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A '''National Olympic Committee''' ('''NOC''') is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the [[International Olympic Committee]], NOCs are responsible for organizing their | A '''National Olympic Committee''' ('''NOC''') is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the [[International Olympic Committee]], NOCs are responsible for organizing their athletes' participation in the [[Olympic Games]]. They may nominate cities within their respective areas as candidates for future Olympic Games. NOCs also promote the development of athletes and the training of coaches and officials at the national level within their national territories. | ||
== National Olympic Committees == | == National Olympic Committees == | ||
As of 2023, there are 206 National Olympic Committees.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Olympic Committees |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/national-olympic-committees |website=International Olympic Committee}}</ref> These include each of the 193 [[member states of the United Nations]], one [[United Nations General Assembly observers#Non-member observers|UN observer state]] ([[Palestine Olympic Committee|Palestine]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Palestine |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/palestine |website=International Olympic Committee}}</ref>) | As of 2023, there are 206 National Olympic Committees.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Olympic Committees |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/national-olympic-committees |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=12 February 2023 |archive-date=1 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801182611/https://olympics.com/ioc/national-olympic-committees |url-status=live }}</ref> These include each of the 193 [[member states of the United Nations]], one [[United Nations General Assembly observers#Non-member observers|UN General Assembly observer state]] ([[Palestine Olympic Committee|Palestine]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Palestine |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/palestine |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=12 February 2023 |archive-date=27 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127081143/https://olympics.com/ioc/palestine |url-status=live }}</ref>), two [[list of states with limited recognition|states without UN recognition]] ([[Olympic Committee of Kosovo|Kosovo]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kosovo |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/kosovo |website=International Olympic Committee}}</ref> and [[Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee|Taiwan]]{{NoteTag|Designated as ''[[Chinese Taipei]]'' by the IOC.}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chinese Taipei |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/chinese-taipei |website=International Olympic Committee}}</ref>) and one [[associated state]] of [[New Zealand]] (the [[Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee|Cook Islands]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cook Islands |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/cook-islands |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=12 February 2023 |archive-date=18 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518213553/https://olympics.com/ioc/cook-islands |url-status=live }}</ref>). | ||
There are also nine [[dependent territory|dependent territories]] with recognized NOCs: four [[territories of the United States]] ([[American Samoa National Olympic Committee|American Samoa]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Samoa |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/american-samoa |website=International Olympic Committee}}</ref> [[Guam National Olympic Committee|Guam]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guam |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/guam}}</ref> [[Comité Olímpico de Puerto Rico|Puerto Rico]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Puerto Rico |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/puerto-rico |website=International Olympic Committee}}</ref> and the [[Virgin Islands Olympic Committee|United States Virgin Islands]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Virgin Islands, US |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/virgin-islands-us |website=International Olympic Committee}}</ref>), three [[British Overseas Territories]] ([[Bermuda Olympic Association|Bermuda]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bermuda |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/bermuda |website=International Olympic Committee}}</ref> the [[British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee|British Virgin Islands]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Virgin Islands, British |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/virgin-islands-british |website=International Olympic Committee}}</ref> and the [[Cayman Islands Olympic Committee|Cayman Islands]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cayman Islands |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/cayman-islands |website=International Olympic Committee}}</ref>), one [[Kingdom of the Netherlands#Constituent countries|constituent country]] of the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]] ([[Aruban Olympic Committee|Aruba]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aruba |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/aruba |website=International Olympic Committee}}</ref>) and one [[special administrative regions of China|special administrative region]] of [[China]] ([[Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China|Hong Kong]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hong Kong, China |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/hong-kong-china |website=International Olympic Committee}}</ref>). | There are also nine [[dependent territory|dependent territories]] with recognized NOCs: four [[territories of the United States]] ([[American Samoa National Olympic Committee|American Samoa]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=American Samoa |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/american-samoa |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=12 February 2023 |archive-date=29 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729060547/https://olympics.com/ioc/american-samoa |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Guam National Olympic Committee|Guam]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guam |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/guam |access-date=12 February 2023 |archive-date=9 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209160252/https://olympics.com/ioc/guam |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Comité Olímpico de Puerto Rico|Puerto Rico]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Puerto Rico |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/puerto-rico |website=International Olympic Committee}}</ref> and the [[Virgin Islands Olympic Committee|United States Virgin Islands]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Virgin Islands, US |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/virgin-islands-us |website=International Olympic Committee}}</ref>), three [[British Overseas Territories]] ([[Bermuda Olympic Association|Bermuda]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bermuda |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/bermuda |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=12 February 2023 |archive-date=2 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202163300/https://olympics.com/ioc/bermuda |url-status=live }}</ref> the [[British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee|British Virgin Islands]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Virgin Islands, British |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/virgin-islands-british |website=International Olympic Committee}}</ref> and the [[Cayman Islands Olympic Committee|Cayman Islands]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cayman Islands |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/cayman-islands |website=International Olympic Committee}}</ref>), one [[Kingdom of the Netherlands#Constituent countries|constituent country]] of the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]] ([[Aruban Olympic Committee|Aruba]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aruba |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/aruba |website=International Olympic Committee}}</ref>) and one [[special administrative regions of China|special administrative region]] of [[China]] ([[Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China|Hong Kong]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hong Kong, China |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/hong-kong-china |website=International Olympic Committee}}</ref>). | ||
Prior to 1996, rules for | Prior to 1996, rules for recognizing dependent territories or constituent countries as separate countries within the IOC were not as strict as those within the [[United Nations]], which allowed these territories to field teams separately from their sovereign state. Following an amendment to the Olympic Charter in 1996, NOC recognition can only be granted after recognition as an independent country by the international community.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmfaff/writev/overseas/ot22.htm |title=Overseas Territories (3rd February 2012) |publisher=Publications.parliament.uk |access-date=2014-01-23 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204637/http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmfaff/writev/overseas/ot22.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Since [[Grandfather clause|the rule does not apply retroactively]], the dependent territories and constituent countries which were recognized before the rule change are allowed to continue sending separate teams to the Olympics,<ref name=":0" /> while the [[Faroe Islands]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Faroe Islands |url=https://www.paralympic.org/faroe-islands |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en |archive-date=31 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531082650/https://www.paralympic.org/faroe-islands |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Macau]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Macao, China |url=https://www.paralympic.org/macao-china |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en |archive-date=27 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127150227/https://www.paralympic.org/macao-china |url-status=live }}</ref> send their own [[Paralympic Games|Paralympic]] teams. | ||
