Olympic Council of Asia

Japanese: アジア・オリンピック評議会 - アジアオリンピックひょうぎかい(英語表記)Olympic Council of Asia
Olympic Council of Asia
An Asian sports organization whose purpose is to spread the Olympic movement throughout Asia. Abbreviation: OCA. It was launched in New Delhi (India) on December 5th, 1982, after the 9th Asian Games. It restructured the former Asian Sports Federation (AGF), and has 43 member countries (as of 1997), each of which is made up of their National Olympic Committees (NOCs). In addition to hosting the Asian Games every four years, it carries out various projects to promote sports exchanges among Asian countries. [Kawamoto Nobumasa]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
オリンピック運動をアジアに広めることを目的とするアジアのスポーツ機構。略称OCA。1982年第9回アジア競技大会終了後,12月5日,ニューデリー(インド)で発足した。それまでのアジア競技連盟(AGF)を改組し,加盟国は43ヵ国(1997現在)で,それぞれの国内オリンピック委員会(NOC)で構成される。4年ごとにアジア競技大会を主催するほか,アジア諸国のスポーツ交流を促進する各種の事業を行う。【川本 信正】

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