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South Asia Olympic Council

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South Asia Olympic Council
AbbreviationSAOC
Formation1983; 41 years ago (1983)
TypeRegional Sports Federation
Membership
7 Members
Official language
English
President
Lieutenant-General Syed Arif Hasan
Secretary General
Muhammad Khalid Mahmood
AffiliationsOlympic Council of Asia

The South Asia Olympic Council (SAOC) formerly known as South Asian Sports Federation, is a governing body of sports in South Asia, currently with 7 member National Olympic Committee. The South Asia Olympic Council is a sports body that looks after sports ties among the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation.

History[edit]

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[edit]

Following is the list of member countries of SAOC:

Nation Code National Olympic Committee President Created OCA Member IOC member Ref.
 Bangladesh BAN Bangladesh Olympic Association Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq 1979 1980 Yes [3]
 Bhutan BHU Bhutan Olympic Committee Prince Dasho Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck 1983 Yes [4]
 India IND Indian Olympic Association P. T. Usha 1927 Yes [5]
 Maldives MDV Maldives Olympic Committee Mohamed Shaweed 1985 Yes [6]
   Nepal NEP Nepal Olympic Committee Jeevan Ram Shrestha 1962 1963 Yes [7]
 Pakistan PAK Pakistan Olympic Association Syed Arif Hasan 1948 Yes [8]
 Sri Lanka SRI National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka Suresh Subramaniam 1937 Yes [9]


Former members[edit]

Following is the list of former member countries of SAOC:

Nation Code National Olympic Committee President Created OCA Member IOC member Ref.
 Afghanistan AFG Afghanistan National Olympic Committee Hafizullah Wali Rahimi 1935 1936 Yes [10]

Afghanistan joined South Asia Olympic Council in 2004 and was a member till 2016, when joined Central Asian Games.

SAOC Presidents[edit]

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[edit]

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

Events Summary[edit]

# Games Host Nations Competitors Sports Events Champion
1 1984 South Asian Games (1)  Nepal 7 373 5 62  India
2 1985 South Asian Games (2)  Bangladesh 7 - 7 94  India
3 1987 South Asian Games (3)  India 7 - 10 116  India
4 1989 South Asian Games (4)  Pakistan 7 - 10 114  India
5 1991 South Asian Games (5)  Sri Lanka 7 - 10 142  India
6 1993 South Asian Games (6)  Bangladesh 7 - 11 115  India
7 1995 South Asian Games (7)  India 7 - 14 143  India
8 1999 South Asian Games (8)  Nepal 7 - 12 163  India
9 2004 South Asian Games (9)  Pakistan 8 - 15 170  India
10 2006 South Asian Games (10)  Sri Lanka 8 1,554 20 197  India
11 2010 South Asian Games (11)  Bangladesh 8 2,000+ 23 158  India
12 2011 South Asian Winter Games (1)  India 7 150 4 19  India
13 2011 South Asian Beach Games (1)  Sri Lanka 8 359 10 26  India
14 2016 South Asian Games (12)  India 8 2,672 22 226  India
15 2019 South Asian Games (13)  Nepal 7 2,715 26 317  India
  •     South Asian Summer Games (1984-2019) (13) 2,017 Events
  •     South Asian Winter Games (2011) (1) 19 Events
  •     South Asian Beach Games (2011) (1) 26 Events
  • Total : 15 Games (1984-2019): 2,062 Events

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "About South Asia Olympic Council". 13SAG Nepal. 10 November 2019.
  2. ^ "It will be south Asian Games". Rediff Sports. 2 April 2004.
  3. ^ "Olympic Games Medals, Results, Sports, Athletes | Medailles, Resultats, Sports et Athletes des Jeux Olympiques". olympic.org. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Bhutan | Bhutan Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org. 8 August 2008. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
  5. ^ "India | Indian Olympic Association | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
  6. ^ "Olympic Games Medals, Results, Sports, Athletes | Medailles, Resultats, Sports et Athletes des Jeux Olympiques". olympic.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Olympic Games Medals, Results, Sports, Athletes | Medailles, Resultats, Sports et Athletes des Jeux Olympiques". olympic.org. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Pakistan | Pakistan Olympic Association | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
  9. ^ "Olympic Games Medals, Results, Sports, Athletes | Medailles, Resultats, Sports et Athletes des Jeux Olympiques". olympic.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  10. ^ "Afghanistan | Afghanistan National Olympic Committee | National Olympic Committee". Olympic.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
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