Official Newsletter of the Olympic Council of Edition 30 - September 2015 And the winner is…..

Chinese capital makes Olympic history Olympic Day in Asia SEA Games in Contents Inside your 32-page Sporting Asia

3 President’s Message New ANOC HQ Sporting Asia is the official newsletter of the Olympic 4 – 7 News Digest Council of Asia, published quarterly. 04-05 4-5 iOC Session in Executive Editor / Director General Husain Al Musallam [email protected] 6 welcomes IOC President and Sheikh Ahmad Art Director / IT Director Amer Elalami [email protected] 7 on the Road to Rio Director, Int’l & NOC Relations Vinod Tiwari 8 – 11 Olympic Day in Asia [email protected]

08-11 Director, Department 12 inside the OCA Haider A. Farman [email protected] 28th SEA GAMES – 13-20 Editor SINGAPORE 2015 Jeremy Walker [email protected]

14 –15 Overview, Medals Table Executive Secretary Nayaf Sraj [email protected] 16 – 17 Stars of the Show 13-20 PO Box 6706, Hawalli inside Story Zip Code 32042 18 – 19

Telephone: +965 22274277 - 88 20 singapore Scrapbook Fax: +965 22274280 - 90 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ocasia.org 21 – 24 GAMES UPDATE

21 5th 2016 22-23 22 – 23 18th Asian Games 2018

8th 2017 Front cover: 24 IOC President announ- ces the host city for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games during the 128th IOC 25 – 30 six pages of NOC News and Sport Session in Kuala Lumpur on July 31. (Photo: www.olympic.org)

31 Obituary

25-30 32 OCA Diary, Sponsors Club

Page 02 President’s Message

NEW OCA CYCLE WILL BRING FRESH CHALLENGES

nce again we have come to the end of another Olympic term for the OCA, since our O Elective General Assembly in in 2011. We have achieved a lot in those four years, not only with the contribution of all 45 NOCs to the success of the 17th Asian Games in , Korea, last year but also to the development of the sports movement throughout the continent.

Our five multi-sport games continue to go from strength to strength, setting new benchmarks in sports innovation and presentation around the world, and we can look forward to building on this momentum in the next Olympic cycle through to 2019.

Our 34th OCA General Assembly brings us to Ashgabat, capital of , and gives the local NOC a taste of what to expect when they host the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in September 2017.

Central Asia is booming in the movement, and the OCA Executive Board and General Assembly in Ashgabat on September 15-16 will give all the delegates the opportunity to witness at first-hand the impressive Olympic complex that is being built for the 5th AIMAG and beyond.

As the next Elective General Assembly approaches, I would like to thank all the OCA committees for their hard work and their ideas and initiatives during the past four years. Your contribution has kept the OCA moving forwards, always looking to create the best environment for the athletes and the best conditions for our administrators and officials.

The next four years will present new challenges, and I am confident that, with our experience and expertise, our unity and solidarity, we will be able to meet them.

Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah President, Olympic Council of Asia President, Association of National Olympic Committees Chairman, IOC Olympic Solidarity Commission Member, FIFA Executive Committee

ANOC’s ‘home away from home’ in Lausanne

heikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah presided over the ANOC moved into the new headquarters at the end of S inauguration of the new ANOC HQ in the Olympic last year. capital Lausanne on June 8.

In front of 250 guests from the Olympic movement, the ANOC President thanked the NOCs, the ANOC Executive Council, the International Federation Presidents and the city of Lausanne for their support of this project.

“With 205 NOCs around the world it is very important that we have a headquarters that can serve as a home away from home for our members,” said Sheikh Ahmad.

“This headquarters is fully equipped to host formal and informal meetings and provides the perfect base for ANOC to support its NOCs. Our doors are always open to all stakeholders in the Olympic family.” The inauguration of the ANOC HQ on June 8.

Page 03 News Digest 128th IOC Session

Beijing – the Olympic city for all seasons

eijing made history at the 128th IOC Session in Kuala fantastic and excellent Olympic Winter Games in 2022,” B Lumpur on July 31 when the Chinese capital became he concluded. the first city to be awarded the Winter and Summer Games.

After a final day of pleas and About the bid presentations from the two candidate eijing 2022 will involve three venue clusters and cities, beat () B three Olympic Villages, connected by a high- 44-40 for the right to host the Winter speed rail network with a maximum journey of 50 Olympics in 2022 – 14 years after the minutes from Beijing to Zhangjiakou: Summer Games in 2008. Beijing Zone will host all the ice sports in five “Today is a remarkable day for Beijing and for the Olympic competition venues, including the National Aquatics Movement,” said Beijing and Bid President Wang Centre (Water Cube) for curling. The opening and Anshun. closing ceremonies will be at the iconic Bird’s Nest. The one new venue will be the National Speed Skating “It is a day that will go down in history when Beijing and Oval. Zhangjiakou were awarded the Olympic Winter Games in 2022. Yanqing Zone will involve the newly built National Alpine Ski Centre and National Sliding “This is the first time in Olympic history that the same city Centre, aimed specifically for the development and will host both the Summer and Winter Olympics. This is promotion of . unprecedented in the 120-year history of the Olympic Movement.” Zhangjiakou Zone will have five competition venues, including the Nordic Centre, Biathlon Centre Mayor Wang said the preparations, hosting and legacy and Genting Snow Park for freestyle skiing and of 2022 would expose some 300 million of ’s 1.3 snowboard. billion population to winter sports, and described the Chinese people as “thrilled and overjoyed” to have won Proposed budget for investment in Olympic the vote. Villages, sports venues and other infrastructure: US$1.5 billion “We must work to deliver a risk-free, extraordinary,

Beijing 2022 officials erupt in joyous celebration at the IOC announcement.

Page 04 News Digest 128th IOC Session

OCA President says Asia is ready to deliver top-quality Olympics

he OCA President, HE Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al OCA Vice President Timothy Fok said the Winter T Sabah, spoke with pride of the two Asian candidates Olympics in 2022 would not only expand winter sports bidding for the . in northern China but also spread the Olympic spirit throughout the nation. Surrounded by media at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Sheikh Ahmad praised Almaty for pushing Beijing “We know that Beijing did a very good job in 2008. so close and personally congratulated the Kazakh Prime As well as delivering a perfect Games in 2022 it will Minister, Karim Massimov, on the efforts of his team. also completely develop a new area with the focus on sustainability, contribute to sport and develop Olympic Regarding Beijing’s success, Sheikh Ahmad said: “This values in China.” adds value to the Olympic Movement and is part of the legacy because it will be the first time one city has hosted the Summer and Winter Olympics.

