Korean Olympic Committee
Encyclopedia
The Korean Olympic Committee (Korean
: 대한올림픽위원회, Abbr.: KOC) is the National Olympic Committee
in South Korea 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 them to Olympic events organized by the International Olympic Committee
(IOC). It was part of Korea Sports Council
which was established in 1920, but two organizations were merged in 2009.
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
: 대한올림픽위원회, Abbr.: KOC) is the National Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games...
in South Korea for the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
movement. It is a non-profit organization that selects players and teams to represent the nation, and raises funds to send them to Olympic events organized by the International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
(IOC). It was part of Korea Sports Council
Korea Sports Council
Korea Sports Council is a special non-profit organization administered by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Republic of Korea. It promotes and handles all the sport-related issues within the country...
which was established in 1920, but two organizations were merged in 2009.
See also
- Korean Sports Council
- Korea at the OlympicsSouth Korea at the OlympicsRepublic of Korea first participated at the Olympic Games in 1948, and has sent athletes to compete in every Summer Olympic Games since then, except for 1980 which they boycotted...
- Korea at the Asian Games
- Sport in South KoreaSport in South KoreaSouth Korea has traditional sports of its own, but sports imported from the West are predominant.-Traditional sports:There are various forms of folk dancing still practiced in Korea. Although not commonly considered a sport, traditional mask dance drama is physically demanding.Kite flying is...
- Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
- NEST FoundationNEST FoundationKorea foundation for the NExt generation Sports TalentThe NEST is a nonprofit government funded body and specially designed human resource development institution which focuses on the next generation’s sport talents and leaders to bring about Korea’s sport development and its international sporting...