Former high jump star Brendan Williams of Dominica has been confirmed as the new Chair of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Athletes Advisory Commission (AAC), becoming the first Caribbean athlete in history to lead the athletes commission of a major…
Regionally renowned sports administrator, Kathy Harper Hall is the 2021 recipient of The Barbados Olympic Association Inc.’s (BOA) Women in Sport Icon of the Year Award. Harper-Hall received the award at a virtual ceremony held on Sunday in which tributes…
THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) AND THE INTERNATIONAL PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE (IPC) WERE TODAY INFORMED BY THE JAPANESE PARTIES IN THE FIVE-PARTIES MEETING ABOUT THEIR CONCLUSION REGARDING OVERSEAS SPECTATORS AT THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020 THIS SUMMER. FOR THE…
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. is inviting applications for a scholarship for the 2021-2022 edition of the RIOU Master of Sports Administration (MSA) course. The MSA is a one-year full-time programme of further professional development in sports management at RIOU…
Olympic champion Thomas Bach has been re-elected for an additional four-year term as President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). At the 137th IOC Session held virtually today, the 67-year-old German received 93 yes and 1 no votes from the 94…
The significance of today, March 8, 2021, is twofold. The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. joins our friends in Sport here in Barbados and across the world in celebrating Commonwealth Day and International Women’s Day. These two celebrations have much in…
In celebration of International Women’s Day on 8 March 2020, the IOC has organised a Gender Equality Webinar Series, to be held on 15 & 16 March 2021, to showcase actions that sport organisations can take to increase the number of women…
New version of the schedule, released for the biggest sports event to be held in the UK for a decade, reveals 286 sessions across 19 different sports Medal sessions are highlighted, with 283 medal events in total as part of…
In recent times there have been several international, and now local incidents that have challenged sporting values with regards to inclusion, diversity, and gender equality. The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. as a leader in sports development on the island thus…
David Grevemberg will be leaving his role as Chief Executive Officer at the CommonwealthGames Federation on 5 March. David has served in this position since November 2014 following his tenure at the helm of thesuccessful Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. During…
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…
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The Annual General Assembly of PanAm Sports, the Olympic Body responsible for the Pan American continent, was held virtually via Zoom on Tuesday, December 15 and Wednesday December 16. Elections were held for a new Board of Directors to manage…
Today, to mark 100 days to go until the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay begins, the Japanese capital’s famous Skytree landmark was illuminated in the colours of the Olympic torch, while the Organising Committee confirmed plans for the municipalities along…