The only state which thus qualifies to participate in the future is the [[Vatican City]], a UN observer state. [[Niue]], an [[associated state]] of New Zealand, could also be eligible | The only state which thus qualifies to participate in the future is the [[Vatican City]], a UN General Assembly observer state. [[Niue]], an [[associated state]] of New Zealand, could also be eligible as it conducts its own foreign relations and participates independently in UN specialized agencies and treaties,<ref name="UNTC">{{cite web | title=Status of Treaties – Niue | website=United Nations Treaty Collection | date=1975-12-02 | url=https://treaties.un.org/pages/historicalinfo.aspx#Niue | access-date=2023-10-17 | archive-date=10 June 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610022419/https://treaties.un.org/Pages/HistoricalInfo.aspx#Niue | url-status=live }}</ref> though this is unclear.<ref name="Niue">{{cite web | title=Niue | website=insidethegames.biz | date=2012-10-30 | url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1125846/niue-chef-de-mission | access-date=2023-10-17 | archive-date=29 October 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029100046/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1125846/niue-chef-de-mission | url-status=live }}</ref> Currently, [[list of states with limited recognition|all other remaining states]] are ineligible to join the IOC as they are not recognized by a majority of United Nations member countries.<ref name=IOC-09Dec2014a>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/news/127th-ioc-session-comes-to-close-in-monaco/242155|title=127th IOC Session comes to close in Monaco|publisher=International Olympic Committee|date=9 December 2014|access-date=6 August 2016|quote=The NOC of Kosovo met the requirements for recognition as outlined in the Olympic Charter. These include the sport and technical requirements as well as the definition of "country" as defined in Rule 30.1 – "an independent State recognised by the international community". Kosovo is recognised as a country by 108 of the 193 UN Member States.|archive-date=4 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104235120/http://www.olympic.org/news/127th-ioc-session-comes-to-close-in-monaco/242155|url-status=live}}</ref> Constituent countries and dependent territories such as [[Curaçao]], the [[Faroe Islands]], [[Gibraltar]], [[Greenland]], [[Macau]], [[New Caledonia]] and [[French Polynesia]] can also no longer be recognized, so athletes from these territories can only participate in the Olympics as part of their parent nation's national team. This rule also applies to territories experiencing a change in status – the [[Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee]] was dissolved at the 123rd IOC session in July 2011 as the [[dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles|Netherlands Antilles ceased to exist]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/media?articleid=112731&articlenewsgroup=-1|date=13 January 2011|access-date=13 January 2011|title=Executive Board concludes first meeting of the new year|publisher=olympic.org ("Official website of the Olympic movement")|archive-date=14 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414113901/https://www.olympic.org/news|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/mr-jose-perurena?articleid=133159|title=Curtain comes down on 123rd IOC Session|publisher=Olympic.org|access-date=20 July 2011|archive-date=3 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803003913/http://www.olympic.org/mr-jose-perurena?articleid=133159|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
For those countries and territories that are part of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], their National Olympic Committees usually also serve as the members of the [[Commonwealth Games Association]], though not for the | For those countries and territories that are part of the [[Commonwealth of Nations]], their National Olympic Committees usually also serve as the members of the [[Commonwealth Games Association]], though not for the constituent countries of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), nor for Canada or Australia, who maintain separate organisations for Commonwealth and Olympic sport. For the other Commonwealth members, their NOCs are responsible for organising and overseeing their national teams at the [[Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/belize|title=Belize - National Olympic Committee (NOC)|date=27 July 2021|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=19 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019205650/https://www.olympic.org/belize|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.anocolympic.org/nocs-directory/seychelles-olympic-and-commonwealth-games-association/16623|title=Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association: ANOC|access-date=7 June 2020|archive-date=8 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908180848/https://www.anocolympic.org/nocs-directory/seychelles-olympic-and-commonwealth-games-association/16623|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
===Listed NOCs=== | ===Listed NOCs=== | ||
This section lists the current: | This section lists the current: | ||
* 206 National Olympic Committees who are recognised by the International Olympic Committee, and so are the members of the [[Association of National Olympic Committees]].{{Citation needed|date= July 2022}} | * 206 National Olympic Committees who are recognised by the International Olympic Committee, and so are the members of the [[Association of National Olympic Committees]].{{Citation needed|date= July 2022}} | ||
* 7 National Olympic Committees who are recognised by their continental Olympic associations, but are not recognised by the International Olympic Committee (''Italics'').{{Citation needed|date= July 2022}} | * 7 National Olympic Committees who are recognised by their continental Olympic associations, but are not recognised by the International Olympic Committee (''Italics'').{{Citation needed|date= July 2022}} | ||
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* Oceania – ''[[Oceania National Olympic Committees]]'' (ONOC) | * Oceania – ''[[Oceania National Olympic Committees]]'' (ONOC) | ||
The IOC runs the [[Summer Olympic Games]] and the [[Winter Olympic Games]] as competitions in which all IOC- | The IOC runs the [[Summer Olympic Games]] and the [[Winter Olympic Games]] as competitions in which all IOC-recognized NOCs can participate. Each continent also runs its own championships for their members:{{Citation needed|date= July 2022}} | ||
* ANOCA – [[African Games]] | * ANOCA – [[African Games]] | ||
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* ONOC – [[Pacific Games]] | * ONOC – [[Pacific Games]] | ||
While not continental unions in themselves, the [[Union of Arab National Olympic Committees]] (UANOC) and [[International Committee of Mediterranean Games]] (CIJM) | While not continental unions in themselves, the [[Union of Arab National Olympic Committees]] (UANOC) and [[International Committee of Mediterranean Games]] (CIJM) organize multi-sport events between [[Arab League]] countries and Mediterranean countries respectively.{{Citation needed|date= July 2022}} All 22 National Olympic Committees that form the UANOC and the 26 from CIJM are also members of either the ANOCA, EOC or OCA and are eligible to send their athletes to either the African, European or Asian Games. National Olympic Committees from the UANOC and CIJM are noted in the list below.{{Citation needed|date= July 2022}} | ||
==== Africa (ANOCA) ==== | ==== Africa (ANOCA) ==== | ||
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*{{flagicon|Congo DR}} [[Congolese Olympic Committee|DR Congo]] | *{{flagicon|Congo DR}} [[Congolese Olympic Committee|DR Congo]] | ||
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*{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Comité National Olympique de Côte d'Ivoire|Côte d'Ivoire]] | |||
*{{flagicon|Djibouti}} [[Djibouti National Olympic and Sports Committee|Djibouti]]<sup>1</sup> | *{{flagicon|Djibouti}} [[Djibouti National Olympic and Sports Committee|Djibouti]]<sup>1</sup> | ||
*{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Egyptian Olympic Committee|Egypt]]<sup>12</sup> | *{{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Egyptian Olympic Committee|Egypt]]<sup>12</sup> | ||
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*{{flagicon|Guinea}} [[Guinean National Olympic and Sports Committee|Guinea]] | *{{flagicon|Guinea}} [[Guinean National Olympic and Sports Committee|Guinea]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Guinea-Bissau}} [[Guinea-Bissau Olympic Committee|Guinea-Bissau]] | *{{flagicon|Guinea-Bissau}} [[Guinea-Bissau Olympic Committee|Guinea-Bissau]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Kenya}} [[National Olympic Committee of Kenya|Kenya]] <sup>3</sup> | *{{flagicon|Kenya}} [[National Olympic Committee of Kenya|Kenya]] <sup>3</sup> | ||
*{{flagicon|Lesotho}} [[Lesotho National Olympic Committee|Lesotho]] <sup>3</sup> | *{{flagicon|Lesotho}} [[Lesotho National Olympic Committee|Lesotho]] <sup>3</sup> | ||
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*{{flagicon|South Sudan}} [[South Sudan National Olympic Committee|South Sudan]] | *{{flagicon|South Sudan}} [[South Sudan National Olympic Committee|South Sudan]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Sudan}} [[Sudan Olympic Committee|Sudan]]<sup>1</sup> | *{{flagicon|Sudan}} [[Sudan Olympic Committee|Sudan]]<sup>1</sup> | ||
*{{flagicon|Tanzania}} [[Tanzania Olympic Committee|Tanzania]] <sup>3</sup> | *{{flagicon|Tanzania}} [[Tanzania Olympic Committee|United Republic of Tanzania]] <sup>3</sup> | ||
