Jessica Lewis Qualifies For 2012 Paralympics

[Updated with video] Marking the first time in history a Bermudian has qualified for the track and field portion, Bermuda’s Jessica Lewis has qualified for the 2012 London Paralympic Games. Ms Lewis just concluded taking part in several summer track meets in the US and Canada in her continuing bid to enter the 2012 Games. [...]

Bermuda National Track & Field Championships

The Powerade Bermuda National Track & Field Championships will be held Friday June 15th & Saturday June 16th beginning at 5:00pm each day. BTFA President Donna Watson said, “This is going to be a phenomenal event as we will be bringing home all of our Elite athletes to compete plus overseas competition. “All of our [...]

Video/Results: BTFA Golden Onion Series II Meet

The Bermuda Track and Field Association’s Onion Series continued at the National Sports Center on Saturday [May 12] with the Pacers hosting the track Meet. Zekiah Lewis won the Under 12 Girls 100 Meter Dash with a time of 13.91 while One Hart finished second clocking 14.85 and Markesiyah DeShields finished third in 15.06. The [...]

Top Three Finishes For Track Athletes Overseas

A number of Bermudian track and field athletes competed overseas this past weekend, recording a number of top three finishes. Bermuda Track and Field President Donna Watson said, “We started Friday night with Aaron Evans at the SEC Championships in Baton Rouge, Louisiana competing in the heats of the 800m and placing 1st earning him [...]

Taylor-Ashley Bean Breaks Record…Again

Marking the fourth record she has broken in the last 6 weeks, Bermuda’s Taylor-Ashley Bean has shattered the 800m Junior Women’s National record for second time in five days. The powerhouse runner set her latest record at a meet held in Salem, Virginia yesterday [May 10]. Bean clocked a time of 2:10.53 to better the [...]

Ashley Berry Sets Two Personal Best Times

Ashley Berry competed in two events recently which saw her achieve personal best times in two events. During the Duke Invitational, held at the campus over the April 6-7 weekend, Berry finished 8th in the 3000m clocking a Personal Best time of 10.08:20. Over 2,500 participants from over 50 institutions were scheduled to compete at [...]

Victoria Fiddick Wins Gold Medal In Finland

Bermuda resident Victoria Fiddick claimed victory in the 2012 World Masters Indoor Championships in Finland, winning the 8km cross country race. Ms Fiddick ran in two feet of snow and ice on what she called a “roller coaster four lap course” to claim the gold medal. Susan Ridley of the UK won the silver medal, [...]

Photos Set #2: 2012 Carifta Games

Crowds cheered the athletes on at the 2012 Carifta Games this past weekend at the National Sports Centre. Bermuda came away winning six medals and regional powerhouse Jamaica topped the medal table with 77. National pride was on full display with numerous Bermuda flags seen waving and contingents of supporters seen flooding the stands with [...]

Seven Carifta Records Set In Bermuda

Seven new Carifta records were set during the 2012 Carifta Games in Bermuda, the International Association of Athletics Federation [IAAF] said. “Tynell Gumbs of British Virgin Islands and Chelsea James of Trinidad & Tobago set automatic Games records, using the 500g Javelin and 3kg Shot for the first time at CARIFTA in the under-17 girls [...]

Videos: Bermuda Hosts 2012 Carifta Games

The 2012 Carifta Games has concluded, with Bermuda winning six medals, and regional powerhouse Jamaica topping the medal table with 77 medals – 34 gold, 24 silver and 19 bronze. The Bahamas was second, with Trinidad and Tobago rounding out the top three. There are fifteen videos below showing the spectators cheering; high jump, long [...]

Next Page »