Macedonian Olympic Committee

Olympic Committee of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Olympic Committee of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia logo
Country/Region	Republic of Macedonia
Code	MKD
Created	1992
Recognized	1993
Continental Association	EOC
Headquarters	Skopje, Former Yugolsav Republic of Macedonia
President	Vasil Tupurkovski
Secretary General	Saso Popovski
Website	www.mok.org.mk

The Olympic Committee of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Macedonian: Македонски олимписки комитет)^[1] is the national Olympic committee of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. In international Olympic organisations it is also referred to as the Olympic Committee of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,^[2] reflecting the disputed status of its country's official name. The Committee was founded as the 195th Olympic Committee in the world.

Assignments and aims

The Committee aims to develop the sport activity and sport education in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. It also works to spread the Olympism and to interest the young people in the value of the sport and the Olympic Games. The main assignments and aims of the Committee are:

• The preparation and participation of athletes from the Republic of Macedonia in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games.
• The development and spreading of the Olympic Movement in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
• To spread the ground principles of the Olympism throughout the country using activities and programs which integrate with the educative and cultural life of the people.
• The development of the most popular sports at the highest levels.
• The development of international cooperation in the realm of sports.
• To carry out activities which combat discrimination and racism.

Organisation

The president of the Committee is Vasil Tupurkovski. As vice-presidents were named Nataša Meškovska and Andrea Josifovski, the general secretary is Sašo Popovski and the sport director is Vladimir Bogoevski.

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