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BOA’s push to improve athletes

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The Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) is betting on science, structure and youth as it charts a more competitive path toward the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games and beyond.

That was the view of BOA President Sandra Osborne in a recent interview with Weekend Sport.

According to her, the Youth Project Podium, which was launched last February with an estimated annual cost of around US$150 000, is designed to help close long-standing gaps in athlete development and lift Barbados back into regional and international contention.

“In the short term, the objective of the Youth Project Podium.

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