Bangladesh Olympic Association (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ অলিম্পিক সংস্থা; IOC code: BAN) is the National Olympic Committee representing Bangladesh. It is also the body responsible for Bangladesh's representation at the Commonwealth Games.[1] Its president is the General Waker-Uz-Zaman, OSP SGP psc (born 16 September 1966) a four star general of the Bangladesh Army who is also the current Chief of Army Staff (CAS). Bangladesh is the largest country by population that has not won a single medal at the Olympic Games.[2]
History
Bangladesh Olympic Association was established on 1979.[3] Saidur Rahman Dawn in 1984 competed in the Los Angeles Olympics becoming the first Bangladeshi to participate in the Games.[2] It held its first annual general meeting in 2017. The General assembly was chaired by the president and 49 members of the assembly.[3]
Affiliated national bodies
- Bangladesh Archery Federation[4]
- Bangladesh Athletics Federation
- Bangladesh Badminton Federation
- Bangladesh Basketball Federation
- Bangladesh Amateur Boxing Federation
- Bangladesh Cricket Board
- Bangladesh Cycling Federation
- Bangladesh Fencing Association
- Bangladesh Football Federation
- Bangladesh Golf Federation
- Bangladesh Gymnastics Federation
- Bangladesh Handball Federation
- Bangladesh Hockey Federation
- Bangladesh Judo Federation
- Bangladesh Karate Federation
- Bangladesh Rowing Federation
- Bangladesh Shooting Federation
- Bangladesh Swimming Federation
- Bangladesh Table Tennis Federation
- Bangladesh Taekwondo Federation
- Bangladesh Tennis Federation
- Bangladesh Volleyball Federation
- Bangladesh Weightlifting Federation
- Bangladesh Amateur Wrestling Federation
- Bangladesh Rugby Federation Union
- Bangladesh Chess Federation
- Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation
- Bangladesh Wushu Federation
See also
- Bangladesh at the Olympics
- Bangladesh at the Commonwealth Games
- Bangladesh at the Asian Games
- Bangladesh at the South Asian Games
- Bangladesh at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
References
- ^ "Bangladesh at the Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
- ^ a b Sadi, Mahmood. "Bangladesh: country with the highest population that never wins the Olympics". dhakatribune.com. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ a b "BOA holds 1st AGM". The Daily Star. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh Olympic Association". nocban.org. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
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