Team Belgium

Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee logo
Country/Region Belgium
CodeBEL
Created1906
Recognized1906
Continental
Association		EOC
HeadquartersAvenue de Boechout/Boechoutlaan 9, 1020 Brussels, Belgium
PresidentMr Jean-Michel Saive
Secretary GeneralMr Cédric Van Branteghem
Websitewww.teambelgium.be
Team Belgium logo

The Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee,[1][a] abbreviated BOIC or COIB, is the National Olympic Committee for Belgium. The administrative seat is located in Brussels.

History

The Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee was founded and recognized by International Olympic Committee in 1906.

List of presidents

President Term
Edouard de Laveleye 1906-1923
Henri de Baillet-Latour 1923-1942
Prince Albert de Ligne 1942-1945
Rodolphe William Seeldrayers 1945-1955
Victor Boin 1955-1965
Raoul Mollet 1965-1989
Jacques Rogge 1989-1992
Adrien Vanden Eeden 1992-1998
Francois Narmon 1998-2004
Pierre-Olivier Beckers 2004-2021
Jean-Michel Saive[1][4] 2021–present

Executive committee

Member federations

The Belgian 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 32 Olympic Summer and 7 Winter Sport Federations in Belgium.

National Federation Summer or Winter Headquarters
Royal Belgian Archery Federation Summer Strombeek-Bever
Royal Belgian Athletics Federation Summer Brussels
Belgian Badminton Federation Summer Sprimont
Royal Belgian Baseball and Softball Federation Summer Antwerp
Royal Belgian Basketball Federation Summer Brussels
Belgian Biathlon Federation Winter Bütgenbach
Belgian Federation for Bobsleigh and Skeleton Winter Waregem
Royal Belgian Boxing Federation Summer Brussels
Royal Belgian Canoe Federation Summer Haversin
Belgian Climbing and Mountaineering Federation Summer Brussels
Belgian Curling Association Summer Vilvoorde
Royal Belgian Cycling Federation Summer Brussels
Belgian Equestrian Federation Summer Zaventem
Royal Belgian Fencing Federation Summer Brussels
Royal Belgian Figure Skating Federation Winter Kortenberg
Royal Belgian Football Association Summer Brussels
Royal Belgian Golf Federation Summer Brussels
Royal Belgian Gymnastics Federation Summer Brussels
Royal Belgian Handball Federation Summer Ans
Royal Belgian Hockey Association Summer Brussels
Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation Winter Berchem
Royal Belgian Judo Federation Summer Zele
Belgian Karate Federation Summer Lebbeke
Belgian Modern Pentathlon Federation Summer Leuven
Belgian Federation of Roller Sports Summer Tienen
Belgian Rowing Federation Summer De Pinte
Belgian Rugby Federation Summer Brussels
Royal Belgian Shooting Sport Federation Summer Berchem
Royal Belgian Ski Federation Winter Berchem
Royal Belgian Speed Skating Federation Winter Hechtel-Eksel
Royal Belgian Swimming Federation Summer Brussels
Royal Belgian Table Tennis Federation Summer Brussels
Belgian Taekwondo Association Summer Lokeren
Royal Belgian Tennis Federation Summer Brussels
Belgian Triathlon and Duathlon Federation Winter Kessel-Lo
Royal Belgian Volleyball Federation Summer Brussels
Royal Belgian Weightlifting Federation Summer Petit-Enghien
Royal Belgian Wrestling Federation Summer Antwerp
Royal Belgium Yachting Federation Summer Antwerp

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Dutch: Belgisch Olympisch en Interfederaal Comité,[2] French: Comité Olympique et Interfédéral Belge,[3] German: Belgisches Olympisches und Interföderales Komitee

References

  1. ^ a b c Burke, Patrick (12 September 2021). "Jean-Michel Saive elected as Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee President". Inside The Games.
  2. ^ "Over het BOIC". TeamBelgium.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 August 2022. Het Belgisch Olympisch en Interfederaal Comité (BOIC) is het Nationaal Olympisch Comité (NOC)
  3. ^ "à propos du COIB". TeamBelgium.be (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2022. Le Comité Olympique et Interfédéral Belge (COIB) est le Comité National Olympique (CNO)
  4. ^ a b "Jean-Michel Saive nouveau président du COIB". rtbf.be (in French). 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.