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BOA to host activities to mark CANOC’s 20th Anniversary
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BOA to host activities to mark CANOC’s 20th Anniversary

The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (BOA) will, in collaboration with the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC), host a number of activities from October 4-8, 2023, at the Hilton Barbados Resort to mark CANOC’s 20th anniversary. CANOC serves as the regional representative body for National Olympic Committees, Commonwealth Games Associations and governing bodies of national […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bermuda Olympic Association Hold AGM
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Bermuda Olympic Association Hold AGM

The Bermuda Olympic Association hosted its Annual General Meeting recently, which saw Brenda Dale re-elected to the First Vice President position unopposed, Tom Clarke elected to the Second Vice President position, with Aaron Smith, Mia Bean, and Melissa Looby all elected to the committee. Current Bermuda Olympic Association Executive Committee Peter Dunne – President Brenda […]
Bermuda’s Team For CAC Games Announced
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Bermuda’s Team For CAC Games Announced

The Bermuda Olympic Association announced Bermuda’s team for the upcoming Central American and Caribbean [CAC] Games, to be held in San Salvador and the Dominican Republic, from June 23rd – July 9th, 2023. A spokesperson said, “ Each athlete and team have successfully met the established qualifying standards for their respective sport, a tribute to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]