Hellenic Olympic Committee the Hellenic Olympic Committee. From the I Mediterranean Games in Alexandria in 1951, Hellenic Olympic Committee is responsible for their holding every four years as part of preparations for the Olympic Games. The HOC organises the lighting ceremony of the Olympic flame in Ancient Olympia for ceremonies of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, as well as the Olympic torch relay over Greece, before the Flame continues its journey around the world. The committee of the HOC is represented by: The Hellenic National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training,
Refugee Olympic Team at the 2016 Summer Olympics but this was updated to Refugee Olympic Team with the country code ROT. As part of an effort "to show solidarity with the world's refugees", the United Nations Refugee Agency selected Ibrahim Al-Hussein, a Syrian refugee residing in Athens, Greece, to carry the Olympic flame through the Eleonas refugee and migrant camp in the city as part of the 2016 torch relay. In addition, Kuwaiti athletes competed under the Olympic flag and the "Independent Olympic Athletes" title as a result of the suspension of the Kuwait Olympic Committee, their national Olympic Committee. The IOC identified 43 potential candidates for inclusion