Barbados Olympic Association

National Olympic Committee

Barbados Olympic Association

Country/Region|  Barbados
Code| BAR
Created| 1962
Recognized| 1962
Continental
Association| PASO
President| Sandra Osborne
Secretary General| Erskine Simmons
Website| http://www.olympic.org.bb

Barbados Olympic Association, founded in 1962, is the National Olympic Committee for Barbados. The body is also responsible for Barbados' representation at the Commonwealth Games.[1]

## History

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Formed after the dissolution of the West Indies Federation in 1962, the Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) first competed at Olympic level at the 1968 Summer Olympics and has continued to compete at every Olympics since excluding the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

The President Sandra Osborne currently heads up the organization. With Ralph Johnson serving as Vice-President and Erskine Simmons serving as current Secretary General.

On May 29, 2009 the BOA and the Canadian Olympic Committee signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for co-operation between both bodies.

The deal covers a pledge of both national Olympic committees to develop stronger partnerships between sport federations of Canada and Barbados with athlete development an area of focus. This includes the free exchange of coaches, officials, trainers, judges, experts and scientists for participation in seminars, courses and counselling.[2]

## See also

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* Barbados at the Olympics
* Barbados at the Commonwealth Games
* Barbados Lottery

## References

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1. ^ "Barbados at the Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
2. ^ "COC Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Barbados Olympic Association". CNW Group Ltd. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2009.

## External links

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* The Barbados Olympic Association

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Sports governing bodies in Barbados (BAR)

Summer Olympic Sports|

* Aquatics
* Diving
* Swimming
* Synchronized Swimming
* Water Polo
* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Basketball
* Boxing
* Canoeing
* Cycling
* Equestrian
* Fencing
* Field Hockey
* Football
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* Judo
* Modern Pentathlon
* Rugby 7's
* Rowing
* Sailing
* Shooting
* Practical Shooting
* Table Tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball
* inc. Beach Volleyball
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

Winter Olympic Sports|

* Biathlon
* Bobsleigh
* Curling
* Skating (Figure, Speed & Short Track)
* Ice Hockey
* Luge
* Skeleton
* Skiing (Alpine, Cross Country, Nordic Combined, Freestyle & Jumping)
* Snowboarding

Other IOC Recognised Sports|

* Air sports
* Auto racing
* Bandy
* Baseball
* Billiard Sports
* Boules
* Bowling
* Bridge
* Chess
* Cricket
* Dance sport
* Floorball
* Karate
* Korfball
* Lifesaving
* Motorcycle racing
* Mountaineering and Climbing
* Netball
* Orienteering
* Pelota Vasca
* Polo
* Powerboating
* Racquetball
* Roller sports
* Rugby
* Softball
* Sport climbing
* Squash
* Sumo
* Surfing
* Tug of war
* Underwater sports
* Water Ski
* Wushu

Paralympics and Disabled Sports|

Others Sports|

* Rugby League
* Rugby Union

* Barbados Olympic Association

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Panam Sports

National Olympic Committees|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Aruba
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bermuda
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* Chile
* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* U.S. Virgin Islands
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Affiliated organizations|

* ODEBO (Bolivarian)
* CACSO (Central America and Caribbean)
* ODESUR (South America)
* ORDECA (Central America)

Associated competitions|

* Pan American Games
* Junior Pan American Games
* Parapan American Games
* Youth Parapan American Games
* Winter Pan American Games
* Pan American Sports Festival

Affiliated competitions|

* Bolivarian Games
* Central American Games
* Central American and Caribbean Games
* South American Games

Authority control databases |

* VIAF

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