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| Country |  Israel |
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| Code | ISR |
| Created | 1933 |
| Recognized | 1952 |
| Continental Association | EOC |
| Headquarters | Tel Aviv,Israel |
| President | Yael Arad |
| Secretary General | Gilad Lustig |
| Website | www.olympicsil.co.il |
TheOlympic Committee of Israel (Hebrew:הוועד האולימפי בישראל;Arabic:اللجنة الأولمبية الإسرائيلية; IOC Code:ISR) is the recognizedNational Olympic Committee (NOC) ofIsrael, and the governing body of Olympic sports in Israel. The OCI's headquarters is located at theNational Sport Center – Tel Aviv.
In 1933 thePalestine National Olympic Committee was officially formed, and was recognized by theInternational Olympic Committee in May 1934,[1] but never competed.[2] Although this committee representedJews,Christians andMuslims living inMandatory Palestine, its rules stated that they "represent[ed] theJewish National Home."[2] It was, however, controlled exclusively by theMaccabi sports organization and oversaw only clubs affiliated with Maccabi, while neither rival Jewish sports organizations, such asHapoel, nor non-Jewish sports organizations took part.
Although Palestine was formally invited to participate in the1936 Olympics inBerlin, it declined the invitation to attend the Games inNazi Germany. In 1948, shortly after the State of Israel was established, its request to participate in the1948 Olympics was denied, as the newly formed country wasn't yet recognized by IOC.[citation needed]
The OCI was re-organized in 1951 under joint-leadership of Maccabi and Hapoel, the two major sports organization in the country. According to the agreement of the two organizations, there were two presidents, one from each. This arrangement continued until 1967, and since then OCI has only one president.
OCI achieved IOC recognition in early 1952, just in time for Israel's Olympic debut at the1952 Summer Olympics inHelsinki. OCI has sent delegations to all Summer Olympics since then, except forMoscow 1980, which Israel supported the United States in aboycott over theSoviet invasion of Afghanistan. Israel made its debut at the Winter Olympics in1994, and has become a regular participant since then.
Between 1954 and 1974 Israel took part in theAsian Games, but political pressure exerted by Arab countries due to theArab–Israeli conflict led to Israel's exclusion from the re-organizedOlympic Council of Asia in 1981.[3] In the early 1990s Israel was admitted into European sports organizations, and became full member ofEuropean Olympic Committees in 1994. Israel has participated in the biannualEuropean Youth Olympic Festival, since 1995, and theEuropean Games since2015.
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