I refer to our previous overtures in connection with the “Going for Gold” scratch ticket programme, initiated by the Barbados Lottery. Those of you who attended our Annual General Assembly would recall that Mr. Denny Brewster of the Barbados Lottery spoke about…
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. held an Awards Ceremony last Tuesday night under the patronage of His Excellency Sir Elliott Belgrave, Governor General Of Barbados at the Hilton Barbados Resort. The black-tie affair, sponsored by telecommunications giant, Flow, celebrated a…
The Barbados Chess Federation (BCF) held its annual prize giving for the 2015 Massy United Insurance Interschool prize giving ceremony at the Central Bank, Grande Salle last week where trophies were presented for outstanding performances during the said tournament. At…
BOA President, Steve Stoute was recently honoured by the South American Sports Organization and the Peruvian Olympic Committee. Stoute was recognized for his leadership of the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC) during an Extraordinary General Assembly of ODESUR…
Barbados Olympic Association’s Director, Sandra Osborne, SCM, QC, has been appointed Honorary Legal Advisor to the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). Ms. Osborne, who is also a Vice President of the Barbados Tennis Association, was nominated by the BOA for the…
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. invites all eligible clothing/fashion designers to submit original designs for its Rio Olympics uniform competition. The designs must include samples for both male and female wear. The winner’s designs will be worn by the Barbados…
Bridgetown– Flow and the Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) officially entered into a five-year partnership agreement today in which the telecommunications giant has pledged over a half million dollars to the development of local sports over the period. The official signing of…
The Commonwealth sporting movement will play a key role in engaging and inspiring the next generation of Commonwealth citizens, its president pledged today. Addressing senior government and civic leaders at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Malta (Sunday,…
Congratulations to our Women’s Hockey Team on their silver medal success at the recently concluded Pan Am Challenge in Lima, Peru. Our ladies did themselves proud by playing undefeated throughout the tournament until the final match in which they lost 1-3 to…
The second section of the Development of National Sport Structure program in water polo has started. This program is under the leadership of Coach Laszlo Hruza and will continue until the end of November. Mr Hruza is very pleased with…
Students of the Princess Margaret Secondary School Form 4 visited the Olympic Museum as a part of their academic activities. While at the Museum, they researched various aspects of the Olympic movement and completed a workbook, which was a part…
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) has partnered with the Barbados Lottery to launch a new ‘scratch and win’ game to support Barbadian athletes with their preparations for the 2016 Rio Olympics. Called ‘Going for Gold’, the instant scratch tickets…
The International Marathon Medical Director’s Association congress will take place on Saturday October 10, 2015 at the Barbados Olympic Centre from 9:00 am to 12:45 pm. The congress, themed ‘Dealing with Heat at Long Distance Running Events,’ will feature marathon medical directors from…
Cartan Global, the Authorized Ticket Reseller for Barbados residents, looks forward to providing travel and ticket services for its 12th Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro next year. Cartan launched ticket sales earlier this week for Rio 2016 via their…