The Olympic Committee of Slovenia (; OKS) ensures the participation of Slovenian athletes at the
Olympic Games
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, the
Mediterranean Games
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, and the
European Youth Olympic Festival
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. The Committee gathers 39 national sports federations governing various sports in Slovenia, who elect the Committee's executive council, which is composed of president and 21 council members.
History
Following Slovenia's independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, the Olympic Committee was established on 15 October 1991, and was officially admitted as a member of the
International Olympic Committee
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(IOC) on 17 January 1992, which allowed Slovenian athletes to compete at the
1992 Winter Olympics
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in
Albertville
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, France.
Presidents
Executive committee
The committee of the NOC SLO is represented by:
* President:
Bogdan Gabrovec
* Honorary President:
Janez Kocijančič
* Vice Presidents:
Janez Sodržnik,
Iztok Čop,
Tomaž Barada
* Members:
Gregor Benčina,
Ivan Levak,
Tjaša Andree Prosenc,
Metod Ropret,
Matej Erjavec,
Stanko Glažar,
Rok Vehovec,
Bojan Rotovnik,
Milan Žvan,
Tomo Tiringer,
Branko Žnidarič,
Miran Kos,
Dejan Crnek,
Martina Ratej,
Miroslav Cerar,
Damjan Lazar,
Vojka Ravbar
Member federations
The Slovenian 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 32 Olympic Summer and 7 Winter Sport Federations in Slovenia.
See also
*
Slovenia at the Olympics
External links
Official website
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National Olympic Committees
Olympics
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Olympic Committee
Sports organizations established in 1991