The Algerian Olympic and Sport Committee (Arabic: اللجنة الأولمبية و الرياضية الجزائرية, French: Comité Olympique et Sportif Algérien) (IOC code: ALG) is the National Olympic Committee representing Algeria. It was created on 18 October 1963 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 27 January 1964.
History
On 23 October 1963 Mohand-Amokrane Maouche, president of the Algerian Football Federation, was elected president of the Algerian Olympic Committee by members of the Executive Board. The International Olympic Committee recognized the Algerian Olympic Committee on 27 January 1964, the occasion of the 62nd session held during the IXth Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck (Austria).
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