Congratulations to Shane Brathwaite, gold medalist in the Men’s 110m Hurdles at the 2019 Pan Am Games. Brathwaite produced a season’s best 13.31 seconds with a legal wind of 1.8 metres per second in his race in Lima, Peru. Brathwaite won a bronze medal at the…
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) recently hosted students of primary and secondary schools at its Wildey headquarters as part of the activities to commemorate Olympic Day. Olympic Day is celebrated annually around the world in June, to promote fitness,…
The Technical Commission of the Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) has ratified the final delegation to represent Barbados at the Pan American Games in Lima Peru from July 24 – August 11, 2019. Secretary-General of the BOA and Chairman of…
On July 24th, at its Wildey Headquarters, The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) joins with the Organising Committee of the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 and other National Olympic Committees across the world to celebrate the One Year Anniversary to the…
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organization Inc. (Caribbean RADO) to continue housing that agency’s operations at the BOA’s headquarters in Wildey, St. Michael. Caribbean RADO is the…
Olympic Week in Barbados was officially launched on Tuesday with a fun day for primary school students at the Barbados Olympic Inc. headquarters in Wildey, St. Michael. Here are some of the highlights:
The anti-doping programme in the British Virgin Islands is set to receive a boost with the introduction of new Doping Control Officers (DCOs). The Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organization (RADO) hosted a successful two-day Doping Control training seminar for prospective DCOs…
Patrick Werleman is the new Chairman of the Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organization (RADO). Werleman, the Board Member representative for Aruba, has been elected to serve for the next term following the 14th Annual Board Meeting in Tortola, British Virgin Islands…
The Barbados Athletes’ Commission hosted its inaugural athletes’ forum on Saturday May 25, at The Barbados Olympic Centre Inc. in Wildey. The purpose of the forum was to share the Athletes’ Commission strategic plan with representatives from the 37 national…
Calling all National Federations! It’s time to sign up for the Olympic Day Inter-Federation Games Fair! This year, the BOA will be celebrating with a number of activities in recognition of Olympic Day 2019. This will include an Inter-Federation Games…
The candidature process for MEMOS XXIII (September 2019 – September 2020) is open. MEMOS is an International Executive Course in Sport Management. The objective is to provide sports managers with access to a training course of a higher education level…
The inaugural JetBlue Vacations Rugby 7s League kicked off at the Historic Garrison Savannah on Saturday, May 11, 2019. This was the first of four days of rugby sevens action scheduled to take place on May 11 & 18, and…
The first-ever Concours de Dressage International (CDI) in Barbados’ history, was held at the Congo Road Equestrian Centre on April 25-26 2019. Roberta Foster and her Dutch mare, ‘Chichic’, had a big goal to accomplish at this prestigious competition and…
Cartan Tours Inc., doing business as Cartan Global, is pleased to announce it has been selected yet again to serve as an Authorized Ticket Reseller (ATR) for the Olympic Games. The 2020 Games in Tokyo will be Cartan’s eighteenth (18th)…
Peace was in the air last weekend when the Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) and its partners, the U.S. Embassy, UNICEF, the National Sports Council, and the Barbados Lotteries hosted the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP)…