The National Olympic Committee of Thailand under the Royal Patronage of His Majesty the King ( th, คณะกรรมการโอลิมปิกแห่งประเทศไทย ในพระบรมราชูปถัมภ์) is the national Olympic committee in

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for the

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movement, based in Ampawan House,

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. It is a

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organisation that selects teams and raises funds to send Thailand competitors to Olympic events organised by the

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(IOC), Asian Games events organised by the

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(OCA) and

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events organised by the

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(SEAGF).

History

The forerunner of the NOCT was the "International Relations Committee for Sports" which was set up in 1946, originally a society for expatriates living in Thailand to participate in sports, and raise money through ticket sales for public sports participation and the

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. The Committee decided to create an official Olympic organization to help develop good relations with other nations via sport, and the NOCT was officially formed on June 20, 1948; and subsequently recognized by the

at the IOC meeting in Copenhagen on May 15, 1950. His Majesty King

Bhumibol Adulyadej Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...

(Rama IX) granted a Royal Patronage to the NOCT on December 26, 1949, as well as the official Symbol of the Olympic Committee of Thailand on January 8, 1951.

Governance

Executive Board

President

National Governing Body Members

Supervised members

Recognized members

References

External links

National Olympic Committee of Thailand
{{National Olympic Committee of Thailand Presidents

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