Odisha Olympic Association


The Odisha Olympic Association 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:
DesignationNameSports Association/Olympic Committee
PresidentJaga Mohan PatnaikKalahandi District Athletic Association
Vice-PresidentsKamala Kanta PandeyKandhamal District Athletic Association
Vice-PresidentsPratap SatpathyHockey Odisha
Vice-PresidentsKishore Kumar BiswalMayurbhanj District Athletic Association
Vice-PresidentsNalini Kumar DasDhenkanal District Athletic Association
Vice-PresidentsAnup Kumar PatraKoraput District Athletic Association
Vice-PresidentsDulal Chandra PradhanSambalpur District Athletic Association
Secretary GeneralAvijit PaulFootball Association of Odisha
TreasurerAdhip DasOdisha Athletic Association
Joint SecretariesAshok Kumar SahuGanjam District Athletic Association
Joint SecretariesPrabhat Kumar BholSundargarh District Athletic Association
Council MembersSarat Kumar SahooOdisha Kabaddi Association
Council MembersAnil Kumar BohidarOdisha Amateur Boxing Association
Council MembersNarayan SahuOdisha Weightlifting Association
Council MembersRabi Shankar PratihariPuri District Athletic Association
Council MembersJanardhan DashKeonjhar District Athletic Association
Council MembersBirendra Kumar BeheraOdisha State Handball Association
Council MembersHariprasad PatnaikOdisha State Karate-Do Association
Council MembersKishore Kumar MishraBargarh District Athletic Association
Council MembersDebendra Kumar SahooOdisha Wrestling Association
Council MembersBijay Kumar BeheraJharsuguda District Athletic Association
Council MembersAshok Kumar SahooOdisha Gymnastic Association

Subsidiaries

  • Odisha Association of Blind
  • Odisha State Association of Deaf