Morgan and Waithe to represent BOA

Sprint hurdler Ayanna Morgan and treasurer of the Barbados Chess Federation, Rohansonn Waithe will represent the Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) at the virtual 61st International Session For Young Participants, hosted by the International Olympic Academy (IOA).

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the twoweek annual session, traditionally held in Greece, has been reduced to a seven-day online event starting today.

The session comes just one month after the BOA held the inaugural National Session for Young Participants, where the candidates got the opportunity to prepare for the annual IOA International session.

The main topic for the IOA sessions this year is “Olympic Movement and the Pandemic”, while the special topic for the International Session for Young Participants is “ Olympic Games and the Pandemic – Opportunities, Challenges and Changes”.

The event will bring together a large group of international young people between the ages of 20 and 35, who are mostly students, Olympic athletes, people active in sport, or who teach, or are active in their respective National Olympic Committees or National Olympians Associations. The IOA’s goal is also to inspire the participants to use the knowledge and experiences gained during the session to advance the Olympic ideals and enlighten others in their respective countries. Director of the National Olympic Academy, Vaneisha Cadogan, says that the BOA is pleased to have representatives attend the instructive session again. “These representatives were selected from among a number of outstanding candidates and we expect them to be excellent ambassadors,” said Cadogan.

“Barbados has a long history of participating in the International Session for Young Participants, and while it will be held virtually this year, we are confident that Ayana and Rohansonn will benefit from invaluable information, and we look forward to them sharing what they learn,” she added. (PR/EZS)

Track and field athlete Ayanna Morgan will be one of the BOA’s representatives at the International

Session For Young Participants. (Picture by Kenmore Bynoe.)

ROHANSONN

WAITHE (GP)