Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee

Saudi Olympic & Paralympic Committee
Saudi Olympic & Paralympic Committee logo
Country/Region Saudi Arabia
CodeKSA
Created1964
Recognized1965
Continental
Association
OCA
HeadquartersRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
PresidentAbdulaziz bin Turki Al Saud
Secretary GeneralAbdulaziz Al-Anazi
Websiteolympic.sa Edit this at Wikidata

Saudi Olympic & Paralympic Committee (IOC code: KSA; Arabic: اللجنة الأولمبية السعودية وأولمبياد المعاقين) is the National Olympic Committee and the National Paralympic Committee representing Saudi Arabia.

Until the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Saudi Arabia was one of three countries that had never had a female competitor at the games.[1] The other two countries, Qatar and Brunei, also selected women to compete for the first time.[2] On 20 December 2021, the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee and the Saudi Arabian Paralympic Committee were merged into one.[3]

  1. ^ "IOC urged to ban Saudi Arabia from 2012 over stance on women". BBC News Online. 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  2. ^ "London 2012 Olympics: Saudi Arabian women to compete". BBC News. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Saudi Arabia's NOC and NPC merge to form Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee". insidethegames.biz. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

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