“China wants to give the chance to 300 million citizens to embrace winter sports, and is doing this not only because of the Games but because the government has made it part of the national development of their own country.”

Beijing 2022 will follow PyeongChang 2018 and Tokyo 2020 as host, and Sheikh Ahmad said Asia was ready to impress the world.

“I do not have any doubt that Asia will deliver all the Games in a very high standard,” he concluded Sheikh Ahmad is interviewed at the KL Convention Centre.

IOC President praises ‘100 per cent’ success of KL Session

OC President Thomas Bach wrapped up the 128th IOC 14 IOC members whose eight-year terms were I Session in Kuala Lumpur on Monday, August 3 by telling coming to a close were re-elected for a further eight the Malaysian organisers: “You have succeeded 100 per years, including Syed Shahid Ali (), Rita Subowo cent.” () and Wu Ching-kuo (Chinese ).

In presenting the IOC Trophy to the President of the gunilla Lindberg (Sweden) was re-elected to the Olympic Council of and head of the organising IOC Executive Board for a second four-year term. committee, HRH Prince Tunku Imran, President Bach thanked the Malaysian hosts, staff and volunteers. Nenad Lalovic (Serbia, President of United World ) and Mamadou Diagna Ndiaye (President, “You have been here with us all Senegal NOC) were elected new IOC members. the time and offered us your smile, hospitality and great organisational the IOC Session formally recognised the World skills,” said President Bach. “We Flying Disc Federation, which was established 30 years could feel your dedication and ago and is based in with 62 affiliated National your work in making this a very Federations from all five continents. special IOC Session.” the IOC fully recognised South Sudan - an In other business during the independent state since 2011 - as the 206th member Prince Tunku with the IOC Trophy Session: NOC.

Page 05 News Digest

IOC President BACH Visits Central AsiaN NOCS

he IOC President, Thomas Bach, made a three-stop T tour of Central Asia in mid-June, accompanied by the OCA President, HE Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah.

The tour began in , , where the IOC President joined in Olympic Day celebrations at the Olympic Museum and saw demonstrations of , , and , as well as traditional Uzbek combat sports. Fencing fun in Tashkent. President Bach also visited the new NOC HQ, joined by NOC President Mirabror Usmanov, and described the building as “amongst the best facilities I have ever seen”.

Later, the IOC President met the President of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, and discussed the vital role of sport in education and the contribution of sport to international peace and development.

The next stop was , , and a visit to the state President, Emomali Rahmon, who is also President of the NOC.

President Bach and Sheikh Ahmad said they would strengthen their support to Tajik athletes. in Dushanbe. Later in the day, the IOC President visited the NOC HQ and newly refurbished medical facilities for the athletes. He also met boxer Mavzuna Chorieva, who became the first woman to win an Olympic medal for Tajikistan when she took bronze at 2012.

The final stop was in , where the IOC President had talks with the Kyrgyz President, Almazbek Atambayev.

Later the President went to the NOC HQ and met young athletes in the process of qualifying for the Rio Olympic Games.

The President also met the new President of the NOC as well as the Secretary General, before attending a dinner with the country’s Prime Minister. Meeting athletes in Bishkek.

Page 06 News Digest

SEBASTIAN COE ELECTED NEW IAAF PRESIDENT

ritish athletics great Sebastian Coe was elected as The voting by the 207 member federations was: Sebastian B the sixth IAAF President at the 50th IAAF Congress in Coe 115 votes, Sergey Bubka 92 votes. Beijing, China, on Wednesday, August 19. The former middle distance running star and head of the organising committee for the London 2012 Olympic Games said: "I am deeply honoured that our sport has placed its trust in me. There is no job I want to do more – nor with greater commitment."

Among the first to congratulate Lord Coe were the current IAAF President Lamine Diack and Bubka, who was later elected as an IAAF Vice President.

"We have a man who has devoted his life to the sport," commented President Diack.

Bubka acknowledged: "I know that athletics in the future will grow, and become stronger and stronger."

Sebastian Coe is the new President of the International Association Coe will take office on August 31, after the IAAF World of Athletics Federation. Championships, Beijing 2015.

Hong Kong and Tokyo to host Rio 2016 rugby sevens qualifiers

he Rugby Football Union marked T Olympic Day on June 23 with the announcement that they will host the Asian rugby sevens qualifying tournament for Rio 2016 at Hong Kong Stadium on November 7-8.

The tournament will be the sole Olympic qualification event for Asia's 12 premier men's teams and the first in a two-tournament qualification series for the women. The second qualification event for the eight women’s teams will be in Tokyo on November 28-29.

The men’s sevens winner in Hong Kong will claim Asia's sole automatic slot amongst the 12 teams in Rio, where rugby sevens will make its much anticipated The press conference in Hong Kong to announce Asia’s rugby sevens qualifiers for Rio 2016. debut. Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, The next three best ranked teams in the Asian qualifier will China to help promote all “Team Hong Kong” athletes as join a 16-team international repechage tournament to be they strive for Olympic qualification in their various sports. held later in the year for the final spot in Rio. Men’s teams (12): China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, The top women’s team after the Hong Kong and Tokyo , , Kazakhstan, Malaysia, , Singapore, events will qualify for Rio. The next best three will enter a 16- , , . team international repechage for the final spot at Rio 2016. Women’s teams (8): China, Hong Kong, Japan, The HKRFU also announced an initiative to work with the Kazakhstan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Uzbekistan.

Page 07 Olympic Day in Asia

The fun starts here at Disneyland, Hong Kong. Fighting fit in .

Students from a school for deaf children were among 2,800 participants at Paro Dzongkhag, .

Page 08 Olympic Day in Asia

Chinese Taipei NOC organised a run for the 28th consecutive year, The IOC President greets a young sports fan in on June 6. Uzbekistan.

Olympic Day in ran from June 13-23 and included a cycle rally with 1,200 participants.

Page 09 Olympic Day in Asia

Flying the in China.

Sri Lanka NOC took the festivities to Mannar. NOC held a sports festival at King Abdullah Park.

