Belarus Olympic Committee

The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus (, ; IOC Code: BLR) is one of many national Olympic committees that make up the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Created in 1991, the NOC RB, was charged with selecting athletes to represent Belarus in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, enforcing anti-doping laws and promoting sporting activity inside Belarus. The current president of the NOC RB is Victor Lukashenko, the son of the current President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko.

History The NOC RB was established on March 22, 1991, several months before the dissolution of the USSR. Until that event, Byelorussian SSR's Olympic activity was controlled by the Soviet Olympic Committee, which did not disband until 1992. During that same year, Belarus competed in the 1992 Summer and Winter Olympics as part of the Unified Team made of former Soviet republics (except the Baltic states). Granted temporary membership in 1992, the NOC RB was not granted full membership until the 101st International Olympic Committee Session in the year 1993. Also in 1993, Vladimir Ryzhenkov, who was at the time the Belarus Minister for Sport and Tourism, was elected to the post of President of the NOC RB. Ryzhenkov held the position until his death in 1996, and was replaced in 1997 with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. In Lukashenko's first speech as NOC RB president, he stated there were no other examples of a head of state serving as a NOC Chairman or President at the same time. From 2005 to 2015, George Katulin served as a secretary general of NOC RB.

In December 2020, the International Olympic Committee sanctioned members of the NOC RB, including Alexander Lukashenko, Viktor Lukashenko and Dzmitry Baskau, for political discrimination against Belarusian athletes.

On August 9, 2021, the Belarus Olympic Committee was added to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List by the United States Department of the Treasury.

In addition, the presidents of the NOC Alexander and Viktor Lukashenko are under the sanctions of the United States,Sanctions List Search the European Union,COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1648 of 6 November 2020 implementing Article 8a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus the United Kingdom, SwitzerlandSearching for subjects of sanctions and Canada, while Dzmitry Baskau, a member of the executive board, is banned from entering Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

On February 26, 2022, in response to the Belarus-assisted Russian invasion of Ukraine and NOC RB's treatment of Belarusian athletes, the IOC temporarily suspended Belarusian athletes and officials from entering international events. It was lifted in 2026.

Executive Board Designation Name President Viktor Lukashenko Vice-President Dmitri Dovgalenok Secretary General Polina Golovina Member Dzmitry Baskau Andrey Barbashinsky Aliaksandr Bahdanovich Aleksandr But-Gusaim Olena Zubrilova Liubov Charkashyna Irina Malevanaya Denis Muzhzhukhin Natallia Tsylinskaya

Member federations The Belarusian 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 36 Olympic Summer and 8 Winter Sport Federations in Belarus.

National Federation Summer or Winter Headquarters Belarusian Alpine Skiing and Snowboard Federation Winter Minsk Belarusian Archery Federation Summer Minsk Belarus Athletic Federation Summer Minsk Belarusian Badminton Federation Summer Minsk Belarus Baseball Association Summer Minsk Belarusian Basketball Federation Summer Minsk Belarusian Biathlon Federation Winter Minsk Belarusian Boxing Federation Summer Minsk Belarusian Canoe Association Summer Minsk Belarusian Curling Association Winter Minsk Belarusian Cycling Federation Summer Minsk Belarusian Diving Federation Summer Minsk Belarusian Equestrian Federation Summer Minsk Belarusian Fencing Federation Summer Minsk Belarusian Field Hockey Federation Summer Minsk Football Federation of Belarus Summer Minsk Belarusian Freestyle Skiing Federation Winter Minsk Belarusian Golf Association Summer Minsk Belarusian Gymnastics Association Summer Minsk Belarusian Handball Federation Summer Minsk Belarusian Ice Hockey Association Winter Minsk Belarusian Judo Federation Summer Minsk Belarusian Karate Federation Summer Minsk Belarusian Modern Pentathlon Federation Summer Minsk Belarusian Mountaineering Federation Summer Minsk Belarusian Rowing Federation Summer Minsk Belarusian Rugby Federation Summer Minsk Belarus Sailing Union Summer Minsk Belarusian Shooting Federation Summer Minsk Belarusian Skateboarding Federation Summer Minsk Belarusian Skeet Federation Summer Minsk Belarusian Ski Union Winter Minsk Belarusian Skiing Federation Winter Minsk Belarusian Speed Skating Union Winter Minsk Belarusian Swimming Federation Summer Minsk Belarusian Synchronized Swimming Federation Summer Minsk Belarusian Table Tennis Federation Summer Minsk Belarusian Taekwondo Federation Summer Minsk Belarusian Tennis Federation Summer Minsk Belarusian Triathlon Federation Summer Minsk Belarusian Volleyball Federation Summer Minsk Belarusian Water Polo Federation Summer Minsk Belarusian Weightlifting Union Summer Minsk Belarusian Wrestling Federation Summer Minsk

Belarus Olympic Committee

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