Myanmar Olympic Committee

Myanmar Olympic Committee (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံအိုလံပစ်ကော်မတီ, IOC code: MYA) is the National Olympic Committee representing Myanmar (also called Burma). It was founded in 1946 by Zaw Weik.^[2]

headquarters

Myanmar Olympic Committee

Country/Region	Myanmar
Code	MYA
Created	26 November 1946[1]
Recognized	9 July 1947
Continental Association	OCA
President	Min Thein Zan (Minister for the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs)
Secretary General	Myo Hlaing (Deputy Minister)

Duty

• To perform the sports affairs according to the policies of Myanmar National Sports Committee.
• To inform the aims of Olympic Games.
• To prepare for the national teams which will compete in the Olympic Games, Asian Games and South East Asian Games.
• To interconnect between the Myanmar Sports Associations and International Olympic Committee.
• To open Sports Courses and send students to the international courses with the help of the IOC.
• Contact with the Olympic Games, Asian Games, Southeast Asian Games and Regional Sports Festivals Federations to host in Myanmar
• To perform the duties given by the Myanmar National Sports Committee.^[3]