WADA Talks With Rob Koehler
WADA Talks sat down with Rob Koehler, WADA’s Senior Director, Education & NADO/RADO Relations to discuss values-based anti-doping education.
Olympic Athletes “Going For Gold” With Help From The Barbados Lottery
Bridgetown, Barbados — The road to Rio 2016 will be made easier for Barbados Olympic qualifiers following the presentation today of BDS$50,000 (US$25,000) by The Barbados Lottery to long-standing partners and beneficiary, The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA). The funds…
WADA Talks With Beckie Scott
WADA Talks sat down with Beckie Scott, Olympic Gold-Medallist and Chair of WADA’s Athlete Committee to discuss the challenges of competing as a clean athlete and why she chose to personally take on the fight to protect clean sport.
Barbados Wushu Taichi Federation’ s Sanda Workshop
The Barbados Wushu Taichi Federation hosted two (2) regional developmental coaches of the Bermuda Sanshou Association/ Pan American Wushu Federation in a three (3) day training clinic that was held at UWI main campus playing field, St. Winifreds School and…
Australian High Commissioner Launches Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) Schools Connect Programme in Barbados
Australia’s High Commissioner and Ambassador to CARICOM, John Pilbeam, recently paid a courtesy visit to the Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) to launch that country’s new initiative ‘Schools Connect’ which promotes the 2018 Commonwealth Games being hosted in Gold Coast…
Barbados Celebrates International Day of Sport for Development and Peace
Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) recently held a Junior Community Rally to celebrate International Day of Sport for Development and Peace at the Parkinson Field. The event was staged to promote unity and peace through sporting activities and to bring…
Level 1 Coaching Clinic Set To Continue In May
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc in collaboration with the Coaching Association of Canada will continue the series of coaching clinics which was started in 2015. This new series will start with a Level 1 Coaching Clinic which will be conducted…
Level 2 Coaching Clinic Set For June
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc in collaboration with the Coaching Association of Canada will continue the series of coaching clinics which was started in 2015. This new series will start with a Level 2 Coaching Clinic which will be conducted…
The BOA Leadership Forum
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) Women and Sport Commission hosted a two-day event as part of its celebrations for International Women’s Day, under this year’s theme – ‘Pledge for Parity’. The first event, a leadership forum held at its…
Women & Sport Commission Celebrates UN’s Women’s Day
As part of its International Women’s Day celebrations, the Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) held a 5K run/walk under the theme- ‘Pledge For Parity’ at the Wildey Gymnasium on March 6. A highlight of the day’s events, included the well-executed…
Women & Sport Commission Stages Women’s Day ‘Pledge for Parity’
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) Women and Sport Commission successfully staged its International Women’s Day ‘Pledge for Parity’ 5K run/walk at its headquarters on March 6 2016. With a noticeable increase in participants from previous years, the event attracted…
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
February 20 marked 200 days until the opening of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio. For at least 100 years, athletes with some sort of disability have competed in these games. As early as 1888, sports teams in Berlin, Germany…