# ORDECA

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The '''Central American Sports Organization''' (acronym: '''ORDECA'''; in [Spanish](/source/Spanish_language): Organización Deportiva Centroamericana) is an international organization which represents the current 8 National Olympic Committees of the Central American region.  It is affiliated with the [Pan American Sports Organization](/source/Panam_Sports).

It was established on 15 July 1972. It is recognised by the [International Olympic Committee](/source/International_Olympic_Committee) (IOC) that approved its creation at the Congress of the XX Olympiad, held in Munich, Germany, in 1972.<ref>{{cite web|title=ORDECA|url=http://www.colimdo.org/olimpismo/organismos-internacionales/ordeca.aspx#|publisher=colimdo.org|access-date=4 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815053235/http://www.colimdo.org/olimpismo/organismos-internacionales/ordeca.aspx|archive-date=15 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Member nations==
There are 7 affiliated [National Olympic Committee](/source/National_Olympic_Committee)s:

{|class="wikitable"
!Nation
!National Olympic Committee
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|{{flag|Belize}}
|[Belize Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association](/source/Belize_Olympic_and_Commonwealth_Games_Association)
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|{{flag|Costa Rica}}
|[Costa Rican Olympic Committee](/source/Costa_Rican_Olympic_Committee)
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|{{flag|El Salvador}}
|[El Salvador Olympic Committee](/source/El_Salvador_Olympic_Committee)
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|{{flag|Guatemala}}
|[Guatemalan Olympic Committee](/source/Guatemalan_Olympic_Committee)
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|{{flag|Honduras}}
|[Honduran Olympic Committee](/source/Honduran_Olympic_Committee)
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|{{flag|Nicaragua}}
|[Nicaraguan Olympic Committee](/source/Nicaraguan_Olympic_Committee)
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|{{flag|Panama}}
|[Panama Olympic Committee](/source/Panama_Olympic_Committee) 
|}

==Administration==
The ORDECA is the governing body of the [Central American Games](/source/Central_American_Games).

The then President of Olympic Committee of Guatemala Luis Canella Gutiérrez, was elected the first President of ORDECA.
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Vice President Carlos Vasquez, Panama, Secretary Ingrid Keller, of Guatemala, Alfonso Salmeron Treasurer of El Salvador and Rafael Barquero vocal, Costa Rica, and Mariano Perdomo Vallecillo, of Honduras. -->

== References ==
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{{PASO}}

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Category:Sports organizations established in 1972
Category:Sports governing bodies in North America

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