Guernsey Jersey Isle of Man Anguilla Falkland Islands Gibraltar Montserrat Pitcairn Islands Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha The British Olympic Association (BOA; Welsh: Cymdeithas Olympaidd Prydain)[2] is the National Olympic Committee for the United Kingdom.

It represents the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), but also incorporate representatives from eight of the eleven inhabited British Overseas Territories (but not British Virgin Islands, Bermuda or Caymen Islands which have their own national Olympic associations), and the three Crown Dependencies (Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man), who do not have their own separate Olympics teams.

However in a number of sports, including hockey, tennis and rugby sevens, Northern Irish athletes rarely represent Team GB because the designated federation only selects from those players who are active on the island of Great Britain (for example, Northern Ireland born hockey players who live and play in England).

The team that won the men's 4 x 200 freestyle relay was unique in being the first gold medal relay team from Great Britain ever to contain membes from all four constituent countries: an Englishman (in fact two, Tom Dean and James Guy), a Northern Irishman (Jack McMillan), a Scotsman (Duncan Scott) and a Welshman (again two, Kieran Bird and Matt Richards).

Note – IOC rules currently do not allow dependent territories to obtain recognition for National Olympic Committees (NOCs).

It promoted an annual series of sporting events across Britain, with the aim of encouraging participation in physical education through Olympian festivals.

The NOA came about mainly through the efforts of John Hulley of Liverpool (Chairman), Dr William Penny Brookes (of Much Wenlock) and E G Ravenstein (president of the German Gymnastic Society of London).

After the NOA closed in 1883 its motto (Civium virtus civitatis tutamen meaning 'the power of the citizens is the defence of the state') and ethos were inherited by the National Physical Recreation Society (NPRS) which was founded in 1885.