Page 10 Olympic Day in Asia

More than 2,000 people joined a family walk and other activities at Jurong East Sports Centre, Singapore, on July 25.

Roller skating champions in The 5th International Half Marathon/Olympic Day Run . attracted over 4,000 entries.

Page 11 Inside the OCA

OCA adjusts Incheon Asian Games medal table

he Olympic Council of Asia has regulations, the medals have been withdrawn and the T adjusted the 2014 Incheon Asian relay teams have been disqualified. Games final medal rankings after the conclusion of two anti-doping cases The adjustments have changed the medal tallies of China, related to the games. Republic of Korea, Japan, Uzbekistan, Hong Kong and Singapore. See below for details. Korean hero Park Tae Hwan tested positive for Nebido, The new table also reflects the change of Chinese women's more commonly known as injectable hammer thrower Wenxiu, who had her gold medal testosterone, which is prohibited by the World Anti-Doping reinstated when a doping case was quashed. Agency (WADA) as it strengthens muscles. In other news: OCA Director General Husain Al Musallam He has been suspended retroactively from September has been elected First Vice President of world swimming 3, 2014 - the day his samples were collected - and the governing body FINA - the second in command under the suspension ends in March 2016. President, Julio Cesar Maglione. Park won medals in six events at Incheon – one silver in the OCA has confirmed the dates of the three Youth 100m freestyle and five bronze medals in the 4 x 100m Camps this year in , . Please see OCA Diary on medley relay, 4 x 100m freestyle relay, 4 x 200m freestyle Page 32 for details. relay, 200m freestyle and 400m freestyle. Here is the revised medal standings for the leading According to OCA, FINA and WADA anti-doping teams:

1 CHN 67 44 41 152 83 62 41 186 1 2 3 6 151 108 85 344 1 2 KOR 38 39 47 124 35 28 29 92 6 3 3 12 79 70 79 228 2 3 JPN 33 41 41 115 13 33 31 77 1 3 5 9 47 77 77 201 3 4 KAZ 19 12 16 47 9 11 17 37 0 0 0 0 28 23 33 84 4 5 IRI 19 11 11 41 2 7 7 16 0 0 0 0 21 18 18 57 5 6 THA 4 3 11 18 8 3 17 28 0 1 0 1 12 7 28 47 8 7 PRK 4 7 2 13 6 4 12 22 1 0 0 1 11 11 14 36 11 8 IND 6 6 17 29 4 4 19 27 1 0 0 1 11 10 36 57 5 9 TPE 2 8 11 21 8 9 11 28 0 1 1 2 10 18 23 51 7 10 QAT 9 0 3 12 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 10 0 4 14 19 11 UZB 6 11 18 35 3 3 4 10 0 0 0 0 9 14 22 45 9 12 BRN 3 4 3 10 6 2 1 9 0 0 0 0 9 6 4 19 17 13 HKG 3 7 11 21 3 4 12 19 0 1 2 3 6 12 25 43 10 14 MAS 2 7 9 18 3 7 5 15 0 0 0 0 5 14 14 33 13 15 SIN 1 2 9 12 3 4 5 12 1 0 0 1 5 6 14 25 14 16 MGL 3 3 5 11 2 1 7 10 0 0 0 0 5 4 12 21 15 17 INA 1 2 4 7 3 2 4 9 0 1 3 4 4 5 11 20 16 18 KUW 3 5 3 11 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 4 12 20 19 KSA 2 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 3 3 1 7 21 20 MYA 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 27 21Page 12VIE 0 3 12 15 1 7 13 21 0 0 0 0 1 10 25 36 11 22 PHI 1 3 7 11 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 11 15 18 23 PAK 0 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 5 25 23 TJK 1 1 2 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 5 25 25 IRQ 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 27 25 UAE 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 27 27 SRI 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 33 28 CAM 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 36 29 MAC 0 2 0 2 0 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 7 21 30 KGZ 0 2 3 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 23 31 JOR 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 27 32 TKM 0 0 4 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 23 33 BAN 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 31 33 LAO 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 31 35 AFG 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 33 35 LIB 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 33 37 NEP 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 36 celebrates the 28th SEA Games Our 8-page special on the 28th SEA Games starts here! Singapore Excels A gain

Medals Table Facts and Figures SEA Games Stars Singapore Scrapbook 28th SEA Games, Singapore 2015

Celebrating the Extraordinary in Singapore

ingapore has done it again! After hosting the OCA’s There was plenty to see in other districts, S inaugural in 2009, followed by too, as the SEA Games sports programme the IOC’s first in 2010, Singapore took visitors on a sightseeing tour of the kept its promise to “Celebrate the Extraordinary” at the Garden City, including East Coast Park, 28th SEA Games from June 5-16. , Marina Bay and the famous Padang. With 402 events in 36 sports, and 7,000 athletes and officials from the 11 National Olympic Committees in All in all, then, Singapore 2015 reinforced the SEA Games the Southeast Asian region, Singapore found the perfect reputation as the Friendly Games. The competition was platform to display its sparkling new sports venues and fierce but fair and the rivalries were robust but underpinned to underline its ambition to be a modern sports hub for with a respect built up over generations from the first Asia and the world. regional sports gathering in 1959.

The focal point of the 28th SEA Games Although this was the fourth time Singapore had hosted was the Singapore Sports Hub, whose the event, it was the first in 22 years and coincided with four competition venues included the SG50 – the golden jubilee of Singapore’s independence. magnificent new National Stadium and the OCBC Aquatic Centre. The pride and passion of the home supporters was another Between them, the four venues within memorable legacy. This was clear from the moment the the Sports Hub hosted 10 sports, and host team’s athletes entered the National Stadium during attracted a steady flow of spectators the opening ceremony on June 5, and continued around during competition downtime with a carnival and other the competition venues right through to the closing festivities. ceremony 11 days later.

On the way to the Singapore Sports Hub. Preparing for the victory ceremony.

