Olympic Day Ride/Run/Walk 2016 

Olympic Day is a day for the world to get active, learn about Olympic values and discover new sports, based on the three pillars Move, Learn, and Discover. It is a celebration for youth around the world to observe the Olympic values of Fair Play, Perseverance, Respect and Sportsmanship. Barbados will be joining the rest of the world in celebrating this day with a range of fun activities.

The Barbados Olympic Association Inc will be celebrating Olympic Day this year with a week of  activities. The first of these activities is the Olympic Day Fun Ride/Run/Walk.

 

Olympic Day Fun Ride/Run/Walk - Saturday, June 18 starting at the Olympic Centre at 4:00 pm.

This event is designed to encourage everyone to participate, and we look forward to welcoming a wide cross section of our sporting public.

Following the Olympic Day Fun Ride/Run/Walk, there will a National Federation” Fitness Challenge” which will see teams from our National Federations competing in a Fitness related relay event. Form a team and come out and participate.

Come out and support your National Federation and your special cause.    

ROUTE FOR CYCLING:

• Start at the Olympic Centre and make one lap of the inner ring road of the Gymnasium Road, passing behind the Tennis Centre and the Aquatic Centre.
• Exit the Sports Complex turning left onto the Errol Barrow Highway and proceeding to the Life of Barbados Roundabout.
• Turn left at the Roundabout onto Highway 6 and follow the Highway to Sheraton Centre.
• Turn left at Sheraton Centre following Highway 6 pass Vauxhall Primary School and follow Highway 6 to its junction with Bannatyne Road.
• Turn left on to Bannatyne Road and follow the road to its junction with the St David’s intersection of Highway R.
• Follow Highway R west towards the Gymnasium, passing Fort George development.
• Left turn into the Gymnasium Road and back to the finish point at Olympic Centre.

 

ROUTE FOR THE OLYMPIC DAY WALK/RUN:

• Start at the Olympic Centre and make one lap of the inner ring road of the Gymnasium, passing behind the Tennis Centre and the Aquatic Centre.
• On completion of the 1^st loop, at the intersection by the Tennis Centre, turn right and proceed up the hill towards the Hockey and Football turfs.
• At the Upton road junction turn left, and proceed down the road towards the BET/Upton junction.
• At the intersection at the bottom of BET Hill turn left onto the Highway.
• Passing the old BET building on your left and the SOL gas station on your right.
• Follow the road all the way down to the Sagicor entrance and re-enter the Gymnasium compound.
• Turn right at the junction to finish at the BOA/Olympic Centre.

 

All events will start and end at the Barbados Olympic Centre.

• Riders will start at 4:00 p.m.
• Runners will start at 4:05 p.m.
• Walkers will start at 4:15 p.m.

 

Register now for the Olympic Day Fun Ride/Run/Walk being held on Saturday, June 18 at the BOA Headquarters, Wildey, St. Michael.

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