South Sudan National Olympic Committee

South Sudan National Olympic Committee
Country/Region South Sudan
CodeSSD
Created8 June 2015
Recognized2 August 2015
Continental
Association		ANOCA
PresidentJuma Stephen Lugga Lemi
Secretary GeneralTong Chor Malek Deran

The South Sudan National Olympic Committee is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) representing South Sudan. It was founded in Juba on 8 June 2015, and became a full member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Olympic Movement on 2 August 2015. In 2015, South Sudan satisfied the IOC's criterion of five national sports federations recognised by their international sports federations, which included athletics, basketball, association football, handball, judo, table tennis, and taekwondo. The current president has been Juma Stephen Lugga Lemi since 2017. The NOC is a signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code published by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

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