ACOLOP - Association of the Portuguese Speaking Olympic Committees

Associação dos Comités Olímpicos de Língua Oficial Portuguesa

Last modified: 2023-06-03 by zachary harden
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image by Zoltan Horvath, 14 January 2011

• Overview
• The Flag

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Overview

ACOLOP is an Olympic-related non-profit organisation officially established on June 8, 2004, in Lisbon. It was founded by the national Olympic committees (NOCs) of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Guinea-Bissau, Macau (China), Mozambique, Portugal and São Tomé and Príncipe; it also includes Equatorial Guinea as an associate member. On April 2006, India (represented by the Goa Olympic Association) and Sri Lanka were admitted also as associate members, based on their common historical past with Portugal.
The Portuguese-speaking countries are spread through four continents and reach a total population of about 250 million people. Portuguese thus occupies a place among the most spoken languages in the world. The purpose of reinforcing the bonds between these nations and promoting unity and cooperation through sport was the main reason for ACOLOP's creation.
Zoltan Horvath, 14 January 2011

The Flag

Its flag is white with its logo. Ratio 2:3. Image of flag can be seen here.
Web-site: http://acolop.org.
Zoltan Horvath, 14 January 2011