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Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee

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Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee
Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee logo
Country/Region Cameroon
CodeCMR
Created1963
Recognized1963
Continental
Association
ANOCA
HeadquartersYaoundé, Cameroon
PresidentHamad Kalkaba Malboum
Secretary GeneralDavid Ojong
Websitewww.cnosc.org

The Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee (French: Comité National Olympique et Sportif du Cameroun, abbreviated as CNOSC) is a non-profit organization serving as the National Olympic Committee of Cameroon and a part of the International Olympic Committee. It is also the body responsible for Cameroon's representation at the Commonwealth Games.

History

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The Cameroon Olympic and Sports Committee was created on the 17 October 1963, during the International Olympic Committee meeting held in Baden in the Federal Republic of Germany. [1]

List of presidents

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The following is a list of presidents of the CNOSC:[2]

President Term
Ernest Wanko 1963-1972
René Essomba 1972-1998
Hamad Kalkaba Malboum 1998-present

Member federations

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The Cameroonian National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 20 Olympic Summer and eight Non-Olympic Sports Federations in Cameroon. [3]

Olympic Sport federations

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National Federation Summer or Winter Headquarters
Cameroon Archery Federation Summer Yaoundé
Cameroon Athletics Federation Summer Yaoundé
Cameroon Badminton Federation Summer Yaoundé
Cameroon Basketball Federation Summer Yaoundé
Cameroon Boxing Federation Summer Yaoundé
Cameroon Canoe Federation Summer Yaoundé
Cameroon Cycling Federation Summer Yaoundé
Cameroon Fencing Federation Summer Yaoundé
Cameroonian Football Federation Summer Yaoundé
Cameroon Golf Federation Summer Yaoundé
Cameroon Handball Federation Summer Yaoundé
Cameroon Judo Federation Summer Yaoundé
Cameroon Karate Federation Summer Yaoundé
Cameroon Roller Sports Federation Summer Yaoundé
Cameroonian Rugby Federation Summer Yaoundé
Cameroon Swimming and Life Saving Federation Summer Yaoundé
Cameroon Table Tennis Federation Summer Yaoundé
Cameroon Taekwondo Federation Summer Yaoundé
Cameroon Table Tennis Federation Summer Yaoundé
Cameroon Volleyball Federation Summer Yaoundé

Non-Olympic Sport federations

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National Federation Headquarters
Cameroon Cricket Association Yaoundé
Cameroon Draughts Federation Yaoundé
Cameroon Federation of Kobudo and Kendo Yaoundé
Cameroonian Federation Sport for All Yaoundé
Cameroonian Federation for University Sports Yaoundé
Cameroon Karting Federation Yaoundé
Cameroon Kickboxing Federation Yaoundé
Cameroon Wushu Kung Fu Federation Yaoundé

See also

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References

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