Toronto – The 11th Convention Center, 2638 Steeles Avenue East, Brampton beginning at 5:30 p.m. Annual Barbados Ball will be held on Saturday, June 14th, 2014, at Pearson Convention Center, 2638 Steeles Avenue East, Brampton beginning at 5:30 p.m. The Barbados Ball is the main fundraising event of Barbados Ball Canada Aid (BBCA). The Ball raises funds […]
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 disciplines proudly represented Barbados at the Pan Am Games, delivering top-class performances against fierce international […]
Barbados Olympic Association prepares athletes for upcoming Games
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 the workshop was to help prepare the athletes mentally for the rigors of these games. The lead […]
Canada will help Barbados athletes at the Pan American Games
The BBCA, a non-profit organization based in Toronto, pledged CAN$15,000 (approximately BDS$32,000) to the Barbados Olympic Association to help prepare the athletes for the games being held for the first time in Canada’s largest city. In its 64-year history, the games were held twice in Canada –– both times in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The BBCA is […]
Barbados names 29 for Toronto 2015
Twenty-nine athletes have been selected to represent Barbados at the upcoming Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada. Athletics makes up the bulk of athletes with 14 while swimming and tennis have three persons each. Badminton and shooting will be represented by two athletes each while there will be one competitor in boxing, equestrian, golf, triathlon […]