*{{flagicon|Togo}} [[Togolese National Olympic Committee|Togo]] <sup>3</sup> | *{{flagicon|Togo}} [[Togolese National Olympic Committee|Togo]] <sup>3</sup> | ||
*{{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[Tunisian Olympic Committee|Tunisia]]<sup>12</sup> | *{{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[Tunisian Olympic Committee|Tunisia]]<sup>12</sup> | ||
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<small> | <small> | ||
1: National Olympic Committee is a member of the UANOC.<br /> | 1: National Olympic Committee is a member of the [[Union of Arab National Olympic Committees|UANOC]].<br /> | ||
2: National Olympic Committee is a member of the CIJM.<br /> | 2: National Olympic Committee is a member of the [[International Committee of Mediterranean Games|CIJM]].<br /> | ||
3: National Olympic Committee is also National Commonwealth Games Association | 3: National Olympic Committee is also [[Commonwealth Games Association|National Commonwealth Games Association]] | ||
</small> | </small> | ||
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*{{flagicon|Antigua and Barbuda}} [[The Antigua and Barbuda Olympic Association|Antigua and Barbuda]]<sup> | *{{flagicon|Antigua and Barbuda}} [[The Antigua and Barbuda Olympic Association|Antigua and Barbuda]]<sup>1</sup> | ||
*{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Argentine Olympic Committee|Argentina]] | *{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Argentine Olympic Committee|Argentina]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Aruba}} [[Aruban Olympic Committee|Aruba]] | *{{flagicon|Aruba}} [[Aruban Olympic Committee|Aruba]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Bahamas}} [[Bahamas Olympic Association|Bahamas]]<sup> | *{{flagicon|Bahamas}} [[Bahamas Olympic Association|Bahamas]]<sup>1</sup> | ||
*{{flagicon|Barbados}} [[Barbados Olympic Association|Barbados]]<sup> | *{{flagicon|Barbados}} [[Barbados Olympic Association|Barbados]]<sup>1</sup> | ||
*{{flagicon|Belize}} [[Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association|Belize]]<sup> | *{{flagicon|Belize}} [[Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association|Belize]]<sup>1</sup> | ||
*{{flagicon|Bermuda}} [[Bermuda Olympic Association|Bermuda]]<sup> | *{{flagicon|Bermuda}} [[Bermuda Olympic Association|Bermuda]]<sup>1</sup> | ||
*{{flagicon|Bolivia}} [[Bolivian Olympic Committee|Bolivia]] | *{{flagicon|Bolivia}} [[Bolivian Olympic Committee|Bolivia]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Brazilian Olympic Committee|Brazil]] | *{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Brazilian Olympic Committee|Brazil]] | ||
*{{flagicon|British Virgin Islands}} [[British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee|British Virgin Islands]] | *{{flagicon|British Virgin Islands}} [[British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee|British Virgin Islands]]<sup>1</sup> | ||
*{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Canadian Olympic Committee|Canada]] | *{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Canadian Olympic Committee|Canada]]<sup>1</sup> | ||
| style="vertical-align:top; width:5%;"| | | style="vertical-align:top; width:5%;"| | ||
*{{flagicon|Cayman Islands}} [[Cayman Islands Olympic Committee|Cayman Islands]]<sup> | *{{flagicon|Cayman Islands}} [[Cayman Islands Olympic Committee|Cayman Islands]]<sup>1</sup> | ||
*{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Chilean Olympic Committee|Chile]] | *{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Chilean Olympic Committee|Chile]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Colombian Olympic Committee|Colombia]] | *{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Colombian Olympic Committee|Colombia]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Costa Rica}} [[Costa Rican Olympic Committee|Costa Rica]] | *{{flagicon|Costa Rica}} [[Costa Rican Olympic Committee|Costa Rica]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Cuba}} [[Cuban Olympic Committee|Cuba]] | *{{flagicon|Cuba}} [[Cuban Olympic Committee|Cuba]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Dominica}} [[Dominica Olympic Committee|Dominica]]<sup> | *{{flagicon|Dominica}} [[Dominica Olympic Committee|Dominica]]<sup>1</sup> | ||
*{{flagicon|Dominican Republic}} [[Dominican Republic Olympic Committee|Dominican Republic]] | *{{flagicon|Dominican Republic}} [[Dominican Republic Olympic Committee|Dominican Republic]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee|Ecuador]] | *{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee|Ecuador]] | ||
*{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[El Salvador Olympic Committee|El Salvador]] | *{{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[El Salvador Olympic Committee|El Salvador]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Grenada}} [[Grenada Olympic Committee|Grenada]]<sup> | *{{flagicon|Grenada}} [[Grenada Olympic Committee|Grenada]]<sup>1</sup> | ||
*{{flagicon|Guatemala}} [[Guatemalan Olympic Committee|Guatemala]] | *{{flagicon|Guatemala}} [[Guatemalan Olympic Committee|Guatemala]] | ||
| style="vertical-align:top; width:5%;"| | | style="vertical-align:top; width:5%;"| | ||
*{{flagicon|Guyana}} [[Guyana Olympic Association|Guyana]]<sup> | *{{flagicon|Guyana}} [[Guyana Olympic Association|Guyana]]<sup>1</sup> | ||
*{{flagicon|Haiti}} [[Haitian Olympic Committee|Haiti]] | *{{flagicon|Haiti}} [[Haitian Olympic Committee|Haiti]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Honduras}} [[Honduran Olympic Committee|Honduras]] | *{{flagicon|Honduras}} [[Honduran Olympic Committee|Honduras]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Jamaica}} [[Jamaica Olympic Association|Jamaica]]<sup> | *{{flagicon|Jamaica}} [[Jamaica Olympic Association|Jamaica]]<sup>1</sup> | ||
*{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Mexican Olympic Committee|Mexico]] | *{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Mexican Olympic Committee|Mexico]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Nicaragua}} [[Nicaraguan Olympic Committee|Nicaragua]] | *{{flagicon|Nicaragua}} [[Nicaraguan Olympic Committee|Nicaragua]] | ||
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*{{flagicon|Peru}} [[Peruvian Olympic Committee|Peru]] | *{{flagicon|Peru}} [[Peruvian Olympic Committee|Peru]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Puerto Rico}} [[Puerto Rico Olympic Committee|Puerto Rico]] | *{{flagicon|Puerto Rico}} [[Puerto Rico Olympic Committee|Puerto Rico]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} [[Saint Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee|Saint Kitts and Nevis]]<sup> | *{{flagicon|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} [[Saint Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee|Saint Kitts and Nevis]]<sup>1</sup> | ||
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*{{flagicon|Saint Lucia}} [[Saint Lucia Olympic Committee|Saint Lucia]]<sup> | *{{flagicon|Saint Lucia}} [[Saint Lucia Olympic Committee|Saint Lucia]]<sup>1</sup> | ||
*{{flagicon|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Olympic Committee|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]]<sup> | *{{flagicon|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}} [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Olympic Committee|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]]<sup>1</sup> | ||
*{{flagicon|Suriname}} [[Suriname Olympic Committee|Suriname]] | *{{flagicon|Suriname}} [[Suriname Olympic Committee|Suriname]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} [[Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee|Trinidad and Tobago]]<sup> | *{{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} [[Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee|Trinidad and Tobago]]<sup>1</sup> | ||
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee|United States]] | *{{flagicon|United States}} [[United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee|United States of America]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Uruguayan Olympic Committee|Uruguay]] | *{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Uruguayan Olympic Committee|Uruguay]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[Venezuelan Olympic Committee|Venezuela]] | *{{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[Venezuelan Olympic Committee|Venezuela]] | ||
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<small> | <small> | ||
1 | 1: National Olympic committee also a member of the [[Commonwealth Games Federation]] | ||
</small> | </small> | ||
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*{{flagicon|Brunei}} [[Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council|Brunei]]<sup>5</sup> | *{{flagicon|Brunei}} [[Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council|Brunei]]<sup>5</sup> | ||
*{{flagicon|Cambodia}} [[National Olympic Committee of Cambodia|Cambodia]] | *{{flagicon|Cambodia}} [[National Olympic Committee of Cambodia|Cambodia]] | ||
*{{flagicon|China}} [[Chinese Olympic Committee|China]] | *{{flagicon|China}} [[Chinese Olympic Committee|People's Republic of China]]<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://olympics.com/ioc/people-s-republic-of-china | title=Peoples Republic of China | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729060024/https://olympics.com/ioc/people-s-republic-of-china | archive-date=29 July 2024 }}</ref> | ||
*{{flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China|Hong Kong, China]] | *{{flagicon|Hong Kong}} [[Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China|Hong Kong, China]]<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://olympics.com/ioc/hong-kong-china | title=Hong Kong, China | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206052054/https://olympics.com/ioc/hong-kong-china | archive-date=6 December 2022 }}</ref> | ||
*{{flagicon|India}} [[Indian Olympic Association|India]]<sup>5</sup> | *{{flagicon|India}} [[Indian Olympic Association|India]]<sup>5</sup> | ||
*{{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Indonesian Olympic Committee|Indonesia]] | *{{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[Indonesian Olympic Committee|Indonesia]] | ||
