Pakistan Olympic Association
Country/Region | Pakistan |
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Code | PAK |
Created | 1948 |
Recognized | 1948 |
Continental Association | OCA |
Headquarters | Lahore, Pakistan |
President | Capt (R) Syed Muhammad Abid Qadri Gillani[1] |
Secretary General | Muhammad Khalid Mahmood |
Website | nocpakistan |
Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) or National Olympic Committee of Pakistan (NOC) (
Over the years, the association has been responsible for fundraising and setting up the management of delegations for the
The Association continues to develop programmes in co-ordination with its affiliated bodies to promote sports at various levels. It is also responsible for Pakistan's representation at the Commonwealth Games[7] and organising the annual National Games.
Recognition
After the
POA Presidents
List of presidents is given below:[10]
Name | Tenure |
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Ahmad E. H. Jaffer | 25 February 1949 – 27 February 1950 |
Malik Ghulam Muhammad | 27 February 1950 – 5 November 1951 |
Abdur Rab Nishtar | 5 November 1951 – 21 August 1955 |
Chaudhry Mohammad Ali |
21 August 1955 – September 1956 |
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy | September 1956 – 6 March 1958 |
Feroz Khan Noon | 16 March 1958 – 16 November 1958 |
Muhammad Azam Khan | 16 November 1958 – 22 September 1963 |
Rana Abdul Hamid Khan | 22 September 1963 – 3 April 1972 |
Malik Meraj Khalid | 3 April 1972 – November 1977 |
Syed Wajid Ali | 3 March 1978 – 11 March 2004 |
Syed Arif Hasan[2] | 11 March 2004 – 1 January 2024 |
Syed Muhammad Abid Qadri Gilani[11] | 2 January 2024 - present |
POA Executive Committee
Designation | Name |
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President | Captain (R) Syed Muhammad Abid Qadri Gilani |
IOC Member |
Syed Shahid Ali |
Vice-President | Syed Aqil Shah |
Chaudhry Muhammad Yaqub | |
Shaukat Javed | |
Brig. Muhammad Zaheer Akhtar | |
Khalid Saleem | |
Syed Muhammad Abid Qadri | |
Begum Ishrat Ashraf | |
Fatima Lakhani | |
Secretary General | Muhammad Khalid Mahmood |
Treasurer | Muhammad Shafiq |
Deputy Secretary General | Muhammad Jahangir |
Associate Secretary General | Ahmad Ali Rajput |
Zulfiqar Ali Butt | |
Rizwan-ul-Haq Razi | |
Hafiz Imran Butt | |
Ahmar Mallick | |
Veena Salman Masud | |
Executive Member | Ahmad Yahya Khan |
Muhammad Rashid Malik | |
Nargis Maqbool Rahimtoola | |
Saba Shamim Akhtar | |
Sumera Sattar | |
Wajid Ali Choudhry |
Affiliated associations
The association controls its memberships through the working of its Affiliation and Constitution Committee, which is composed of the provincial sports bodies and POA officials.[2] The following are the major sports federations and associations affiliated with the POA:[12]
Provincial Olympic Associations
- Balochistan Olympic Association
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Olympic Association
- Punjab Olympic Association
- Sindh Olympic Association
- Kashmir Olympic Association
Services organisations
- Pakistan Army
- Pakistan Navy
- Pakistan Air Force
- Pakistan Railways
- Pakistan Police
- Water & Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
- Higher Education Commission (HEC)
National sports federations
IOC permanent Olympic sports
IOC Winter Olympic sports
Sport | National federation |
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Skating | Pakistan Skating Association |
Skiing | Ski Federation of Pakistan |
IOC recognized sports
Sport | National federation |
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Air sports | All Pakistan Aeromodelling and Ultra Light Association |
Auto racing | Motorsport Association of Pakistan |
Baseball | Pakistan Federation Baseball |
Bowling | Pakistan Bowling Federation |
Bridge | Pakistan Bridge Federation |
Canoeing | Pakistan Canoe and Kayak Federation |
Chess | Chess Federation of Pakistan |
Cricket | Pakistan Cricket Board |
Floorball | Pakistan Floorball Federation |
Karate | Pakistan Karate Federation |
Korfball | Pakistan Korfball Federation |
Lifesaving | Pakistan Aquatic Life Saving |
Mountaineering and climbing | Alpine Club of Pakistan |
Netball | Pakistan Netball Federation |
Orienteering | Pakistan Orienteering Association |
Polo | Pakistan Polo Association |
Racquetball | Racquetball Association of Pakistan |
Roller sports | Pakistan Federation of Roller Skating |
Rowing | Pakistan Rowing Federation |
Softball | Pakistan Softball Federation |
Squash | Pakistan Squash Federation |
Sumo | Pakistan Sumo Federation |
Tug of war | Pakistan Tug of War Federation |
Wushu | Pakistan Wushu Federation |
Others
The following are the federations of sports not considered by the IOC as a 'sport':
Sport | National Federation |
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Bodybuilding | Pakistan Bodybuilding Federation |
Ball hockey | Pakistan Street and Ball Hockey Federation |
Darts | Pakistan Darts Federation |
Fishing | Pakistan Game Fishing Association |
Fistball | Pakistan Fistball Federation |
Ju-jitsu | Pakistan Ju-Jitsu Federation |
Kabaddi | Pakistan Kabaddi Federation |
See also
References
- ^ Abid Qadri Gillani elected new POA president
- ^ a b c National Olympic Committee's Ada Jaffery nominated for prestigious awards Dawn (newspaper), Published 3 October 2018, Retrieved 26 May 2019
- ^ Jinnah, M.A. (1989). Speeches and Statements as Governor-General of Pakistan. Directorate of Films & Publications. Government of Pakistan. p.245
- ^ Hussain, S.T. (1949). The Pakistan Year Book & Who's Who. Kitabistan. p. 779
- ^ National Olympic Committee (Pakistan Olympic Association) on Olympic.org website Retrieved 28 December 2020
- ^ Homepage of Pakistan Sports Board Retrieved 28 December 2020
- ^ "Pakistan at the Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games Federation website. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ Qureshi, I.H. (1957). The Pakistani Way of Life. W. Hoinemann.
- ^ Large contingent would have fetched more medals for Pakistan: Pakistan Olympic Association Dawn (newspaper), Published 8 December 2019, Retrieved 29 December 2020
- ^ https://www.dawn.com/news/353620/gen-arif-elected-poa-president-unopposed
- ^ Pakistan Olympic Association Office Bearers
- ^ "Welcome to Pakistan Olympic Association". nocpakistan.org. Retrieved 16 February 2022.