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National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

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National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan logo
Country/Region Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
CodeAFG
Created1920
Recognized1936
Continental
Association		OCA
HeadquartersKabul, Afghanistan
PresidentHafizullah Wali Rahimi
Secretary GeneralMohammad Yonus Popalzay
CEODad Mohammad Paida Akhtari[1]
Websitewww.olympic.af[dead link]

National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, formerly Afghanistan National Olympic Committee (Persian: کمیته ملی المپیک افغانستان, IOC code: AFG) is the National Olympic Committee representing Afghanistan.

Parade of athletes in Chaman-e-Hozori, following the flag of the Afghanistan National Olympic Committee in the 1930s
Flag of the Olympic Committee used in the 30s
Logo of the Olympic Committee from the period of the first Republic (1974–1978)

The Olympic committee was created in 1920, but was recognised in 1936, in time for Afghanistan’s Olympic debut at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.

The committee counsels Afghanistan’s Olympic movement and organises the participation of athletes in Olympic sports to represent Afghanistan at the Summer Olympics and Summer Youth Olympic, and also the Asian Games. Committee presidents are elected at Extraordinary General Assemblies (EGAs).

Hafizullah Wali Rahimi was elected as president of the committee in 2018. Following the 2021 Taliban takeover, Nazar Mohammad Mutmaeen was appointed in his place. However, as of the 2022 Asian Games (held in 2023) and the 2024 Summer Olympics, the Olympic Council of Asia and International Olympic Committee continue to recognize Rahimi as president.[2][3][4][5] Rahimi has been described by the IOC as a president in exile.[6] In May 2024, the Taliban government, in violation of the Olympic Charter, merging the National Olympic Committee with the General Directorate of Physical Education and Sport to form the General Directorate of Olympics, Physical Education and Sports, currently headed by Ahmadullah Wasiq.[7]

List of presidents

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2009 General Assembly

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The inaugural Afghanistan National Olympic Committee Extraordinary General Assembly (EGA) was held on Monday 28 September 2009, at 11am at Kabul Serena Hotel, as per the statutes approved by the Afghan NOC General Assembly and the IOC. All 21 General Assembly members attended. Five women were elected to join the Afghan NOC Board of Directors. Mohammad Zahir Aghbar was elected as President, Sayeed Ahmad Zia was elected Vice President and Jan Alam Hassani was elected as Secretary General.[10][11] Zahir Aghbar succeeded Mohammad Anwar Jekdalek, who had been President of the committee since 2005.[12]

2014 General Assembly

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The Afghanistan National Olympic Committee held the committee’s second Extraordinary General Assembly (EGA) on Wednesday 30 April 2014, at the Hotel Inter-Continental Kabul, as per the statutes approved by the Afghan NOC General Assembly and the IOC. 27 of 29 General Assembly members attended. Fahim Hashimy was elected as the President, succeeding committee president, Mohammad Zahir Aghba.[13] However, Fahim Hashimy resigned in 2015, and was replaced by his predecessor, Mohammad Zahir Aghba.[14] Though this came after Mahmod Hanif was Acting President for the committee, elected during a sideline general assembly at the OCA Session in 2015 at Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

2018 General Assembly

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On 5 April 2018, a third EGA was held in Kabul. Hafizullah Wali Rahimi was elected to become the committee's President in elections for four terms. The elections were supervised by IOC representatives from the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) including the continental body's Asian Games Head of Department, Haider Farman.

Bawar Hotak was elected as a first deputy and first Vice President at the meeting in Kabul and Robina Jalali was chosen as a second deputy for women’s affairs, as well as Mohammad Hashim Karimi being chosen to become a second Vice President for the committee.[15][16][17]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Leadership of the A-NOC Official Olympics.af". Olympic.af.
  2. ^ "Afghanistan Nation Olympic Committee". Olympic.org. Archived from the original on 2024-01-20.
  3. ^ "New IOC human rights strategy brought to the test in negotiations with the Taliban regime".
  4. ^ "OCA » Afghanistan". Archived from the original on 2024-01-20.
  5. ^ "Afghanistan to send gender equal team to the Olympics". 14 June 2024.
  6. ^ "IOC Executive Board receives updates on activities of NOCs".
  7. ^ "Eight Govt Institutions Merged Into Ministries". TOLONews. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Database". www.afghan-bios.info. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  9. ^ "Rahimi elected as President of Afghanistan National Olympic Committee". www.insidethegames.biz. 9 April 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  10. ^ "Olympic Council of Asia - Afghanistan National Olympic Committee". Ocasia.org.
  11. ^ "Olympic Council of Asia". Ocasia.org. Archived from the original on 2010-06-13.
  12. ^ "Database for Rahimi - Former Presidents of A-NOC". Afghan-bios.
  13. ^ Devlin, Nik (1 May 2014). "New Afghan NOC President Building Trust Transparency". Around the rings.
  14. ^ Butler, Nick (9 April 2018). "Rahimi elected as president of Afghanistan NOC". Inside the games.
  15. ^ "Leadership of A-NOC". Olympic.af.
  16. ^ Shah, Amir (7 July 2018). "2018 EGA of Afghanistan NOC". Afghanistan Rugby.
  17. ^ Butler, Nick (9 April 2018). "Rahimi elected as president of Afghanistan NOC". Inside the games.
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