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*{{flagicon|Syria}} [[Syrian Olympic Committee|Syria]]<sup>14</sup> | *{{flagicon|Syria}} [[Syrian Olympic Committee|Syria]]<sup>14</sup> | ||
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*{{flagicon|Chinese Taipei}} [[Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee|Chinese Taipei]]<sup>3</sup> | *{{flagicon|Chinese Taipei}} [[Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee|Chinese Taipei]]<sup>3</sup><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://olympics.com/ioc/chinese-taipei | title=Chinese Taipei | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207100554/https://olympics.com/ioc/chinese-taipei | archive-date=7 December 2022}}</ref> | ||
*{{flagicon|Tajikistan}} [[National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan|Tajikistan]] | *{{flagicon|Tajikistan}} [[National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Tajikistan|Tajikistan]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[National Olympic Committee of Thailand|Thailand]] | *{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[National Olympic Committee of Thailand|Thailand]] | ||
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<small> | <small> | ||
1: National Olympic Committee is a member of the UANOC.<br /> | 1: National Olympic Committee is a member of the UANOC.<br /> | ||
2: National Olympic Committee is a member of the OCA but not an ANOC member.<br /> | 2: National Olympic Committee is a member of the OCA but not an [[Association of National Olympic Committees|ANOC]] member.<br /> | ||
3: Official name used by the IOC, ANOC and OCA for the {{flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Taiwan|Republic of China]] (Taiwan).<br /> | 3: Official name used by the IOC, ANOC and OCA for the {{flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Taiwan|Republic of China]] (Taiwan).<br /> | ||
4: National Olympic Committee is a member of the CIJM.<br /> | 4: National Olympic Committee is a member of the CIJM.<br /> | ||
5: National Olympic committee also the national Commonwealth Games Association.</small> | |||
</small> | |||
==== Europe (EOC) ==== | ==== Europe (EOC) ==== | ||
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*{{flagicon|Austria}} [[Austrian Olympic Committee|Austria]] | *{{flagicon|Austria}} [[Austrian Olympic Committee|Austria]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} [[National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic|Azerbaijan]] | *{{flagicon|Azerbaijan}} [[National Olympic Committee of the Azerbaijani Republic|Azerbaijan]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Belarus}} [[Belarus Olympic Committee|Belarus]] | *{{flagicon|Belarus}} [[Belarus Olympic Committee|Belarus]] <sup>4</sup> | ||
*{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Belgian Olympic Committee|Belgium]] | *{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Belgian Olympic Committee|Belgium]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia and Herzegovina]]<sup>2</sup> | *{{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia and Herzegovina]]<sup>2</sup> | ||
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*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Croatian Olympic Committee|Croatia]]<sup>2</sup> | *{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Croatian Olympic Committee|Croatia]]<sup>2</sup> | ||
*{{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Cyprus Olympic Committee|Cyprus]]<sup>23</sup> | *{{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Cyprus Olympic Committee|Cyprus]]<sup>23</sup> | ||
*{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Czech Olympic Committee|Czechia]] | *{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Czech Olympic Committee|Czechia]]<ref>[https://olympics.com/ioc/czechia Czechia] Olympics.com</ref> | ||
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*{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark|Denmark]] | *{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark|Denmark]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Estonia}} [[Estonian Olympic Committee|Estonia]] | *{{flagicon|Estonia}} [[Estonian Olympic Committee|Estonia]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Finnish Olympic Committee|Finland]] | *{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Finnish Olympic Committee|Finland]] | ||
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*{{flagicon|Georgia}} [[Georgian National Olympic Committee|Georgia]] | *{{flagicon|Georgia}} [[Georgian National Olympic Committee|Georgia]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund|Germany]] | *{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund|Germany]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Hellenic Olympic Committee|Greece]]<sup>2</sup> | *{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Hellenic Olympic Committee|Greece]]<sup>2</sup> | ||
*{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Hungarian Olympic Committee|Hungary]] | *{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Hungarian Olympic Committee|Hungary]] | ||
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| style="vertical-align:top; width:5%;"| | | style="vertical-align:top; width:5%;"| | ||
*{{flagicon|Romania}} [[Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee|Romania]] | *{{flagicon|Romania}} [[Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee|Romania]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russian Olympic Committee|Russian Federation]] | *{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russian Olympic Committee|Russian Federation]]<sup>4</sup> | ||
*{{flagicon|San Marino}} [[Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Sammarinese|San Marino]] <sup>2</sup> | *{{flagicon|San Marino}} [[Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Sammarinese|San Marino]] <sup>2</sup> | ||
*{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Olympic Committee of Serbia|Serbia]] <sup>2</sup> | *{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Olympic Committee of Serbia|Serbia]] <sup>2</sup> | ||
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*{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Swedish Olympic Committee|Sweden]] | *{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Swedish Olympic Committee|Sweden]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Swiss Olympic Association|Switzerland]] | *{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Swiss Olympic Association|Switzerland]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Turkish Olympic Committee| | *{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Turkish Olympic Committee|Türkiye]] <sup>2</sup><ref>[https://olympics.com/ioc/turkiye Türkiye] Olympics.com</ref> | ||
*{{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[National Olympic Committee of Ukraine|Ukraine]] | *{{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[National Olympic Committee of Ukraine|Ukraine]] | ||
*{{flagicon|Great Britain}} [[British Olympic Association|United Kingdom]] | |||
|} | |} | ||
<small> | <small> | ||
1: Israel was a member of the OCA, but | 1: Israel was a member of the OCA, but was expelled from the organization between 1952 and 1981. Joined the EOC in 1994.<br /> | ||
2: National Olympic Committee is a member of the CIJM.<br /> | 2: National Olympic Committee is a member of the CIJM.<br /> | ||
3: National Olympic committee also the national Commonwealth Games Association | 3: National Olympic committee also the national Commonwealth Games Association.<br /> | ||
4: National Olympic Committee is suspended by the IOC.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-executive-board-suspends-russian-olympic-committee-with-immediate-effect |title=IOC Executive Board suspends Russian Olympic Committee with immediate effect |access-date=13 October 2023 |archive-date=20 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231220045519/https://olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-executive-board-suspends-russian-olympic-committee-with-immediate-effect |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
</small> | </small> | ||
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| {{flagicon|South Sudan}} [[South Sudan National Olympic Committee|South Sudan]] (2015) | | {{flagicon|South Sudan}} [[South Sudan National Olympic Committee|South Sudan]] (2015) | ||
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| {{legend|# | | {{legend|#F0282D|[[Americas]]}} | ||
| [[Pan American Sports Organization]] | | [[Pan American Sports Organization]] | ||
|align=center| 41 | |align=center| 41 | ||
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[United States Olympic Committee|United States]] (1894) | | {{flagicon|United States}} [[United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee|United States]] (1894) | ||
| {{flagicon|Dominica}} [[Dominica Olympic Committee|Dominica]] (1993)<br/> {{flagicon|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} [[Saint Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee|Saint Kitts and Nevis]] (1993)<br/> {{flagicon|Saint Lucia}} [[Saint Lucia Olympic Committee|Saint Lucia]] (1993) | | {{flagicon|Dominica}} [[Dominica Olympic Committee|Dominica]] (1993)<br /> {{flagicon|Saint Kitts and Nevis}} [[Saint Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee|Saint Kitts and Nevis]] (1993)<br /> {{flagicon|Saint Lucia}} [[Saint Lucia Olympic Committee|Saint Lucia]] (1993) | ||
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| {{legend|# | | {{legend|#FFB114|[[Asia]]}} | ||
| [[Olympic Council of Asia]] | | [[Olympic Council of Asia]] | ||
|align=center| 44<ref>The OCA includes 45 NOCs; the [[Macau Sports and Olympic Committee]] is not recognized by the IOC and Macau does not compete at the Olympic Games.</ref> | |align=center| 44<ref>The OCA includes 45 NOCs; the [[Macau Sports and Olympic Committee]] is not recognized by the IOC and Macau does not compete at the Olympic Games.</ref> | ||
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Japanese Olympic Committee|Japan]] (1912) | | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Japanese Olympic Committee|Japan]] (1912) | ||
