The news has been hailed by the World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF), with the SAF becoming the latest Member Association to gain membership to their respective National Olympic Committee (NOC).

They have joined a list which also includes Poland, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States.

The WFDF Member Associations in Chinese Taipei, Finland, Hong Kong China, Hungary, Japan, The Netherlands and Norway have also been fully recognised by their NOC.

Following the announcement, WFDF President Robert Rauch claimed he expected “further editions to this list in the coming year”.

“We are excited to announce this great news for the flying disc community in Slovakia and all friends of our sport around the globe,” he said.

“A growing number of NOCs have recognised flying disc and we are happy to see an active country like Slovakia be accepted as full member of the SOV.

“While WFDF received permanent recognition by the IOC in August 2015, the decision on whether a NOC will recognise our national Member Association is an entirely separate process, and certain countries will only recognise sports that are full members of the Olympic Games programme.

“With work continuing by several of our other national members, we expect further additions to this list in the coming year.”

The SAF being fully recognised by the SOV comes ahead of the 2016 World Ultimate and Guts Championships, due to be held in London from June 18 to 25.

“The new SAF by-laws enabled us to implement a necessary restructuring needed to guarantee a fair representation of all flying disc disciplines in SAF and also to proceed with our application to the SOV,” SAF secretary general Martin Keseg said.

“We are happy to be a new member of the big Slovak Olympic family with which we want to share our great commitment for sportsmanship, fairness, and joy in sport. 

“We also hope that the SOV membership will allow us to gain more recognition for our sports and to further popularise them within the general public and media in Slovakia.”