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Kyrah Scraders Wins Second Medal At Carifta
Kyrah Scraders has won her second — and Bermuda’s third — medal of the 2015 Carifta Track & Field Games at the Silver Jubilee Athletic Stadium in St. Kitt’s, claiming the silver medal in the Under 20 800m event. During the final, Ms. Scraders clocked a time of 2:12.16 to finish second and pick up the silver medal, with the Bahamas’... Read more of this article
Carifta Games: Kyrah Scraders Wins Bronze
The second day of the 2015 Carifta Games taking place in St. Kitt’s saw Bermuda’s Kyrah Scraders claim the island’s first track & field medal of these games as she crossed the line third in a time of 4:41.76 in the 1500m to claim a bronze medal. Jamaica’s Lisa Buchanan claimed the gold, while Sasha-Gaye Whyte, also from Jamaica,... Read more of this article
Kyrah Scraders Wins B Finals At Youth Olympics
Bermuda’s Kyrah Scraders raced to victory in the 800m B Final during the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China today [Aug 23] running a season best time of 2:10.66 to finish ahead of Celia Alonso from Spain who clocked 2:11.12 to place second, Ana De Campos Silva from Brazil who finished third in 2:11.27, while athletes from Ukraine, Botswana,... Read more of this article
Kyrah Scraders Named Bermuda’s Flag Bearer
The Bermuda Olympic Association [BOA] today announced that 17-year old runner, Kyrah Scraders, will be the Bermuda team’s flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies of the Youth Olympic Games being held on 16 August in Nanjing, China. Ms. Scraders, who is a Grade 11 student at The Berkeley Institute, will represent Bermuda in the 800 meter race. She started... Read more of this article
Scraders Wins Second Gold At Championships
Kyrah Scraders took Bermuda’s medal count to four while competing at the 2014 CAC Junior Championships in Morelia, Mexico winning gold in the 14-17 Girls 400m Dash with a time of 55.55. Scraders previously captured a gold medal during the 14-17 Girls 800m Junior B race clocking a time of 2:14.00 and Kyle Webb picked up a bronze medal in the 18-19... Read more of this article
CAC Jnr Championship Athletes Congratulated
Kyrah Scraders, Kyle Webb and Jah-Nhai Perinchief have all captured medals in the first two days of competition at the CAC Junior Championships in Mexico. Shadow Sports Minister Michael Weeks said, “The PLP extends warm congratulations to Kyrah Scraders, Kyle Webb and Jah-Nhai Perinchief for their outstanding performances at the CAC Junior Championships... Read more of this article
Scraders, Webb Win CAC Championship Medals
The 2014 CAC Junior Championships got underway in Morelia, Mexico on Friday [July 4] with Bermuda’s athletes taking to the track to compete and capturing a gold and bronze. Kyrah Scraders captured a gold medal during the 14-17 Girls 800m Junior B race clocking a time of 2:14.00. Kyle Webb picked up the second medal of the night for Bermuda winning... Read more of this article
Bermuda Team For CAC Jnr Games In Mexico
The Bermuda National Athletic Association [BNAA] will be sending a team to the CAC Jnr Championships in Morelia, Mexico which takes place from July 4th – 6th. BNAA President Donna Watson said, “We are hoping that we get some of our athletes qualified for the World Junior Championships out of this meet as this will be the last opportunity... Read more of this article
Youth Olympics: Scraders, Perinchief Confirmed
BNNA President Donna Watson said, “As you may or may not be aware the Carifta Games that were held in Martinique April 19th – 21st served as one of the qualifiers for the Youth Olympic Games for the Americas region. The age of the athletes are 16 and 17 years old. “The qualifier at Carifta served as the qualifier for the Caribbean... Read more of this article
Queen’s Baton Stops At Agricultural Exhibition
This afternoon [Apr 26] the Queen’s Baton made a special visit to the Agricultural Exhibition, where it was led into the Show Ring by the Bermuda Regiment Band and carried by 2014 CARIFTA Games double medalist Kyrah Scraders, who won silver in the 1500m and gold in the 800m earlier this month. The baton was then carried by Bermuda’s Commonwealth... Read more of this article
Video: CARIFTA Track & Field Team Returns
Bermuda’s medal-winning track & field team returned home this evening [Apr 24] following a successful showing at the 2014 CARIFTA Games in Martinique. The team was greeted by Senator Alexis Swan, as well as their friends and family who cheered them as they walked out of the airport. Bermuda won five medals in total, placing 9th on the overall... Read more of this article
Video: Scraders Wins Gold CARIFTA Medal
[Updated with video] Bermuda’s CARIFTA medal tally is now up to five, with Kyrah Scraders claiming her second medal and Bermuda’s first gold medal of these Games. Competing in the 800 finals this evening [Apr 21], Scraders outsprinted both the Jamaican competitors on the final stretch to cross the line in 2.10.68 to claim her first gold medal... Read more of this article
