The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) has named the 2015 Pan American Games team that will be heading to Toronto, Canada this month to represent Barbados. At a press conference held this week at the BOA Headquarters in Wildey, BOA…
Bridgetown – The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) this week hosted a High-Performance Workshop at the Barbados Beach Club for local athletes heading to this year’s Pan American Games in Toronto, and Youth Commonwealth Games in Samoa. The goal of…
Dr. Julio Maglione, President of the Pan American Sports Organization, recently paid a courtesy call on BOA President, Steve Stoute and toured the Barbados Olympic Museum. Dr. Maglione, who is also the President of the International Swimming Federation, was in…
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc will be hosting the following high performance workshops: June 20 – 9.30 am to 12.30 pm Workshop for swimmers – This Workshop is for swimmers who will be competing at the…
The Women In Sport Commission of the Barbados Olympic Association Inc will be hosting a Parent Seminar, “Supporting Your Athlete on the Road to Elite Performance”, on Thursday June 18 at the Olympic Centre from 6.00pm-8.00pm. The Seminar, presented by Ms Heather…
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA), since 1996, has supported many local participants in the International Coaching Course (ICC) in Budapest, Hungary. Our most recent graduate is Mariama Eastwood, a Badminton coach at the National Sports Council. Graduating with a…
Bridgetown — The Barbados Olympic Association Inc.’s Women and Sport Commission recently hosted the ‘Play Like a Girl! Women and Sport Athlete Workshop’ for young Barbadian girls in sport. Held over three sessions from Friday May 15 to Sunday…
Administrators of National Olympic Committees (NOCs) from around the Caribbean region recently gathered at the Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) for training on the Zeus Athlete Data Management System. Zeus is a simple, secure sports data management system that can…
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc will be scheduling two Coaching Certification Clinics in collaboration with the Coaching Association of Canada. These clinics will lead to a Canadian National Coaching Certification : NCCP Level 1 Certification. Each Clinic will be 18…
CANOC Broadcasting Incorporated (CBI) and the Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the airing of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The Chief Executive Officer of CBI, Larry Romany and President of the CBU…
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. wishes to congratulate Sir Austin Sealy on being awarded the Knight Bachelor of the Queen of the Order of the British Empire. Sir Austin, a former banker and veteran sports administrator, received this honour for…
The countdown is on to the Women and Sport Commission of the Barbados Olympic Association Inc., International Women’s Day (IWD) event. The event takes place on Sunday March 8, 2015 from 3pm-6pm at the Olympic Centre in Wildey, St. Michael.…
On Sunday, March 8, 2015 the Women and Sport Commission of the Barbados Olympic Association Inc. will be celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD) from 3pm-6pm at the Olympic Centre in Wildey, St. Michael. This year’s activities include the “Champion Your Cause” 5K…
Mario Vasquez Raña, President of the Pan American Sports Organization since 1975 and former President of the Association of National Olympic Committees died on Sunday, February 8 in Mexico City after a short illness. Vasquez Raña, who at one time…