The Barbados Rugby Football Union has today officially announced the names of the players who will represent Barbados at the 2018 Mitsubishi Electric Rugby Barbados World 7s (MERBW7s) Tournament that is set to take place at Kensington Oval over December…
Members of the Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) welcomed the President of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Lord Sebastian Coe with open arms when he visited the Wildey Headquarters. Lord Coe was given an extensive tour of the…
The Local Organising Committee for the 2018 Mitsubishi Electric Rugby Barbados World 7s (MERBW7s) is this year partnering with the Rotary Club of Barbados (South) and The Royal Shop of Barbados to host their second annual Gala Charity Event to…
The BOA Independence Invitational Games (BiiG) Local Organising Committee has partnered with Sentry Insurance Brokers to host its first Holistic Health Clinic. The clinic will focus on healthier living and making better lifestyles choices, while offering a fantastic opportunity for…
During meetings in Chengdu, China, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Board of Directors agreed on the establishment of an independent ITF Ethics Commission with immediate effect, and approved the ITF Code of Ethics, which will come into effect on 1…
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) was honoured to host the Governor General of Barbados H.E Dame Sandra Mason. The Governor General was welcomed by the staff and directors of the BOA, and met privately with President of the BOA…
The Local Organising Committee for the 2018 Mitsubishi Electric Rugby Barbados World 7s (MERBW7s) has today announced tickets for the upcoming Rugby Tournament are now officially on sale via TicketPal.com and at local TicketPal outlets. Over the weekend of 8th…
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The Athletes Commission of the Barbados Olympic Association Inc. elected Anicia Wood as its new Chair at the quadrennial elections held last Thursday. The Athletes Commission is an established forum for all elite athletes who have represented Barbados at international…
President of the Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA), Sandra Osborne, QC, was one of 12 persons recognized for service to the game of Tennis at the 2018 International Tennis Federation Annual General Meeting (AGM) held recently in Orlando, Florida. The…
The Barbados Association Inc. (BOA) continues to encourage the development of high-performance sport, as well as sports-for-all. This week it demonstrated its commitment in the area of sports-for-all, and “Olympism in action” by coming to the assistance of the Barbados…
Our youth and junior Triathlon and Aquathlon team have returned home in high spirits after doing Barbados proud at this year’s second annual CARIFTA Championships at Turtle Beach, Tobago. The two-day event, held over 29-30 September, saw Team Barbados place…
It was in 1960 that the first Barbadian, James Wedderburn, competed in the modern Summer Olympics. He was part of the West Indies Federation team that competed in the 4×400 meters relay in Rome and won bronze. It would be…
The Barbados Triathlon and Aquathlon team is preparing to fly out this week to compete in the second annual CARIFTA Championships from 29-30 September in Tobago. Team Barbados will take part in the two-day event at Turtle Beach, and have…
Following the recent approval of the Athletes Commission Charter, we are inviting nominations for members of the Athletes Commission pursuant section 4 of the Charter for the following positions for the period 2018 – 2022: Position Number to be Elected…