Over 1,200 delegates are due to be in attendance for the ANOC General Assembly ©ANOC

A record breaking 1,200 delegates are expected to attend the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) General Assembly which is due to take place this week in Doha.

Numerous ANOC Commission meetings are scheduled to be held here in the Qatari capital over the next two days, with the General Assembly then taking place on November 15 and 16.

The opening day of the Assembly will feature the first presentations by candidate cities for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, with the bids from Budapest, Los Angeles and Paris aiming to impress.

The ANOC Awards Ceremony will also take place on Tuesday (November 15), with the event set to honour the biggest stars of Rio 2016.

ANOC have stated that this is the largest ever ANOC General Assembly, with the world’s National Olympic Committees (NOC) set to be joined by International Federations (IF) and Organising Committees from recent and upcoming Games.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach will also be in attendance in Doha.

Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah (left) thanked the Qatar Olympic Committee for staging the General Assembly, which will be attended by IOC President Thomas Bach (right) ©Getty Images
Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah (left) thanked the Qatar Olympic Committee for staging the General Assembly, which will be attended by IOC President Thomas Bach (right) ©Getty Images

"Over the past few years, Doha has showcased its impressive credentials in hosting major sporting events and the Qatari capital offers the perfect environment for the world’s NOCs to unite together in the spirit of sport," said Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, ANOC President.

"I would like to thank the Qatar Olympic Committee and the city of Doha for warmly welcoming the ANOC General Assembly for the very first time.

"I am looking forward to the days ahead, which will provide an opportunity for us to celebrate an outstanding year for NOCs as well as updating NOCs on our progress as we look to make a positive contribution to the Olympic Movement.

"I also look forward to hearing more from the NOCs and listening to how ANOC can improve the support we provide them.

"We are honoured to have IOC President Bach and many representatives from International Federations here in Doha as part of our ongoing commitment to nurture the relationships between NOCs and IFs.

"NOCs and IFs both share National Federations as their stakeholders and so developing relationships between them will benefit the entire Olympic Movement."

It has been claimed that the General Assembly, which is being hosted in partnership with the Qatar Olympic Committee, will provide ANOC with an opportunity to update the NOCs on its process of reform.

The two days are also viewed as a platform for NOCs to actively contribute to the organisation’s future.