The second edition of the Summer Youth Olympic Games will take place from 16 to 28 August in Nanjing, China. You don’t have to be in Nanjing to catch all the action, however, as live and on-demand footage of the…
Two students of the Hilda Skeene Primary School in St. Phillip are winners in the Commonwealth Games’ Inspire>Aspire Competition. The Competition, part of the Legacy 2014 of the Games, was a unique Awards Programme to inspire and connect young…
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. has staged a dedicated website for the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Scotland. This is to give prominence to the Commonwealth Games brand and to provide an all-in-one hub for news, pictures and updates of…
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) recently announced the final lineup of teams and unveiled the official Commonwealth Games uniforms to be worn in Scotland, July 23 – August 4, 2014. The contingent managed by BOA, Deputy General Secretary, Cameron…
Barbados is proud to announce that the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games 2014 team has been selected. Barbados will be represented by 8 athletes who have worked tremendously hard to achieve this milestone. The athletes selected are Michael Nicholas, Revaldo Leacock,…
A recently concluded workshop on Long Term Athlete Development was held in the Dominican Republic from June 6 to 9. The workshop was conducted by Mr. Paul Jurabla from Canada. The Workshop is one of an agreed partnership between National…
Bridgetown, May 27, 2014 – It was a day of fun, education and cultural exchange at the Hilda Skeene Primary School on Monday as part of the celebrations for the Youth Olympic Games Nanjing Virtual Torch Relay. The school received…
Bridgetown – – Several months after welcoming the Commonwealth Baton to Barbados, yet another sporting icon is set to visit. On Monday, May 26, as part of the celebrations for the upcoming Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, the Nanjing…
Congratulations are in order for Levi Cadogan, a young Barbadian athlete with a bright future in track and field. Cadogan made history yesterday by becoming the first Barbadian to sign a professional sports contract right out of secondary school. The…
Toronto – The 11th Convention Center, 2638 Steeles Avenue East, Brampton beginning at 5:30 p.m. Annual Barbados Ball will be held on Saturday, June 14th, 2014, at Pearson Convention Center, 2638 Steeles Avenue East, Brampton beginning at 5:30 p.m. The Barbados Ball…
The virtual torch relay is a new concept created to integrate the diverse and comprehensive use of technology both through the use of computers, tablets, and android and samsung phones capitalizing on the interest youth have for the technology while…
Barbados’ Youth Ambassador (YA) to the Nanjing 2014 games, Ryan Brathwaite, is back from China. He along with 103 other YAs from around the world took part in the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games seminar and Cultural Education Program activities.…
Bridgetown, Barbados – Chinese Ambassador to Barbados, H.E. Ms. Wang Ke, paid an official visit to the Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) on Thursday. Accompanied by Mr. Zhu Songhua, Political Counsellor and Mr. Ye Yi, Third Secretary, the Ambassador toured the…
Caribbean Coaching Certification Programme: Coaching Theory Course The Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees-CANOC introduces the Caribbean Coaching Certification programme. This program has been in existence since 1998, and within this time over 750 persons in the Caribbean have completed…
The Women and Sport Commission of the Barbados Olympic Association Inc. will be celebrating International Women’s Day this year with an open Funathlon and National Sport Federation CrossFit Challenge on Saturday, March 22 at 4pm at the Olympic Centre in…