THE OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION INC. ANNUAL REPORT Kimberly Gittens versus Sarita Devi of India in the round of 16 of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

2 THE BARBADOS OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION INC. Meagan Best versus Charlotte Knaggs of Trinidad & Tobago at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

ANNUAL REPORT 2018 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTICE OF 2019 GENERAL ASSEMBLY 6 SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYSIS 45 NOMINEES FOR ELECTION 7 PRESIDENT’S STATEMENT 12 FINANCIAL REVIEW 48 BOARD OF DIRECTORS 15 Financal Performance 49 COMMISSION MEMBERS AND MANDATES 17 Sources of Revenue 49 BOA SECRETARIAT 21 Allocation of Funds Spent 50 MINUTES OF 2018 ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY 22 Disbursements to National Federations 51 DIRECTORS’ REPORT 31 Value-in-kind Contributions 52 Overview 32 Commonwealth Games 33 Central American and Caribbean Games 33 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND AUDITOR’S Youth Olympic Games 34 REPORT BOA Independence Invitational Games 34 Auditor’s Report to the Members 1 Annual Awards 36

APPENDIX 1 NATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY REPORT 38 2018 General Assembly Members’ Roll 1 Education & Training 40 Museum Tours 40 Annual Events 41 Delivery & Engagement 42

WOMEN IN SPORT COMMISSION REPORT 43 Advancing Women in Leadership 44

4 THE BARBADOS OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION INC. The Barbados Olympic Association Inc.

Annual Report 2018

ANNUAL REPORT 2018 5 NOTICE OF 2019 GENERAL ASSEMBLY

NOTICE OF 2019 GENERAL ASSEMBLY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Assembly of The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. (Company No. 14311) will be held on Wednesday September 18, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. in the Flamboyant Room, Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre, Two Mile Hill, St. Michael, Barbados.

A G E N D A

1. Reading of Notice convening the meeting. 2. Confirmation of Delegates Credentials and Proxies and Roll Call. 3. Minutes: 3.1 Confirmation of the minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on October 23, 2018. 3.2 Matters arising. 4. Consideration and adoption of Directors’ Report and Financial Review for the year ended December 31, 2018. 5. Consideration and acceptance of the Audited Financial Statements and the Auditor’s Report for the financial year ended December 31, 2018. 7. Election of the following Officers and Directors: 7.1 President 7.2 Assistant Secretary General 7.3 Three Directors. 8 Reappointment of the incumbent Auditor. 9 Ratification of membership of Barbados Sport Karate-Do Federation. 10 General Business.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Erskine S. Simmons, BSM Secretary General

Dated this August 26, 2019.

NOTE: Short biographical profiles of all nominees for election are attached to this notice.

6 THE BARBADOS OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION INC. NOMINEES FOR ELECTION

NOMINEES FOR ELECTION TO OFFICE OR TO OTHER MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD OF THE BARBADOS OLYMPIC ASSOCIATION INC.

The following nominations have been received and reviewed by the Company’s Auditors who have advised that the nominations submitted are in accordance with the By-Law 9 of the Company’s By-laws.

Nominations - President

Nominee Proposer Seconder Membership SANDRA OSBORNE BARBADOS TENNIS ASSOCIATION INC BARBADOS FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION BTA

Sandra Osborne Sandra Osborne, SCM, Appeals. Prior to assuming the role of BOA President, SCM, QC QC, was elected President she was a Member of that organization’s Arbitration, of the Barbados Olympic Disciplinary and Governance Commissions. Ms Osborne Association Inc (BOA) in is a former Vice President of the Barbados Tennis 2017, having previously Association Inc (2001-2017). She is an experienced Sport served as a Board Administrator and Tournament Director and a former Member since 2012. She Deputy Chair of the Barbados National Anti-Doping is active in Sport at the Commission Appeals Panel and a former Secretary of the international level as Chair Barbados Aquatics Sports Association. of the Ethics Commission of the International Pr