The Vietnam Olympic Committee is the National Olympic Committee for Vietnam, founded in 1976 following national reunification and headquartered in Hanoi, responsible for selecting and fielding Vietnam's Olympic team. It oversees the country's Olympic sport federations and has organized Vietnam's hosting of regional multi-sport events including the Southeast Asian Games, with growing Vietnamese Olympic strength in shooting, weightlifting and swimming.
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Source Wikipedia, International Olympic Committee
Source Wikipedia: National Olympic Committee
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Vietnam, located there.
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1. Vietnam Olympic Committee (Wikipedia)
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is the National Olympic Committee representing Vietnam
Infobox, created
1976 12 20 (as of unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam)
Infobox, headquarters
Hanoi, Vietnam
View the SourceWikipedia: National Olympic Committee
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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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