Editing Barbados (section)

== Sports ==
{{Main|Sport in Barbados}}
[[File:Horesandjockey.jpg|thumb|right|A horse and rider at Garrison Savannah]]

As in other Caribbean countries of British colonial heritage, [[cricket]] is very popular on the island. The [[West Indies cricket team]] usually includes several Barbadian players. In addition to several warm-up, group stage and few "Super Eight" matches, the country hosted the final of the [[2007 Cricket World Cup]] and [[2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]]. Barbados has produced many great cricketers including [[Sir Garfield Sobers]], [[Sir Frank Worrell]], [[Sir Clyde Walcott]], [[Sir Everton Weekes]], [[Gordon Greenidge]], [[Wes Hall]], [[Charlie Griffith]], [[Joel Garner]], [[Desmond Haynes]] and [[Malcolm Marshall]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 March 2024 |title=Malcolm Marshall {{!}} West Indian Fast Bowler, Cricket Legend {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Malcolm-Marshall |access-date=29 March 2024 |website=britannica.com |archive-date=29 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829001710/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Malcolm-Marshall |url-status=live }}</ref>

In [[Track and Field]], sprinter [[Obadele Thompson]] won a bronze medal in the [[100m]] at the [[2000 Summer Olympic Games]]. As of August 2022, he was the first [[Barbados at the Olympics|Olympics medalist in the Barbados]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Salmon |first=Santana |date=30 November 2022 |title=Obadele Thompson, Barbados' first and only Olympics medalist |url=https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/barbados-independence/obadele-thompson-barbados-first-and-only-olympics-medalist/ |access-date=27 June 2024 |website=CNW Network |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[Ryan Brathwaite]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=BAR/athcode=208833/index.html |title=iaaf.org – Athletes – Brathwaite Ryan Biography |access-date=30 January 2022 |archive-date=1 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110501135055/http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=BAR/athcode=208833/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> won a [[gold medal]] in the [[110 metres hurdles]] at the [[2009 World Championships in Athletics]] in Berlin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/08/20/sports-ath-worlds-men-apos-s-110-hurdles_6800205.html|title=Associated Press, "Brathwaite wins men's 110-meter hurdles at worlds", Aug. 20, 2009|website=[[Forbes]] }}</ref>

[[Rugby union|Rugby]] is also popular in Barbados.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BARBADOS RUGBY CLUB {{!}} Sporting Barbados |url=https://www.sportingbarbados.com/sporting-contacts/barbados-rugby-club |access-date=29 March 2024 |website=sportingbarbados.com |date=5 September 2011 |archive-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329030838/https://www.sportingbarbados.com/sporting-contacts/barbados-rugby-club |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Horse racing]] takes place at the [[Garrison Savannah Racetrack|Historic Garrison Savannah]] close to Bridgetown. Spectators can pay for admission to the stands. Admission to the Grand Stand costs between US$2.50 and US$5.00.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barbados Turf Club {{!}} horseracing in Barbados |url=https://www.barbadosbarbados.com/activity/barbados-turf-club-garrison-savannah/ |access-date=29 March 2024 |website=Barbados Barbados |archive-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329032833/https://www.barbadosbarbados.com/activity/barbados-turf-club-garrison-savannah/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Basketball]] is an increasingly popular sport, played at school or college. The [[Barbados men's national basketball team|Barbados men's national team]] has additionally shown some international success, including a fifth-place finish in the [[Basketball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perez |first=Mike |date=23 March 2006 |title=FIBA – Barbados power past Scotland |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/news/FIBA-Barbados-power-past-Scotland |access-date=11 April 2024 |website=[[FIBA]]}}</ref>

[[Polo]] is very popular among the rich elite on the island and the "High-Goal" Apes Hill team is based at the St James's Club.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ape hills polo |url=http://www.apeshillclub.com/Polo/ |website=Ape hills Club |access-date=2 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112201200/http://www.apeshillclub.com/Polo/ |archive-date=12 January 2015}}</ref>

[[File:Kensington_Oval_yes.jpg|left|thumb|[[Kensington Oval]] in [[Bridgetown]] hosted the [[2007 Cricket World Cup Final|2007 Cricket World Cup final]]. Cricket is one of the most followed games in Barbados and Kensington Oval is often referred to as the "Mecca in Cricket" due to its significance and contributions to the sport.]] 
In golf, the [[Barbados Open]], played at Royal Westmoreland Golf Club, was an annual stop on the [[European Seniors Tour]] from 2000 to 2009. In December 2006 the [[WGC-World Cup]] took place at the country's [[Sandy Lane (resort)|Sandy Lane]] resort on the Country Club course, an 18-hole course designed by [[Tom Fazio]]. The Barbados Golf Club is another course on the island.

[[Volleyball]] is also popular and is mainly played indoors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Volleyball |url=https://www.totallybarbados.com/articles/sports/volleyball/ |access-date=29 March 2024 |website=Totally Barbados |archive-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329031300/https://www.totallybarbados.com/articles/sports/volleyball/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Tennis]] is gaining popularity and Barbados is home to [[Darian King]], who has achieved a career-high ranking of 106 in May 2017 and has played in the [[Tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|2016 Summer Olympics]] and the [[2017 US Open – Men's Singles|2017 US Open]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Darian King {{!}} Bio {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=http://www.atptour.com/en/players/plwiki/kc86/bio |access-date=29 March 2024 |website=ATP Tour}}</ref>

[[Motorsports]] also play a role, with Rally Barbados occurring each summer and being listed on the FIA NACAM calendar. Also, the [[Bushy Park, Barbados|Bushy Park Circuit]] hosted the [[Race of Champions]] in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 December 2014 |title=Race of Champions {{!}} Event {{!}} Motorsport.com |url=https://www.motorsport.com/general/event/race-of-champions-13/8809/ |access-date=29 March 2024 |website=motorsport.com |archive-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329040419/https://www.motorsport.com/general/event/race-of-champions-13/8809/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The presence of the trade winds along with favourable swells make the southern tip of the island an ideal location for wave sailing (an extreme form of the sport of [[windsurfing]]).

Barbados also hosts several international surfing competitions.<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.visitbarbados.org/world-surfing-league-barbados-surf-pro|title=World Surfing League|publisher=Visit Barbados|access-date=4 February 2021|archive-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117025710/https://www.visitbarbados.org/world-surfing-league-barbados-surf-pro|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Netball]] is also popular with women in Barbados.<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 December 2020 |title=Netball |url=https://olympic.org.bb/netball-2/ |access-date=29 March 2024 |website=The Barbados Olympic Association Inc. |archive-date=29 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329040838/https://olympic.org.bb/netball-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Several players in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) are from Barbados, including [[Robert Bailey (American football)|Robert Bailey]], [[Roger Farmer]], [[Elvis Joseph]], [[Ramon Harewood]] and [[Sam Seale]].<ref>Grasso, John (2013). ''Historical Dictionary of Football''. Scarecrow Press. Page 484. {{ISBN|9780810878570}}.</ref>

Each March, the Barbados Surf Pro surfing contest is held in Bathsheba. It is the season-ending event for the World Surf League's North American qualifying series.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 March 2025 |title=BTMI Barbados Surf Pro 2025 |url=https://www.worldsurfleague.com/events/2025/qs/361/btmi-barbados-surf-pro/main |access-date=28 March 2025 |website=World Surf League |language=en}}</ref>