| {{flagicon|Timor-Leste}} [[National Olympic Committee of Timor | | {{flagicon|Timor-Leste}} [[National Olympic Committee of Timor Leste|Timor-Leste]] (2003) | ||
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| {{legend|# | | {{legend|#00A651|[[Europe]]}} | ||
| [[European Olympic Committees]] | | [[European Olympic Committees]] | ||
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| {{flagicon|Kosovo}} [[Olympic Committee of Kosovo|Kosovo]] (2014) | | {{flagicon|Kosovo}} [[Olympic Committee of Kosovo|Kosovo]] (2014) | ||
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| {{legend|# | | {{legend|#0078D0|[[Oceania]]}} | ||
| [[Oceania National Olympic Committees]] | | [[Oceania National Olympic Committees]] | ||
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==Unrecognized National Olympic Committees== | ==Unrecognized National Olympic Committees== | ||
The [[Faroe Islands at the Paralympics|Faroe Islands]] and [[Macau at the Paralympics|Macau]] both have recognized [[National Paralympic Committee]]s and compete at the [[Paralympic Games]]. However, neither territory's National Olympic Committee is recognized by the IOC, so they cannot participate in the Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/25/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympics-olympics-faroe-islands/ |title=For the Faroe Islands, Paralympics offer rare chance to wave the flag on global stage |date=25 August 2021 |publisher=The Japan Times |access-date=27 November 2021 }}</ref> [[Macau Sports and Olympic Committee|Macau]] remains recognized by the [[Olympic Council of Asia]] and takes part in the [[Asian Games]]. | The [[Faroe Islands at the Paralympics|Faroe Islands]] and [[Macau at the Paralympics|Macau]] both have recognized [[National Paralympic Committee]]s and compete at the [[Paralympic Games]]. However, neither territory's National Olympic Committee is recognized by the IOC, so they cannot participate in the Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/25/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympics-olympics-faroe-islands/ |title=For the Faroe Islands, Paralympics offer rare chance to wave the flag on global stage |date=25 August 2021 |publisher=The Japan Times |access-date=27 November 2021 |archive-date=24 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224175901/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/08/25/paralympics/summer-paralympics/paralympics-olympics-faroe-islands/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Macau Sports and Olympic Committee|Macau]] remains recognized by the [[Olympic Council of Asia]] and takes part in the [[Asian Games]]. | ||
Other existing countries/regions with unrecognized Olympic committees: [[Catalan Olympic Committee|Catalonia]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Hargreaves|first=John|title=Freedom for Catalonia? : Catalan nationalism, Spanish identity and the Barcelona Olympic Games|year=2000|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=Cambridge|isbn=9780521586153|edition=[Online-Ausg.].}}</ref> [[Gibraltar]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.andalucia.com/gibraltar/sport.htm |title=andalucia.com |publisher=andalucia.com |access-date=20 June 2012 | Other existing countries/regions with unrecognized Olympic committees: [[Catalan Olympic Committee|Catalonia]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Hargreaves|first=John|title=Freedom for Catalonia? : Catalan nationalism, Spanish identity and the Barcelona Olympic Games|year=2000|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=Cambridge|isbn=9780521586153|edition=[Online-Ausg.].}}</ref> [[Gibraltar]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.andalucia.com/gibraltar/sport.htm |title=andalucia.com |publisher=andalucia.com |access-date=20 June 2012 |archive-date=18 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171218082504/http://www.andalucia.com/gibraltar/sport.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> [[French Polynesia]], [[Niue Island Sports Association|Niue]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-3851-0-0-0&sID=134809 |title=Full Page – Niue Island Sports Association and National Olympic Committee – FOX SPORTS PULSE |publisher=Sportingpulse.com |access-date=2014-01-23 |archive-date=2 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702194510/http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-3851-0-0-0&sID=134809 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[New Caledonia]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-3850-0-0-0 |title=New Caledonia National Olympic Committee |publisher=SportingPulse |access-date=16 August 2010 |archive-date=2 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702195031/http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-3850-0-0-0 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Curaçao]],<ref name=":CACSO">{{cite web |url=https://centrocaribesports.org/en/members/ |title=Centro Caribe Sports Members |publisher=[[Centro Caribe Sports]] |access-date=2023-08-21 |archive-date=21 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821172410/https://centrocaribesports.org/en/members/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=":ODESUR">{{cite web |url=https://www.odesur.org/ |title=ODESUR CON's |publisher=[[ODESUR]] |access-date=2023-08-21 |archive-date=21 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621205805/https://www.odesur.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":CANOC" /> [[Guadeloupe]],<ref name=":CACSO" /><ref name=":CANOC" /> [[French Guiana]],<ref name=":CACSO" /><ref name=":CANOC" /> [[Martinique]],<ref name=":CACSO" /><ref name=":CANOC" /> [[Sint Maarten]],<ref name=":CACSO" /> the [[Northern Mariana Islands]], [[Anguilla]],<ref name=":CANOC" /> [[Montserrat]],<ref name=":CANOC" /> [[Turks and Caicos Islands]],<ref name=":CANOC">{{cite web |url=https://canoc.net/members/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805232703/http://www.canoc.net/members |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 August 2017 |title=CANOC Members |publisher=canoc.net |access-date=26 October 2023 }}</ref><ref name=":CACSO" /> [[Transnistria]], [[Kurdistan]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kurdishglobe.net/displayArticle.jsp?id=11301963491D9371927E24F3508532C6 |title=Display Article |publisher=Kurdishglobe.net |date=16 January 2010 |access-date=16 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716183114/http://www.kurdishglobe.net/displayArticle.jsp?id=11301963491D9371927E24F3508532C6 |archive-date=16 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportcountries.org/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/conference_2008/INSCRITS_DEFINITIU.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=10 October 2009 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017023204/http://www.sportcountries.org/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/conference_2008/INSCRITS_DEFINITIU.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Northern Cyprus]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cyprusscene.com/2012/08/11/743/ |title=Turkish Cypriots denied access to London Olympics 2012 |access-date=6 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402180615/http://cyprusscene.com/2012/08/11/743/ |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Somaliland]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://somalilandolympics.org/ |title=Website ka wasaaradda Dhalinyaradda Iyo Ciyaaraha Somaliland - Homepage |publisher=Somalilandolympics.org |date=18 January 2010 |access-date=16 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618230851/http://somalilandolympics.org/ |archive-date=18 June 2013 }}</ref> [[Abkhazia]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Smoltczyk |first=Alexander |url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,645068,00.html |title=The ABC Republic: Abkhazia Attempts to Invent Itself |work=Der Spiegel |date=2009-08-27 |access-date=2014-01-23 |archive-date=26 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526233434/http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,645068,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native Americans]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nativevoices.org/articles/native_plympic_team.htm |title=Native Americans seek recognition |publisher=Nativevoices.org |date=27 February 2006 |access-date=16 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928082652/http://www.nativevoices.org/articles/native_plympic_team.htm |archive-date=28 September 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://enewschannels.com/2009/07/10/enc7921_124722.php |title=Jim Thorpe's Sons Bolster Native American Olympic Dream : Fri, 10 Jul 2009 : eNewsChannels |publisher=Enewschannels.com |date=10 July 2009 |access-date=16 August 2010 |archive-date=7 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207232442/http://enewschannels.com/2009/07/10/enc7921_124722.php/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
[[South Ossetia]] | It was reported in 2014 that [[South Ossetia]] intend to establish a National Olympic Committee.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.regnum.ru/news/fd-abroad/polit/1757978.html |title=В Южной Осетии продолжат работу над созданием национального олимпийского комитета - Политика, выборы, власть - Новости - ИА REGNUM |publisher=Regnum.ru |access-date=2014-01-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219002141/http://www.regnum.ru/news/fd-abroad/polit/1757978.html |archive-date=19 February 2014 }}</ref> | ||
===Olympic Sport=== | ===Olympic Sport=== | ||
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!Non-IOC member is member in world level | !Non-IOC member is member in world level | ||
!Non-IOC member is only member in continental level | !Non-IOC member is only member in continental level | ||
!Case of | !Case of United Kingdom | ||
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|[[FIFA]] | |[[FIFA]] | ||
|[[Association football]] | |[[Association football]] | ||
