The proposed Olympic House will be nestled within the mature landscape of Kuala Lumpur Sports City following a landmark agreement between the OCM and the Perbadanan Stadium Malaysia (PSM) on Saturday, 1st March 2025, at the Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur.
The be called the Olympic House, the new headquarters will bring together National Sports Associations affiliated with OCM and the sports community under the spirit of togetherness, located beside the National Hockey Stadium and surrounded by the National Stadium, the National Aquatics Centre, the National Sports Council (NSC), the National Sports Institute (NSI) and the Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS).
Inspired by the Olympic House in Lausanne, the Olympic House in Malaysia will be perfectly located at the most appropriate location for OCM to operate from, as the umbrella body to 58 NSAs.
“It will be located at the entrance of the Kuala Lumpur Sports City, serving as a perfect location and a command centre to all facilities, and easily accessible and in close proximity to the public transportation network” said Tan Sri Dato’ Sri (Dr.) Mohamad Norza Zakaria, President of OCM and Vice President of OCA for Southeast Asia Zone.
Tan Sri Dr. Norza added the new location is strategically pertinent to OCM as it will be located in the middle of the national sports hub, to symbolize the role of OCM as the facilitator for the stakeholders in managing sports and elite athletes for all Multi-Sport Games, including the Olympics Games, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, SEA Games, Islamic Solidarity Games, ANOC World Beach Games etc.
“Following our deliberation, we have come to a conclusion that the Wisma OCM at its present location is no longer viable to maintain. The Wisma OCM was completed in 1991 and it will be transformed into a financial hub once the surrounding projects including PNB 118 are completed”,
“We are now looking forward to building a new legacy for OCM as an advocate for Olympic ideals as the proposed Olympic House explores the sustainability and green building practices including energy-efficient systems, adaptive vegetation method and water conservation measures to meet the sustainability standards”.
Tan Sri Dr. Norza was speaking to the media following the landmark agreement signing ceremony with the PSM today.
Tan Sri Dato’ Hamidin Mohd Amin, Deputy President of OCM, signed the agreement on behalf of the OCM, while the PSM was represented by its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ilyas Jamil. The Secretary General of Ministry Youth and Sports, Dato’ Ts. Dr. Nagulendran Kangayatkarasu, the Chairman of PSM, Datuk Hans Isaac and Tan Sri Dr. Norza were witnesses to the historic ceremony.
The signing ceremony was held following the Cabinet’s decision to approve the sublease of 5.38 acres of land in Bukit Jalil to OCM for the development of the new Olympic House, symbolizing the support and recognition of the Federal Government towards the Olympic Movement led by OCM since 1953.
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- The signatories and witnesses of the Agreement Signing Ceremony between OCM and PSM. L-R: Tan Sri Dato’ Sri (Dr.) Mohamad Norza Zakaria, Tan Sri Dato’ Hamidin Mohd Amin, Dato’ Ts. Dr. Nagulendran Kangayatkarasu, Mr. Iliyas Jamil and Datuk Hans Isaac.
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- Tan Sri Dato’ Sri (Dr.) Mohamad Norza Zakaria presented the IOC Trophy for “Sport and Sustainable Architecture” to PSM, which was received by its Chairman, Datuk Hans Isaac. The IOC Trophy for “Sport and Sustainable Architecture” was awarded to PSM in recognition of its contributions to the Olympic Movement in Malaysia, particularly for hosting 3 Multi-Sport Games: the XVI Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur 1998, the 21st SEA Games Kuala Lumpur 2001 and the 29th SEA Games Kuala Lumpur 2017.
