Two-time Olympian Lorna Forde says the time has come for Barbados to produce world-class athletes and reduce reliance on the United States and Jamaica. The retired quarter-miler, who held the national women’s 400 metres record for 43 years before Sada Williams erased the mark two years ago, told Nation Sport, that local coaches needed to step up their game. “I think the climate is conducive to Barbados producing top home-grown …
in Chile Fast-improving boxer Jabali Breedy is seeking to rewrite history at the 2023 Pan American Games here in Santiago, Chile. After Shawn ‘Terry’ Cox qualified for the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics some 23 years ago, Breedy, is confident of accomplishing a similar feat as he has his sights set on qualifying for the Paris Olympics in 2024. A Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medallist, Breedy, 26, told Nation …
Sand volleyball is set to take off big time in Barbados with the National Sports Council (NSC) constructing three courts opposite the Wildey Gymnasium. Work began in earnest with the first court and the terrace area which is to provide seating for spectators. While top officials from the NSC would not disclose the cost of the project and the estimated length of time the work would take, citing that an …
The Lady Tridents received a tough footballing lesson from hosts Dominican Republic (D.R.) as they fell to a 3-0 defeat to Las Quisqueyanas on a rainy Tuesday night in their 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup qualifier at the Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium in Santo Domingo. The team was brought back down to earth after riding high on confidence from their 5-0 victory over St Vincent and the Grenadines at home last Friday night, but a goal in each …