All five judokas from Barbados competing in the 22 nations Pan American Judo Cup 2014 held at the Sir Garfield Sobers Gymnasium this past weekend fought well but failed to medal. This means that they are still in the hunt…
Minister of Youth, Family and Sports, Hon. Stephen Lashley officially opened the Pan American Judo Cup held at the Garfield Sobers Gymnasium this past weekend. Minister Lashley commended the Barbados Judo Association for staging one of the most highly competitive…
Bridgetown –-The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) will host two high-level meetings this month, the Olympic Solidarity Workshop and the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC) General Assembly. The meetings take place at the Hilton Barbados Resort from October…
Mr. Onye Ikwuakor, Director of Legal Affairs at the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) conducted a Results Management Workshop for the Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organization (RADO) in Georgetown, Guyana on September 7, 2014. This was done to solidify the results…
BRIDGETOWN –The Regional Anti-Doping Organization (RADO) recently held a Media Interface at the Marriott Courtyard, Christ Church. The event was geared at sensitizing local journalists on some of the key factors that go into the anti-doping reporting mechanisms and urging…
Bajan elite triathletes, Jason Wilson and Matthew Wright, are hard in training as the season continues following the Commonwealth Games. Although still working his way back from a long drawn out injury, Jason has qualified for the World Cup Triathlon…
Yesterday in the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) action 15 year-old Hannah Gill of Barbados performed impressively in the pool to win her heat in the 800m freestyle, but unfortunately did not make the finals. Today on the track, 16 year-old…
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…