Final Report

Olympic Council of Asia
(OCA)
The 2001–2004 quadrennial period saw many different events organised and was very
successful overall. All the NOCs affiliated to OCA welcomed the fact that they were
given greater autonomy, which enabled them to carry out numerous activities according
to their own needs and priorities.
OCA supported the organisation of the 2002 Asian Games in Busan (Republic of Korea),
which attracted a record number of participants, and of the 5th Winter Asian Games in
Aomori (Japan) in 2003. OCA was pleased to note the increase in women’s participation.
During this quadrennial plan, OCA set up a “Women and Sport” Committee, whose
unflagging efforts benefited the whole women’s sport movement in Asia and resulted in
increased participation by female athletes in the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad in Athens.
Thanks to the frequency and excellent organisation of the Asian Games and Regional
Games, Asian athletes were able to achieve outstanding results and win 176 medals at the
Athens Games.
Regular meetings were held in order to strengthen the collaboration and coordination between
OCA and the different Asian NOCs and increase information-sharing. OCA and the
NOCs were thus able to gain further experience in developing high-level technical and administrative
standards. OCA received encouraging feedback from the regional forums, which
served as a platform for discussion on numerous themes related to the Olympic Movement.
The delegates were also given the opportunity to present their national projects. These forums
are an excellent tool for strengthening the links between the different partners.
However, OCA would not have been able to achieve this level of success without the
cooperation of its member NOCs and the efficiency of the Olympic Solidarity office in
Lausanne. OCA managed all of the continental programmes and their funding, with a total
budget of US$ 12,760,000 for the 2001–2004 period.
Administration
The budget provided by Olympic Solidarity was used mainly to cover staff salaries, the purchase
of computer and office equipment, communication and the day-to-day running of
the OCA headquarters. The new OCA headquarters should be ready by June 2007. For the
time being, OCA is based temporarily in an apartment in the Bayan region.
2001–2004 Budget: US$ 2,130,000
Meetings
The funds allocated by Olympic Solidarity for OCA meetings did not cover all the costs of
these meetings. OCA therefore had to pay the rest of the cost from its own resources. During
the 2001–2004 period, OCA organised several important meetings, including four General
Assemblies, eight Executive Board meetings, four meetings between the NOC Secretaries
Continental Programmes