PRESIDENT THOMAS BACH WAS IN THE SENEGALESE CAPITAL, DAKAR, ON TUESDAY TO SEE THE PROGRESS OF PREPARATIONS FOR THE YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES (YOG) DAKAR 2022. The YOG in Dakar will be the first Olympic event on the African continent –…
GET READY TO MARK YOUR CALENDERS! This page presents the official schedule for the 2019 BOA Independence Invitational Games( BiiG), Featuring 28 sports over 42 days. BiiG 2019 will officially run between 29 October and 15 December, with sporting action…
Aquatics in Barbados is expected to get a boost in the coming months, when Coach Akeem Nurse returns from a 12-week training course at the University of Physical Education in Budapest, Hungary. Nurse recently received an Olympic Solidarity scholarship facilitated…
Rugby Barbados World 7s (RBW7s) Tournament Organisers have today officially launched the event to the public by announcing a range of exciting new partnerships, just three months out from the highly-anticipated opening kick-off. This year, the longest-running Club Rugby 7s…
Olympic solidarity was at its height when officials from Nanyo City, Japan, paid a courtesy visit to the Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) in Wildey, on Wednesday. A number of participating countries in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics have been paired…
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) recently hosted students of primary and secondary schools at its Wildey headquarters as part of the activities to commemorate Olympic Day. Olympic Day is celebrated annually around the world in June, to promote fitness,…
The Technical Commission of the Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) has ratified the final delegation to represent Barbados at the Pan American Games in Lima Peru from July 24 – August 11, 2019. Secretary-General of the BOA and Chairman of…
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…
Due to the inclement weather the Olympic Day celebration scheduled to be held today at BET grounds is cancelled until further notice.
Olympic Week in Barbados was officially launched on Tuesday with a fun day for primary school students at the Barbados Olympic Inc. headquarters in Wildey, St. Michael. Here are some of the highlights:
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) has officially announced the retirement of two long-serving employees – Dave Farmer and Charles Beckles. Dave Farmer served as the Director of the National Olympic Academy from January 2008. He was responsible for the…
The anti-doping programme in the British Virgin Islands is set to receive a boost with the introduction of new Doping Control Officers (DCOs). The Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organization (RADO) hosted a successful two-day Doping Control training seminar for prospective DCOs…
Patrick Werleman is the new Chairman of the Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organization (RADO). Werleman, the Board Member representative for Aruba, has been elected to serve for the next term following the 14th Annual Board Meeting in Tortola, British Virgin Islands…
The inaugural JetBlue Vacations Rugby 7s League kicked off at the Historic Garrison Savannah on Saturday, May 11, 2019. This was the first of four days of rugby sevens action scheduled to take place on May 11 & 18, and…
The first-ever Concours de Dressage International (CDI) in Barbados’ history, was held at the Congo Road Equestrian Centre on April 25-26 2019. Roberta Foster and her Dutch mare, ‘Chichic’, had a big goal to accomplish at this prestigious competition and…