British Olympic Association

The British Olympic Association (BOA; Welsh: Cymdeithas Olympaidd Prydain; IOC Code: GBR) is the National Olympic Committee for the United Kingdom. It represents the four countries of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), but also represents the athletes of the three Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man and eight of the eleven inhabited British Overseas Territories. The British Virgin Islands, Bermuda and Cayman Islands each have their own national Olympic associations, founded before the modern rules restricting the recognition of national Olympic committees to recognised states.

Athletes from Northern Ireland are also entitled, as of right, to represent Ireland (the team organised by the Olympic Federation of Ireland) and routinely do so in certain sports due to all-island governing bodies existing in those sports such as rugby, tennis and field hockey.

Founded in 1905, The BOA is responsible for organising and overseeing the participation of athletes from the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team, branded as Team GB, at both the summer and winter Olympic Games, the Youth Olympic Games, the European Youth Olympic Festivals, and at the European Games. The four constituent countries of the United Kingdom, the British Overseas Territories and the three Crown Dependencies organise national teams separately to compete at the Commonwealth Games, and the BOA is not involved.