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The calls for a new National Stadium grew louder as several speakers at last Thursday’s press launch of 2023 Chefette/Frosteez National Primary Schools Athletic Championships (NAPSAC) appealed to the Government to finally deliver on promises to build the facility. President of the Association of Public Primary Schools Principals, Ivan Clarke, said it was annoying to work as teacher in the Athletes Village due to the poor conditions they faced when …

By Morissa Lindsay  As the National Primary Schools’ Athletic Championship (NAPSAC) gets set to commence on Monday, February 6th at the Usain Bolt Sports Complex, Barbados Union of Teachers (BUT) President, Rudy Lovell joined the call for a new National Stadium. During this morning’s press conference held at the Assad Haloute Complex which is the home of title sponsors Chefette Restaurants and

Obadele Thompson, the first and only Olympic Games medalist for the tiny island of Barbados. Thompson, an outstanding sprinter,

Grant Holloway's decision to withdraw from Saturday evening's USATF Bermuda Games 110 metres hurdles due to high winds was hardly a surprise given that he had been tweeting about the conditions in the hour before the opening World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting of the season got underway.

When Barbados’ sports heroes perform well at the highest levels on the regional and global scale, there is a collective celebration as the achievements of these people automatically become the achievements of us all.There have been many examples of the national pride that comes with those who represent us on the international stage. From former champions such as Mary Fraser and Akela Jones at the CARIFTA to Hayley Matthews and Kraigg Brathwaite as members of the West Indies Cricket teams, to O...

The oldest record in Barbados’ track and field history has finally been broken. Middle distance runner Jonathan Jones went where no other Barbadian athlete has gone when he clocked an amazing 1:45.83 minutes to win the men’s 800 metres at the Texas Relays on Thursday night. He won the two-lap race in the United States to erase Orlando Greene’s long-standing time of 1:46.24 minutes which was set 45 years ago …

See all Obadele Thompson's marriages, divorces, hookups, break ups, affairs, and dating relationships plus celebrity photos, latest Obadele Thompson news, gossip, and biography. Obadele Thompson is currently married to Marion Jones. He has been in one celebrity relationship averaging approximately 15.0 years. His one marriage has lasted 15.0 years so far.

The track and field community is mourning one of its most cherished talents with the passing of 14-year-old Alexandra School and former Elliot Belgrave Primary athlete Jamarion Mapp on Wednesday after a brief illness. Mapp’s form, fearless running, and bespectacled look caught the eye of numerous track and field aficionados through the years. He announced himself in grand fashion in the Obadele Thompson Zone of the 2018 National Primary Schools’ …

When the history of Barbados is written, there will surely be a prominent place for the name Sir Charles Othneil Williams.The 88-year-old, larger than life businessman, passed away on November 19 at the Bayview Hospital and the announcement of his death took many by surprise. We know that death will come to all of us, but the octogenarian seemed to defy age, and until recently, was happily riding his beloved horses and playing polo – his Sunday ritual.Sir Charles, known by the moniker COW was ...

See all Marion Jones' marriages, divorces, hookups, break ups, affairs, and dating relationships plus celebrity photos, latest Marion Jones news, gossip, and biography. Marion Jones is currently married to Obadele Thompson. She has been in three celebrity relationships averaging approximately 6.6 years each. Her two marriages have averaged 9.0 years each.