National Olympic Committees

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) is the NOC responsible for representing India at the Olympic Games.

NOCs are responsible for organizing and managing the Olympic Games, selecting and sending athletes to the Games, and promoting Olympic values and ideals.

As of 2023, there are 206 NOCs recognized by the IOC.

The United States NOC has won the most gold medals in the history of the Summer Olympics, with over 1,000 gold medals.

Norway has won the most gold medals in the history of the Winter Olympics, with over 130 gold medals.

The Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee is the NOC responsible for representing athletes from Taiwan at the Olympic Games.

The Soviet Union was the first NOC to boycott the Olympic Games, in 1980, in response to the United States' boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Russia was the first NOC to participate in the Olympic Games under a neutral flag, in 2018, due to doping sanctions.

The Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee is the NOC responsible for representing athletes from the Cook Islands at the Olympic Games.

Greece was the first NOC to win a gold medal in the Olympic Games, in 1896, when Spyridon Louis won the marathon.

The United States NOC has won the most medals in the history of the Olympic Games, with over 2,500 medals.

The British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee is the NOC responsible for representing athletes from the British Virgin Islands at the Olympic Games.

Norway was the first NOC to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics, in 1924, when Thorleif Haug won the 18 km cross-country skiing event.

Norway has won the most medals in the history of the Winter Olympics, with over 300 medals.

The Cayman Islands Olympic Committee is the NOC responsible for representing athletes from the Cayman Islands at the Olympic Games.