Bhutan Olympic Committee

The Bhutan Olympic Committee (BOC) is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) representing Bhutan. It was founded in early 1983 and became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 23 November 1983. Bhutan satisfied the IOC's criterion of five national sports federations recognised by its international sports federations to get recognised. Its predecessor was the National Sports Association of Bhutan, which was established in 1972. The current president has been Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck since 2009. Its current secretary general has been Sonam Karma Tshering since 2010. The NOC is a signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code published by the World Anti-Doping Agency. It has affiliations with various national Olympic committees, including the Bhutan Archery Federation. A documentary was filmed about a football match between its football team, and the lowest ranked Montserrat team. In addition to the IOC, the BOC is also part of the five other international sports bodies: the Association of National Olympic Committees, Olympic Council of Asia, South Asia Olympic Council, Asia-Pacific Oceana Sports Assembly, and Far East and South Pacific Games Federation for the Disabled.