Albanian National Olympic Committee
Country/Region Albania
CodeALB
Created1958
Recognized1959
Continental
Association		EOC
HeadquartersTirana, Albania
PresidentFidel Ylli
Secretary GeneralGerti Shima
Websitenocalbania.org.al

The Albanian National Olympic Committee (Albanian: Komiteti Olimpik Kombëtar Shqiptar - KOKSH) is a non-profit organisation and the legal authority of Albania's participation in the Olympic Games. As a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), it is responsible for the development and management of all olympic related activities in the country.

Members of the committee are 46 sports federations, which elect the Executive Council composed of the president and ten members.

It is based in the country's capital, Tirana.

History

The National Olympic Committee of Albania (KOKSH) was founded in 1958 and a year later gained recognition by the International Olympic Committee.

From the year of its foundation until 1989 the committee was known by the name "The General Council Committee of Sportspersons of Albania" and included in its core all the sports federations in the country.

With the change of the political system in Albania, in 1990, the committee was restructured as an independent entity, separate from the newly formed Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports. Four years later, in 1994, by government decrees No.20 and No.401, it was sanctioned as a non-state non-profit organisation whose functions were based on the Olympic Charter.[1]

Executive committee

The committee of the KOKSH is represented by:[2]

Member federations

The Albanian National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 24 Olympic Summer and two Winter Sport Federations and 20 Non-Olympic Sports Federations in Albania.[3][4]

Olympic Sport federations

National FederationSummer or WinterHeadquarters
Albanian Archery FederationSummerTirana
Albanian Athletics FederationSummerTirana
Albanian Badminton FederationSummerKorçë
Albanian Basketball AssociationSummerTirana
Albanian Boxing FederationSummerTirana
Albanian Canoe FederationSummerTirana
Albanian Cycling FederationSummerTirana
Albanian Equestrian Sports FederationSummerTirana
Albanian Fencing FederationSummerTirana
Albanian Football AssociationSummerTirana
Albanian Golf FederationSummerTirana
Albanian Gymnastics FederationSummerTirana
Albanian Handball FederationSummerElbasan
Albanian Judo FederationSummerTirana
Albanian Karate FederationSummerTirana
Albanian Mountaineering FederationWinterTirana
Albanian Sailing FederationSummerTirana
Albanian Shooting Sport FederationSummerTirana
Albanian Skiing FederationWinterTirana
Albanian Swimming FederationSummerTirana
Albanian Table Tennis AssociationSummerShkodër
Albanian Taekwondo FederationSummerTirana
Albanian Tennis FederationSummerTirana
Albanian Volleyball FederationSummerTirana
Albanian Weightlifting FederationSummerTirana
Albanian Wrestling FederationSummerTirana

Non-Olympic Sport federations

National FederationHeadquarters
Albanian Air Sports FederationTirana
Albanian Federation of Radio AmateursTirana
Automobile Club AlbaniaTirana
Albanian Bodybuilding FederationTirana
Albanian Bowling FederationTirana
Albanian Bridge AssociationTirana
Albanian Chess AssociationTirana
Albanian Dance Sport FederationTirana
Albanian Federation Sport for AllTirana
Albanian Hunting and Fishing FederationTirana
Albanian Kickboxing FederationTirana
Albanian Mixed Martial Arts FederationTirana
Albanian Motorcycle FederationTirana
Albanian Paralympic CommitteeTirana
Albanian Rafting FederationTirana
Albanian School Sport FederationTirana
Albanian Snooker FederationTirana
Special Olympics AlbaniaTirana
Albanian Students Sports AssociationTirana
Albanian Underwater FederationTirana

See also

References

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