The
Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) is a non-governmental, non-profit
national sports organization of a mass character, with the objective
of developing sports and promoting the Olympic Movement in the
country. It represents China in handling international affairs
related to the Olympic Movement. It is the sole representative
of the whole country's Olympic Movement in its relations with
the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Olympic Council
of Asia (OCA) and other international sports organizations,
as well as all National Olympic Committees (NOCs).
The first Chinese sports organization was founded as early
as October 1910, and recognized by the IOC in 1922. In May 1954,
not long after the founding of the People's Republic of China,
the IOC recognized All-China Sports Federation (Chinese Olympic
Committee) at the 49th IOC Session held in Athens. In 1956,
however, the IOC allowed the Taiwan authorities to send a team
to the 16th Olympic Games. The All-China Sports Federation protested
against the "two Chinas" plot fabricated by the IOC
leader. In August 1958, the COC severed all its relations with
the IOC. It was not until November 26, 1979 that, with a resolution
adopted by all IOC members, the COC's legal status was reinstated
in the IOC, while the Olympic Committee in Taipei was allowed
to remain in the IOC under the name of "the Chinese Taipei
Olympic Committee."
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