Country/Region | Zambia |
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Code | ZAM |
Created | 1951 |
Recognized | 1963 |
Headquarters | Lusaka |
President | Miriam C. Moyo |
Secretary General | Hazel M. Kennedy |
Website | http://www.nocz.co.zm/index.php |
The National Olympic Committee of Zambia (IOC code: ZAM) is the National Olympic Committee representing Zambia. It was created in 1951 and recognised by the IOC in 1963.
Zambia made its debut at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Previously, it competed as Northern Rhodesia in 1964 and under the banner of Rhodesia in 1960.
Since 2010, the Committee, in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Government of Zambia have operated an Olympic Youth Development Center (OYDC) in Lusaka, Zambia. The center was opened as a pilot project by the IOC and is open to all youth in the country.