| {{Flagicon|Anguilla}}Anguilla, {{Flagicon|Montserrat}}Montserrat, {{Flagicon|Turks and Caicos Islands}}Turks and Caicos Islands, {{Flagicon|Curacao}} Curaçao,{{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China,{{Flagicon|Faroe Islands}} Faroe Islands, {{Flagicon|Gibraltar}} Gibraltar, {{Flagicon|Tahiti}}Tahiti, {{Flagicon|New Caledonia}}New Caledonia | | {{Flagicon|Anguilla}}[[Anguilla]], {{Flagicon|Montserrat}}[[Montserrat]], {{Flagicon|Turks and Caicos Islands}} [[Turks and Caicos Islands]], {{Flagicon|Curacao}} [[Curaçao]], {{Flagicon|Macau}} [[Macau|Macau, China]], {{Flagicon|Faroe Islands}} [[Faroe Islands]], {{Flagicon|Gibraltar}} [[Gibraltar]], {{Flagicon|Tahiti}} [[Tahiti]], {{Flagicon|New Caledonia}} [[New Caledonia]] | ||
|{{Flagicon|NMI}} Northern Mariana Islands, {{Flagicon|Sint Maarten}} Sint Maarten, {{Flagicon|Saint-Martin}} Saint-Martin, {{Flagicon|Guadeloupe}}Guadeloupe, {{fb|MTQ}}, {{Flagicon|French Guiana}}French Guiana, {{Flagicon|Bonaire}}Bonaire, {{Flagicon|Reunion}}Reunion (club competitions only), {{Flagicon|Zanzibar}} Zanzibar (club and [[CECAFA]] competitions only)<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40682462 | title=Zanzibar loses membership in Caf U-turn | work=BBC Sport }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cecafaonline.com/senior-challenge-cup | title=Senior Challenge Cup - CECAFA FOOTBALL }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cafonline.com/development/women-football/news/ethiopia-score-five-against-zanzibar-in-cecafa-senior-women-s-championship | title=Ethiopia score five against Zanzibar in CECAFA Senior Women's Championship }}</ref>) | |{{Flagicon|NMI}} [[Northern Mariana Islands]], {{Flagicon|Sint Maarten}} [[Sint Maarten]], {{Flagicon|Saint-Martin}} [[Saint Martin (island)|Saint-Martin]], {{Flagicon|Guadeloupe}} [[Guadeloupe]], {{fb|MTQ}}, {{Flagicon|French Guiana}} [[French Guiana]], {{Flagicon|Bonaire}} [[Bonaire]], {{Flagicon|Reunion}} Reunion (club competitions only), {{Flagicon|Zanzibar}} Zanzibar (club and [[CECAFA]] competitions only)<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40682462 | title=Zanzibar loses membership in Caf U-turn | work=BBC Sport | access-date=10 July 2022 | archive-date=23 October 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023132750/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40682462 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cecafaonline.com/senior-challenge-cup | title=Senior Challenge Cup - CECAFA FOOTBALL | date=13 July 2014 | access-date=10 July 2022 | archive-date=8 September 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908181228/https://cecafaonline.com/senior-challenge-cup/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cafonline.com/development/women-football/news/ethiopia-score-five-against-zanzibar-in-cecafa-senior-women-s-championship | title=Ethiopia score five against Zanzibar in CECAFA Senior Women's Championship }}</ref>) | ||
|{{ | |{{fb|ENG}} {{fb|SCO}} {{fb|WAL}} {{fb|NIR}} | ||
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|[[ | |[[World Aquatics]] | ||
|[[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]] | |[[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]] | ||
| {{Flagicon|Anguilla}}Anguilla, {{Flagicon|Curacao}} Curaçao, {{Flagicon|Sint Maarten}} Sint Maarten,{{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China,{{Flagicon|Faroe Islands}} Faroe Islands,{{Flagicon|Gibraltar}} Gibraltar,{{Flagicon|NMI}} Northern Mariana Islands | | {{Flagicon|Anguilla}} Anguilla, {{Flagicon|Curacao}} Curaçao, {{Flagicon|Sint Maarten}} Sint Maarten, {{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China, {{Flagicon|Faroe Islands}} Faroe Islands, {{Flagicon|Gibraltar}} Gibraltar, {{Flagicon|NMI}} Northern Mariana Islands | ||
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|As Great Britain | |As Great Britain | ||
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|[[World Athletics]] | |[[World Athletics]] | ||
|[[Sport of athletics|Athletics]] | |[[Sport of athletics|Athletics]] | ||
| {{Flagicon|Tahiti}} Tahiti, {{Flagicon|Norfolk Island}} Norfolk Island, {{Flagicon|Gibraltar}} Gibraltar,{{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China, {{Flagicon|Anguilla}}Anguilla, {{Flagicon|Montserrat}}Montserrat, {{Flagicon|Turks and Caicos Islands}}Turks and Caicos Islands, | | {{Flagicon|Tahiti}} Tahiti, {{Flagicon|Norfolk Island}} Norfolk Island, {{Flagicon|Gibraltar}} Gibraltar, {{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China, {{Flagicon|Anguilla}} Anguilla, {{Flagicon|Montserrat}} Montserrat, {{Flagicon|Turks and Caicos Islands}} Turks and Caicos Islands, | ||
|{{Flagicon|New Caledonia}} New Caledonia, {{Flagicon|Wallis and Futuna}} Wallis and Futuna, {{Flagicon|Niue}} Niue, {{Flagicon|Martinique}} Martinique, {{Flagicon|Guadeloupe}} Guadeloupe, {{Flagicon|French Guiana}} French Guiana, {{Flagicon|Sint Maarten}} Sint Maarten, | |{{Flagicon|New Caledonia}} New Caledonia, {{Flagicon|Wallis and Futuna}} Wallis and Futuna, {{Flagicon|Niue}} Niue, {{Flagicon|Martinique}} Martinique, {{Flagicon|Guadeloupe}} Guadeloupe, {{Flagicon|French Guiana}} French Guiana, {{Flagicon|Sint Maarten}} Sint Maarten, {{Flagicon|Curacao}} Curaçao | ||
|As Great Britain | |As Great Britain | ||
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|[[World Archery Federation]] | |[[World Archery Federation]] | ||
|[[Archery]] | |[[Archery]] | ||
| {{Flagicon|Tahiti}} Tahiti, {{Flagicon|Norfolk Island}} Norfolk Island, {{Flagicon|Falkland Islands}} Falkland Islands,{{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China,{{Flagicon|Faroe Islands}} Faroe Islands | | {{Flagicon|Tahiti}} Tahiti, {{Flagicon|Norfolk Island}} Norfolk Island, {{Flagicon|Falkland Islands}} Falkland Islands, {{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China, {{Flagicon|Faroe Islands}} Faroe Islands | ||
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|{{Flagicon|Curacao}} Curaçao, {{Flagicon|Tahiti}} Tahiti, {{Flagicon|Gibraltar}} Gibraltar, {{Flagicon|Greenland}} Greenland, {{Flagicon|Falkland Islands}} Falkland Islands,{{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China,{{Flagicon|Faroe Islands}} Faroe Islands, {{Flagicon|Saint Helena}} Saint Helena, {{Flagicon|Norfolk Island}} Norfolk Island, {{Flagicon|Isle of Man}} Isle of Man, {{Flagicon|Reunion}}Reunion, {{Flagicon|French Guiana}}French Guiana, {{Flagicon|Guadeloupe}}Guadeloupe, {{Flagicon|Martinique}}Martinique, {{Flagicon|New Caledonia}}New Caledonia, {{Flagicon|Martinique}}Martinique, {{Flagicon|NMI}} Northern Mariana Islands, {{Flagicon|Wallis and Futuna}}Wallis and Futuna | |{{Flagicon|Curacao}} Curaçao, {{Flagicon|Tahiti}} Tahiti, {{Flagicon|Gibraltar}} Gibraltar, {{Flagicon|Greenland}} Greenland, {{Flagicon|Falkland Islands}} Falkland Islands, {{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China, {{Flagicon|Faroe Islands}} Faroe Islands, {{Flagicon|Saint Helena}} Saint Helena, {{Flagicon|Norfolk Island}} Norfolk Island, {{Flagicon|Isle of Man}} Isle of Man, {{Flagicon|Reunion}} Reunion, {{Flagicon|French Guiana}} French Guiana, {{Flagicon|Guadeloupe}} Guadeloupe, {{Flagicon|Martinique}} Martinique, {{Flagicon|New Caledonia}} New Caledonia, {{Flagicon|Martinique}} Martinique, {{Flagicon|NMI}} Northern Mariana Islands, {{Flagicon|Wallis and Futuna}} Wallis and Futuna | ||
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|{{Flagicon|England}} England, {{Flagicon|Scotland}} Scotland, {{Flagicon|Wales}} Wales | |{{Flagicon|England}} England, {{Flagicon|Scotland}} Scotland, {{Flagicon|Wales}} Wales | ||
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|[[FIBA]] | |[[FIBA]] | ||
|[[Basketball]] | |[[Basketball]] | ||
| {{Flagicon|Montserrat}}Montserrat, {{Flagicon|Turks and Caicos Islands}}Turks and Caicos Islands, {{Flagicon|Tahiti}} Tahiti, {{Flagicon|Norfolk Island}} Norfolk Island, {{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China, {{Flagicon|Gibraltar}} Gibraltar | | {{Flagicon|Montserrat}} Montserrat, {{Flagicon|Turks and Caicos Islands}} Turks and Caicos Islands, {{Flagicon|Tahiti}} Tahiti, {{Flagicon|Norfolk Island}} Norfolk Island, {{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China, {{Flagicon|Gibraltar}} Gibraltar | ||
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|[[International Boxing Association (amateur)]] | |[[International Boxing Association (amateur)]] | ||
|[[Amateur boxing]] | |[[Amateur boxing]] | ||
| {{Flagicon|Anguilla}}Anguilla, {{Flagicon|Tahiti}} Tahiti, {{Flagicon|Sint Maarten}} Sint Maarten, {{Flagicon|Curacao}}Curaçao, {{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China, {{Flagicon|Gibraltar}} Gibraltar | | {{Flagicon|Anguilla}} Anguilla, {{Flagicon|Tahiti}} Tahiti, {{Flagicon|Sint Maarten}} Sint Maarten, {{Flagicon|Curacao}} Curaçao, {{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China, {{Flagicon|Gibraltar}} Gibraltar | ||
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|{{Flagicon|England}} England, {{Flagicon|Scotland}} Scotland, {{Flagicon|Wales}} Wales | |{{Flagicon|England}} England, {{Flagicon|Scotland}} Scotland, {{Flagicon|Wales}} Wales | ||
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|[[International Canoe Federation]] | |[[International Canoe Federation]] | ||
|[[Canoeing]] | |[[Canoeing]] | ||
|{{Flagicon|Sint Maarten}}Sint Maarten, {{Flagicon|Tahiti}} Tahiti, {{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China | |{{Flagicon|Sint Maarten}} Sint Maarten, {{Flagicon|Tahiti}} Tahiti, {{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China | ||
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|[[International Cycling Union]] | |[[International Cycling Union]] | ||
|[[Cycle sport|Cycling]] | |[[Cycle sport|Cycling]] | ||
|{{Flagicon|Sint Maarten}}Sint Maarten, {{Flagicon|Curacao}} Curaçao, {{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China | |{{Flagicon|Sint Maarten}} Sint Maarten, {{Flagicon|Curacao}} Curaçao, {{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China | ||
{{Flagicon|Vatican}} Vatican | {{Flagicon|Vatican}} Vatican | ||
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|{{Flagicon|England}} England, {{Flagicon|Scotland}} Scotland, {{Flagicon|Wales}} Wales | |{{Flagicon|England}} England, {{Flagicon|Scotland}} Scotland, {{Flagicon|Wales}} Wales | ||
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|[[International Federation of Sport Climbing]] | |||
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|{{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China | |||
|{{Flagicon|New Caledonia}} New Caledonia | |||
