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Country/Region | Armenia |
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Code | ARM |
Created | 1990 |
Recognized | 1993 |
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Headquarters | Yerevan, Armenia |
President | Gagik Tsarukyan |
Secretary General | Hrachya Rostomyan |
Website | www.armnoc.am |
The National Olympic Committee of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի ազգային օլիմպիական կոմիտե) (ARMNOC) is responsible for the Armenia's participation in the Olympic Games. Founded in 1990, the organization is headquartered in Yerevan. The committee became a member of the IOC in 1993 and is also a member of the EOC as well as other international sports organizations.
Olympavan is the official training centre of the Armenian Olympic Committee, located in the Davtashen District of the capital Yerevan. Following a 2-year period of construction process between 2013 and 2015, the Olympavan was officially opened on 29 September 2015, on the oocassion of the 25th anniversary of the Armenian Olympic Committee. The ceremony was attended by then-Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, businessman Samvel Karapetyan, Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, Gagik Tsarukyan, as well as delegates of 25 different national Olympic committees.
The complex occupies an area of 10,000 m² and consists of 5 buildings. Building 1 is the administrative centre of the Armenian Olympic Committee, home to the administrative offices, meeting rooms and conference halls.
The first floor of building 2 is home to the weightlifting training hall, the anti-doping clinic, the centre's spa, and the fitness and bodybuilding gymnasium. The 2nd floor is home to the judo, boxing and wrestling training halls.
Building 3 is home to the hotel of the complex designated to accommodate more than 300 athletes with 121 guestrooms, restaurants and other services.
Building 4 is designated for basketball, volleyball, handball, futsal, and other indoor sports trainings.
Building 5 is home to the indoor swimming pool with its diving facilities. It was officially opened on 27 September 2017 by Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Sabah and Gagik Tsarukyan.