The Hellenic Olympic Committee ( HOC , Greek : Ελληνική Ολυμπιακή Επιτροπή ) is the governing Olympic body of Greece. It is the second oldest National Olympic Committee in the world (after the French Olympic Committee ), it organizes the country's representatives at the Olympic Games and other multi-sport events.
11-776: Members of the committee are 27 sports federations, which elect the Executive Council composed of the president and six members. It is based in Chalandri , a suburb of the Athens agglomeration, Greece . The history of the Hellenic Olympic Committee is strongly connected to the history of the revival of the Olympic Games. It was founded in Athens on February 3, 1894, with the name Committee of
22-410: A warm-summer Mediterranean climate , abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps. The village was historically Arvanitika speaking, with 3,000 Arvanites inhabiting it, however due to its proximity to Athens , it has undergone a language shift. After the 1922 Asia Minor Catastrophe and the 1923 Greco-Turkish population exchange , some Greek refugees settled in the town. American Community Schools
33-744: A number of sports facilities: Panathenaic Stadium , Karaiskakis Stadium , Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre , the education facilities of the International Olympic Academy , Museum of Modern Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia ; and participates in the management of OAKA . 1: National Olympic Committee is suspended by the International Olympic Committee Chalandri Chalandri ( Greek : Χαλάνδρι , Ancient Greek : Φλύα, Phlya , also Halandri , Khalandri )
44-457: A small village until the rapid expansion of Athens during the 1960s and 1970s. Its built-up area is now continuous with those of the neighbouring suburbs Filothei , Marousi , Vrilissia , Agia Paraskevi , Cholargos , Neo Psychiko and Psychiko . Nevertheless, it has still a high ratio of open green areas per citizen in the Athens agglomeration. Several embassies are based in Chalandri. It
55-518: Is a town and a suburb in the northern part of the Athens agglomeration , Greece. It is a municipality of the Attica region. Chalandri is a suburb in Northern Athens, around 12 kilometres (7 miles) from the centre; its location corresponds with one of the 10 ancient demes (boroughs) of Athens, known as Phlya ( Greek : Φλύα ). The municipality has an area of 10.805 km . Chalandri was
66-540: Is located in Chalandri. Sport clubs of Chalandri with presence in Greek national divisions are AE Chalandriou (Athlitiki Enosi Chalandriou), GS Chalandriou (Gymnastikos Syllogos Chalandriou) and Nireas Chalandriou. The municipality of Chalandri has also created an extensive channel of sports installations such as tennis courts, football pitches, volleyball and basketball indoor and outdoor courts and also an indoor and outdoor olympic-size swimming pool in order to enhance
77-493: Is one of the largest suburbs in terms of population, with more than 70,000 residents. It holds an independent municipality status since 1944. Chalandri is served by the Chalandri , Agia Paraskevi , Doukissis Plakentias as well as Nomismatokopio and Cholargos metro station (the latter two being shared with Papagou-Cholargos ). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Chalandri has
88-1037: The Olympic Games . The HOC organises the lighting ceremony of the Olympic flame in Ancient Olympia for ceremonies of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games , as well as the Olympic torch relay over Greece, before the Flame continues its journey in the host country of the Olympic Games. The committee of the HOC is represented by: The Hellenic National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 26 Olympic Summer and one Winter Sport Federations in Greece. The Hellenic Olympic Committee operates
99-608: The 12 members, led by the president. When Athens was chosen as the host city of the 2004 Summer Olympics during the 106th IOC Session held in Lausanne on 5 September 1997, in 2000 the E.O.A. changed its name to the Hellenic Olympic Committee . From the I Mediterranean Games in Alexandria in 1951, Hellenic Olympic Committee is responsible for their holding every four years as part of preparations for
110-516: The Olympic Games ( Greek : Επιτροπής Ολυμπιακών Αγώνων , E.O.A.) and became a member of the International Olympic Committee in 1895. E.O.A organized 1896 Summer Olympics , first in modern history, in restored Panathenaic Stadium , who was held from 6 to 15 April. In 1899, the Greek government gave to E.O.A. full responsibility to cooperate with other sport federations, spreads the Olympic spirit and its structure of
121-496: The athletic spirit of the inhabitants. Also, due to the geographical convenience of the area of Chalandri there is an extensive bike route, covering the neighbourhoods from Doukissis Plakentias metro station, to Vrilissia and Gearakas area, reaching until Chalandri downtown city centre, providing safe transportations for families and individuals improving the life level of the area. Chalandri metro station Chalandri ( Greek : Χαλάνδρι ), also known as Halandri on signage,
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