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|[[International Fencing Federation]] | |[[International Fencing Federation]] | ||
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|[[International Handball Federation]] | |[[International Handball Federation]] | ||
|[[Handball]] | |[[Handball]] | ||
|{{Flagicon|Faroe Islands}} Faroe Islands, {{Flagicon|Greenland}} Greenland, {{Flagicon|French Guiana}} French Guiana, {{Flagicon|Tahiti}}Tahiti, {{Flagicon|New Caledonia}}New Caledonia{{Flagicon|NMI}} Northern Mariana Islands, {{Flagicon|Guadeloupe}}Guadeloupe, {{Flagicon|Martinique}}Martinique, {{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China | |{{Flagicon|Faroe Islands}} Faroe Islands, {{Flagicon|Greenland}} Greenland, {{Flagicon|French Guiana}} French Guiana, {{Flagicon|Tahiti}}Tahiti, {{Flagicon|New Caledonia}} New Caledonia, {{Flagicon|NMI}} Northern Mariana Islands, {{Flagicon|Guadeloupe}} Guadeloupe, {{Flagicon|Martinique}} Martinique, {{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China | ||
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|As Great Britain, but {{Flagicon|England}} England and {{Flagicon|Scotland}} Scotland are association members | |As Great Britain, but {{Flagicon|England}} England and {{Flagicon|Scotland}} Scotland are association members | ||
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|[[International Judo Federation]] | |[[International Judo Federation]] | ||
|[[Judo]] | |[[Judo]] | ||
|{{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China, {{Flagicon|Niue}} Niue, {{Flagicon|Norfolk Island}} Norfolk Island, {{Flagicon|New Caledonia}} New Caledonia, {{Flagicon|Tahiti}} Tahiti, {{Flagicon|Martinique}} Martinique, {{Flagicon|Guadeloupe}} Guadeloupe, {{Flagicon|Reunion}} Reunion, {{Flagicon|Faroe Islands}} Faroe Islands, {{Flagicon|Curacao}}Curaçao | |{{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China, {{Flagicon|Niue}} Niue, {{Flagicon|Norfolk Island}} Norfolk Island, {{Flagicon|New Caledonia}} New Caledonia, {{Flagicon|Tahiti}} Tahiti, {{Flagicon|Martinique}} Martinique, {{Flagicon|Guadeloupe}} Guadeloupe, {{Flagicon|Reunion}} Reunion, {{Flagicon|Faroe Islands}} Faroe Islands, {{Flagicon|Curacao}} Curaçao | ||
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|[[Rugby union]] | |[[Rugby union]] | ||
|{{Flagicon|Niue}} Niue | |{{Flagicon|Niue}} Niue | ||
|{{Flagicon|New Caledonia}} New Caledonia, {{Flagicon|Tahiti}}Tahiti, {{Flagicon|Wallis and Futuna}}Wallis and Futuna, {{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China, {{Flagicon|Martinique}} Martinique, {{Flagicon|Guadeloupe}} Guadeloupe, {{Flagicon|French Guiana}} French Guiana, {{Flagicon|Curacao}} Curaçao, {{Flagicon|Reunion}} Reunion, {{Flagicon|Mayotte}} Mayotte | |{{Flagicon|New Caledonia}} New Caledonia, {{Flagicon|Tahiti}} Tahiti, {{Flagicon|Wallis and Futuna}} Wallis and Futuna, {{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China, {{Flagicon|Martinique}} Martinique, {{Flagicon|Guadeloupe}} Guadeloupe, {{Flagicon|French Guiana}} French Guiana, {{Flagicon|Curacao}} Curaçao, {{Flagicon|Reunion}} Reunion, {{Flagicon|Mayotte}} Mayotte | ||
|{{Flagicon|England}} England, {{Flagicon|Scotland}} Scotland, {{Flagicon|Wales}} Wales | |{{Flagicon|England}} England, {{Flagicon|Scotland}} Scotland, {{Flagicon|Wales}} Wales | ||
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|[[International Surfing Association]] | |||
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|{{Flagicon|Hawaii}} Hawaii, {{Flagicon|Tahiti}} Tahiti, {{Flagicon|Jersey}} Channel Islands | |||
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|{{Flagicon|England}} England, {{Flagicon|Scotland}} Scotland, {{Flagicon|Wales}} Wales | |||
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|[[International Table Tennis Federation|ITTF]] | |[[International Table Tennis Federation|ITTF]] | ||
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===Association of IOC | ===Association of IOC Recognized International Sports Federations=== | ||
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!Non-IOC member is only member in continental level | !Non-IOC member is only member in continental level | ||
!Case of Great Britain | !Case of Great Britain | ||
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|[[World Pool-Billiard Association]] | |[[World Pool-Billiard Association]] | ||
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|{{Flagicon|Tahiti}} Tahiti, {{Flagicon|NMI}} Northern Mariana Islands | |{{Flagicon|Tahiti}} Tahiti, {{Flagicon|NMI}} Northern Mariana Islands | ||
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|[[World Lacrosse]] | |[[World Lacrosse]] | ||
|[[Lacrosse]] | |[[Lacrosse]] | ||
|{{Flagicon|Catalonia}} Catalonia, {{Flagicon| | |{{Flagicon|Catalonia}} Catalonia, {{Flagicon|Curacao}} Curaçao, {{flagicon|Iroquois}} [[Haudenosaunee]], {{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China, | ||
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|{{Flagicon|England}} England, {{Flagicon|Scotland}} Scotland, {{Flagicon|Wales}} Wales | |{{Flagicon|England}} England, {{Flagicon|Scotland}} Scotland, {{Flagicon|Wales}} Wales | ||
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|{{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China, {{flagicon|Martinique}} Martinique, {{flagicon|New Caledonia}} New Caledonia, {{Flagicon|Tahiti}} Tahiti, {{flagicon|Wallis and Futuna}} Wallis and Futuna, {{Flagicon|Curacao}} Curaçao | |{{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China, {{flagicon|Martinique}} Martinique, {{flagicon|New Caledonia}} New Caledonia, {{Flagicon|Tahiti}} Tahiti, {{flagicon|Wallis and Futuna}} Wallis and Futuna, {{Flagicon|Curacao}} Curaçao | ||
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|Great Britain is full member but Home Nations participate separately as {{Flagicon|England}} England, {{Flagicon|Scotland}} Scotland, {{Flagicon|Wales}} Wales, {{Flagicon|Northern Ireland}} Northern Ireland | |Great Britain is full member, but Home Nations participate separately as {{Flagicon|England}} England, {{Flagicon|Scotland}} Scotland, {{Flagicon|Wales}} Wales, {{Flagicon|Northern Ireland}} Northern Ireland | ||
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|[[FIDE]] | |[[FIDE]] | ||
|[[Chess]] | |[[Chess]] | ||
|{{Flagicon|Faroe Islands}} Faroe Islands, {{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China, {{flagicon|Curacao}} Netherlands Antilles, {{flagicon|Guernsey}} [[Guernsey]], {{flagicon|Jersey}} Jersey, {{flagicon|Isle of Man}} Isle of Man | |{{Flagicon|Faroe Islands}} Faroe Islands, {{Flagicon|Macau}} Macau, China, {{flagicon|Curacao}} Netherlands Antilles, {{flagicon|Guernsey}} [[Guernsey]], {{flagicon|Jersey}} Jersey, {{flagicon|Isle of Man}} Isle of Man | ||
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|{{Flagicon|England}} England, {{Flagicon|Scotland}} Scotland, {{Flagicon|Wales}} Wales | |{{Flagicon|England}} England, {{Flagicon|Scotland}} Scotland, {{Flagicon|Wales}} Wales | ||
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|[[International Cricket Council]] | |[[International Cricket Council]] | ||
|[[Cricket]] | |[[Cricket]] | ||
|{{cr|WIN}} | |{{cr|WIN}}, {{cr|IRE}}, {{Flagicon|Isle of Man}} Isle of Man, {{Flagicon|Jersey}} Jersey, {{Flagicon|Guernsey}} Guernsey, {{Flagicon|Gibraltar}} Gibraltar, {{Flagicon|Saint Helena}} Saint Helena,{{Flagicon|Faroe Islands}} Faroe Islands, {{Flagicon|Turks and Caicos Islands}} Turks and Caicos Islands, {{Flagicon|Falkland Islands}} Falkland Islands | ||
|{{Flagicon|Nevis}} Nevis,{{Flagicon|Anguilla}} Anguilla,{{Flagicon|Montserrat}} Montserrat, {{Flagicon|Sint Maarten}} Sint Maarten | |{{Flagicon|Nevis}} Nevis, {{Flagicon|Anguilla}} Anguilla, {{Flagicon|Montserrat}} Montserrat, {{Flagicon|Sint Maarten}} Sint Maarten | ||
|{{Flagicon|England}} England, {{Flagicon|Scotland}} Scotland | |{{Flagicon|England}} England, {{Flagicon|Scotland}} Scotland | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Refugee Olympic Team at the Olympics]] | |||
*[[Independent Olympians at the Olympic Games]] | |||
*[[National Paralympic Committee]] | *[[National Paralympic Committee]] | ||
*[[List of IOC country codes]] | *[[List of IOC country codes]] | ||
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=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
* {{cite web |title = National Olympic Committees |url = http://www.olympic.org/en/content/The-IOC/Governance/National-Olympic-Committees/ | * {{cite web |title = National Olympic Committees |url = http://www.olympic.org/en/content/The-IOC/Governance/National-Olympic-Committees/ |publisher = [[International Olympic Committee]] |access-date = 21 January 2008 |archive-date = 14 January 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110114101609/http://www.olympic.org/en/content/the-ioc/governance/national-olympic-committees/ |url-status = live }} | ||
|publisher = [[International Olympic Committee]] |access-date = 21 January 2008 }} | |||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080915111914/http://www.acnolympic.org/en/index_en.html Association of National Olympic Committees website] | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080915111914/http://www.acnolympic.org/en/index_en.html Association of National Olympic Committees website] | ||
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{Commons category-inline|National Olympic Committees}} | |||
* {{Official website|www.acnolympic.org}} | * {{Official website|www.acnolympic.org}} | ||
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A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, NOCs are responsible for organizing their athletes' participation in the Olympic Games. They may nominate cities within their respective areas as candidates for future Olympic Games. NOCs also promote the development of athletes and the training of coaches and officials at the national level within their national territories.
National Olympic Committees[edit | edit source]
As of 2023, there are 206 National Olympic Committees.[1] These include each of the 193 member states of the United Nations, one UN General Assembly observer state (Palestine[2]), two states without UN recognition (Kosovo[3] and Taiwan[note 1][4]) and one associated state of New Zealand (the Cook Islands[5]).
