History was in the making yesterday at the Barbados Olympic Association Inc. headquarters in Wildey. For the first time ever, there were two Olympians of Barbadian decent present in the building. The atmosphere was magic. Although Barbados cannot lay claim…
The Toronto Star reports that Lima, Peru, will host the 2019 Pan American Games, winning with an emotional bid presentation featuring a teenaged taekwondo athlete. Renza Cardenas was just 10 when Lima lost to Toronto four years ago to host…
HM the Queen reportedly launched the Glasgow 2014 Queens Baton Relay at Buckingham Palace this month at a simple but hugely well-attended ceremony which attracted crowds of supporter as well as some of Scotland’s greatest athletes, young people from across…
Prime Minister Freundel Stuart recently visited the BOA, touring its museum and having a sit down with President, Steve Stoute, General Secretary, Erskine Simmons and other BOA executive members. The meeting was followed by a press briefing. The Prime Minister…
Special Olympics athletes are excited about a popular sporting activity that has become the newest sports discipline of Special Olympics Barbados. The organisation will officially begin its golf programme in September, and in preparation, a four-day Golf Workshop and Clinic…
Mario Vázquez Raña, president of the regional continental Olympic body, the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) presided over an Executive Board Meeting which was held from Sunday, July 14 – 16 at the Hilton Barbados Resort. President of the Barbados…
The 3rd Summer Youth Olympic Games will be hosted by the city of Buenos Aires in 2018, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge announced today following a vote by the IOC members at an Extraordinary IOC Session in Lausanne.…
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE PRESS RELEASE Friday 14 June 2013 www.olympic.org Kobe Bryant needs you to get active on Olympic Day Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant has joined forces with the International Olympic Committee in a call out to the world to…
“The first Paralympic Games were held in Rome, Italy in 1960. There were 400 athletes from 23 countries. The Paralympic Games are now the 2nd biggest sporting event in the world.” In 1989, the International Paralympic Committee was founded as…
On Thursday, May 30, 2013 students of the Emmanuel Baptist Day Care in Barbados visited the Olympic Museum at the offices of the BOA. The young students were given a guided tour and history of the Olympic Movement as well…
“Olympism is a philosophy of life, exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, will and mind. Blending sport with culture and education, Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy of effort,…
CCCP is a competency-based program administered by the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC). Designed and developed for, and by, Caribbean coaches, the main objective of the CCCP is to improve the competency level of all coaches, in all…
Established in 1999, WADA is the international independent organisation for the promotion, coordination and monitoring of the fight against doping in sport. WADA’s Priority Areas: Code compliance monitoring Cooperation with law enforcement Science and medicine Anti-doping coordination Anti-doping development Education…
“The aim of the Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organization is to elicit excellence from athletes by ensuring that all sport is free from doping and is played fairly.” (www.caribbeanrado.com) The Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organization is based in Barbados and acts as…