Over the years, Barbados and Japan have maintained strong diplomatic ties and The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) is continuing to build on that strong relationship with Nanyo City beyond the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Speaking during the…
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 –…
The 2021 General Assembly of The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (“the BOA”) will be held on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. The Notice convening the General Assembly will be given at a later date in accordance with the By-laws. Every precaution…
Emily Odwin became the first Barbadian female to qualify for the US Women’s Amateur Championships yesterday (Monday, 21st June) at Sunningdale Country Club in Scarsdale, New York. Emily placed 2nd in the New York State sectional qualifying event. Her score…
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…
• First look at the full details for each of the 286 sessions of elite sport that will take place next year at Birmingham 2022• The ‘Games for everyone’ will have tickets starting from just £8 for under 16s and…
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…
The National Olympic Academy of Barbados is pleased to announce its inaugural National Session for Young Participants (NSYP). This first Session will take place on Saturday, 14 August 2021. The National Session for Young Participants will provide opportunity for participants…
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) is seeking to appoint five volunteers for membership of the Ethics Commission established under the BOA Code of Ethics (Code) and is inviting interested persons to indicate their willingness to serve if appointed. Overview…
Nearly 2,000 athletes’ commission members registered to participate virtually in the 10th International Athletes’ Forum, the largest-ever athlete representative event, which ran from 26 to 27 May. Athletes’ commission members from 199 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), all summer and winter Olympic…
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…
President of The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. Sandra Osborne, QC, and board member Dr. Adrian Lorde were recently appointed to commissions of the Mexico-based Panam Sport Organization. Panam Sports Commissions bring together members of the National Olympic Commissions (NOCs) and…
The Department of Sports Organization and Management of the Faculty of Human Movement and Quality of Life Sciences of the University of Peloponnese with the support of the International Olympic Academy organizes for the Academic year of 2021-2022 the Master’s…
Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa and a country from the West Indies join England in qualifying for Birmingham 2022; Qualifier to determine final participant Cricket is the first discipline to announce qualifying teams for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth…
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…