Cook_Islands_Sports_and_National_Olympic_Committee

Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee

Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committee

Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) (IOC code: COK) is the governing body for sports in Cook Islands and its National Olympic Committee.[1]

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Originally founded in 1943 as the Rarotonga Sports Association, the organisation became the Cook Islands Sports Association in 1960.[2] In 1986 it was recognised by the International Olympic Committee and changed its name to the Cook Islands Sports & Olympic Association (CISOA). In 2002 it changed its name to the Cook Islands Sports & National Olympic Committee.[2] In 1992 when Lotto was introduced to the Cook Islands, it was used to fund CISOA, with 35% of sales going to the organisation.[3]

Past presidents of the organisation include:[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee. 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  2. [2]
    "About Us". CISNOC. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. [3]
    Christine Hatcher (1 July 1992). "Lotto fever hits the Cook Islands: The get-rich-quick bug has struck". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 62, no. 7. p. 44-45. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. [4]
    "CISNOC's Beginings". CISNOC. Retrieved 18 August 2021.


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