The Armenian Olympic Committee (ARMNOC) ( hy, Հայաստանի ազգային օլիմպիական կոմիտե, translit=Hayastani Olimpiakan Komite) is responsible for Armenia's participation in the Olympic Games. It is headquartered in Yerevan.

History

The Armenian Olympic Committee was founded in 1990. The committee became a member of the International Olympic Committee in 1993 and subsequently became a member of the European Olympic Committees, among other international sports organizations.

List of presidents

Executive committee

The committee of the ARMNOC is represented by: * President: Gagik Tsarukyan * Vice Presidents:

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, Hoksen Mirzoyan, Derenik Gabrielyan * Secretary General:

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* Members:

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Harutyun Kushkyan Harutyun ( hy, Հարություն and in Western Armenian Յարութիւն) also spelled Haroutioun, Harutiun and its variants Harout, Harut and Artin is a common male Armenian name; it means resurrection in Armenian. People with the name H ...

Samvel Khachatryan Samvel ( hy, Սամվել) is a name. It may refer to: *Samvel Babayan (born 1965), leader of the Dashink political party in Artsakh * Samvel Darbinyan, Armenian football coach *Samvel Gasparov (born 1938), Soviet/Russian film director and short st ...

, Vardevan Grigoryan, Hripsime Jilavyan, Levon Julfalakyan,

Israel Militosyan Israel Militosyan ( hy, Իսրայել Միլիտոսյան, born 17 August 1968) is an Armenian former weightlifter. He was awarded the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR title in 1989. Early life Born in Leninakan, Armenian SSR (now Gyumri ...

Hakob Panosyan Hakop ( hy, Հակոբ in Eastern Armenian, pronounced ''hakob'' or in Western Armenian, pronounced ''hagop'' is a common Armenian first name. It is the Armenian version of he, יַעֲקֹב, Standard ''Yaʿaqob'' Tiberian ''Yaʿăqō� ...

, Albert Azaryan

Member federations

The Armenian National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 20 Olympic Summer and three Winter Sport Federations and four Non-Olympic Sports Federations in Armenia.

Olympic Sport federations

Non-Olympic Sport federations

''Olympavan'' training complex

Olympavan is the official training centre of the Armenian Olympic Committee, located in the

Davtashen District Davtashen ( hy, Դավթաշեն վարչական շրջան, translit=Davtašen varčakan šrĵan), also known as Davitashen or Davidashen, is one of the 12 districts of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. Located on the right bank of Hrazdan Riv ...

of the capital Yerevan. Following a 2-year period of construction process between 2013 and 2015, the Olympavan was officially opened on 29 September 2015, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Armenian Olympic Committee. The ceremony was attended by then-Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, businessman Samvel Karapetyan, Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, Gagik Tsarukyan, as well as delegates of 25 different national Olympic committees. The complex occupies an area of 10,000 m² and consists of 5 buildings. Building 1 is the administrative centre of the Armenian Olympic Committee, home to the administrative offices, meeting rooms and conference halls. The first floor of building 2 is home to the weightlifting training hall, the anti-doping clinic, the centre's spa, and the fitness and bodybuilding gymnasium. The 2nd floor is home to the judo, boxing and wrestling training halls. Building 3 is home to the hotel of the complex designated to accommodate more than 300 athletes with 121 guestrooms, restaurants and other services. Building 4 is home to an indoor arena with 250 seats, used for basketball, volleyball,

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and futsal. Building 5 is home to the indoor swimming pool with its diving facilities. It was officially opened on 27 September 2017 by Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Sabah and Gagik Tsarukyan. The president of the International Olympic Committee Mr. Thomas Bach visited the centre during the final phases of the construction process in 2014.Olympavan training complex
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References

External links

Official websiteProfile at olympic.org
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