International Coaching Enrichment Certificate Program (ICECP) ICECP is a high-level coaching education course offered by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC), in partnership with Olympic Solidarity and the University of Delaware. ICECP aims to provide national level coaches, and…
In an effort to further develop road tennis and take it to an elite level, the National Sports Council (NSC) remains part of the driving force as they hired two new coaches – Julian ‘Michael Jackson’ White and Winslow Birkett.…
In 1962 they returned home from Jamaica without notice despite some medal performances. However, on Monday, December 19, the surviving members of 1962 Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games team were met with thunderous applause at the Barbados Olympic Association…
It was a night of celebration on Monday, December 19, as The Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) Inc. hosted its first in-person Awards Ceremony since 2019. The event saw Commonwealth Gold Medallist Sada Williams capture three awards, including the coveted President’s…
It is with much sadness and regret that The Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) Inc. learnt of the death of our former Treasurer, John Griffith. John was elected to the BOA Executive Council as Treasurer in 2004 and retired in 2017. During his…
Barbados will field a team of 38 athletes for the inaugural Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Beach Games, scheduled for November 19-26, 2022, in Santa Marta, Colombia. They will be among over 800 athletes from 27 countries participating in 10…
Multitalented Barbadian Athlete and Coach Andre Moore has been awarded a scholarship from Olympic Solidarity to participate in the International Support Program for African and Caribbean Sport (PAISAC). From November 1, 2022, to May 15, 2023, Moore will be immersed…
The Barbados Olympic Association, Inc. extends sincere condolences to the family of the late Fékrou Kidané who died on Monday, October 10th. Mr. Kidané, a former IOC Director of the Executive Office of the President, was a great friend to…
On September 9, 2022, Dionne Haynes, Vice President of the Barbados Badminton Association, graduated from the MEMOS (Executive Masters in Sports Organisations Management) programme with a Distinction. Haynes commenced the MEMOS XXIV programme last September. The course consisted of four…
After a three-year break, the World Sailing Training Scholarship is back this year. Barbadian sailing instructor Che Alleyne is one of nine coaches currently in Weymouth, United Kingdom, for a seven-week residential course, which started on September 1, 2022. Alleyne’s…
The Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) Inc. is pleased to announce the reappointment of attorney-at-law Sandra Osborne, QC and accountant Shelley-Ann Griffith as President and Assistant Secretary General, respectively. They were re-elected on September 7, 2022 at the BOA’s Annual General…
Have you thought about boosting your coaching skills and improving coaching provision at home and beyond? Denise Alleyne has done just that. Here, she explains how her empowering mission to get more women into coaching in Barbados has been supported…
Julia Broome has been accepted to participate in the Executive Masters in Sport Organisations Management (MEMOS) XXV Programme, which runs from August 2022 to September 2023. MEMOS seeks to develop the knowledge of professionals working in national or international sports bodies in…
On Olympic Day, while the world is moving together for peace, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has reiterated the role sport can play in building bridges in our divided world and in promoting global solidarity. The Olympic Games,…
Barbados will be among the 30 countries participating in the inaugural Caribbean Games, scheduled for June 29 to July 3, 2022, in Guadeloupe. The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) has announced a 23-member team that will compete in four disciplines:…