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Medal Standings

Celebrating the Extraordinary in Singapore Country

There was plenty to celebrate, too, with 84 gold medals 1 THA 95 83 69 247 and a second-place finish behind Thailand – all part of a truly extraordinary 28th SEA Games Singapore 2015! 2 SIN 84 73 102 259 Note: Malaysia will host the 29th SEA Games in 3 VIE 73 53 60 186 2017 and the Philippines has expressed an interest in organising the 30th SEA Games in 2019 following the MAS 62 58 66 186 withdrawal of Darussalam. 4

Vietnam is lined up for the 31st SEA Games in 2021 5 INA 47 61 74 182 and has been confirmed as host for the first time in 2023. 6 PHI 29 36 66 131

the SEA Games Federation Council also 7 MYA 12 26 31 69 accepted ice hockey, ice skating, , bridge and the Indonesian martial art of tarung derajat as new sports, 8 CAM 1 5 9 15 meaning they are eligible for future SEA Games. 9 LAO 0 4 25 29 singapore swimmer Joseph Schooling became the "face" of the SEA Games by racing to nine gold medals. 10 BRU 0 1 6 7 He followed this up by winning Singapore's historic first medal at the FINA World Swimming Championships in 11 TLS 0 1 1 2 Kazan, Russia - a bronze in the 100m butterfly.

Vietnamese fans show their pride in their country (SINGSOC). Singapore's Joseph Schooling won nine gold medals in the pool.

Page 15 28th SEA Games Stars of the Show (SINGSOC)

Eric Shauwn Cray of the Philippines won the 100-metre dash Charmaine Soh led the host nation to netball gold and retained his 400-metre hurdles title. (SINGSOC) by beating Malaysia in a gripping final. (SINGSOC)

Singapore’s Wang Wenying won a golden double in the ’s Nguyen Thi Anh Vien swam to eight gold medals, women’s foil – individual and team. (SINGSOC) one silver and one bronze, setting eight Games records. (SINGSOC)

Page 16 28th SEA Games Stars of the Show (SINGSOC)

Noppawan Lertcheewakarn served up three gold medals in women’s singles, doubles and team. (SINGSOC)

Suthasini Sawettabut won the women’s singles from Malaysia’s Ooi Tze Liang ruled supreme in men’s diving a world ranking of 107. (SINGSOC) with four gold medals. (SINGSOC)

Timor-Leste’s Luisa Dos Santos Rosa won her country’s only silver medal, in taekwondo (49kg). (SINGSOC)

Page 17 28th SEA Games Inside Story

A dressage dress rehearsal for Asian Games

n the build-up to the 18th Asian Games- Jakarta 2018, Riding the chestnut stallion Wallenstein 145, Gading I the organising committee will be promoting a wide followed up her score of 73.553 in the first round with range of Indonesian medal prospects to create excitement 74.300 in the second round for an overall total of and expectation along the way. 147.853.

For equestrian, Larasati Gading fills the role perfectly Gading, who is 43 and lives in Stuttgart, Germany, following her SEA Games gold medal in the individual described her victory as “doubly sweet” because this was dressage at Singapore Turf Club Riding Centre. the final SEA Games for Wallenstein 145, who was born in 1998.

“This was the fifth year together. I have had him since 2011 and he is 17 now. By the time of the next SEA Games in 2017 he would be 19 and that’s not fair,” she said, referring to the stress and strains of long-haul travel from northern Europe to the Far East.

“After that I want to be in the Asian Games in Jakarta in 2018, but it will not be on this horse. I have four hoses at this level,” she added.

With Indonesia taking dressage team gold, too, there will be plenty to cheer for the local fans at the 18th Asian Indonesia's individual dressage champion Larasati Gading. Games.

Vietnamese show true team spirit

ietnam’s Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuc showed true Olympic canopy of lush green trees in the Garden City. Still, it was V spirit in the women’s 20km race walk at East Coast hot and humid, making the conditions uncomfortable Park. even for the spectators.

After winning the energy-sapping event in 1 hour, 45 The athletes and officials were in for a big surprise when minutes and 20 seconds of sauna-like conditions, the British Olympic track hero Lord Sebastian Coe turned up 24-year-old Vietnamese athlete gathered a national flag to watch the race walk and cheered on the athletes one by from one of the support team. one from the grandstand.

But rather than basking in gold medal glory and posing for photographs for the hungry media pack, Nguyen ran up the outside of the course and took her place among the spectators.

Now it was clear why she needed the flag: to cheer on her teammate, Phan Thi Bich Ha.

With shouts of encouragement and frantic flag-waving, the gold medal-winner added her support to Phan’s cause, and was delighted to see her come in third and take the bronze medal. Talk about team spirit!

The race was comprised of 17 laps of a course set just behind the beach and shaded for the most part by a The race walk medal-winners before the victory ceremony.

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Petanque and the Padang - a perfect match

ingapore Recreation Club’s hallowed home was taken The SEA region has 10 of the 22 petanque federations S over during the SEA Games by a sport steeped in the in Asia, with another hot spot. “We have 22 colonial past – but the past of French Indo-China. countries now and our target is to make it Asia-wide and to develop it in all five zones,” said Sarin. The sport in question was petanque, which attracted 10 of the 11 NOCs and boasted one of the busiest programmes Petanque at the Padang will have certainly helped their of all 36 sports, from morning till night, 10 days in a row. cause.

The venue was the famous Padang - home of the venerable SRC since 1883 - but unrecognisable from its usual form due to the construction of a tented village for the petanque community. This included a vast marquee to shelter the players, officials and spectators alike from the blazing Singapore sun.

Meas Sarin, Technical Delegate and Secretary General of the Asian Petanque and Sports Boules Confederation, said the covered playing area was all part of the development of the sport, which was introduced into Vietnam, Cambodia and by the French as an outdoor leisure activity.

“We started as an open-air, sunshine sport, but now we are an indoor sport because we have to protect the health of the athletes. In this weather we cannot play under the One of the huge electric fans to keep players and spectators sun,” he said. cool inside the marquee.

A memorable day for Asia’s rugby president

s the action swung from end to end and the sell- “This is a perfect Olympic sport,” he said, with an eye on Aout crowd of 3,000 cheered try after try, there was the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, where the abbreviated no happier man at Choa Chu Kang Stadium than Trevor form of will make its debut. Gregory, President of . “It’s fast, it’s non-stop action, it’s about winning and losing and that last-gasp effort. Sevens is an incredible sport for the Olympic Games.”

No one at the sun-baked stadium on finals day would have argued with that, as the Philippines won the men’s event and Thailand the women.

“I think in the last two or three years the standard of sevens in Asia has really improved a lot,” he added.

“I applaud Singapore here and Malaysia in the 2017 SEA Games for taking it on. This is the kind of exposure the players need. They need to learn to play under pressure.

