The Chilean Olympic Committee (COCh) ( Comité Olímpico Chile) is a non-profit private organization composed of all Chilean sports federations who join it and accept its governance through statutes and regulations. It was created on 20 June 1934 and recognised the same year by the

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. The Committee is the organization in charge of coordinating Olympic activities in

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

. Before the COCH was formed, this duty was carried out by the “Liga Deportiva de Chile” (Chilean Sports League). The motto of the COCH is the Latin phrase “Citius, Altius, Fortius”, meaning “Faster, Higher, Stronger”

COCH mission

The main goals of the Chilean Olympic Committee, as described in Title I, Article III of its statute are: * Promote and protect Olympic principles, sports activities and sport education in Chile. * Promote cultural and academic activities related with the Olympic culture, and in general promote physical activities and sports among Chilean population. * Promote the respect of the Olympic rules and the

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in Chile, and promote the Olympic cultures. * Promote through the different sport federations the teaching of the different sports disciplines. * Promote sport science and research related to sports; contribute to training teachers and other professionals related to sports activities. * Fight all kinds of discrimination and violence in sports activities, as well as drugs and doping. * Organize the participation of Chile in the

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, and all other regional and international competitions. * The exclusive representation of Chile in the

. * Promote sports and physical activities for disabled people in Chile, and coordinate the country’s participation in the

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. * Work to unify the efforts of government and

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s to promote physical activity and sports, and remain independent of any political, religious or economic influence.

Sports and activities supported by the Chilean Olympic committee

COCH board of directors

The board of the Chilean Olympic Committee in 2014 is as follows: COCH Organigrama del Directorio
Coch.cl retrieved January 22, 2014 * President: Neven Ilic Alvarez * Vice Chair: Miguel Angel Mujica Brain * General Secretary: Jaime Agliati Valenzuela * Treasurer: Veronica Rajii Krebs * First Director: Carolina Sanz * Second Director: Patricia Lopez * Third Director: Rodrigo Moreno * Fourth Director: Eduardo Valenzuela * Fifth Director: Luis Alberto Santa Cruz

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External links

Official website
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COCH mission

Sports and activities supported by the Chilean Olympic committee

COCH board of directors

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