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Smith & Hawley Compete In Relays In China
Bermuda’s Tyler Smith and Erica Hawley were back in action in China taking part in the 4x Mixed Triathlon Relay’s final at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. Smith was put on the America’s 3rd team that finished 11th with a time of 1:29:04, Smith competed the swim in 3:24, then covered the bike distance in 10:08 before clocking... Read more of this article
Scraders, Perinchief Through To Finals In China
Both Kyrah Scraders and Jah’Nhai Perinchief have qualified for the finals at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China following strong showings in the preliminaries. Kyrah Scraders ran to a third place finish in heat 2 of the 800m, clocking a time of 2:11.27 which saw her qualify for the B final. Meanwhile Jah-Nhai Perinchief equaled his... Read more of this article
Ceci Wollman Continues At Youth Olympics
Ceci Wollman’s Youth Olympic Games campaign has got off to a mixed start in Nanjing, China with two race days under her belt. From four races the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club sailor is 10th overall. On the opening day Wollman posted a 14th and a 31st after receiving an on water penalty, however she hit back on the second day, “I got a second... Read more of this article
Tyler Smith Finishes 19th in Youth Olympics
Bermuda’s Tyler Smith competed in the triathlon during the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, clocking a personal best time of 58.11 on his way to finishing 19th. Smith completed the 750m in a time of 9:48 which was the 24th fastest time, he then clocked 29:32 on the 20K bike course before closing out with a 17:43, 5K run time. Chef-de-Mission... Read more of this article
Jesse Washington Wins Heat In Nanjing, China
Bermuda’s Jesse Washington took to the pool for the 100m Butterfly during the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. Washington set a new Bermuda Age Group Record when he touched the wall first in Heat 1 clocking 59.09. Washington out swam Lalanomen Andrianirina from Madagascar who clocked 1:03.26 and Harris Bandey from Pakistan who clocked... Read more of this article
Ceci Wollmann Now In 10th Place In China
Ceci Wollmann was back on the water taking part in the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. Competing in the Byte CII Women’s One Person Dinghy Race, Wollmann started the day in 23rd place overall after two races, but when the day ended Wollmann was up to 10th place with 52 points. Wollmann finished 2nd in the first race of the day and the... Read more of this article
Triathlete Erica Hawley Finishes 29th In China
Bermuda’s first competitor in the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, was triathlete Erica Hawley, who finished 29th overall during the 750m swim, 20K bike and 5K run in a time of 1:08:14. Hawley had an excellent swim and was right in the mix coming out in 21st with a time of 10:43. Unfortunately, she had a crash on the first lap of the bike... Read more of this article
Video: 2014 Youth Olympics Opening Ceremony
The 2014 Youth Olympic Games got underway on Saturday [Aug 16] in Nanjing, China, with seven of Bermuda’s top athletes set to compete the best junior athletes from around the world. Bermuda is being represented in four sports by seven athletes, with Faheemah “Kyrah” Scraders [athletics], Jah-Nhai Perinchief [athletics], Kionje Somner [athletics],... 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
BOA Reveals Youth Olympic Games Athletes
The Bermuda Olympic Association [BOA] today revealed the names of the athletes who will represent Bermuda at the second Summer Youth Olympic Games being held in Nanjing, China from August 16 to August 28, 2014. Seven athletes will compete for Bermuda in four sports. Those athletes include Faheemah “Kyrah” Scraders [athletics], Jahnhai Perinchief... Read more of this article
Youth Olympians Return From Singapore
Last night [Aug 28] three of the four teenage athletes who represented Bermuda in the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore returned to the island. The three pictured at the airport last night [sprinter Jeneko Place, sailor Owen Siese, and middle distance runner Taylor Ashley-Bean] all captured top 10 finishes in the world class event. Also flying the flag... Read more of this article
Owen Siese Finishes 6th in Singapore
15 year old Sandys Boat Club sailor, Owen Siese, finished in 6th place overall at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. Siese and the other 28 participants in the male singlehanded Byte CII dinghy completed their twelfth and final race in typical light and shifty conditions. The last race was a “Medal Race” and is similar to the... Read more of this article
Owen Siese Moves To 5th In Singapore
Bermuda youth sailor has moved up to 5th in the 2010 Youth Olympics being held in Singapore, remaining in medal contention. Yesterday [Aug 23] three races were scheduled, but only 2 sailed, which saw Owen finish 6th and 8th. After a slight delay in the morning, breeze only began to fill in just before the scheduled start however built quite quickly,... Read more of this article
Jeneko Place Captures 5th In Singapore
16-year-old Cedarbridge student Jeneko Place has captured a 5th place finish in the finals of the 2010 Youth Olympics being held in Singapore. Running in Lane 7, the island`s top teenager sprinter finished in a time of 21.50. Jeneko ran .26 of a second faster than his qualifying time, and finished .28 of a second behind Gold Medalist Zhenye Xie from... Read more of this article
Owen Siese Moves To 7th in Singapore
Bermudian sailor Owen Siese dropped slightly today [Aug 20] as the Byte CII sailors completed Race 5 and Race 6 at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. Owen dropped from 4th to 7th place overall with finishes of 12 and 8 today. Today’s conditions saw the wind fluctuating between 3 and 12 knots, punctuated with delays caused by rain showers.... Read more of this article
Two Athletes Make Finals In Singapore
Both local track and field athletes have made the finals at the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore. 16-year-old sprinter Jeneko Place completed his first round in the 200m, placing 4th in his heat with the 5th fastest time therefore he is in the “A” final. Taylor Ashley-Bean completed her first round in the 1000m, placing 8th in her heat... Read more of this article