“We have 31 members in Asia and there are a lot more Philippines players thank the fans for their support after winning countries wanting to play. There is no doubt the Olympic the rugby sevens title. sentiment is out there.”

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Singapore's Tao Li is beaming on the big screen with swimming gold.

Brightly decorated buses are ready to serve the SEA Games

The of the 11 SEA Games NOCs in the new National Stadium

Security with a smile!

The Main Press Centre at the Spectacular backdrop for the National Stadium canoe / kayak races

Lord Sebastian Coe attends the Merlion Park race walk event

Page 20 Games Update

Beach Games organisers announce Danang deadlines

rganisers of the 5th Asian Beach Games in Vietnam Application Forms and Accreditation Manual and start O next year have announced a timeline of major events of e-accreditation process; Pre-Delegation Registration and activities in the countdown to Danang 2016. Meetings.

Furthermore, the National Steering and Organising 2016 Committee held meetings in Danang on July 17 to discuss the city infrastructure and public services. February: Distribution of Chef de Mission Manuals; Deadline for Estimated Team Size Forms. The fifth edition of the OCA’s popular April: Deadline for Sport Entry by Number Forms; sand and sea sports carnival will run from Distribution of Accommodation Booking Forms. September 24 to October 3, 2016, and feature 5,000 athletes and officials from 45 June: Chef de Mission Seminar. NOCs in 14 sports. July: Deadline for Accreditation Application Forms; Deadline for Sport Entry by Name Forms; Distribution of Here are some key dates in the countdown: Arrival & Departure Forms. August: Deadline for Accommodation 2015 Booking Forms; Distribution of Pre-Valid August: OCA Coordination Seminar. Accreditation Cards; OCA-Technical Delegates Meeting. September: Distribution of Estimated Team Size Forms to NOCs; One-Year Countdown Ceremony. September: Delegation Registration Meetings; all venues operational; arrival of September-October: Distribution of Official Invitations athletes and officials; Team Welcome Ceremony. to NOCs. September 24: Opening Ceremony. December: Distribution of Sport Entry Forms and Sport Technical Handbooks; Distribution of Accreditation October 3: Closing Ceremony.

OCA’s NOCs invited to 6th Children of Asia Games 2016

he Children of Asia Games International Committee countries of the OCA have had the opportunity to be a T has announced that the sixth Children of Asia part of this festival of sports and culture. International Sports Games will take place from July 5-17, 2016, in the Russian Federation. “For many young athletes the Games have become one of their first international competitions and a launching pad The Games, which will be held under the patronage of the into major international sports events.” IOC and supported by the OCA, will include 22 sports - 14 Olympic and eight non-Olympic - and will take place in the city of Yakutsk, Sakha Republic (Yakutia).

The 6th CoA Games are open to the OCA’s 45 member countries and regions and four member countries of the European Olympic Committees.

Dmitry Glushko, President of the Children of Asia Games International Committee, explained in a circular to Asia’s NOCs: “Over 7,000 young The 6th Children of Asia Games 2016 organising committee athletes from over 30 member hosted the Chefs de Mission Seminar from July 20-23.

Page 21 Games Update

OCA announces sports for at 18th Asian Games – Jakarta 2018

he OCA Coordination Committee has Tannounced that 11 sports will be held in the co-host city of Palembang during the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2018.

The announcement was made by the

OCA CC Chairman Tsunekazu Takeda and colleagues were Chairman of the Coordination Committee, given a warm welcome at the Novotel Palembang Hotel. Mr Tsunekazu Takeda, on August 11 and followed two days of meetings with the organisers and a venue tour in Palembang – capital of South Sumatra and a 45-minute flight from Jakarta.

The 11 sports to be hosted by Palembang are:

Canoe/Kayak

Rowing

Rugby Sevens The Olympic cauldron at the main stadium in Jakabaring Sports City, Palembang. Shooting

Triathlon

Beach

Cricket (20-20)

Bridge

Basketball (preliminary rounds)

Football (preliminary rounds)

Even the security guards took a souvenir photo when the (preliminary rounds) OCA came to town.

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OCA announces sports for Palembang at 18th Asian Games – Jakarta 2018

The remaining sports will be hosted by one of three venue clusters in the Jakarta area: South Jakarta (focused on the Gelora Bung Karno national stadium), North Jakarta (Jakarta International Expo Kemayoran) and Jakarta Suburb (Indonesian Convention and Exhibition –

ICE, at BSD City). The media in Palembang was out in force for the OCA visit. The 2nd OCA Coordination Committee meeting for the 18th Asian Games was held on August 10-11 and included a venue tour of the Jakabaring Sports City in Palembang and meetings in Palembang and Jakarta.

At the closing press conference, Mr Takeda announced the list of sports to be held at Palembang.

He also said the OCA had urged the organising committee to consult the NOC flags fly outside Palembang International Federations and Asian Airport Federations in order to commence venue renovation work, and explained that the OCA required only one organising committee and one master plan.

“There is only three years to the Games but there is a need for test events to take place,” he told the media. “We do not have time to spare.

“There is a lot of hard work ahead but I am confident the 2018 Asian Games will

be a great success.” Waiting for the VIPs to arrive in Palembang.

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Meet Ezomon – mascot of 2017

he 8th Sapporo Asian Winter Games Organising - a 10-year-old fourth grader at the Sapporo City Nishioka T Committee (SAWGOC) is pleased to announce that Minami Elementary School - was chosen as the winner by the mascot’s name for the 2017 Sapporo Asian Winter the drawing of lots. Games has been decided. She thought of the name by imagining a hero that is willing SAWGOC invited the public to try new things and who encourages children to dream to name the mascot and big. received 6,661 applications. The SAWGOC selection The name was announced on June 5 during a press committee chose “Ezomon” in conference with the Mayor of Sapporo, and Ezomon made the hope that the mascot will its first public appearance. attract widespread popularity regardless of age. Mr Noriaki Ikushima, Secretary General of SAWGOC, presented the commendation certificate and prize to Of the 637 applicants who Misuzu during a ceremony at the KITA GAS 6-hour relay named it Ezomon, Misuzu Kato marathon on June 28.

SAWGOC promotes Sapporo 2017 in Taipei

rganising committee SAWGOC promoted the O Sapporo Asian Winter Games at the Japan Tourism Fair 2015 held at Taipei Station in from June 26- 28.

