The Barbados Olympic Association, Inc. extends sincere condolences to the family of the late Fékrou Kidané who died on Monday, October 10th. Mr. Kidané, a former IOC Director of the Executive Office of the President, was a great friend to…
On September 9, 2022, Dionne Haynes, Vice President of the Barbados Badminton Association, graduated from the MEMOS (Executive Masters in Sports Organisations Management) programme with a Distinction. Haynes commenced the MEMOS XXIV programme last September. The course consisted of four…
After a three-year break, the World Sailing Training Scholarship is back this year. Barbadian sailing instructor Che Alleyne is one of nine coaches currently in Weymouth, United Kingdom, for a seven-week residential course, which started on September 1, 2022. Alleyne’s…
A total of seven sports have been confirmed to feature at the Trinidad and Tobago 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games. They are aquatics, athletics, cycling, Fast5 netball, Rugby sevens, triathlon and beach volleyball. Scheduled to be held from August 4 to…
The Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) Inc. is pleased to announce the reappointment of attorney-at-law Sandra Osborne, QC and accountant Shelley-Ann Griffith as President and Assistant Secretary General, respectively. They were re-elected on September 7, 2022 at the BOA’s Annual General…
The Barbados Football Association (BFA) last week showed its support for diversity in football by donating goal bars, nets, and protective barriers to a regional blind and visually impaired football workshop hosted by the National United Society of the Blind…
Have you thought about boosting your coaching skills and improving coaching provision at home and beyond? Denise Alleyne has done just that. Here, she explains how her empowering mission to get more women into coaching in Barbados has been supported…
Julia Broome has been accepted to participate in the Executive Masters in Sport Organisations Management (MEMOS) XXV Programme, which runs from August 2022 to September 2023. MEMOS seeks to develop the knowledge of professionals working in national or international sports bodies in…
There will be a strong contingent of athletes representing Barbados at the XXII Commonwealth Games, scheduled to be held between July 28 and August 8, 2022. Commonwealth Games Barbados has announced a 65-member squad of 42 females and 23 males,…
Objectives Develop the leadership capacity of young sportspersons Introduce participants to Olympism and its ideals and increase their knowledge of Olympic issues Provide a forum for young sportspersons to engage in dialogue on issues of relevance in sport Identify potential…
On Olympic Day, while the world is moving together for peace, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has reiterated the role sport can play in building bridges in our divided world and in promoting global solidarity. The Olympic Games,…
Barbados will be among the 30 countries participating in the inaugural Caribbean Games, scheduled for June 29 to July 3, 2022, in Guadeloupe. The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) has announced a 23-member team that will compete in four disciplines:…
The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) is hosting several activities this month to celebrate Olympic Day (OD), which is observed annually on June 23. This date is set aside by the International Olympic Committee for a worldwide celebration of the…
The pioneering “IOC Certificate: Safeguarding Officer in Sport” course, designed to help protect athletes’ safety, successfully concluded its first edition. The 69 students from 38 countries across all 5 continents who enrolled in the inaugural course expressed great satisfaction, with 97.5 per cent of them rating its…
The Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay has completed its visit to Barbados, the 53rd destination out of the 72 Commonwealth nations and territories it will be visiting. Before departing the island the Baton visited BenMar, the official residence of the…