The Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee (ECU; ) was created in 1948 and recognized by the
IOC
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 L ...
in 1959.
In 2012, it had its autonomy reinstated "following domestic issues whereby the Sports Ministry interfered in the activities of the National Sports Federations."
Logo
Image:Ecuadorian National Olympic Committee Logo.png, Former logo
See also
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Ecuador at the Olympics
Ecuador has competed in 12 Summer Olympic Games. They debuted in the Winter Olympic Games in 2018. The nation won its first medal when Jefferson Pérez won the gold medal in the men's 20 km walk at the 1996 Olympic Games. The Ecuadorian Nat ...
References
External links
Official website (archived)
Ecuador at the Olympics
National Olympic Committees
Oly
Oly or OLY may refer to:
* Oly, informal name for Olympia, Washington
Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington. It had a population of 55,605 at the 2020 census, making it the state of Washington's 23rd-most populous cit ...
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