Belarus Olympic Committee


The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus is one of many national Olympic committees that make up the International Olympic Committee. Created in 1991, the NOC RB, is charged with selecting athletes to represent Belarus in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, enforcing anti-doping laws and promote sporting activity inside Belarus. The current president of the NOC RB is Alexander Lukashenko, the current President of Belarus.

History

The NOC RB was established on March 22, 1991, in response to the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Until that event, Belarus and the other fourteen Soviet Socialist Republics' Olympic activity were controlled by the Olympic Committee of the USSR, which did not disband until 1992. During that same year, Belarus competed in the 1992 Summer and Winter Olympics as part of the Unified Team. Granted temporary membership in 1992, the NOC RB was not granted full membership until the 101st International Olympic Committee Session in the year 1993. Also in 1993, Vladimir Ryzhenkov, who was at the time the Belarus Minister for Sport and Tourism, was elected to the post of President of the NOC RB. Ryzhenkov held the position until his death in 1996, but was replaced in 1997 with Alexander Lukashenko. In Lukashenko's first speech as NOC RB president, he stated there were no other examples of a head of state serving as a NOC Chairman or President at the same time. From 2005 to 2015 George Katulin served as a secretary general of NOC RB.

Executive Board

Member federations

The Belarusian 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 36 Olympic Summer and 8 Winter Sport Federations in Belarus.
National FederationSummer or WinterHeadquarters
Belarusian Alpine Skiing and Snowboard FederationWinterMinsk
Belarusian Archery FederationSummerMinsk
Belarus Athletic FederationSummerMinsk
Belarusian Badminton FederationSummerMinsk
Belarus Baseball AssociationSummerMinsk
Belarusian Basketball FederationSummerMinsk
Belarusian Biathlon FederationWinterMinsk
Belarusian Boxing FederationSummerMinsk
Belarusian Canoe AssociationSummerMinsk
Belarusian Curling AssociationWinterMinsk
Belarusian Cycling FederationSummerMinsk
Belarusian Diving FederationSummerMinsk
Belarusian Equestrian FederationSummerMinsk
Belarusian Fencing FederationSummerMinsk
Belarusian Field Hockey FederationSummerMinsk
Football Federation of BelarusSummerMinsk
Belarusian Freestyle Skiing FederationWinterMinsk
Belarusian Golf AssociationSummerMinsk
Belarusian Gymnastics Association SummerMinsk
Belarusian Handball FederationSummerMinsk
Belarusian Ice Hockey AssociationWinterMinsk
Belarusian Judo FederationSummerMinsk
Belarusian Karate FederationSummerMinsk
Belarusian Modern Pentathlon FederationSummerMinsk
Belarusian Mountaineering FederationSummerMinsk
Belarusian Rowing FederationSummerMinsk
Belarusian Rugby FederationSummerMinsk
Belarus Sailing UnionSummerMinsk
Belarusian Shooting FederationSummerMinsk
Belarusian Skateboarding FederationSummerMinsk
Belarusian Skeet FederationSummerMinsk
Belarusian Ski UnionWinterMinsk
Belarusian Skiing FederationWinterMinsk
Belarusian Speed Skating UnionWinterMinsk
Belarusian Swimming FederationSummerMinsk
Belarusian Synchronized Swimming FederationSummerMinsk
Belarusian Table Tennis FederationSummerMinsk
Belarusian Taekwondo FederationSummerMinsk
Belarusian Tennis FederationSummerMinsk
Belarusian Triathlon FederationSummerMinsk
Belarusian Volleyball FederationSummerMinsk
Belarusian Water Polo FederationSummerMinsk
Belarusian Weightlifting UnionSummerMinsk
Belarusian Wrestling FederationSummerMinsk