The Women and Sport Commission of the Barbados Olympic Association Inc. will be celebrating International Women’s Day this year with an open Funathlon and National Sport Federation CrossFit Challenge on Saturday, March 22 at 4pm at the Olympic Centre in…
Following a successful handover and an exciting relay on Thursday, March 6, the Commonwealth Baton spent its second full day in Barbados on Friday touring the island and visiting various landmarks and schools. Accompanied by the official Guardians of the…
Barbados has welcomed the Commonwealth Baton with open arms and hearts! The official handover of the iconic baton took place in a formal ceremony on Thursday March 6 when the Guardians of the Baton handed the beautifully crafted titanium, elm…
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. is pleased to host the Barbados leg of the Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton Relay on Thursday March 6. The relay starts at Government House at approximately 10.30 a.m. Route: Proceeds from Government House to the…
Bridgetown, Barbados – The eyes of the two billion citizens of the Commonwealth are fixed firmly on Barbados as the 2014 Commonwealth Baton touched down on the island today as part of the Queen’s Baton Relay (QBR). Arriving at 5:00…
Bridgetown, Barbados – The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) was pleased to welcome Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, to tour the Olympic museum and meet with BOA representatives at the Association’s headquarters on Saturday, March 1, 2014. The Royal visit…
Bridgetown, Barbados – In just 14 days, the Glasgow 2014 Queen’s Baton will arrive from Guyana, the 42nd of its 71 Commonwealth destinations. Barbados will provide an integral link when it welcomes the baton as it travels on one of…
Bridgetown, Barbados – The Barbados Men’s Rugby Sevens team has qualified for the XX Commonwealth Games set for Glasgow Scotland in July, following the withdrawal of Nigeria. Barbados will compete in Group A with 4-time winners New Zealand; host…
Bridgetown, Barbados – The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) is gearing up to host the iconic Commonwealth Games Baton when it visits the island on March 5 as part of the Queen’s Baton Relay (QBR). The QBR is a much…
The Toronto Star reports that Lima, Peru, will host the 2019 Pan American Games, winning with an emotional bid presentation featuring a teenaged taekwondo athlete. Renza Cardenas was just 10 when Lima lost to Toronto four years ago to host…
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE PRESS RELEASE Friday 14 June 2013 www.olympic.org Kobe Bryant needs you to get active on Olympic Day Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant has joined forces with the International Olympic Committee in a call out to the world to…
On 23 June, Olympic Day is celebrated all around the world: hundreds of thousands of people young and old participate in sports activities, such as runs, exhibitions, music and educational seminars. Every year, the BOA organises an activity…