Following today’s International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) meeting, IOC President Thomas Bach reiterated the IOC’s commitment to delivering the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 this summer. Speaking with the media afterwards, Bach said: “We are fully concentrated…
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) joins the rest of the world in the count down to the Tokyo 2021 Olympics. For Barbados, the year 1968 would go down in history as being an important one for its sporting fraternity.…
It’s official. The IOC and Tokyo 2020 have released the revised schedule for next year. It’s essentially the same schedule as if the Games were held this year but with everything moved up a day. Opening Ceremonies will now begin…
On July 24th, at its Wildey Headquarters, The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) joins with the Organising Committee of the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 and other National Olympic Committees across the world to celebrate the One Year Anniversary to the…
Team Barbados ended its Rio 2016 campaign yesterday with no medals but many commendable performances from our athletes over the last two weeks of intense competition. Tia-Adana Belle with a time of 56.68 placed fourth in Heat 2 of the…
Team Barbados continued its Rio 2016 campaign over the weekend with Akela Jones, Ramon Gittens and Michael Maskell in action. Michael Maskell competing in his fifth Olympic games performed very creditably in the Skeet competition placing 18th. Akela Jones appearing…
Team Barbados opened its Rio 2016 campaign over the weekend with three Olympic debutants in action. Alex Sobers and Lani Cabrera both took to the pool to compete in the 400m Freestyle. Meanwhile, Darian King fresh from two ATP tour…
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) today announced that Ramon Gittens would be Barbados’ Flag Bearer for the Rio 2016 Olympics. Gittens will perform this duty tomorrow at the Opening Ceremony parade, scheduled for 7pm local time. The protocol and…
DOB: May 22 1995 Event: Heptathlon & High Jump Akela Jones started Track & Field from primary school. From the time she could walk she was running and being around her brothers and growing up around a lot of kids…
DOB: July 20 1987 Events: 100m & 200m Ramon Gittens was encouraged to take part in Track and Field by Alwyn Babb. He became BSSAC champion in the 100m and 200m while at the Lester Vaughn Secondary School. In 2001…
DOB: November 13 1998 Event: 400m Freestyle Alex got started in the sport in 2004 at the age of 6. He has been encouraged throughout this period by his parents. In 2011, he attended CARIFTA where he won Gold in…
DOB: May 21 1990 Event: 100m Hurdles Kierre Beckles has been involved in Track and Field from the tender age of 7 having been encouraged by her brother Julien Beckles and sister Natasha Burkett-Sealy. Kierre is the current Barbados record…
DOB: April 22 1993 Event: 400m Freestyle Lani got started swimming in 1996 after she was encouraged by her parents. Lani’s first year on the national team was when she competed at CARIFTA 2006 on home soil in Barbados where…
DOB: June 15 1996 Event: 400m Hurdles Tia-Adana was encouraged to get involved in the athletics by her mother and coaches Jasper Blades and Janelle Denny. In her first year attending CARIFTA in Jamaica in 2011 she was part of…
DOB: November 24 1966 Event: Skeet Michael is the oldest and most experienced member of the Barbados team, having represented Barbados in 4 previous Olympic Games, 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004. Michael’s most recent achievements are 4th in the Pan…