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Odisha Olympic Association

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Odisha Olympic Association
AbbreviationOOA
Formation1946; 78 years ago (1946)[1]
TypeSports Association
HeadquartersCuttack, Odisha
Membership
Indian Olympic Association
Olympic Council of Asia
President
Jaga Mohan Patnaik
Secretary General
Avijit Paul
Websitewww.olympic.ind.in

The Odisha Olympic Association (OOA) is the governing body of sports in Odisha. It is responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and National Games of India.

History

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The history of organised sports in Odisha traces its origins to 1904, when Madhusudan Das formed the Orissa Sports Association. It was an athletic institution which organised the sports competitions for seasonal and annual provincial games.[2][3] It eventually became the Orissa Athletic Association in 1909 and remained the primary sports association in the province until the formation of Orissa Olympic Association in 1946. Harekrushna Mahatab became the first President of OOA and Bhairab Chandra Mohanty became the first secretary.[4]

The OOA decided to empower sports associations such as cricket, football, hockey, tennis and badminton in 1961, thus paving the way for formation of independent sports bodies for the governance of sports in Odisha.[1]

OOA Executive Council

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The OOA Executive Committee for the 2020–24 term:[5]

Designation Name Sports Association/Olympic Committee
President Jaga Mohan Patnaik Kalahandi District Athletic Association
Vice-Presidents Kamala Kanta Pandey Kandhamal District Athletic Association
Pratap Satpathy Hockey Odisha
Kishore Kumar Biswal Mayurbhanj District Athletic Association
Nalini Kumar Das Dhenkanal District Athletic Association
Anup Kumar Patra Koraput District Athletic Association
Dulal Chandra Pradhan Sambalpur District Athletic Association
Secretary General Avijit Paul Football Association of Odisha
Treasurer Adhip Das Odisha Athletic Association
Joint Secretaries Ashok Kumar Sahu Ganjam District Athletic Association
Prabhat Kumar Bhol Sundargarh District Athletic Association
Council Members Sarat Kumar Sahoo Odisha Kabaddi Association
Anil Kumar Bohidar Odisha Amateur Boxing Association
Narayan Sahu Odisha Weightlifting Association
Rabi Shankar Pratihari Puri District Athletic Association
Janardhan Dash Keonjhar District Athletic Association
Birendra Kumar Behera Odisha State Handball Association
Hariprasad Patnaik Odisha State Karate-Do Association
Kishore Kumar Mishra Bargarh District Athletic Association
Debendra Kumar Sahoo Odisha Wrestling Association
Bijay Kumar Behera Jharsuguda District Athletic Association
Ashok Kumar Sahoo Odisha Gymnastic Association

OOA Sports Associations

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Sport Association
Aquatics Odisha Swimming Association
Archery Odisha Archery Association
Arm Wrestling Odisha Arm Wrestling Association
Athletics Odisha Athletics Association
Odisha Veteran Athletic Association
State School Athletic Association
Badminton Odisha State Badminton Association
Ball Badminton Association of Odisha
Baseball Baseball Association of Odisha
Basketball Odisha Basketball Association
Billiards Billiards & Snooker Association of Odisha
Boxing Odisha Amateur Boxing Association
Canoeing Odisha Kayaking and Canoeing Association
Carrom Odisha State Carrom Association
Cricket Odisha Cricket Association
Cycling Odisha Cycling Association
Fencing Odisha Fencing Association
Football Football Association of Odisha
Golf Bhubaneswar Golf Club
Gymnastics Odisha Gymnastic Association
Handball Odisha Handball Association
Hockey Hockey Odisha
Judo Odisha Amateur Judo Association
Kabaddi Odisha Kabaddi Association
Karate Odisha State Karate-Do Association
Kho Kho Odisha Kho-Kho Association
Kickboxing Amateur Kickboxing Association of Odisha
Kurfball Odisha State Kurfball Association
Mallakhamb Odisha Mallakhamb Association
MuayThai Odisha MuayThai Union
Netball Odisha Netball Association
Roller Skating Roller Skating Association of Odisha
Rowing Odisha Association of Rowing and Sculling
Rugby Odisha Rugby Football Association
Sailing Odisha Yachting Association
Sepak Takraw Odisha State Sepak Takraw Association
Shooting Odisha Rifle Association
Squash Odisha Squash Association
Softball Odisha Softball Association
Sumo Odisha Sumo Association
Table Tennis Odisha State Table Tennis Association
Taekwando Odisha Taekwando Association
Tennikoit Odisha Amateur Tennikoit Association
Tennis Odisha Tennis Association
Throwball Odisha State Throwball Association
Tug of War Odisha Amateur Tug of War Association
Volleyball Odisha Volleyball Association
Weightlifting Odisha Weightlifting Association
Wrestling Odisha Wrestling Association
All Odisha Indian Style Wrestling Association
Wushu Wushu Association of Odisha

Subsidiaries

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Mishra, Samiran (6 July 2021). "East Zone Vs Marleybone Cricket Club: Story Of Barabati Stadium's First Ever International Match". Sambad.
  2. ^ Patnaik, Surasinha (March 2009). "Madhusmriti - The Abode of Oriya Nationalism" (PDF). Odisha Review. p. 7.
  3. ^ Padhy, KS (2011). Indian Political Thought. PHI Learning. p. 251. ISBN 9788120343054.
  4. ^ "Bhairab Chandra Mohanty". Orisports. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Odisha Olympic Association (OOA) - Orisports". Orisports. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
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