The OCA Media Committee Meeting was held online by the presence of the Iranian Member, Mr. Mahmoud Abdollahi, NOC Public Relations Department Director.
Iran NOC; Tehran: Reported by the OCA website, The Olympic Council of
Asia Media Committee met for the first time in the new OCA cycle under the
chairmanship of Mr. Charles Lo, President of the Sports and Olympic Committee
of Macau.
Committee members were firstly welcomed to the virtual meeting and the
duties and responsibilities of the OCA Media Committee according to the OCA
Constitution were explained. The members also introduced themselves and
outlined their background and experience in media matters in different parts of
the continent.
In 2021, the sixth Asian Beach Games in Sanya, China in April, the
sixth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Bangkok and Chonburi province in
May and the third Asian Youth Games in Shantou, China in November were
discussed. “These three events will lay the groundwork for our media services
and operations at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China in September 2022”
added the Committee Chair in continuation.
The committee members received updates from OCA staff on press and
broadcasting preparations for the upcoming games, IT developments, the revamped
OCA website, social media activity, the Sporting Asia magazine and OCA website
news content. The OCA Social Media Community stands at 404,782 followers across
all platforms with almost 3.5 million engagements. OCA videos have been viewed
over 1.57 million times.