Bihar Olympic Association

Bihar Olympic Association

Abbreviation	BOA
Type	Sports Association
Headquarters	Patna, Bihar
Membership	Indian Olympic Association Olympic Council of Asia
Interim chairman	Bholanath Singh
Website	olympic.ind.in/member-unit

Bihar Olympic Association (BOA) ^{[1] [2] [3]} is responsible for organizing various State level tournaments in coordination with other Bihar State Sports Organization and Government of Bihar. BOA ^{[4] [5] [6]} is an affiliated member ^{[7] [8]} of Indian Olympic Association.

Indian Olympic Association has dissolved the Bihar Olympic Association (BOA) for lack of governance, transparency, and administrative inefficiency. IOA president PT Usha has formed a five-member ad hoc committee led by Hockey India secretary general Bholanath Singh to take interim charge of BOA ^[9]

Executive Board (2025–present)

In elections held in Hajipur on 1 May 2025, the following officials were elected to the Bihar Olympic Association executive board. ^{[10] [11]}

Position	Name
President	Ajay Kumar
Secretary	Pradeep Kumar
Treasurer	Mohd Mukhtar Khan
Executive Members	Akhouri Bishwajeet, Nutan Kumari, Manoj Kumar, Anish Bari, Suman Mishra

Affiliated State Sports Organisation

Sport	State Sports Organisation
Athletics	Bihar Athletics Association
Badminton	Bihar Badminton Association
Basketball	Basketball Association of Bihar
Boxing	Boxing Association Of Bihar
Canoeing	Bihar Kayaking and Canoeing Association
Cycling	Cycling Association Of Bihar
Fencing	Bihar State Fencing Association
Football	Bihar Football Association
Handball	Bihar Handball Association
Hockey	Hockey Association of Bihar [12]
Judo	Bihar State Judo Association
Kabaddi	Bihar State Kabaddi Association
Karate	State Karate Association of Bihar
Rugby	Rugby Football Association of Bihar
Shooting	Bihar State Rifle Association
Taekwondo	Bihar Taekwondo Association
Volleyball	Bihar Volleyball Association
Weightlifting	Bihar Weightlifter Association
Wrestling	Bihar Wrestling Association
Wushu	Bihar Wushu Association

References

1. "बिहार ओलंपिक एसोसिएशन की नई कार्यकारिणी का गठन - Formation of new executive of Bihar Olympic Association - Bihar Vaishali General News". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 16 July 2024.
2. "Bihar Olympic Association has seriously objected government bid to bring a Bihar State Sports Council bill in the state legislature and said it was an attempt to control the various sports bodies". The Times of India. 31 March 2013. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 17 July 2024.
3. "All-round cheer & hope as IOA lifts ban on Bihar teams". Hindustan Times. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
4. "Why Bihar fails to nurture world-class champions". Telegraph.
5. "Govt to repeal sports Act, IOA to lift ban on Bihar". The Times of India. 6 January 2015. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 19 July 2024.
6. "Olympic Association Delegation will meet CM". Hindustan . 8 August 2022.
7. "Members". olympic.ind.in.
8. Pioneer, The. "Bihar again misses out on Olympic representation". The Pioneer. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
9. "The Bihar State Olympic Association is dissolved by PT Usha". www.nagpurtrends.com. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
10. "Ajay elected new BOA president". The Times of India. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
11. "Executive Board". Bihar Olympic Association. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
12. Raj, Pritish (8 January 2025). "Hockey India recognizes Hockey Association of Bihar as new member unit". The Bridge - Home of Indian Sports. Retrieved 30 August 2025.