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 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. 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.
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.
OOA Executive Council The OOA Executive Committee for the 2020–24 term: 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 Sport AssociationAquatics Odisha Swimming AssociationArchery Odisha Archery AssociationArm Wrestling Odisha Arm Wrestling Association Athletics Odisha Athletics Association Odisha Veteran Athletic Association State School Athletic AssociationBadminton Odisha State Badminton Association Ball Badminton Association of OdishaBaseball Baseball Association of OdishaBasketball Odisha Basketball AssociationBilliards Billiards & Snooker Association of OdishaBoxing Odisha Amateur Boxing AssociationCanoeing Odisha Kayaking and Canoeing AssociationCarrom Odisha State Carrom AssociationCricket Odisha Cricket AssociationCycling Odisha Cycling AssociationFencing Odisha Fencing AssociationFootball Football Association of OdishaGolf Bhubaneswar Golf ClubGymnastics Odisha Gymnastic AssociationHandball Odisha Handball AssociationHockey Hockey OdishaJudo Odisha Amateur Judo AssociationKabaddi Odisha Kabaddi AssociationKarate Odisha State Karate-Do AssociationKho Kho Odisha Kho-Kho AssociationKickboxing Amateur Kickboxing Association of OdishaKurfball Odisha State Kurfball AssociationMallakhamb Odisha Mallakhamb AssociationMuayThai Odisha MuayThai UnionNetball Odisha Netball AssociationRoller Skating Roller Skating Association of OdishaRowing Odisha Association of Rowing and ScullingRugby Odisha Rugby Football AssociationSailing Odisha Yachting Association Sepak Takraw Odisha State Sepak Takraw AssociationShooting Odisha Rifle AssociationSquash Odisha Squash AssociationSoftball Odisha Softball AssociationSumo Odisha Sumo AssociationTable Tennis Odisha State Table Tennis AssociationTaekwando Odisha Taekwando AssociationTennikoit Odisha Amateur Tennikoit AssociationTennis Odisha Tennis AssociationThrowball Odisha State Throwball AssociationTug of War Odisha Amateur Tug of War AssociationVolleyball Odisha Volleyball AssociationWeightlifting Odisha Weightlifting AssociationWrestling Odisha Wrestling Association All Odisha Indian Style Wrestling AssociationWushu Wushu Association of Odisha
Subsidiaries Odisha Association of Blind (Bhubaneswar) Odisha State Association of Deaf (Bhubaneswar)
See also India at the Olympics Sport in India Sports in Odisha
References
External links Official Website India's Profile at National Olympic Committee's Website