Bridgetown, Barbados – The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) is gearing up to host the iconic Commonwealth Games Baton when it visits the island on March 5 as part of the Queen’s Baton Relay (QBR). The QBR is a much…
Tia Adana Belle is off to St. Augustine’s College in North Carolina on a four-year athletic scholarship. Silver medallist in the 400 metres hurdles at the IAAF World Youth Championships in July 2013, Belle told local newspapers that she had…
Press release from regional anti-doping conference held in Barbados over two days which featured 15 member countries. Board Members and educators met to advance anti-doping education efforts across the Caribbean region.
The Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organisation (RADO) hosted senior officials from the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in Barbados for an educational training workshop and RADO meeting at the Courtyard by Marriott.
The Barbados Olympic Association recently concluded a Technical Course for Tennis Coaches. The Course which was funded by Olympic Solidarity, facilitated the certification of 18 Level 1 ITF coaches for the region. Coaches from the Netherland Antilles, Suriname and host…
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the broadcast rights in the Caribbean to the CANOC Broadcasting Inc. (CBI) for the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2016). CBI has acquired broadcast rights on all media…
Funding from UNESCO through its Fund for the Elimination of Doping in Sport will ensure that Physical Education (PE) teachers and Coaches from secondary schools in Barbados will be trained in the various components of anti-doping from October…
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc’s Annual Basic Sports Administration Course for National Federations started on Wednesday October 16 at 5.30 pm at Olympic Centre, Wildey. It is hosted by the BOA in conjunction with Olympic Solidarity. The Basic Sports Administration…
History was in the making yesterday at the Barbados Olympic Association Inc. headquarters in Wildey. For the first time ever, there were two Olympians of Barbadian decent present in the building. The atmosphere was magic. Although Barbados cannot lay claim…
The Toronto Star reports that Lima, Peru, will host the 2019 Pan American Games, winning with an emotional bid presentation featuring a teenaged taekwondo athlete. Renza Cardenas was just 10 when Lima lost to Toronto four years ago to host…
HM the Queen reportedly launched the Glasgow 2014 Queens Baton Relay at Buckingham Palace this month at a simple but hugely well-attended ceremony which attracted crowds of supporter as well as some of Scotland’s greatest athletes, young people from across…
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart recently visited the BOA, touring its museum and having a sit down with President, Steve Stoute, General Secretary, Erskine Simmons and other BOA executive members. The meeting was followed by a press briefing. The Prime Minister…
Special Olympics athletes are excited about a popular sporting activity that has become the newest sports discipline of Special Olympics Barbados. The organisation will officially begin its golf programme in September, and in preparation, a four-day Golf Workshop and Clinic…