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  1. BOA touted as a role model for other NOC’s

    President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, says Barbados’ sporting results are showing constant improvement and insists that it is a sign of the talent of the athletes and a well-run and efficient National Olympic Committee (NOC). The IOC President was speaking at a cocktail reception held at the Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) […]

    March 16, 2023OlympicsNo comments
  2. IOC President holds talks with the President and Prime Minister of Barbados

    The future of sports in Barbados, gender disparity in sports, duty-free access to sports equipment, the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and a proposal to make road tennis an Olympic sport were among the topics discussed Thursday when the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, OLY, paid a courtesy […]

    March 11, 2023OlympicsNo comments
  3. IOC President to visit Barbados next week

    The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach OLY, is set to visit Barbados from March 8 to 10 as part of an official tour of Central America and the Caribbean. On this inaugural visit to the island, Bach, who will be accompanied by the President of Panam Sports, Neven Ilic, will pay […]

    March 3, 2023Featured, OlympicsNo comments
  4. Barbados to participate in first-ever Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Beach Games

    Barbados will field a team of 38 athletes for the inaugural Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Beach Games, scheduled for November 19-26, 2022, in Santa Marta, Colombia. They will be among over 800 athletes from 27 countries participating in 10 sports: open water swimming, handball, beach soccer, wrestling, beach rugby, skateboarding, surfing, beach tennis, sailing, […]

    November 16, 2022OlympicsNo comments
  5. Beckles receives Olympic Solidarity (OS) scholarship

    Olympic Solidarity (OS) has awarded Tyrese Beckles, a Water Polo coach, a scholarship to attend the International Coaching Course (ICC) from October 3 to December 9, 2022, in Budapest, Hungary. The ICC is delivered by the Hungarian University of Sports Science. The course focuses on the sporting disciplines of Judo, Handball, Volleyball, Water Polo and […]

    October 11, 2022OlympicsNo comments
  6. BOA to host four events to celebrate Olympic Day

    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 birth of the modern Olympic Games, to promote fitness, wellbeing, education and culture. This year […]

    June 17, 2022Athletics, FeaturedNo comments
  7. Young Barbadians compete at Clermont Draft Legal Challenge

    The Draft Legal Challenge, USA’s launchpad for triathlon’s best talent, saw six emerging athletes from Barbados compete in the two-day open event in the beautiful Lake Louisa State Park of Clermont, Florida. Unlike the warm crystal clear waters of the Caribbean sea, the Bajan upstarts were greeted by a ‘Beware of the Alligators’ sign and […]

    March 14, 2022AthleticsNo comments
  8. CHAMPIONS LEAGUE VERY LIKELY TO GET SHIFTED FROM ST PETERSBURG AFTER PUTIN WENT RUSHING AT UKRAINE

    This won’t be the first time Moscow is in trouble for expanding its borders in a questionable manner and having sports repercussions, when it sought to acquire Afghanistan in 1980 the next two Olympiads had skewed attendance based on retaliatory politics. USA refused to compete in Moscow that same year, with many Western allies following […]

    February 24, 2022Breaking News, Featured, FootballNo comments
  9. BOA/IGT Spirit of Resilience Sports Awards 2021

    (PLEASE NOTE: The Opening Address and the video were from a previously recorded Virtual Ceremony) Good Evening: It is my pleasure, on behalf of the Board, Management and Staff of the Barbados Olympic Association, to welcome you to our 2021 Awards Ceremony. Your Excellency, our joy and pride on your installation as the first President […]

    January 1, 2022Olympics, Video GalleryNo comments
  10. BOA To Institute Mandatory Vaccines for All Accredited Games Participants

    The Board of Directors of The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) has deliberated and  given the recent restrictions and challenges faced in attending regional and international  competitions, has decided to implement a mandatory Covid-19 vaccine policy as a condition of  participation in Games for all accredited persons. Exempted from this policy are Government  Officials and […]

    December 26, 2021Breaking News, Featured, OlympicsNo comments
  11. Barbados Olympic Association Announces their 2021 International Young Participants

    When the virtual 61st International Session for Young Participants, hosted by the International Olympic Academy (IOA) gets underway this Friday, September 17, The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) will be proudly represented by Rohansonn Waithe, Treasurer of the Barbados Chess Federation and track and field athlete, Ayanna Morgan. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the two-week […]

    September 17, 2021AthleticsNo comments
  12. CARICOM Scty-Gen. Hails Bermuda Gold Medallist’s ‘Spectacular Achievement’

    CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has extended congratulations to Ms. who won gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the women’s individual Triathlon event. The congratulatory message reads: “On behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) I offer heartiest congratulations to Ms. Flora Duffy of Bermuda on her spectacular achievement of winning a gold medal in […]

    August 4, 2021Breaking News, Featured, OlympicsNo comments
  13. Barbados Olympic Team will be “Going for Gold” with The Barbados Lottery