There are also nine dependent territories with recognized NOCs: four territories of the United States (American Samoa,[6] Guam,[7] Puerto Rico,[8] and the United States Virgin Islands[9]), three British Overseas Territories (Bermuda,[10] the British Virgin Islands,[11] and the Cayman Islands[12]), one constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Aruba[13]) and one special administrative region of China (Hong Kong[14]).
Prior to 1996, rules for recognizing dependent territories or constituent countries as separate countries within the IOC were not as strict as those within the United Nations, which allowed these territories to field teams separately from their sovereign state. Following an amendment to the Olympic Charter in 1996, NOC recognition can only be granted after recognition as an independent country by the international community.[15] Since the rule does not apply retroactively, the dependent territories and constituent countries which were recognized before the rule change are allowed to continue sending separate teams to the Olympics,[15] while the Faroe Islands[16] and Macau[17] send their own Paralympic teams.
The only state which thus qualifies to participate in the future is the Vatican City, a UN General Assembly observer state. Niue, an associated state of New Zealand, could also be eligible as it conducts its own foreign relations and participates independently in UN specialized agencies and treaties,[18] though this is unclear.[19] Currently, all other remaining states are ineligible to join the IOC as they are not recognized by a majority of United Nations member countries.[20] Constituent countries and dependent territories such as Curaçao, the Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Greenland, Macau, New Caledonia and French Polynesia can also no longer be recognized, so athletes from these territories can only participate in the Olympics as part of their parent nation's national team. This rule also applies to territories experiencing a change in status – the Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee was dissolved at the 123rd IOC session in July 2011 as the Netherlands Antilles ceased to exist in 2010.[21][22]
For those countries and territories that are part of the Commonwealth of Nations, their National Olympic Committees usually also serve as the members of the Commonwealth Games Association, though not for the constituent countries of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), nor for Canada or Australia, who maintain separate organisations for Commonwealth and Olympic sport. For the other Commonwealth members, their NOCs are responsible for organising and overseeing their national teams at the Commonwealth Games.[23][24]
Listed NOCs[edit | edit source]
This section lists the current:
- 206 National Olympic Committees who are recognised by the International Olympic Committee, and so are the members of the Association of National Olympic Committees.[citation needed]
- 7 National Olympic Committees who are recognised by their continental Olympic associations, but are not recognised by the International Olympic Committee (Italics).[citation needed]
The ANOC members are eligible to enter the Olympic Games. Some National Olympic Committees who are members of a continental Olympic association but not ANOC members compete in continental-level and subregional-level tournaments. These committees, however, are not allowed to participate in the Olympic Games.
The five continental Olympic associations are:[citation needed]
- Africa – Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA)
- America – Pan American Sports Organization (PASO)
- Asia – Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)
- Europe – European Olympic Committees (EOC)
- Oceania – Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC)
The IOC runs the Summer Olympic Games and the Winter Olympic Games as competitions in which all IOC-recognized NOCs can participate. Each continent also runs its own championships for their members:[citation needed]
- ANOCA – African Games
- PASO – Pan American Games and Pan American Winter Games
- OCA – Asian Games and Asian Winter Games
- EOC – European Games
- ONOC – Pacific Games
While not continental unions in themselves, the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees (UANOC) and International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM) organize multi-sport events between Arab League countries and Mediterranean countries respectively.[citation needed] All 22 National Olympic Committees that form the UANOC and the 26 from CIJM are also members of either the ANOCA, EOC or OCA and are eligible to send their athletes to either the African, European or Asian Games. National Olympic Committees from the UANOC and CIJM are noted in the list below.[citation needed]
Africa (ANOCA)[edit | edit source]
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1: National Olympic Committee is a member of the UANOC.
2: National Olympic Committee is a member of the CIJM.
3: National Olympic Committee is also National Commonwealth Games Association
Americas (Panam Sports)[edit | edit source]
1: National Olympic committee also a member of the Commonwealth Games Federation
Asia (OCA)[edit | edit source]
1: National Olympic Committee is a member of the UANOC.
2: National Olympic Committee is a member of the OCA but not an ANOC member.
3: Official name used by the IOC, ANOC and OCA for the 
Republic of China (Taiwan).
4: National Olympic Committee is a member of the CIJM.
5: National Olympic committee also the national Commonwealth Games Association.
Europe (EOC)[edit | edit source]
1: Israel was a member of the OCA, but was expelled from the organization between 1952 and 1981. Joined the EOC in 1994.
2: National Olympic Committee is a member of the CIJM.
3: National Olympic committee also the national Commonwealth Games Association.
4: National Olympic Committee is suspended by the IOC.[30]
Oceania (ONOC)[edit | edit source]
1: National Olympic Committee is an associate member of the ONOC but not an ANOC member.
Notes[edit | edit source]
Divisions[edit | edit source]
The NOCs are all members of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), which is also split among five continental associations:
| Continent | Association | NOCs | Oldest NOC | Newest NOC | |
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Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa | 54 |  Egypt (1910)
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 South Sudan (2015)
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| Pan American Sports Organization | 41 |  United States (1894)
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 Dominica (1993) Saint Kitts and Nevis (1993) Saint Lucia (1993)
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| Olympic Council of Asia | 44[31] |  Japan (1912)
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 Timor-Leste (2003)
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| European Olympic Committees | 50 |  France (1894)
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 Kosovo (2014)
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| Oceania National Olympic Committees | 17 |  Australia (1895)
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 Tuvalu (2007)
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See the article for each continental association for the complete lists of all NOCs.
Unrecognized National Olympic Committees[edit | edit source]
The Faroe Islands and Macau both have recognized National Paralympic Committees and compete at the Paralympic Games. However, neither territory's National Olympic Committee is recognized by the IOC, so they cannot participate in the Olympics.[32] Macau remains recognized by the Olympic Council of Asia and takes part in the Asian Games.
Other existing countries/regions with unrecognized Olympic committees: Catalonia,[33] Gibraltar,[34] French Polynesia, Niue,[35] New Caledonia,[36] Curaçao,[37][38][39] Guadeloupe,[37][39] French Guiana,[37][39] Martinique,[37][39] Sint Maarten,[37] the Northern Mariana Islands, Anguilla,[39] Montserrat,[39] Turks and Caicos Islands,[39][37] Transnistria, Kurdistan,[40][41] Northern Cyprus,[42] Somaliland,[43] Abkhazia,[44] and Native Americans.[45][46]
It was reported in 2014 that South Ossetia intend to establish a National Olympic Committee.[47]
Olympic Sport[edit | edit source]
Association of IOC Recognized International Sports Federations[edit | edit source]
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See also[edit | edit source]
- Refugee Olympic Team at the Olympics
- Independent Olympians at the Olympic Games
- National Paralympic Committee
- List of IOC country codes
- District of Columbia Olympic Committee
- Commonwealth Games Association
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Designated as Chinese Taipei by the IOC.
References[edit | edit source]
Citations[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "National Olympic Committees". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ↑ "Palestine". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ↑ "Kosovo". International Olympic Committee.
- ↑ "Chinese Taipei". International Olympic Committee.
- ↑ "Cook Islands". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ↑ "American Samoa". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ↑ "Guam". Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ↑ "Puerto Rico". International Olympic Committee.
- ↑ "Virgin Islands, US". International Olympic Committee.
- ↑ "Bermuda". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ↑ "Virgin Islands, British". International Olympic Committee.
- ↑ "Cayman Islands". International Olympic Committee.
- ↑ "Aruba". International Olympic Committee.
- ↑ "Hong Kong, China". International Olympic Committee.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Overseas Territories (3rd February 2012)". Publications.parliament.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ↑ "Faroe Islands". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ↑ "Macao, China". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ↑ "Status of Treaties – Niue". United Nations Treaty Collection. 2 December 1975. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ↑ "Niue". insidethegames.biz. 30 October 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ↑ "127th IOC Session comes to close in Monaco". International Olympic Committee. 9 December 2014. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
The NOC of Kosovo met the requirements for recognition as outlined in the Olympic Charter. These include the sport and technical requirements as well as the definition of "country" as defined in Rule 30.1 – "an independent State recognised by the international community". Kosovo is recognised as a country by 108 of the 193 UN Member States.
- ↑ "Executive Board concludes first meeting of the new year". olympic.org ("Official website of the Olympic movement"). 13 January 2011. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ↑ "Curtain comes down on 123rd IOC Session". Olympic.org. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ↑ "Belize - National Olympic Committee (NOC)". 27 July 2021. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ↑ "Seychelles Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association: ANOC". Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ↑ "Peoples Republic of China". Archived from the original on 29 July 2024.
- ↑ "Hong Kong, China". Archived from the original on 6 December 2022.
- ↑ "Chinese Taipei". Archived from the original on 7 December 2022.
- ↑ Czechia Olympics.com
- ↑ Türkiye Olympics.com
- ↑ "IOC Executive Board suspends Russian Olympic Committee with immediate effect". Archived from the original on 20 December 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ↑ The OCA includes 45 NOCs; the Macau Sports and Olympic Committee is not recognized by the IOC and Macau does not compete at the Olympic Games.
- ↑ "For the Faroe Islands, Paralympics offer rare chance to wave the flag on global stage". The Japan Times. 25 August 2021. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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