Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee

Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee

Country/Region	Cook Islands
Code	COK
Recognized	1986
Continental Association	ONOC
President	Hugh Richard Graham
Secretary General	Owen Lewis

Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (CISNOC) (IOC code: COK) is the governing body for sports in Cook Islands and its National Olympic Committee.^[1]

Originally founded in 1943 as the Rarotonga Sports Association, the organisation became the Cook Islands Sports Association in 1960.^[2] In 1986 it was recognised by the International Olympic Committee and changed its name to the Cook Islands Sports & Olympic Association (CISOA). In 2002 it changed its name to the Cook Islands Sports & National Olympic Committee.^[2] In 1992 when Lotto was introduced to the Cook Islands, it was used to fund CISOA, with 35% of sales going to the organisation.^[3]

Past presidents of the organisation include:^[4]

• Kura Strickland (—1979)
• Hugh Henry (1979—1993)
• Terry Hagen (1993—1997)
• John Tierney (1997—2000)
• Tekaotiki Matapo (2000—2009)
• Geoffrey Henry (2009—2012)
• Hugh R. Graham (2012—)

See also

• Cook Islands at the Olympics
• Cook Islands at the Commonwealth Games

References

1. "Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee (NOC)". International Olympic Committee. 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
2. "About Us". CISNOC. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
3. Christine Hatcher (1 July 1992). "Lotto fever hits the Cook Islands: The get-rich-quick bug has struck". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 62, no. 7. p. 44-45. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
4. "CISNOC's Beginings [sic]". CISNOC. Retrieved 18 August 2021.