OlympicsSports Olympics open on soggy Seine by Barbados Today 27/07/2024 written by Barbados Today 5 min read The Barbados Olympics team beamed with pride as Paris kicked off its first Summer Olympics in a century with a spectacular opening ceremony along the Seine River. Fully decked in … Continue Reading 27/07/2024 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
OlympicsSportsWorld Paris Olympics organisers deny beds for athletes are ‘anti-sex’ by Barbados Today 18/05/2024 by Barbados Today 18/05/2024 They may be made of cardboard, but the beds at the athletes’ village for this year’s Paris Olympics have been chosen for their environmental credentials, not to prevent competitors having … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
OlympicsSportsWorld Paris 2024 torch lit in ancient Olympia, relay under way by Barbados Today 16/04/2024 by Barbados Today 16/04/2024 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EuropeNewsOlympicsSportsWorld IOC puts trust at risk by seeking ways to allow Russia to compete at Olympics, EU official says by Barbados Today 15/05/2023 by Barbados Today 15/05/2023 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
NewsOlympicsSportsWorld Olympic Games to remain free to air on BBC up to 2032 by Barbados Today 16/01/2023 by Barbados Today 16/01/2023 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Covid-19NewsOlympicsSports Tokyo Olympics: First competitors have COVID at athletes village by Barbados Today 18/07/2021 by Barbados Today 18/07/2021 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
OlympicsSports Osborne, Lorde on Panam sports commissions by Barbados Today 26/04/2021 by Barbados Today 26/04/2021 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
OlympicsSports Celebrating Nicholls on Olympic Day by Barbados Today 23/06/2020 by Barbados Today 23/06/2020 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
OlympicsSports BOA likely to get monetary boost by Barbados Today 29/04/2020 by Barbados Today 29/04/2020 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
OlympicsSports Viral outbreak causes relocation of Olympic qualifiers by Barbados Today 22/01/2020 by Barbados Today 22/01/2020 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
