Association of National Olympic Committees / Associations des Comités Nationaux Olympiques

ANOC / ACNO

Last modified: 2003-06-07 by juan manuel gabino villascán
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Each NOC adopts an emblem, and presumably adopts a flag as well. The website of the IOC lists all NOCs, including their emblems. Below descriptions of a few known NOC flags are given. In general, NOCs will probably form their flag by placing their emblem on an Olympic white background.

• Croatian Olympic Committee
• Israel Olympic Committee
• Netherlands Olympic Committee
• New Zealand
• Portugal
• South Africa
• Catalan Olympic Committee

See:

• IOC / CIO - International Olympic Committee / Comité International Olympique
• Olympics - General index

See also:

• International Sporting Organizations
• International Organizations

Other sites:

• International Olympic Committee Website

The New Zealand Olympic Committee uses a flag like the Olympic flag with in base a white silver fern leaf outlined in black overlapping the yellow and green rings.
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The emblem of the Portuguese Olympic Committee is the Olympic symbol with the 'Quinas' superimposed on the lower rings. The 'quinas' are the devices in the center of the Portuguese Coat of Arms, that is, the white shield with five blue shields within, each with five white dots.
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The South African NOC uses an emblem of Olympic rings above crossed olive branches. Above the rings two lines of text spell the name "South Africa".
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The Catalan autonomous government is striving for a Catalan NOC, independent of the Spanish NOC. This may be the reason why, at the Pyrenean stage of the Tour the France on 10 july 2000, a spectator c