Commonwealth Athletes, Premier & Minister

October 9, 2010

Premier Dr Ewart Brown, along with Sports Minister Glenn Blakeney met up with the top local athletes who are presently competing in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. The Premier and Minister Blakeney are attending the Commonwealth Games after participating in the signing ceremony of the Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with the Government of India.

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Bermuda athletes have represented the island proudly, with long jumper Tyrone Smith making it to the finals, swimmer Roy Allan Burch making it to the semi finals, sprinter Tre Houston setting a new personal best time of 10.45, and swimmer Kiera.Aitken making it through to the semi finals.

Jacklyn Lambert recorded  the first win for Bermuda when she defeated Uganda’s Jalia Nanfuka on the tennis court and local sharpshooter Nelson Simons achieved a very impressive distinction – being the oldest athlete in the Games at age 78.

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  1. terry says:

    Ok..Fill me in ( easy there big bouy) Who is the Caucasion lady and why is Minister wearing a cowboy jacket and why does it look like Eawrt and Glenn are giving gang signs with their hands or is that just PLP comraderey…..

  2. D. Evans says:

    @Terry why is all the negative coments necessary, if you don’t have anything positive why say anything at all. SMH

    • ronnie j says:

      D – Appropo me thinks. We have been forced to endure the most negative and destructive leadership since forever and you think it hasn’t filtered. Wake up. Negative rules!!!