The event, which was being held for the third time, was organised by the Nippon Travel Agency and the Taiwan Visitors Association in order to introduce the charm of local areas of Japan to the people of Taiwan.

Fifty-eight companies and organisations from Japan participated in the tourism fair and many people visited the Sapporo 2017 PR booth where they received information on not only the 8th AWG but also on the beautiful island of Hokkaido. The Sapporo AWG kiosk at the tourism fair in Taipei.

New SAWGOC President

he second SAWGOC board T meeting for 2015 was held on June 16, when the new Mayor of Sapporo, Mr Katsuhiro Akimoto, succeeded the former Mayor, Mr Fumio Ueda, as President of the organising committee.

Mr Akimoto said he would like to host a successful The first OCA Information Technology Audit for Sapporo 2017 was AWG in February 2017 by bringing together the conducted from July 1-3 by the OCA auditors, Mr Manuel Gonzalez citizens of Sapporo and the whole of Hokkaido. and Mr Alfonso Sanchez. The two parties discussed the role and the progress of the IT project.

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His Royal Highness Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck, Representative of His Majesty the King and President of the , was re-elected unanimously by the Bakhtar News reports that Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum, First Vice BOC General Assembly as President for the term 2015-2018. President, congratulated the sports movement in a message The elections took place at the 1st Extraordinary Annual General to athletes and fans at the start of Olympic Week. He said he Meeting at Khangkhu Resort in Paro on May 31. hoped that the NOC and other relevant organisations would continue to work hard for the expansion of sport in Afghanistan and that the national team representatives in all sports would Brunei Darussalam bring medals and glory to the country. Brunei planned to send 11 athletes from three sports (athletics, bocce and ) to the Summer Bahrain 2015 in Los Angeles, USA, from July 25-August 2, Hj Mahrub Hj Murni, President of the Special Olympics Brunei Darussalam, announced at a press conference.

(www.bruneiolympic.org)

Cambodia

The Ministry of Tourism and the NOC will cooperate with the Phoenix Voyages Company to organise the first ultra-marathon over 128km at Siem Reap province in January 2016. Around 300 athletes from overseas are registered ultra-marathon runners but there are only 10 in Cambodia.

The Bahrain Olympic Committee’s Sports Training and (www.noccambodia.org) Development Centre conducted a Level 4 Course, part of the National Coaching Programme, from June 7-11 at its premises in Juffair. Thirty coaches from Bahrain and overseas took part in China the five-day course from a variety of individual and team sports. Cai Zhenhua, Vice Minister in charge of the General Administration of and Vice President of the Chinese Olympic Committee, met with the Georgian Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Kakha Kaladze, in Beijing on June 25. The Bangladesh Olympic Association has sent a training budget The two parties said the two countries enjoyed strong relations to the sports ministry for the 12th in in in sport and had cooperated in , wrestling and water polo, January 2016, says BOA Vice President Mizanur Rahman Manu. among others. The athletes plan to begin training from August, reports the Daily Star. In the last edition of the SA Games, in in 2010, (www.olympic.cn) Bangladesh finished third with 18 gold medals and 100 overall.

DPR Korea Bhutan The month-long sports festival for the Pochonbo Torch Prize involved 30 sports. The defence sports team of the Korean People’s Army set new national records in the women’s individual 50m 3-position rifle and the men’s team 50m running target mixed shooting events. The April 25 team won 72 gold medals to top the standings, followed by Amnokgang and Kigwancha, reports the Korean Central News Agency in .

Hong Kong, China

Representatives of more than 70 schools and 20 athletes attended a briefing session for the new Sports Legacy Scheme

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Three female participants from Iran swept the medals in the P2 10m air pistol competition in the International Paralympic Committee Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia, reports Mehr News Agency. Samira Eram won gold with 197.9 points and was followed by Alieh Mahmoudi (196.2) and Sareh Javandmardi (176.5).

(www.olympic.ir)

Iraq

The General Secretary of the Bahrain Olympic Committee, Abdulrahman Askar, welcomed to his office Khalid Bashir, 2015-2018 implemented by the Hong Kong Athletes Career deputy head of the Iraqi junior volleyball team visiting Bahrain and Education Programme under the auspices of the Sports for a week-long training camp. Bashir thanked Bahrain for their Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China. The hospitality and looked forward to more cooperation in the near scheme was launched in February 2012. future. Bahrain Volleyball Association General Secretary Feras Al Halwachi also attended the meeting.

India

The much-delayed 12th South Asian Games to be held in Guwahati and Shillong will be put back from December 2015 to January or February 2016, the South Asian Sports Council decided at a meeting in . The Games will feature 2,500 athletes from eight NOCs.

(www.olympic.ind.in)

Indonesia

The Executive Board of the Indonesian Swimming Association has chosen the Jakabaring sports complex in Palembang – capital of South Sumatra province - to host the Asian Water Polo Championship in October 2016, reports Antara News. Palembang will also stage some events in the 2018 Asian Games. Japan

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Organising Committee has IN.O.C.I.R.IRAN ran shortlisted eight International Federations proposing events to be considered for inclusion: /, , karate, , , , and . The final decision will be made at the 129th IOC Session in Rio in August 2016.

(www.tokyo2020.jp)

Jordan

Three-time Olympian Nadin Dawani has joined three other taekwondo stars in becoming qualified coaches in the sport. Dawani, who competed in the , Beijing and London Olympics and is ’s chef de mission for Rio 2016, was joined by Eman Abatha, Majeda Khalil and Nadin Handomeh in

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Kuwaiti shooter Atef Al-Dosari has qualified for the Rio Paralympics 2016 after clinching silver at the IPC Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia, reports Kuwait News Agency. Al- Dosari finished second in a field of 50 competitors from 48 nations.

