The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOCK) is the National Olympic Committee for Kenya, founded in 1955 and headquartered in Nairobi, responsible for selecting and fielding Kenya's Olympic team from a country renowned as one of the dominant nations in world middle- and long-distance running. It oversees Kenya's Olympic sport federations and has presided over decades of Kenyan Olympic and world-championship success built substantially around distance-running talent produced in the country's Rift Valley highlands.
Facts
Body TypeNational Olympic Committee 1 HeadquartersGallant House, Parklands Road, Nairobi, Kenya 3 Connections
Associated With
Source National Olympic Committee of Kenya (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia, International Olympic Committee
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Kenya, located there.
Sources
1. National Olympic Committee of Kenya (Wikipedia)
Lead, sentence 1
is the National Olympic Committee representing Kenya.
Associated With: 1956 Summer Olympics, Lead paragraph 2
Kenya made its debut at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne
View the Source2. Olympedia, National Olympic Committee of Kenya
3. ANOCA, National Olympic Committee Kenya
Contact detailsQuote, Contact details
Gallant House, 6th Floor Parklands Rd, 00100 Nairobi Kenya
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