Games Federation (SAGF) was formed officially in 1983.[1] In 2004, in 32nd meeting of South Asian Sports Federation held at Islamabad (Pakistan), it was decided to rename it to its current name i.e. South Asia Olympic Council.[2]

The SAOC headquarters is located in host city of future South Asian Games and the President of NOC hosting the SAG holds the position of SAOC President. Its current President is Lieutenant-General Syed Arif Hasan from Pakistan.

Member nations

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Following is the list of member countries of SAOC:

S. No. Member
1.   Bangladesh Olympic Association
2.   Bhutan Olympic Committee
3.   Indian Olympic Association
4.   Maldives Olympic Committee
5.   Nepal Olympic Committee
6.   National Olympic Committee of Pakistan
7.   National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka

Former members

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Following is the list of former member countries of SAOC:

S. No. Member Joined Left Notes
1.   Afghanistan National Olympic Committee 2004 2016 Afghanistan joined Central Asian Games

SAOC Presidents

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As per the Constitution of SAOC, the President of NOC hosting the next South Asian Games is the president of SAOC.

S. No. Name Country Term
1. Sarad Chandra Shah   Nepal 1983 – 1984
2. Lt. Gen Hussain Muhammad Ershad   Bangladesh 1984 – 1985
3. Vidya Charan Shukla   India 1985 – 1987
4. Syed Wajid Ali   Pakistan 1987 – 1989
5. Data Unavailable   Sri Lanka 1989 – 1991
6. Mushfekur Rahman   Bangladesh 1991 – 1991
7. Abdur Rouf   Bangladesh 1991 – 1991
8. Nurul Momen   Bangladesh 1992 – 1992
9. Gias Kamal Chowdhury   Bangladesh 1992 – 1993
10. Suresh Kalmadi   India 1993 – 1995
11. Gavinda Raj Joshi   Nepal 1995 – 1998
12. Rukma Shamsher Rana   Nepal 1998 – 1999
13. Syed Wajid Ali   Pakistan 1999 – 2004
14. Data Unavailable   Sri Lanka 2004 – 2006
15. General Moeen U Ahmed   Bangladesh 2006 – 2009
16. General Md Abdul Mubeen   Bangladesh 2009 – 2010
17. Suresh Kalmadi   India 2010 – 2011
Acting Vijay Kumar Malhotra   India 2011 – 2012
18. Abhay Singh Chautala   India 2012 – 2014
19. Narayana Ramachandran   India 2014 – 2016
20. Jeevan Ram Shrestha   Nepal 2016 – 2019
21. Lt. Gen Syed Arif Hasan   Pakistan 2019 – present

Events

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Competition Edition Top rank Title Runners-up Most successful Next edition
South Asian Games Kathmandu and Pokhara 2019   India 13th   Nepal   India
(13)
Lahore 2025
South Asian Winter Games Dehradun and Auli 2011   India 1st   Pakistan   India
(1)
South Asian Beach Games Hambantota 2011   India 1st   Sri Lanka   India
(1)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "About South Asia Olympic Council". 13SAG Nepal. 10 November 2019.
  2. ^ "It will be south Asian Games". Rediff Sports. 2 April 2004.