Kyrgyzstan

IOC President Thomas Bach awarded Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev the IOC Medal in honour of Pierre de Coubertin during his visit to Bishkek along with the OCA and ANOC President, Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah, reports Kabar National News Agency. passing the practical and theoretical tests for the new coaches’ course held in . Laos

Laos won four silver medals and 25 bronze for a total haul of 29 Kazakhstan medals at the 28th SEA Games in Singapore from June 5-16 to finish ninth in the 11-team medal rankings. Almaty will host the International Shooting Sport Federation’s Junior (U20) Shotgun Cup from August 21-30. The first ISSF Junior Cup of the year saw 572 young athletes from 44 nations compete in rifle, pistol, shotgun, trap, skeet and mixed events in Suhl, Germany. The Minister of Youth and Sports, Abdul Mottaleb Hennawi, met at his office in the Ministry with the Ambassador of the Philippines (www.issf-sports.org) to Lebanon, Leah Ruiz, over bilateral relations and the means to bolster sports ties between the two countries, reports the National News Agency. Korea

Host South Korea, thanks to strong showings in judo, , , China and taekwondo, clinched first place in the 2015 Summer medal table with 44 gold medals, followed by Russia and China with 34, reports Yonhap News. A record 12,885 athletes and officials from 143 countries took part in the student games, held in Gwangju, 330km south of .

Kuwait

The Bank of China (Macau) handed out MOP 1.5 million (US$180,000) in prize money to Macau’s elite athletes at a gala dinner and presentation at Macau Tower on June 25 organised by the Sports and Olympic Committee of Macau, China. A total of 83 athletes from 11 national sports associations received a reward for success in 13 levels of competition from world championships to youth tournaments held from May 1, 2014 to April 30, 2015.

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Myanmar’s reigning chess king, Wynn Zaw Htun, won his sixth Malaysia national trophy, and his third in a row, at the 41st National Chess Championship 2015 held at Aung San Indoor The 175th Olympic Council of Malaysia council meeting was Stadium in Yangon from June 25-July 5, reports the Myanmar held on June 27 and two important matters were decided. The Times. Sixteen players took part. first was the non-approval of the application of the Malaysian Extreme Sports Association to be an Associate Member of OCM. The second was on the organisation of the 29th SEA Games Nepal 2017. The NOC met with the national sports federations on Sunday, June 28 to discuss the 12th South Asian Games to be held in India early next year.

In preparation for the 9th Indian Ocean to be held in St Denis, Reunion, from August 1-9, Maldives Olympic Committee held doping tests for 21 athletes from five sports on July 6. The sports - football, volleyball, table tennis, tennis and handball - and athletes were selected randomly by the NOC.

Mongolia

Muscat hosted the Asian qualifying competition for the World Chess Championship from May 16-25. The opening ceremony was held under the auspices of HE Sheikh Saad bin Mohammed Al Mardhoof Al Saadi, Minister of Sports Affairs, in the presence of Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinov, President of the World Chess Federation, NOC Vice Chairman Sheikh Saif bin Hilal Al Hosni and Oman Chess Committee Chairman Laila bint Ahmed Al Ms Purevsambuu Tungalag, Mongolia NOC’s Director of Sports Najjar. Federations, Games and Women in Sport, has been nominated as Mongolia’s first-ever female member of an IOC Commission – the Women in Sport Commission. In the photo, IOC honorary Pakistan member Mr Sh Magvan congratulates her on her achievement. The Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) has allocated 50 per cent of the 120 stipends for athletes to the Myanmar sport of under the Wapda Endowment Fund for Sports (WEFS), reports The Nation in Lahore. The previous quota for athletics was only 12 per cent, and the new amount will be divided equally between boys and girls to encourage young girls to participate in sport.

Palestine

Palestine was one of 13 countries and regions represented in an Asian qualifying competition for the World Chess Championship in Oman. The 26 players came from: UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, , , Iran, and Sultanate of Oman.

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Philippines sri Lanka

The POC’s Athletes Commission - represented by Hidilyn The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Colombo Diaz, 2012 Olympic weightlifter - called at various national together with the NOC of Sri Lanka are calling for applications sports associations in the Philippine Sports Commission’s Rizal for the International Coaching Course – Sports Management Memorial Complex to distribute Unilab products Revicon Forte 2015 to be held from October 1, 2015 to January 31, 2016 and Nuerogen E, Nestle’s Milo packs, Nescafe 3n1 coffee and by the University of Leipzig. For more details please visit the C-lium Fibre to help the athletes in their preparation for the 28th website: www.itk.uni-leipzig.de. SEA Games in Singapore. (www.srilankaolympic.org) (www.olympic.ph).

Syria Qatar An Australian sports delegation arrived in on Wednesday, July 15 for a one-week visit to have a real understanding of what is going on in the country. Upon their arrival at Damascus international airport, members of the delegation said their visit was to support Syria and to build bridges in sport, reports the Syrian Arab News Agency.

Chinese Taipei

Under the patronage of the , the Annual Ramadan Golf Tournament was organised by the Qatar Golf Association at Doha Golf Club with the participation of 40 players. Raisal Radwan claimed the men’s title and Amira Al Mohsen won the women’s title. Saoud Al Mohannadi won the juniors event.

(www.olympic.qa)

saudi Arabia

Prince Abdullah bin Musaed bin Abdulaziz, General President of Youth Welfare and President of the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee, inaugurated the NOC’s Olympic Day Festival in on June 23, reports the Saudi Press Agency. The CTOC signed a bilateral cooperation agreement with the NOC of Sri Lanka on June 6. Sri Lanka NOC President Hemasiri Fernando and CTOC President Hong-Dow Lin signed Singapore the agreement. To mark the start of the new relationship, CTOC sponsor Victor Rackets Corp donated 100 sets of badminton The Singapore Sports Awards Selection Committee revealed rackets to Sri Lanka to help develop the sport. the finalists of the 2015 Singapore Sports Awards nominees on July 10. Organised by the Singapore National Olympic Tajikistan Council and , and supported by Tote Board, the 2015 Singapore Sports Awards has 11 categories and honour Hammer thrower Dilshod Nazarov is the first Tajik athlete to the most deserving individuals and teams in sports for the year qualify for Rio 2016 by finishing with 79.36 metres at the 2015 2014. (www.singaporeolympics.com). Ostrava Golden Spike, Czech Republic, on May 25. This result

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Anti-Doping Organisation (RADO) board meeting and Senior Doping Control Officer training from May 23-25.

