The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organization Inc. (Caribbean RADO) to continue housing that agency’s operations at the BOA’s headquarters in Wildey, St. Michael. Caribbean RADO is the…
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has welcomed the announcement on the Birmingham 2022 budget by the UK Government as it showcases a significant reduction in Commonwealth Games delivery costs. The announcement confirms that the cost of delivering the Commonwealth Games,…
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 Barbados Athletes’ Commission hosted its inaugural athletes’ forum on Saturday May 25, at The Barbados Olympic Centre Inc. in Wildey. The purpose of the forum was to share the Athletes’ Commission strategic plan with representatives from the 37 national…
Calling all National Federations! It’s time to sign up for the Olympic Day Inter-Federation Games Fair! This year, the BOA will be celebrating with a number of activities in recognition of Olympic Day 2019. This will include an Inter-Federation Games…
The candidature process for MEMOS XXIII (September 2019 – September 2020) is open. MEMOS is an International Executive Course in Sport Management. The objective is to provide sports managers with access to a training course of a higher education level…
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…
Cartan Tours Inc., doing business as Cartan Global, is pleased to announce it has been selected yet again to serve as an Authorized Ticket Reseller (ATR) for the Olympic Games. The 2020 Games in Tokyo will be Cartan’s eighteenth (18th)…
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…