Barbadian female sports leaders, who are interested in becoming strong role models and catalysts for change to mentor the next generation of women in sport, are encouraged to apply for the 2024-25 Commonwealth Women’s Leadership Programme (CWLP). The Commonwealth Sport…
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) has announced the renaming of its Women in Sport Commission to the Gender Equality Commission. President of the BOA, Sandra Osborne, said that the name change, which took effect last month, is in keeping…
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,…
Regionally renowned sports administrator, Kathy Harper Hall is the 2021 recipient of The Barbados Olympic Association Inc.’s (BOA) Women in Sport Icon of the Year Award. Harper-Hall received the award at a virtual ceremony held on Sunday in which tributes…
The significance of today, March 8, 2021, is twofold. The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. joins our friends in Sport here in Barbados and across the world in celebrating Commonwealth Day and International Women’s Day. These two celebrations have much in…
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…
In recent times there have been several international, and now local incidents that have challenged sporting values with regards to inclusion, diversity, and gender equality. The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. as a leader in sports development on the island thus…