Myanmar Olympic Committee Explained
| Myanmar Olympic Committee |
| Size: | 150px |
| Country: | Myanmar |
| Code: | MYA |
| Created: | 26 November 1946[1] |
| Recognized: | 9 July 1947 |
| Association: | OCA |
| President: | Min Thein Zan
(Minister for the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs) |
| Secretary General: | Myo Hlaing
(Deputy Minister) |
Myanmar Olympic Committee (my|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]
Notes and References
- Web site: Myanmar Olympic Committee. Department of Sports and Physical Education. my.
- Web site: MyanmarYANMAR Olympic Hopefuls Chasing Time . Myanmore . 12 August 2016 . 21 December 2019.
- Web site: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံအိုလံပစ်ကော်မတီ.
