The Syrian Olympic Committee () is the

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for the

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movement. It is a

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organization that selects players and teams to represent the nation, and raises funds to send to Olympic events organized by the

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(IOC).

History

The Syrian Olympic Committee was established in 1948 and in the same year it was admitted to

. 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. A parallel unrecognized committee, named the Syrian National Olympic Committee, was created in 2016 during the Syrian civil war by the

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claiming the legitimacy of Syria's representation at the Olympics, which was not recognized by the IOC.

List of presidents

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

IOC members

References

External links

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History

List of presidents

IOC members

See also

References

External links