BOA hosts technical course for our wrestling coaches
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc., in collaboration with Olympic Solidarity, recently held a technical course for wrestling coaches. In total, 25 coaches from local wrestling clubs and special interest groups attended the course, which was held at the Frederick Smith…
It’s official! Rio invites Barbados to 2016 Olympics
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) has officially been invited to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at a press conference held at the BOA Headquarters in Wildey this month. BOA President Steve Stoute accepted the official invitation on behalf of…
Team Barbados shines bright in Canada
Team Barbados has flown the flag high at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, bringing home a total of three medals – one silver and two bronze. From 10th to 26th July, 29 of our local athletes from 10…
Barbados players show their strength
From Saturday 18th July to Monday 20th July, players from Barbados, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Guyana, Jamaica, the O.E.C.S, and Trinidad and Tobago hit the courts at the Barbados Squash Club in Marine Gardens, Hastings, to fight it out for…
BOA names 2015 Pan Am team
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…
Barbados Olympic Association prepares athletes for upcoming Games
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…
PASO President Visits Barbados Olympic Centre
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…
BOA to host high performance workshops
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…
Play Like a Girl 2015 – Parent Seminar
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…
Another successful ICC graduate
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…
Barbados Plays Like A Girl
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…
Zeus Training In Barbados
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…