Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee

National Olympic Committee

Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee
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Country/Region	Cook Islands
Code	COK
Recognized	1986
Continental Association	ONOC
President	Hugh Richard Graham
Secretary General	Owen Lewis

Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) (IOC code: COK) is the governing body for sports in Cook Islands and its National Olympic Committee.

Originally founded in 1943 as the Rarotonga Sports Association, the organisation became the Cook Islands Sports Association in 1960. In 1986 it was recognised by the International Olympic Committee and changed its name to the Cook Islands Sports & Olympic Association (CISOA). In 2002 it changed its name to the Cook Islands Sports & National Olympic Committee. In 1992 when Lotto was introduced to the Cook Islands, it was used to fund CISOA, with 35% of sales going to the organisation.

Past presidents of the organisation include:

Kura Strickland (—1979)
Hugh Henry (1979—1993)
Terry Hagen (1993—1997)
John Tierney (1997—2000)
Tekaotiki Matapo (2000—2009)
Geoffrey Henry (2009—2012)
Hugh R. Graham (2012—)

References

"Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee. 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
^ "About Us". CISNOC. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
Christine Hatcher (1 July 1992). "Lotto fever hits the Cook Islands: The get-rich-quick bug has struck". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 62, no. 7. p. 44-45. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
"CISNOC's Beginings [sic]". CISNOC. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

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