United Arab Emirates

also gives him the right to participate in the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing in August, reports Asia-Plus from Dushanbe. Under the initiative of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to hold a community-based National Sports Thailand Day during the 44th UAE National Day celebrations, HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of Twenty-five future Olympians began their Road to Rio 2016 at the NOC, approved National Sports Day under the theme “The Thanyapura – the first Official FINA Training Centre in Southeast UAE brings us together”. Asia, at Phuket – at a press conference attended by the Minister of Tourism and Sports of Thailand, Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, on Monday, June 29. The OCA and Olympic Solidarity have Uzbekistan also supported the year-long camp. The 21st International Tournament for the Judo Union of Asia Cup - for youth and cadets in tribute to the late judo master Timor-Leste of sports, Uchkun Muradov - took place in Chirchik College and attracted 120 athletes from Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Timor-Leste, the newest member of the SEA Games Federation, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and the home country, reports the having joined in 2003, won one silver and one bronze medal to Uzbekistan National News Agency. finish in last place of the 11 NOCs at Singapore 2015.

Vietnam Turkmenistan Vietnam’s achievements at the 28th SEA Games in Singapore In cooperation with the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts lifted the whole nation and enhanced Vietnam’s image overseas, Games (AIMAG) 2017 Organising Committee and the NOC President Truong Tan Sang stated while receiving coaches and of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat hosted the Central Asia Regional athletes on June 23 at the President’s Palace in . Vietnam sent 392 athletes to Singapore and finished third in the medal tally with 186 medals, including 73 gold. Vietnamese athletes set 13 new SEA Games records, including eight in swimming. (Tuyet Hoa, VOC Media Officer).

Yemen

The Asian Football Confederation has announced that the draw for the AFC U-23 Championship in Qatar from January 12-30, 2016, will be held in Doha on September 12. Yemen qualified as one of the 16 teams by virtue of their record as the fourth best group runner-up.

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OCA mourns Pakistani sports leader Latif Butt

ormer Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) Secretary POA President Arif Hasan: F General Muhammad Latif Butt passed away on “We are deeply grieved on the Thursday, August 6, after a short illness. He was 80. sad demise of Latif Butt. He will always be remembered Latif Butt, OCA Vice President from 1998-2007 and for his contribution to sport Advisor to the OCA President, was buried in a graveyard in Pakistan. He was well near his home in Model Town Lahore. recognised as a great sports leader.” His funeral was attended by a large number of family members, the IOC Member in Pakistan, Syed Shahid Ali, OCA President Sheikh POA President Syed Arif Hasan, POA Secretary General Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah: Muhammad Khalid Mahmood, officials of various “Everyone who had the national sports federations, provincial sports associations pleasure of knowing him would have been touched by his and Punjab Olympic Association. humbleness and warmth. Mr. Latif Butt will not only be missed by the people of Pakistan but by the global sports Latif Butt, who was POA Secretary General from 1990 to fraternity.” 2005, was a popular and respected sports personality in Pakistan, Asia and the global Olympic movement. OCA Director General Husain Al Musallam: “Mr. Latif He remained associated with the Pakistan Swimming Butt and myself go back a long way in swimming and I Federation as its Secretary General and President for had the pleasure of sharing his knowledge and learning nearly three decades. from him.”

Tan Sri Haji Omardin Mauju : Pencak Silat pioneer

he Olympic Council of Malaysia reports that Malaysia and a long-time office-bearer of the Malaysian T Allahyarham Tan Sri Datuk Wira Haji Omardin National Cycling Federation. Mauju, first recipient of the “Pendekar Malaysia” award, passed away peacefully on June 20. He was 74. Mostafa Davoudi In the early 1960s, Tan Sri Haji Omardin Mauju was the former President of the founder of the Pertubuhan Seni Silat Lincah Malaysia, NOC of the Islamic which now has branches all over Malaysia, Asia and other A Republic of Iran, Mostafa parts of the world. Davoudi, died at the age of

76 on July 30. He was also responsible for establishing the Malaysian

National Silat Federation, and the International Pencak Mr Davoudi, who passed Silat Federation in 1980, which enabled Silat to be away after a long illness, included in the SEA Games. was laid to rest in ’s

Behesht-e Zahra cemetery. OCM also reports that Mr. Maniam Manikkam (pictured), a

highly respected Davoudi served as NOC President from 1980-1984. sports official He was also President of Iran’s Physical Education of Perlis State, Organisation, and President of Iran Deaf Sports passed away Federation for several years. peacefully on

June 17, age 65. Iran’s Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Mahmoud He was President Goudarzi, expressed grief over the death of the of the Kabaddi former NOC leader. Association of

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2015

Buenos Aires, Argentina: August 19 Taipei: November 11 IOC Coordination Commission Annual UPIM Congress

: September 05-12 Doha, Qatar: November 15-29 5th OCA Youth Camp No. 2 - Athletics - Long Jump

Doha, Qatar: September 05-18 Doha, Qatar: November 15-29 OCA Youth Camp No. 1 - 3x3 OCA Youth Camp No. 3 - Tennis - Long Jump

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan: September 14 tokyo, Japan: November 28-29 OCA Finance Committee Meeting Asian qualification tournament (women - second leg) for rugby sevens Rio 2016 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan: September 15 67th OCA Executive Board Meeting Lausanne, Switzerland: December 8 IOC Executive Board Ashgabat, Turkmenistan: September 15-16 34th OCA General Assembly 2016 PyeongChang, Korea: September 22 IOC Coordination Commission Lillehammer, Norway: February 26 – March 6 II Winter Youth Olympic Games Lausanne, Switzerland: October 08 IOC 7th Athletes’ Forum Yakutsk, Russian Federation: July 5-17 6th Children of Asia International Sports Games Dammam, Saudi Arabia: October 15-26 2nd GCC Beach Games , : August 5 – 21 XXXI Olympic Summer Games Doha, Qatar: October 18-20 OCA/Qatar Athletics Federation Youth Athletics Danang, Vietnam: September 24 – October 3 Coaching Congress 5th Asian Beach Games

Jakarta, Indonesia: October 20-26 2017 Ju-Jitsu Asian Union 1st Asian Championships sapporo, Japan: February 19 – 26 washington DC, USA: October 27 8th Asian Winter Games ANOC Commissions and Working Group meetings Ashgabat, Turkmenistan: September washington DC, USA: October 28 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games ANOC Executive Council & Continental Association Meetings 2018 washington DC, USA: October 29 20th ANOC General Assembly PyeongChang, Korea: February 09 – 25 XXIII Olympic Winter Games Hong Kong, China: November 7-8 Asian qualification tournament (men and women) Jakarta, Indonesia: August 18 – September 02 for rugby sevens Rio 2016 18th Asian Games, Jakarta 2018

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