Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) or National Olympic Committee of Pakistan (NOC) ( ur, پاکستان اولمپک ایسوسی ایشن, acronym: POA) is the national olympic organization in

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...

. It was established in 1948 to oversee the active participation of the newly independent state at the Olympiad.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Muhammad Ali Jinnah (, ; born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the ...

, the country's founder and first Governor-General, became the patron-in-chief of the new institution, and Ahmed E.H. Jaffar became its first President.Hussain, S.T. (1949). The Pakistan Year Book & Who's Who. Kitabistan. p. 779 Over the years, the association has been responsible for fundraising and setting up the management of delegations for the

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. As an NOC, the association is the first contact point for the

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. Some of its members are also active participants in various management activities at the

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. Within the country, the association remains the oldest sports body. It was the premier regulator of sports activities in Pakistan from 1948 until the establishment of

Pakistan Sports Board Pakistan Sports Board ( ur, ) was established under the Ministry of Education in 1962 as a corporate body for the purposes of promoting and developing uniform standards of competition for sports in Pakistan comparable to the standards prevailing ...

in 1962. The Association continues to develop programmes in co-ordination with its affiliated bodies to promote sports at various levels. It is also responsible for Pakistan's representation at the

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and organising the annual National Games.

Recognition

After the independence of the country from the

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on 14 August 1947, the need was immediately realised to promote the culture of sports within the country and ensure wider participation and recognition at international level. In this respect, POA was affiliated by the International Olympic Committee in 1948. Subsequently, it also became a member of the

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(ANOC) and the

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(OCA).

POA Presidents

POA Executive Committee

Affiliated associations

The association controls its memberships through the working of its Affiliation and Constitution Committee, which is composed of the provincial sports bodies and POA officials.National Olympic Committee's Ada Jaffery nominated for prestigious awards
Dawn (newspaper), Published 3 October 2018, Retrieved 26 May 2019 The following are the major sports federations and associations affiliated with the POA:

Provincial Olympic Associations

* Balochistan Olympic Association * Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Olympic Association * Punjab Olympic Association * Sindh Olympic Association * Kashmir Olympic Association

Services organisations

Pakistan Army The Pakistan Army (, ) is the land service branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The roots of its modern existence trace back to the British Indian Army that ceased to exist following the Partition of British India, which occurred as a result ...

Pakistan Navy ur, ہمارے لیے اللّٰہ کافی ہے اور وہ بہترین کارساز ہے۔ English: Allah is Sufficient for us - and what an excellent (reliable) Trustee (of affairs) is He!(''Qur'an, 3:173'') , type ...

Pakistan Air Force , "Be it deserts or seas; all lie under our wings" (traditional) , colours = , colours_label = , march = , mascot = , anniversaries = ...

Pakistan Railways Pakistan Railways ( ur, ) is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan. Founded in 1861 and headquartered in Lahore, it owns of track across Pakistan, stretching from Torkham to Karachi, offering both freight and passenger servi ...

* Pakistan Police * Water & Power Development Authority (WAPDA) * Higher Education Commission (HEC)

National sports federations

IOC permanent Olympic sports

IOC Winter Olympic sports

IOC recognized sports

Others

The following are the federations of sports not considered by the IOC as a 'sport':

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:National Olympic Committee of Pakistan

Non-profit organisations based in Pakistan Sports organizations established in 1948

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1948 establishments in Pakistan