Odisha Olympic Association

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Odisha Olympic Association
AbbreviationOOA
Formation1946;79 years ago (1946) [1]
TypeSports Association
Headquarters Cuttack, Odisha
Membership Indian Olympic Association
Olympic Council of Asia
President
Jaga Mohan Patnaik
Secretary General
Avijit Paul
Website www.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.

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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. [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

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

DesignationNameSports Association/Olympic Committee
PresidentJaga Mohan PatnaikKalahandi District Athletic Association
Vice-PresidentsKamala Kanta PandeyKandhamal District Athletic Association
Pratap Satpathy Hockey Odisha
Kishore Kumar BiswalMayurbhanj District Athletic Association
Nalini Kumar DasDhenkanal District Athletic Association
Anup Kumar PatraKoraput District Athletic Association
Dulal Chandra PradhanSambalpur District Athletic Association
Secretary GeneralAvijit Paul Football Association of Odisha
TreasurerAdhip DasOdisha Athletic Association
Joint SecretariesAshok Kumar SahuGanjam District Athletic Association
Prabhat Kumar BholSundargarh District Athletic Association
Council MembersSarat Kumar SahooOdisha Kabaddi Association
Anil Kumar BohidarOdisha Amateur Boxing Association
Narayan SahuOdisha Weightlifting Association
Rabi Shankar PratihariPuri District Athletic Association
Janardhan DashKeonjhar District Athletic Association
Birendra Kumar BeheraOdisha State Handball Association
Hariprasad PatnaikOdisha State Karate-Do Association
Kishore Kumar MishraBargarh District Athletic Association
Debendra Kumar SahooOdisha Wrestling Association
Bijay Kumar BeheraJharsuguda District Athletic Association
Ashok Kumar SahooOdisha Gymnastic Association

OOA Sports Associations

SportAssociation
AquaticsOdisha Swimming Association
ArcheryOdisha Archery Association
Arm WrestlingOdisha Arm Wrestling Association
AthleticsOdisha Athletics Association
Odisha Veteran Athletic Association
State School Athletic Association
BadmintonOdisha State Badminton Association
Ball Badminton Association of Odisha
BaseballBaseball Association of Odisha
BasketballOdisha Basketball Association
BilliardsBilliards & Snooker Association of Odisha
BoxingOdisha Amateur Boxing Association
CanoeingOdisha Kayaking and Canoeing Association
CarromOdisha State Carrom Association
Cricket Odisha Cricket Association
CyclingOdisha Cycling Association
FencingOdisha Fencing Association
Football Football Association of Odisha
Golf Bhubaneswar Golf Club
GymnasticsOdisha Gymnastic Association
HandballOdisha Handball Association
Hockey Hockey Odisha
JudoOdisha Amateur Judo Association
KabaddiOdisha Kabaddi Association
KarateOdisha State Karate-Do Association
Kho KhoOdisha Kho-Kho Association
Kickboxing Amateur Kickboxing Association of Odisha
KurfballOdisha State Kurfball Association
MallakhambOdisha Mallakhamb Association
MuayThaiOdisha MuayThai Union
NetballOdisha Netball Association
Roller SkatingRoller Skating Association of Odisha
RowingOdisha Association of Rowing and Sculling
Rugby Odisha Rugby Football Association
Sailing Odisha Yachting Association
Sepak TakrawOdisha State Sepak Takraw Association
ShootingOdisha Rifle Association
SquashOdisha Squash Association
SoftballOdisha Softball Association
SumoOdisha Sumo Association
Table TennisOdisha State Table Tennis Association
TaekwandoOdisha Taekwando Association
TennikoitOdisha Amateur Tennikoit Association
Tennis Odisha Tennis Association
ThrowballOdisha State Throwball Association
Tug of WarOdisha Amateur Tug of War Association
VolleyballOdisha Volleyball Association
WeightliftingOdisha Weightlifting Association
WrestlingOdisha Wrestling Association
All Odisha Indian Style Wrestling Association
WushuWushu Association of Odisha

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See also

References

  1. 1 2 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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