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Cook Islands Sports And National Olympic Committee
Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) (IOC code: COK) is the governing body for sports in Cook Islands and its National Olympic Committee. Originally founded in 1943 as the Rarotonga Sports Association, the organisation became the Cook Islands Sports Association in 1960. In 1986 it was recognised by the International Olympic Committee and changed its name to the Cook Islands Sports & Olympic Association (CISOA). In 2002 it changed its name to the Cook Islands Sports & National Olympic Committee. In 1992 when Lotto was introduced to the Cook Islands, it was used to fund CISOA, with 35% of sales going to the organisation. Past presidents of the organisation include: * Kura Strickland (—1979) * Hugh Henry (1979—1993) * Terry Hagen (1993—1997) * John Tierney (1997—2000) * Tekaotiki Matapo (2000—2009) * Geoffrey Henry (2009—2012) * Hugh R. Graham (2012—) See also * Cook Islands at the Olympics * Cook Islands at the Commonwealth Games Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cook Islands
The Cook Islands is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands whose total land area is approximately . The Cook Islands' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers of ocean. Avarua is its capital. The Cook Islands is self-governing while in free association with New Zealand. Since the start of the 21st century, the Cook Islands conducts its own independent foreign and defence policy, and also has its own customs regulations. Like most members of the Pacific Islands Forum, it has no armed forces, but the Cook Islands Police Service owns a Guardian Class Patrol Boat, , provided by Australia, in order to police its waters. In recent decades, the Cook Islands have adopted an increasingly assertive and distinct foreign policy, and a Cook Islander, Henry Puna, served as Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum from 2021 to 2024. Most Cook Islanders are also citizens of New Zealand, but they also have the status of Coo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
National Olympic Committee
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, NOCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games. They may nominate cities within their respective areas as candidates for future Olympic Games. NOCs also promote the development of athletes and the training of coaches and officials at a national level within their geographies. National Olympic Committees As of 2023, there are 206 National Olympic Committees. These include each of the 193 member states of the United Nations, one United Nations General Assembly observers#Non-member observers, UN observer state (Palestine Olympic Committee, Palestine), two list of states with limited recognition, states without UN recognition (Olympic Committee of Kosovo, Kosovo and Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee, Taiwan) and one associated state of New Zealand (the Cook Islands Sports and National O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; , CIO) is the international, non-governmental, sports governing body of the modern Olympic Games. Founded in 1894 by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas, it is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. The IOC is the authority responsible for organizing the Summer, Winter, and Youth Olympics. The IOC is also the governing body of the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and the worldwide Olympic Movement, which includes all entities and individuals involved in the Olympic Games. , 206 NOCs officially were recognized by the IOC. Since 2013, the IOC president has been Thomas Bach; he will be succeeded by Kirsty Coventry in June 2025. Mission Its stated mission is to promote Olympism throughout the world and to lead the Olympic Movement: *To encourage and support the promotion of ethics and good governance in sport; *To support the education of youth through sport; *To ensure that the spirit of fair play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kura Strickland
Kura Strickland (December 1929 – 31 January 2014) was a Cook Islands politician and Cabinet Minister. Strickland was born on Aitutaki and worked for the Cook Islands Trading Company and as a public servant before being elected to Parliament as one of the members for the multi-member seat of Aitutaki. He subsequently represented the seat of Amuri–Ureia. He was later elevated to Cabinet. He was promoted to an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1994 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 1994 were appointments by most of the sixteen Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries, and honorary ones to citizens of other .... He died in January 2014 of prostate cancer. References 1929 births 2014 deaths Date of birth missing Government ministers of the Cook Islands Cook Islands Party politicians Officers of the Order of the British Empire People from Ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tekaotiki Matapo
Tekaotiki Matapo (born 16 April 1944) is a Cook Islands former politician, Cabinet Minister, and diplomat. He is currently president of the Cook Islands Party. Early career Matapo was born in Rarotonga and educated at Titikaveka School, Avarua primary School, and Tereora College. He joined the Cook Islands Police Service in 1962, later rising to the rank of inspector. He also served as a national representative in athletics, captain of the Cook Islands national rugby union team, and as president of the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee. Politics career Matapo was first elected to the Parliament of the Cook Islands in the 1989 Cook Islands general election. He was Minister of Justice of the Cook Islands from 1989 to 1999, (1989-1999) serving in the cabinets of Thomas Davis (Cook Islands politician), Tom Davis and Pupuke Robati. From 2011 to December 2015 served as High Commissioner of the Cook Islands to New Zealand, being replaced by Teremoana Yala. In Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Geoffrey Henry
Sir Geoffrey Arama Henry (16 November 1940 – 9 May 2012) was a Cook Island politician who was twice the Prime Minister of the Cook Islands. He was leader of the Cook Islands Party (CIP) from 1979 to 2006. Early life Henry was a native of Aitutaki. His father was the deacon of the Cook Islands Christian Church on the island. He was also first cousin to Albert Henry. He received a law degree from Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. He was married to Lady Louisa Henry. Political career Henry initially entered parliament in the opposition party aged 24 because of the corruption and excesses of the governing Cook Islands Party led by his cousin Albert Henry. However, in 1972 he joined the CIP: "family pressure was unbearable, and he could not personally tolerate being ostracised by the family again". Despite distrust from Albert Henry's powerful wife Elizabeth, his talent in a mediocre party meant he became finance minister. Henry became leader of the CIP in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cook Islands At The Olympics
The Cook Islands has competed in eight Summer Olympic Games. It has never competed in the Winter Games. The Cook Islands has yet to win a medal . The Cook Islands is the only one of the associated territories of New Zealand to compete at the Olympic Games, Niue and Tokelau Tokelau (; ; known previously as the Union Islands, and, until 1976, known officially as the Tokelau Islands) is a dependent territory of New Zealand in the southern Pacific Ocean. It consists of three tropical coral atolls: Atafu, Nukunonu, an ... having not yet done so as of 2024. Medal tables Medals by Summer Games See also * List of flag bearers for the Cook Islands at the Olympics * List of participating nations at the Summer Olympic Games * List of participating nations at the Winter Olympic Games External links * * * {{CookIslands-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cook Islands At The Commonwealth Games
The Cook Islands has competed in eleven of the Commonwealth Games to date. The Cooks' first Commonwealth Games medal was won in 2018 by lawn bowlers Taiki Paniani and Aidan Zittersteijn. Medal tally History The Cook Islands first participated in the 1974 Commonwealth Games held at Christchurch, New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ..., missed the 1982 games, but has participated in all the games from 1986 onwards. List of medalists References Nations at the Commonwealth Games {{CookIslands-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
National Olympic Committees
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, NOCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games. They may nominate cities within their respective areas as candidates for future Olympic Games. NOCs also promote the development of athletes and the training of coaches and officials at a national level within their geographies. National Olympic Committees As of 2023, there are 206 National Olympic Committees. These include each of the 193 member states of the United Nations, one UN observer state (Palestine), two states without UN recognition (Kosovo and Taiwan) and one associated state of New Zealand (the Cook Islands). There are also nine dependent territories with recognized NOCs: four territories of the United States (American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands), three British Overseas Territories ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
