Barbados Olympic Association

Barbados Olympic Association

Barbados Olympic Association, founded in 1962, is the National Olympic Committee for Barbados.

History

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.

ee also

*Barbados at the Olympics
*Barbados lottery

External links

* [http://www.olympic.org.bb/ The Barbados Olympic Association]


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