Paris 2024 torch lit in ancient Olympia, relay under way Barbados Today16/04/20240422 views The torch for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was lit in ancient Olympia in a traditional ceremony on Tuesday, marking the final stretch of the seven-year preparations for the Games’… Read more
IOC puts trust at risk by seeking ways to allow Russia to compete at Olympics, EU official says Barbados Today15/05/20230143 views BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s presidency urged the International Olympic Committee to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from next year’s Paris Games, yet said Monday a boycott by the… Read more
Olympic Games to remain free to air on BBC up to 2032 Barbados Today16/01/20230685 views SOURCE: BBC – Every Olympic Games up to and including the 2032 summer Games will continue to be shown free to air across the BBC. The BBC will offer live… Read more
Tokyo Olympics: First competitors have COVID at athletes village Barbados Today18/07/20210653 views SOURCE: BBC — Two South Africa footballers have become the first competitors to test positive for coronavirus in the athletes’ village in Tokyo – five days before the start of… Read more
Osborne, Lorde on Panam sports commissions Barbados Today26/04/20210168 views President of the Barbados Olympic Association Inc. Sandra Osborne, QC, and board member Dr. Adrian Lorde were recently appointed to commissions of the Mexico-based Panam Sport Organization. Panam Sports Commissions… Read more
Celebrating Nicholls on Olympic Day Barbados Today23/06/20200190 views Freida Nicholls, one of Barbados’ greatest sprinters and the first-ever female to represent the island at the Olympics, shares a connection with the heartbreak and disappointment Barbadian athletes are currently… Read more
BOA likely to get monetary boost Barbados Today29/04/20200132 views The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has increased its budget by US$10.3 million following the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to 2021. All 206 IOC members including the Barbados… Read more
Viral outbreak causes relocation of Olympic qualifiers Barbados Today22/01/20200150 views The Chinese Football Association (CFA) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) today agreed to move the coming women’s Olympic football qualifier tournament from central Chinese city Wuhan to eastern Chinese… Read more
Olympic champ wants to inspire others to achieve greatness Barbados Today04/05/20190162 views Eight-time Olympic medalist Veronica Campbell Brown has taken on a new mission to inspire others to achieve their full potential. This morning the elite Jamaican track and field sprinter signed… Read more