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British Olympic Association
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National Olympic Committee
Country	United Kingdom
Code	GBR
Created	1905
Recognized	1905
Continental; Association	EOC
Headquarters	London, England
President	HRH The Princess Royal
Website	http://www.olympics.org.uk
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The British Olympic Association (BOA) is responsible for the United Kingdom's participation in the Olympic Games. It was formed on 24 May 1905 at the House of Commons. The first chairman of the BOA was Lord Desborough. It originally had representatives of 7 sports but now all 35 Olympic sports have a member.

The BOA has been responsible for the United Kingdom being one of only three countries (with France and Switzerland) that have competed at all summer and winter Olympic Games since 1896. It also helped in hosting the 1908 and 1948 games, as well as the upcoming 2012.

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President: HRH The Princess Royal
Chairman: Lord Moynihan
Vice Chairmen: Albert Woods, John James

[edit] 1908 Olympic rugby union centenary celebration match

Australia have also been approached by the British Olympic Association to play Barbarian F.C. (The Barbarians) at Wembley Stadium on 6 December 2008. The proposed match would form part of the BOA's programme of events to celebrate the centenary of the first London Olympic Games where Australia defeated a Great Britain (Cornwall) side in the final 32-3.^[1]

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^ Australia approached to mark Cornwall v Australia centenary match

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BOA Official Site

[0] Australia approached to mark Cornwall v Australia centenary match

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[edit] 1908 Olympic rugby union centenary celebration match

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