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ICC ‘Delighted’ By Olympic Cricket Proposal
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ICC ‘Delighted’ By Olympic Cricket Proposal

The International Cricket Council [ICC] said they are “delighted at the decision of the organisers of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics to recommend cricket for inclusion at the Games.” ICC Chairman Greg Barclay said, “We are delighted that LA28 have recommended cricket for inclusion in the Olympics. Whilst this is not the final decision, it is […]
Olympics | Six additional Barbadian sporting pioneers honoured
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Olympics | Six additional Barbadian sporting pioneers honoured

by Bajan Reporter / April 5th, 2023 With the Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) Inc. working towards a solid showing in the 2023 Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games, the organisation continued to honour its roots as six additional members of the 1962 team, which represented Barbados at the CAC Games in Kingston, Jamaica, were recognised […]
Two New Directors Elected to the BOA’s Board
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Two New Directors Elected to the BOA’s Board

The Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) Inc. is pleased to announce the election of two new directors to its Board for the next three years – Olympic Bronze medallist Ambassador Obadele Thompson and General Secretary of the Athletics Association of Barbados Inc. Trevor Welch. Thompson and Welch were elected at the BOA’s Annual General Assembly at the Hilton Barbados Resort from a highly […]
Bermuda Team Announced For Pan Am Games
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Bermuda Team Announced For Pan Am Games

The Bermuda Olympic Association has announced the selection of Team Bermuda for the upcoming Pan-American [Pan Am] Games, which will be held in Santiago, Chile from October 20th to November 6th, 2023. A spokesperson said, “Each athlete has successfully met the established qualifying standards for their respective sport and their selection is a tribute to […]
Olympics | BOA touted as a role model for other
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Olympics | BOA touted as a role model for other NOC’s

by Bajan Reporter / March 16th, 2023 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 […]
BOA’s Annual General Assembly scheduled for next month
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BOA’s Annual General Assembly scheduled for next month

The Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) Inc. will hold its Annual General Assembly at the Hilton Barbados Resort, Needham’s Point, St. Michael, on Thursday, September 14, 2023. The highlight of the meeting will be the election of new or returning officers to the Board. Key positions to which incumbents are returning unopposed are Vice President, Secretary […]
Duffy Pulls Out Of Olympic Test Event In Paris
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Duffy Pulls Out Of Olympic Test Event In Paris

[Written by Stephen Wright] Dame Flora Duffy has pulled out of the World Triathlon Olympic Test Event in Paris, France, this week. The test event for the Olympic Games next summer will be held tomorrow and Friday. Duffy, the Olympic champion, is still recovering from a long-term knee injury but has been in Paris this […]
100 Days Until Start Of The Paris Olympics
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100 Days Until Start Of The Paris Olympics

The countdown to the Olympic Games in Paris has begun, with just 100 days before Bermuda’s athletes join more than 10,000 competitors from 206 nations at the largest sporting event organised in France. The opening ceremony for the 30th edition of the Summer Games promises to be an extravagant affair and the first to take […]
Team Selected For Youth Commonwealth Games
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Team Selected For Youth Commonwealth Games

The Bermuda Olympic Association announced the selection of Team Bermuda for the upcoming Commonwealth Youth Games, to be held in Trinidad and Tobago from August 4th – August 11th, 2023. A spokesperson said, “Trinbago 2023 will see more than 1,000 young athletes aged between 14 and 18 from nations and territories across the Commonwealth compete […]
Olympics | BOA touted as a role model for other
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Olympics | IOC President to visit Barbados next week

by Bajan Reporter / March 3rd, 2023 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 […]
Rower Dara Alizadeh Qualifies For Olympics
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Rower Dara Alizadeh Qualifies For Olympics

Dara Alizedah has qualified for the Olympic Games in Paris after finishing fourth in the men’s single sculls final at the World Rowing Americas Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro this weekend. Alizedah needed a top-five finish to reach his second successive Olympics, having finished eighteenth at the rescheduled Tokyo Games in […]