DOB: September 18 1992 Event: 200m Burkheart got started in athletics in the early 2000’s at the Roland Edwards Primary. He credits his mother for being the one who encouraged him to compete. He completed high school in the USA…
DOB: November 8 1995 Event: 200m In 2011, Levi took up athletics and in that year he represented Barbados at the 40th CARIFTA Games in Montego Bay, Jamaica. From there, Levi’s athletic career developed exponentially and, at the age of…
WADA Talks with Ben McDevitt, CEO of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority to reflect on how recent events have helped to raise awareness of anti-doping in the country, and find out what lies ahead for ASADA.
WADA Talks catches up with Vanessa Webb, Senior Manager, Anti-Doping at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), to discuss the upcoming Rio 2016 Games and the differences in testing para and able bodied athletes.
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) has officially announced the Barbados contingent for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. At a press conference held yesterday at the BOA Headquarters in Wildey, Chef de Mission for the Barbados delegation, Dr. Adrian Lorde,…
WADA Talks with Frankie Andreu, former United States Postal Service team cyclist and whistleblower in the Lance Armstrong case. Frankie Andreu is also the husband of WADA Play True Champion Betsy Andreu, who urged him to come clean about his…
WADA Talks with the agency’s President Sir Craig Reedie on the progress made during his tenure so far and the main challenges he now faces as the leading figure in the anti-doping movement.
WADA Talks with ITF President, WADA Foundation Board & Executive Committee member Francesco Ricci Bitti discusses current anti-doping progress, the challenges his sport faces, and his continued commitment to clean sport.
WADA Talks with Gobinathan Nair, Director General of the South East Asia RADO to discuss the importance of the RADO program in ensuring global coverage for anti-doping.
Get Into Rugby (GIR) Barbados – an initiative of World Rugby and the Barbados Rugby Football Union (BRFU) will be hosting two important events aimed at exposing more people to the excitement and fun of rugby. On Monday, June 20,…
WADA Talks with Joseph de Pencier, CEO of iNADO, the membership association of National Anti-Doping Organizations (NADOs) to find out how they help the anti-doping community to better collaborate.
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. invites you to participate in the Olympic Week Celebrations. Come join us for: The Fun Ride, Walk and Run starting at The Olympic Centre. The Fun Ride/Run/Walk event on Saturday, June 18 is designed for…
WADA Talks with Kiro Murofushi on what led him to his successful career in athletics, his personal story of vindication and the importance of WADA’s Athlete Committee as guardians of sport.
WADA Talks discusses the advances made and challenges in the global fight against doping in sport with WADA Director General David Howman.