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National Olympic Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic ( ky, Кыргызстан улуттук олимпиада комитети), (also referred to as the
Kyrgyz Republic Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east ...
) an organization representing Kyrgyzstan in the international Olympic movement. Founded in 1991 and registered with the
IOC The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...
in 1993. It is headquartered in Bishkek. National Olympic Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic is a member of the International Olympic Committee, the Olympic Council of Asia and other international sports organizations.


History

The history of the
Olympic movement The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...
of the Kyrgyz Republic began in 1960, when an athlete from the Kyrgyz Soviet Socialist Republic, Saybattal Mursalimov, as a member of the national team of the Soviet Union, first participated in the games of the Olympics in Rome. From 1960 to 1990, the Olympic movement in the Kyrgyz Soviet Socialist Republic grew and strengthened its position in the country's life. During the XXII Olympics in 1980, Kyrgyz athletes won 6 medals, including 5 gold. In 1991, the founding
General Assembly A general assembly or general meeting is a meeting of all the members of an organization or shareholders of a company. Specific examples of general assembly include: Churches * General Assembly (presbyterian church), the highest court of presby ...
decided to establish the National Olympic Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic, and this date is the official date of its establishment. In September 1993, the NOC of Kyrgyzstan was finally recognized by the
International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...
. The Kyrgyz NOC acts in accordance with the provisions of the Olympic Charter, the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic, and the current Kyrgyz legislation and its Charter. Kyrgyzstan debuted as an independent state at the
1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro ...
in Lillehammer, Norway, and has since competed in all the Games. At the
1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
, Kyrgyz athletes were part of a unified team, and previously, since 1952, they performed under the flag of the
USSR The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...
. The national team was represented by one athlete, biathlete Evgenia Roppel. She took 66th place in the sprint and 67th place in the individual race. At the time of the first race, she was 17 years and 300 days old. Since the Kyrgyz team did not arrive for the opening ceremony, the flag of the country was carried by interpreter Torkel Engenes. Kyrgyzstan first competed in the Summer Olympics as an independent nation at the
1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
in Atlanta, USA. Previously, Kyrgyz athletes competed for the combined team at the
1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
. Ruslan Ismailov is the youngest athlete in the history of the NOC of the Kyrgyz Republic. At the time of his participation in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he was 14 years old. He qualified in the men's 200m freestyle, swimming. Kyrgyzstan's oldest competitor was Irina Bogacheva. She was 43 when she took part in the 2004 Athens Olympics. She participated in the long-distance marathon. In total, Kyrgyz athletes won 7 Olympic medals (3 silver and 4 bronze) during their performance as an independent team. All medals were obtained at the Summer Olympics.


Activities of the NOC of the Kyrgyz Republic

The subject of the NOC of the Kyrgyz Republic's activities is the worldwide development, support, and protection of the Olympic movement in the Kyrgyz Republic, aimed at achieving the following goals: -assistance to the physical and spiritual education of the population by means of physical culture and sport -strengthening the positions and enhancing the prestige of sports in the republic and in the international arena. The main objectives of the NOC of the Kyrgyz Republic are: -Assistance in the development of mass sports and sports of the highest achievements realization of the Olympic movement's cultural and educational potential; development of moral, aesthetic, and other humanistic values; combating negative sports phenomena -worldwide development and strengthening of the Olympic movement in the Kyrgyz Republic ; -propaganda of the ideas of Olympism in the Kyrgyz Republic and its regions; -Introduction of Olympic education; -assistance in the organization of physical training and sports for people with disabilities; participation in acts of mercy and organization of assistance to people with disabilities.


Presidents of the NOC of the Kyrgyz Republic


See also

* Kyrgyzstan at the Olympics * Kyrgyzstan at the 2020 Summer Olympics * Kyrgyzstan at the 2000 Summer Olympics *
Kyrgyzstan at the 2004 Summer Olympics Kyrgyzstan competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the c ...
* Kyrgyzstan at the 2008 Summer Olympics


External links


National Olympic Committee of the Republic of KyrgyzstanNational Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan - official site
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