25th September Da Nang, Vietnam: His Royal Highness Prince Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck, His Majesty’s Representative and the President of the Bhutan Olympic Committee attend the 35th General Assembly of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) in Da Nang, Vietnam on the sidelines of the 5th Asian Beach Games.
As the Chairman of the International Relations Committee, HRH’s address to the General Assembly highlighted the importance of communication between the 45 National Olympic Committees under the OCA. “The International Relations Committee is committed in fostering new relationships, strengthening existing ones and mending old ties within the Olympic Family. The IRC is committed to serve the best interests of the OCA and to promote the Olympic Movement in Asia” HRH Prince Jigyel.
The International Relations Committee is responsible to facilitate and promote relationships between the Olympic Movement, particularly the Olympic Council of Asia, National Olympic Committees, International Olympic Committee, International and Asian Sports Federations and various government and public authorities.
Currently the Olympic Council of Asia has 17 standing committees to assist in the execution of its mandate. The powers of the Olympic Council of Asia are exercised through 3 organs; namely the General Assembly, the Executive Board and the President.
Apart from the updates of the existing Games organizing committees, the General Assembly confirmed the host of OCA’s 20th edition of the Asian Games: Nagoya City and Aichi Prefecture in Japan 2026. This will follow the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta-Palembang, Indonesia, in2018 and the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, in 2022.
Bhutan is taking part in the 3×3 Beach Basketball at the 5th Asian Beach Games. The women’s team will play Chinese Taipei in the opening game of the competition tomorrow at 3:00 pm local time. The men’s team is scheduled to play Laos at 4:40 pm local time.
