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The Syrian Olympic Committee (Arabic: اللجنة الأولمبية السورية) is the National Olympic Committee in Syria for the Olympic Games movement. It is a non-profit organization that selects players and teams to represent the nation, and raises funds to send to Olympic events organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).[1]

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History

The Syrian Olympic Committee was established in 1948[2] and in the same year it was admitted to International Olympic Committee.[3][4]

Mowaffak Joumaa served as President of the Syrian Olympic Committee and the General Sports Federation from 2010 to 2020, then he became an honorary president, and was succeeded by Feras Mouala who served as Secretary General from 2010 to 2019.[5]

A parallel unrecognized committee, named the Syrian National Olympic Committee, was created in 2016 during the Syrian civil war by the Syrian opposition claiming the legitimacy of Syria's representation at the Olympics, which was not recognized by the IOC.[6]

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List of presidents

The following is a list of presidents of the Syrian Olympic Committee and the General Sports Federation since 1982.

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IOC members

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