South Asia Olympic Council
| Abbreviation | SAOC |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1983 |
| Type | Regional Sports Federation |
Membership | 7 Members |
Official language | English |
President | Lieutenant-General Syed Arif Hasan |
Secretary General | Muhammad Khalid Mahmood |
| Affiliations | Olympic 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:
Former members
[edit]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
[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) |
See also
[edit]- Central Asian Games
- East Asian Games (now defunct)
- East Asian Youth Games
- South Asian Games
- Southeast Asian Games
- West Asian Games
References
[edit]- ^ "About South Asia Olympic Council". 13SAG Nepal. 10 November 2019.
- ^ "It will be south Asian Games". Rediff Sports. 2 April 2004.
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