Olympic Committee of Israel

The Olympic Committee of Israel is the supreme body uniting all Olympic sports in Israel and is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the National Olympic Committee of Israel. Founded in 1933 as the Palestine Olympic Committee, it received recognition from the IOC a year later. In 1951, it was reestablished, and in 1952, it was officially recognized by the IOC. That same year, Israel sent its first delegation to the Helsinki Olympic Games. The primary role of the Olympic Committee of Israel is to organize the participation of Israeli athletes in the Olympic Games and other multi-sport events under the IOCs auspices, while overseeing their preparations. The committee has the exclusive authority to decide the composition of Israels delegations for both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, for senior and youth athletes. Since the Helsinki 1952 Games, Israel has participated in every Summer Olympic Games, except for Moscow 1980, where it joined the American-led boycott...