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{{Short description|Bihar Olympic}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Bihar Olympic Association
| image =
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| abbreviation = BOA
| type = Sports Association
| formation =
| url =
| headquarters = [[Patna]], [[Bihar]]
| membership = [[Indian Olympic Association]] <br /> [[Olympic Council of Asia]]
| leader_title = Interim chairman
| leader_name = Bholanath Singh
| leader_title2 = Secretary General
| leader_name2 =
| website = {{URL|olympic.ind.in/member-unit}}
}}

'''Bihar Olympic Association (BOA)'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=बिहार ओलंपिक एसोसिएशन की नई कार्यकारिणी का गठन - Formation of new executive of Bihar Olympic Association - Bihar Vaishali General News |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/vaishali-formation-of-new-executive-of-bihar-olympic-association-20902826.html |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-03-31 |title=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. |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/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-/articleshow/19310368.cms |access-date=2024-07-17 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-01-19 |title=All-round cheer & hope as IOA lifts ban on Bihar teams |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/patna/all-round-cheer-hope-as-ioa-lifts-ban-on-bihar-teams/story-kTK0ShfCUO6pN6PrryLwiP.html |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> is responsible for organizing various State level [[Tournament|tournaments]] in coordination with other Bihar State Sports Organization and [[Government of Bihar]]. BOA<ref>{{Cite news |title=Why Bihar fails to nurture world-class champions |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/bihar/why-bihar-fails-to-nurture-world-class-champions/cid/1667170 |work=Telegraph}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-01-06 |title=Govt to repeal sports Act, IOA to lift ban on Bihar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/govt-to-repeal-sports-act-ioa-to-lift-ban-on-bihar/articleshow/45767448.cms |access-date=2024-07-19 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=8 August 2022 |title=Olympic Association Delegation will meet CM |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/patna/story-olympic-association-delegation-will-meet-cm-today-6910638.html |work=[[Hindustan]]}}</ref> is an affiliated member<ref>{{Cite web |title=Members |url=https://olympic.ind.in/member-unit |website=olympic.ind.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pioneer |first=The |title=Bihar again misses out on Olympic representation |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2024/columnists/bihar-again-misses-out-on-olympic-representation.html |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=The Pioneer |language=en}}</ref> of [[Indian Olympic Association]].

[[Indian Olympic Association]] has dissolved the [[Bihar Olympic Association|Bihar Olympic Association (BOA)]] for lack of governance, transparency, and administrative inefficiency. IOA president [[P. T. Usha|PT Usha]] has formed a five-member ad hoc committee led by [[Hockey India]] secretary general Bholanath Singh to take interim charge of BOA<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Bihar State Olympic Association is dissolved by PT Usha |url=https://www.nagpurtrends.com/articles/the-bihar-state-olympic-association-is-dissolved-by-pt-usha-yDDxaN |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=www.nagpurtrends.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ajay elected new BOA president |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/ajay-elected-new-boa-president/articleshow/120831661.cms |work=The Times of India |date=2 May 2025 |access-date=31 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Executive Board |url=https://www.biharolympicsassociation.org/executive-board.php |website=Bihar Olympic Association |access-date=31 August 2025}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! 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==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!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]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raj |first=Pritish |date=2025-01-08 |title=Hockey India recognizes Hockey Association of Bihar as new member unit |url=https://thebridge.in/hockey/hockey-india-recognize-hockey-association-bihar-51441 |access-date=2025-08-30 |website=The Bridge - Home of Indian Sports |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|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 ==

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[[Category:Organisations based in Patna]]
[[Category:Sport in Patna]]

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Bihar Olympic Association - Revision history

Ambi at 02:52, 20 April 2026