OCA Award of Merit 09-09-2005

During the recently concluded 24th OCA General Assembly held in Guangzhou on 9th of September 2005, President OCA presented the “OCA Award of Merit” to:

 

 

Raja Randhir Singh,  Secretary General Olympic Council of Asia and Indian Olympic Association and also an IOC Member, for his outstanding contribution to Asian sports and in particular for successful staging of the Ist ever Afro-Asian Games in Hyderabad in 2003.  Raja Randhir Singh is the Secretary General of the OCA since 1991 and is also the  Vice Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Federation.  He was an active athlete and participated in 5 consecutive Olympic Games.  He also won a gold medal at the 1978 Bangkok Asian Games.  

 

Mr. Hemasiri Fernando, President of the NOC of Sri Lanka and Chairman of the OCA Cultural and Education Committee for his outstanding contribution to Sri Lankan Sports and his outstanding Contribution to the conduct of the SAF Games in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Mr. Fernando was a National Champion in the shooting and participated in the Asian Games.