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The Sports and Olympic Committee of Macau, China (MOC, ; pt, Comité Olímpico e Desportivo de Macau, China, ''CODM''), is the
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(NOC) of
Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...
and is responsible for organizing the Special Administrative Region's (SAR) participation in international sporting events. It is officially recognised as a National Olympic Committee by the Asian Olympic Committees, Portuguese Speaking Olympic Committees and East Asian Olympic Committees, etc., regional Olympic Committee, but not yet by the
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History

Although sports in the
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-controlled region already had a long history, Macau first began to participate in international tournaments under a separate name following approval to do so by the
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in 1974. As the region's society became more affluent and more residents were able to attend sporting events, Macau's government established the Macau Sport Development Board ( pt, Instituto do Desporto de Macau, ID, ) on May 18, 1987 as a central coordinating office to promote sports in the city. Later that year on December 22, the Macau Olympic Committee ( pt, Comité Olímpico de Macau (''COM''), ) was established as the National Olympic Committee for
Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...
using the flag of the Municipality of Macau. It applied for membership in the
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(OCA) in December 1989 during the Council's General Assembly in
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and was accepted. The first athlete from Macau to win a medal under the auspices of Macau's NOC in an international tournament was Li Man Yam () when he won the bronze medal in
Taijiquan Tai chi (), short for Tai chi ch'üan ( zh, s=太极拳, t=太極拳, first=t, p=Tàijíquán, labels=no), sometimes called "shadowboxing", is an internal Chinese martial art practiced for defense training, health benefits and meditation. Ta ...
during the 2nd Asian Wushu Championships in
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in 1989. Wong Tung Ieong () won the first medal in a large-scale tournament by taking bronze in the
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event which took part of wushu's inclusion at the 1990 Asian Games, In October 1994, Macau's government established the Awards Committee for Premier Sporting Competitions ( pt, Regulamento dos Prémios do Desporto de Alta Competição, ) which grants prizes and awards for distinguished achievement in competitive sports for athletes and coaches from Macau. Also, from 1991 to 1999 the Macau Olympic Committee and the region's government built 20 different sport venues and facilities, including the multi-purpose
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, which are administered by a related local sports organization. Although the sovereignty of Macau was transferred from
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to the
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in 1999, the new government has continued to allow Macau to participate in international organisations and sporting events under the name "Macau, China" using the regional flag of the Macau Special Administrative Region. In addition, the Macau Olympic Committee has participated in the
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since 2011. Macau was elected as the host city of 2005 East Asian Games during the 11th General Assembly of
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in
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in March 1996. The Games are the largest international sporting event ever hosted by Macau and the SAR achieved the best results of all the countries that participated. Additionally, during the 22nd General Assembly of Olympic Council of Asia in
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on January 24, 2003, Macau was approved as the host city of 2007 Asian Indoor Games. After the establishment of Association of the Portuguese Speaking Olympic Committees (ACOLOP) on June 8, 2005, Macau was chosen as the host city of the
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. Macau was also chosen as the first vice-president (2005–2009) and President of the Executive Committee (2009–2013) of ACOLOP. Manuel Silvério (), the first vice-president of the Macau Olympic Committee, was elected as the vice president of the Olympic Council of Asia in 2005. As several athletes in the region had expressed interest in forming an organization to administer non-international sporting events in the regions, the Macau Olympic Committee revised its constitution and renamed itself to ''Sports and Olympic Committee of Macau, China'' on September 10, 2008. After the change, CODM remains the only internal and external sports federation for Macau. CODM hosted the 31st General Assembly of Olympic Council of Asia during November 2012 which elected
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as the host city for the
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Status

As was done previously by the Macau Olympic Committee, the
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has sent several letters to the International Olympic Committee to support recognition of Macau as a member of the IOC. This request has been complicated by the fact that the IOC revised its Charter in 1996 to only admit new NOCs that represent independent states recognised by the international community. (Fellow SAR
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having been grandfathered in.) Despite the setbacks, Manuel Silvério told a reporter for the ''
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'' in 2008 that "the application from the Macau Olympic Committee for membership in the International Olympic Committee under the name 'Macau, China' is in 'considering and hearing' and the
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and
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are assisting with the application." As of 2016, the Sports and Olympic Committee of Macau remains unrecognized as a NOC by the
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. However, as Macau is an autonomous territory, it has been allowed to join some international organisations and games such as the
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as a separate entity, but it has not been allowed to do so in games for sovereign states such as the
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See also

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Chinese Olympic Committee The Chinese Olympic Committee (; IOC code: CHN) has been the officially designated body of the People's Republic of China (PRC) regarding the Olympic Games and other affiliated international sport federations since 1979, when the Nagoya Resolu ...
*
Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong The Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China (Traditional Chinese: 中國香港體育協會暨奧林匹克委員會; in short SF&OC, 港協暨奧委會) is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Hong Kong. As such it is a sepa ...
*
Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee The Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee (; IOC code: TPE) is the National Olympic Committee representing the Republic of China (Taiwan). History The China National Amateur Athletic Federation () was established on 3 April 1922. Later that year, the ...


References


External links


Official website
{{Sports governing bodies in Macau
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