    As an unwavering supporter of sports development in Barbados, International Game Technology (IGT), operators and managers of The Barbados Lottery, recently presented a cheque for $50,000 from the proceeds of the “Going for Gold” scratch ticket game to the Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) in support of the athletes who will be representing the island at […]

    July 8, 2021Breaking News, Featured, GamesNo comments
  14. BOA Continues to Celebrate Olympic Day with a Tree Planting Ceremony

    The Barbados Olympic Association Inc.’s (BOA) weeklong slate of activities to commemorate Olympic Day paid homage to the environment and its former Vice President the late Ralph “Bruggadung” Johnson with a tree-planting ceremony held in his honor on the grounds of the Olympic Centre on Thursday. Director of the National Olympic Academy, Vaneisha Cadogan who […]

    June 26, 2021OlympicsNo comments
  15. BOA Olympic Day 2021 Celebrations

    In 2020 the Olympic Day celebrations were staged in Barbados as a virtual week of activities. The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) has this month announced that the event is back again this year with a new feature. Olympic Day will again be celebrated as a week of activities, from June 21 – 26 with […]

    June 7, 2021OlympicsNo comments
  16. Kathy Harper-Hall is 2021’s BOA Esther Maynard ICON Awardee

    Regionally renowned sports administrator, Kathy Harper Hall is the 2021 recipient of The Barbados Olympic Association Inc.’s (BOA) Women in Sport Icon of the Year Award. Harper-Hall received the award at a virtual ceremony held on Sunday in which tributes were paid by former broadcaster and long-term president of the Barbados Netball Association, Annette Beckett, […]

    March 31, 2021OlympicsNo comments
  17. President of the Barbados Olympic Association Inc. delivers Commonwealth Day and International Women’s Day Message

    The significance of today, March 8, 2021, is twofold. The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. joins our friends in Sport here in Barbados and across the world in celebrating Commonwealth Day and International Women’s Day. These two celebrations have much in common. Commonwealth Sport, of which Barbados is a proud member, is committed to using the […]

    March 8, 2021OlympicsNo comments
  18. Barbados Olympic Association Hosts Level 1 Coaching Certificate

    The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) continued to achieve the goals set out in its strategic plan with the recent training of thirty coaches in Level 1 of the Canada-based National Coaching Certification Programme (NCCP). The training was conducted over two weekends October 16 and 17 and October 25 and 26, 2020 at the Wildey […]

    November 3, 2020OlympicsNo comments
  19. Shelley-Ann Griffith Appointed BOA’s New Assistant Secretary General

    The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Shelley-Ann Griffith as its new Assistant Secretary General. Griffith, who previously held the position of director was appointed by the Board of Directors on October 7, to fill the post made vacant by Cameron Burke’s elevation to the post of Vice President […]

    October 17, 2020Athletics, FeaturedNo comments
  20. Leon strikes ‘Gold’ with Going for Gold and The Barbados Lottery!

    Leon Harewood continues to celebrate and count his blessings as the recent Barbados Lottery $20,000 Going for Gold instant scratch ticket game winner. During a recent visit to The Barbados Lottery retail agent at Jan’s Minimart in Westbury, St. Michael, Mr. Harewood purchased two $3 scratch tickets, randomly chosen by the cashier. This casual purchase […]

    August 28, 2020Breaking News, Featured, GamesNo comments
  21. B’dos Olympic Assoc. Announces Candidates for 2020 Elections

    The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) has announced the candidates seeking election at its Annual General Meeting to be held on Wednesday, September 2, 2020. With the COVID-19 pandemic causing all the major sports meets, including the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, to be cancelled or postponed this year, the major items on the agenda will […]

    August 12, 2020Featured, OlympicsNo comments
  22. Olympic Day To Be Celebrated Online in Barbados

    The Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) Inc. just announced that the activities to commemorate Olympic Day 2020 on June 23 will all be online for the first time in the history of the day’s remembrance. For over 30 years, Olympic Day has largely been associated with Olympic Day runs all over the world. The concept was […]

    June 19, 2020OlympicsNo comments
  23. 2019 Barbados National Aquathlon Championships

    The very young, rising stars and experienced comprised the field of over 40 athletes who competed in calm waters and flat roads free of traffic, providing ideal conditions for the 2019 Barbados National Aquathlon Championships. Barbados Federation of Island Triathletes (BFIT) hosted it’s 3rd Aquathlon event in collaboration with the Barbados Olympic Association BiiG Games […]

    December 10, 2019Athletics, FeaturedNo comments
  24. BOA Going for Gold – Meagan Best

    You support Barbados’ athletes when you play #GoingForGold. #TeamBarbados The Barbados Lottery The Barbados Olympic Association @olympicbb @mybarbadoslottery

    October 23, 2019Olympics, Photo GalleryNo comments
  25. Support Barbados’ athletes with “Going For Gold”

    You support Barbados’ athletes when you play #GoingForGold. #TeamBarbados (OUR THANKS TO THE FACEBOOK PAGE OF THE BARBADOS OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION, VISIT THEM TODAY!)

    October 19, 2019Olympics, Photo GalleryNo comments