The Cuban Olympic Committee is the National Olympic Committee for Cuba, founded in 1926 and headquartered in Havana, responsible for selecting and fielding Cuba's Olympic team from a Caribbean island nation that has punched well above its population size in Olympic medal totals for decades. It oversees Cuba's Olympic sport federations, with particular strength built under the country's state-funded sports system in boxing, athletics, judo and baseball.
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Body TypeNational Olympic Committee 1 Headquarters Connections
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Source Wikipedia, International Olympic Committee
Source Wikipedia: National Olympic Committee
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1. Cuban Olympic Committee, Wikipedia
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It was created in Havana in 1926; however, it was not formally recognized by the IOC until 1955.
Infobox, Headquarters
The Cuban Olympic Committee is headquartered in Havana, Cuba.
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National Olympic Committee
View the SourceWikipedia: National Olympic Committee
Associated With: Olympic Games, Lead paragraphQuote, Associated With: Olympic Games, Lead paragraph
Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, NOCs are responsible for organizing their athletes' participation in the Olympic Games.
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