Osborne’s challenge on International Women’s Day
Article by March 9, 2021
Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Executive Board member and Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) President Sandra Osborne has called on the “sporting community to take up this baton for the betterment of safe sport for all” in a message to mark International Women’s Day and Commonwealth Day.
Osborne was referencing the theme of International Women’s Day this year – “#ChooseToChallenge” – which she described as “a call to action to accelerate gender parity, by challenging gender bias and inequality, while celebrating the many achievements of women and girls”.
“We #ChooseToChallenge any action that undermines safe sport and the freedom for women and girls to participate in sport in a respectful, welcoming and equitable environment free from all forms of harrassment and abuse,” Osborne continued.
The significance of today, March 8, 2021, is twofold. The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. joins our friends in Sport here in Barbados and across the world in…