All had fun when The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) journeyed to the Checker Hall Playing Field in St. Lucy on Saturday, April 9, to celebrate the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) under the theme ‘Sport 4…
The BOA invites Barbadians to join us today, April 6, to celebrate the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP). Since 2014, sports federations worldwide have marked April 6 as the day to recognise the positive role sport…
On November 19 for International Men’s Day (IMD), we acknowledged the significance of men and boys throughout the world, and The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) will once again be participating in the global celebrations. For more than 20…
On Monday, July 6, the Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) held a media conference at its Wildey Headquarters to announce the official team to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The team comprises athletes Shane Brathwaite – 110m Hurdles, Mario Burke –…
Yesterday, the Olympic Movement celebrated Olympic Day across the world. The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) is commemorating this occasion with a number of activities to celebrate the entire week and this tree planting ceremony is one of several activities…
Emily Odwin continued her run of victories yesterday, June 8th, when she followed up her back-to-back victories on the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour with a stunning win in the US girls’ Junior qualifier played at Hawk Pointe G.C. in New…
Today five of Barbados’ junior wrestlers left the island bound for Mexico to compete in the UWW Americas Cadet & Junior Championships. The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. is proud to support the Barbados Wrestling Association for this competition which is…
After sixteen months of enforced layoff from regional and international competitive golf, 17 years old BOA Emerging Athlete of 2019, Emily Odwin, finally started her 2021 campaign last weekend in the Northern NJ Spring Junior Championship. The Hurricane Junior Golf…
In keeping with the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) strategic priorities to ensure transparency, integrity and good governance at every level, the Federation has announced the formation of its new Ethics Commission with the first three members appointed. Following on from…
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. has announced that the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) will be celebrated this year in Barbados with a Zumba event that will be broadcasted live on CBC TV 8 on Saturday,…
In celebration of International Women’s Day on 8 March 2020, the IOC has organised a Gender Equality Webinar Series, to be held on 15 & 16 March 2021, to showcase actions that sport organisations can take to increase the number of women…
Following today’s International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) meeting, IOC President Thomas Bach reiterated the IOC’s commitment to delivering the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 this summer. Speaking with the media afterwards, Bach said: “We are fully concentrated…
Today, to mark 100 days to go until the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay begins, the Japanese capital’s famous Skytree landmark was illuminated in the colours of the Olympic torch, while the Organising Committee confirmed plans for the municipalities along…
THE EXECUTIVE BOARD (EB) OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) TODAY APPROVED THE EVENT PROGRAMME AND ATHLETE QUOTAS FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES PARIS 2024, WHICH ARE CENTRED ON GENDER EQUALITY AND YOUTH. Skateboarding, sport climbing, surfing and breaking were confirmed…
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) in partnership with the Barbados Hockey Federation and the Barbados Tourism Department Corporation, today officially broke ground to signal the start of Phase 2 of the development of the Barbados Hockey Centre at Wildey.…