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Revision as of 12:41, 30 January 2022

Sports in Barbados are many and varied. The large Barbadian diaspora around the globe and wide-scale availability of International television covered on the local cable service and DirectTV has meant that Barbadians have always been up to date on international trends. Barbadians now follow a wide cross-section of sport from around the world. In recent years, the Barbadian government has implemented a policy of sport-based tourism.[1] Including the hosting of the 2007 Cricket World Cup and various other events locally. Beyond this, the Barbadian calendar has many sporting events throughout the year.

Athletics

Obadele Thompson won a bronze medal in the 100m at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games. He's the first and only Bajan to win a Olympic medal. He is also the only Bajan to run sub 10 and sub 20 over 100m and 200m.

Ryan Brathwaite [2] won the gold medal in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin.[3] In recognition of his achievements, on September 17, 2009 Brathwaite was given the honour of being an ambassador while formally receiving the title Ambassador His Excellency Ryan Brathwaite.[4]

Ramon Gittens was bronze medalist at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships, as well as the 100 metres silver medallist at the 2015 Pan American Games.

Greggmar Swift He competed in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Placing 6th in the finals. [5] He qualified for the 2015 Pan-Am Games with his gold medal win at the Universiade.[6]

Shane Brathwaite competed in the 110 metres hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics but did not finish the race in the qualifying heats.[7] His gold medal in the octathlon at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Athletics made him the first person from Barbados to win a gold medal at a global athletics championship.[8] He also won Gold at the 2019 Pan American Games and Bronze at the 2015 Pan American Games

He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[9]

Akela Jones holds Barbadian records in the women's heptathlon, pentathlon, long jump and high jump. She won gold in the long jump at the 2014 World Junior Championships. In 2015, she was NCAA champion in the heptathlon and won bronze in the high jump at the Pan American Games.

Sada Williams is the National record holder over 200m and 400m. She's a Multiple Carifta Games Champion. She ran her NR 50.11 over 400m at the (2020 Summer Olympics) in the semifinals, barely missing out on a spot to the 400m Finals.

Andrea Blackett was the 1998 Commonwealth Games Champion over 400m hurdles. She also placed fourth in the Women's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 1999 IAAF World Championships in Seville, Spain.

Jonathan Jones is the first Bajan to run under 45 seconds over 400m. He qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in 2019 when at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships he finished fourth in the men’s 400 metres final with a new national record time of 44.64 seconds.[10] He won the 400 m gold medal in the 2021 NACAC U23 Championships.[11] Whilst competing in the 2020 Summer Games 400m races, Jones qualified from his heat before running 45.61 to finish eighth in his semi-final.[12]

Mario Burke He currently attends the University of Houston.[13] Burke won a bronze medal in the 100 metres at 2016 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[14][15] On June 24, 2017, Burke won the 100 metres race at the Barbados National Championships.[16][17] On June 5 2019 at the NCAA Division I Championships he became the second Barbadian to break the 10-second barrier with a legal time of 9.98 s.[18]

Cricket

Main article: Cricket in the West Indies

Cricket started in Barbados around 1894, with the Barbados Cricket Association starting in 1933. Many Barbadians follow cricket religiously. Locally, cricket is governed by the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA). Barbados has a national team which takes part in the Regional Four Day Competition and the Regional Super 50, whereas the Barbados Royals is a franchise team in the Caribbean Premier League. Additionally, Barbados has players that are a composite part of the West Indies cricket team. Barbados has a number of famous cricketers including: Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Everton Weekes, Sir Clyde Walcott, and Sir Frank Worrell. Cricket grounds include the Kensington Oval and the 3Ws Oval.

Basketball

See also: Barbados national basketball team

Barbados' basketball team has a unique history of international accomplishments. It was the only Caribbean team that qualified for the 2006 Commonwealth Games and celebrated several surprising victories. Overall, the team finished 5th, leaving behind South Africa, Scotland and India.

Further, it is one of the few Caribbean teams that qualified for the FIBA Americas Championship.

Football

Main article: Football in Barbados

Rugby Union

Main article: Rugby union in Barbados

Kitesurfing and Windsurfing

Barbados is a popular destination for kitesurfing and Windsurfing.[19] Wind is blowing most of the year, and its best at December to March. Barbados has great wave for kitesurfers and windsurfers, and there are no flat water spots. Main kite and windsurf beach is Silver Rock at the south tip of the island.

Sport governing bodies

See also

References

  1. ^ Toppin, Sherrylyn (2009-08-05). "Tourism thrust". Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 2009-08-05. GREATER EMPHASIS will be placed on sports tourism, especially in the satellite offices of the Barbados Tourism Authority (BTA) around the world. Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy made this revelation during the opening of the third annual Barbados Sports Camp at the 3Ws Oval yesterday morning. Making the link to the camp, which was set up to improve visitor arrivals in the lean period after the Crop-Over Festival, Sealy said Barbados had several advantages over its neighbours. [dead link]
  2. ^ iaaf.org - Athletes - Brathwaite Ryan Biography
  3. ^ Associated Press, "Brathwaite wins men's 110-meter hurdles at worlds", Aug. 20, 2009[dead link]
  4. ^ "Ryan Brathwaite, Bajan Athlete hurdling his way to the London 2012 Olympics". thecaribbeancurrent.com. 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
  5. ^ "Greggmar Swift". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Gold for Greggmar". 11 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Shane Brathwaite". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference OCT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "Athletics BRATHWAITE Shane - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Jonathan Jones qualifies for Olympic Games with record run". nationnews.com. 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  11. ^ "Jones strikes gold in 400 at NACAC". NationNews. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-400m-sfnl-000300-.htm
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference HoustonCougars was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ "Houston freshman Burke sprints to bronze medal at IAAF World U20 Championships". chron.com. Houston Chronicle. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  15. ^ Cathal Dennehy (20 July 2016). "Report: men's 100m – IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016". iaaf.org. IAAF. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  16. ^ Cite error: The named reference BarbadianChamp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  17. ^ Joseph Duarte (24 June 2017). "UH's Mario Burke wins 100 meters at Barbados National Championships". chron.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  18. ^ Sherrylyn Toppin (5 June 2019). "Burke, Jones in NCAA finals". nationnews.com. NationNews. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  19. ^ Barbados Kitesurfing Guide
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