Peace was in the air last weekend when the Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) and its partners, the U.S. Embassy, UNICEF, the National Sports Council, and the Barbados Lotteries hosted the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP)…
The Barbados Amateur Gymnastics Association (BAGA) is scheduled to host its eighth annual gymnastics competition – Barbados Gymnastics Invitational 2019. For the fourth consecutive year, we will be hosting the competition at Providence School, Francia Plantation, St. George on April…
The Barbados Federation of Island Triathletes (BFIT), the governing body of Triathlon in Barbados, is pleased to announce the first beneficiaries of the Junior Emerging Athlete Program (JEAP) are Niel Skinner, Eric Lashley and Zahra Gaskin. The program was recently…
Over 300 primary and secondary students are expected to gather at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Conference Center on Monday, March 18 from 10 am for the first ever Young Change Maker Sports Career Awareness Fair. The Sports Career Awareness Fair,…
The Women in Sport Commission of the BOA started its celebration of International Women’s Day 2019 with a Student-Athlete Leadership Workshop on March 8. BOA President, Mrs Sandra Osborne, Hon. Cynthia Forde, Minister People Empowerment and Elder Affairs and Mrs Patricia Bynoe, Director, Bureau of Gender…
This year The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. Women in Sport Commission will be hosting a special Paint & Pledge event to celebrate International Women’s Day 2019. The event will be held at the Barbados Olympic Centre, Wildey St. Michael on…
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…
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…
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…
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc.(BOA) formally welcomed Professor Julio Mendieta Cuellar, head coach of the Cuban Olympic wrestling team during a courtesy visit to the BOA. Professor Cuella came to Barbados to lead a five-day Olympic Wrestling Workshop which was…
The Athletes’ Commission wishes to thank all present and past elite athletes that attended the meeting (in person or online) on Tuesday, August 8 held at the Wildey Gymnasium. The Commission intends to continue the dialogue and keep the channels…