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“In Many Countries, Such a Merger Often Fails Due to Mutual Egos”: Belgian Olympic Committee to Merge with Paralympic Committee Starting Next Year

No longer say BOIC, but BOPC. As of January 1, 2027, the Belgian Olympic Committee will merge with the BPC, the Paralympic Committee. Belgium is only the sixth country in the world to experience this, with the ultimate goal of winning even more medals at both the Olympic and Paralympic Games. “This gives us much more strength in all areas.”

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The Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee (COIB), meeting in extraordinary general meeting on Thursday evening in Tubize, approved the merger with the Belgian Paralympic Committee (BPC) to form a single organisation. ...

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No longer say BOIC, but BOPC. As of January 1, 2027, the Belgian Olympic Committee will merge with the BPC, the Paralympic Committee. Belgium is only the sixth country in the world to experience this, with the ultimate goal of winning even more medals at both the Olympic and Paralympic Games. “This gives us much more strength in all areas.”

·Kobbegem, Belgium
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From 1 January 2027, the two bodies will form only one organisation, called the Belgian Olympic and Paralympic Committee. The Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee (COIB), meeting in extraordinary general meeting on Thursday evening in Tubize, approved the merger with the Belgian Paralympic Committee (BPC) to form a single organisation. The BPC had done the same a few hours earlier. As of 1 January 2027, the two organisations will be groupe…

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Het Laatste Nieuws broke the news in Kobbegem, Belgium on Thursday, June 4, 2026.
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