Several Barbadian athletes who competed at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, are back on home soil. They arrived home yesterday afternoon in two batches to little or no fanfare around 1:20 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. on Virgin Atlantic and British Airways flights. Members of the Barbados Olympic Association (BOA), including general manager Glyne Clarke and senior officer administrator Gail Craig-Archer were on hand to congratulate them. Competitors from athletics, …
Barbados is set to be represented by 65 athletes at Birmingham 2022
here, including Shane Brathwaite who was the country's last medallist
at the Commonwealth Games.
Barbados accumulated five silver and one bronze medal when the inaugural 2022 Caribbean Games concluded yesterday in Guadeloupe with several disciplines featured.Danielle Treasure started the medal count with an historic performance as the first person to win a medal for Barbados at the Caribbean Games when she secured the second-best podium finish of 2:22.36 minutes in the 200m backstroke on Thursday night.It was a proud moment for Treasure, an outstanding national swimmer who has represented Barbados well at various competitions including the CARIFTA Games where she has won several medals over the years. Andrea Becali of Cuba won gold in 2:20.95 and third went to Samantha Van Vuure of Curacao in 2:28.51.