Laos
Land: 236,800km2 Population: 3,585,000
SPORT IN THE COUNTRY
1. TRADITIONAL SPORT AND GAMES
Traditional boat racing, Sepak Takraw, Mak Kang, Na Kek
2. POPULAR PARTICIPATION SPORT
Traditional boat racing is the most popular.
3. POPULAR SPECTATOR SPORT
Football, Traditional boat racing, Boxing, Sepak Takraw
4. SPORT LEGISLATION
NA
5. SPORT INFORMATION CENTER
National Sport Information Centre of Lao P.D.R.
Address: National Sports Committee
P.O Box 3183, National Stadium, Vientiane
Tel: (856)21.216009 Fax: (856)21.216008
e-mail: olympic@laotel.corn
6. SPORT PARTICIPATION SURVEY
NA
7. NUMBER OF SPORT CLUB
We have 12 Sport club in our country namely: Ministry of Education Sport Club, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Defense, Lao Youth Union, Bank Sport club, Vientiane Municipality Sport club, Vientiane Province, Savannakhet Province, Champasack Province Borikhamxay Province, Saravan Province and Xieng Khouang Province. The average of membership is about 2,000 per each club. Cite the source is depend on each club. The survey was taken on 2000.
8. FITNESS TESTlNG PROGRAM
We have just started to organize the test, the standard will balance from last year and this year. The cite source is mostly from sport medical staffs.
ORGANIZATION PROFILE
National Sports Committee of Laos
Address: National Stadium, Vientiane
Tel: (856)21.216009 Fax: (856)21.216008
e-mail: olympicl@laotel.com
1. FOUNDED YEAR
May, 1993
2. OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE
Chanthabcun Rattanavong, Vice President, Government official
3. NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION
Governmental organization
4. OBJECTIVES AND MISSIONS
To promote sport for health.
To promote recreation.
To promote traditional sports.
5. NUMBER OF STAFF
Full-time staff: 15 Part-time staff: 50 Others: 150
6. ANNUAL BUDGET
Approx. US$2,000 (2000)
Approx. US$2,600 (2001)
7. SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS
Traditional boat racing in October. We have the festival every year, mostly people living along the river organize the festival in the round schedule. People are involved approximately 11,125 of each turn.
8. PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE TARGET GROUPS
NA
9. LEADERSHIP TRAlNlNG AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
We have trained sport administrators, physical educators and technical of sports to local level in order to guide them to run their jobs smoothly. The programs were held at least once a week.
10. NATIONAL PARTNERS
The Department of Sport for All under the management of the National Sports Committee of Laos NOC.
11. AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
IOC, ASFAA
12. PRESENT ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
The problem we are facing now are lacking facilities to provide people playing sports and doing physical exercises, not enough sport equipment and manpower to manage sport activities.
