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Weekend Reports, Photos, Videos, Links & More
This past weekend saw the 2016 Olympic Games get underway in Brazil with Bermuda being represented by an 8-strong team, a police officer injured in a two vehicle collision, Flora Duffy win the Montreal International Triathlon Union World Cup in Canada, Reggie Lambe score in his debut for Carlisle United and more. Links to our weekend coverage are below,... Read more of this article
Motocross: Mitchell Places 2nd In Tennessee
Eighteen year old Bermudian motocross rider Jyire Mitchell has placed 2nd Overall in the 450B Class at the Rocky Mountain ATV/MC AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship held recently at the Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. Following his performance in June during the Regional Finals at the High Point Raceway, Jyire qualified for... Read more of this article
Dr Brown: I Fully Support Dr Reddy In This Action
Dr. Ewart Brown – a former Premier and founder of Bermuda HealthCare Services — said he “will continue to fully support Dr. Reddy” in his action against the Bermuda Police Service, saying “his summary arrest and the warrantless raid of his home were unnecessary, unfair, and unjust.” Dr Brown said, “I was pleased... Read more of this article
Photos: Flora Duffy Wins Triathlon In Montreal
[Written by Don Burgess] Bermuda’s Flora Duffy topped the podium in Montreal today as her last race before heading down to the Rio Olympics. Duffy was competing in the Montreal International Triathlon Union World Cup, where she dominated from start to finish. As she did in her last two events, Duffy broke away on the bike portion before breaking... Read more of this article
Police Officer Injured In Two Vehicle Collision
A police officer is being treated for leg injuries following a two-vehicle collision involving a police motorcycle and a private car this afternoon on Palmetto Road. A police spokesperson said, “Approximately 4:15pm on Sunday 7 Aug 2016, Police and first responders attended a report of two-vehicle collision involving a police motorcycle and a... Read more of this article
Volleyball: Bermuda Defeats British Virgin Islands
[Updated] Bermuda’s Women’s National Volleyball Team are competing in Round 1 of qualifying for the 2018 World Championships, marking the third time Bermuda has participated in the World Championship Qualifiers. The Women’s Group A Qualifier is being held from August 6 & 7 in Phillipsburg, Dutch St. Maarten. Bermuda will compete against British... Read more of this article
Sunday August 7th: “Good News” Spotlight
Bermuda’s elite athletes representing the island at the 2016 Olympic Games, Reggie Lambe scoring in his debut for Carlisle United, and fitness class Fierce Funk Fitness raising $2,100 for the Chewstick Foundation were all some of the positive news stories from the past week. In other good news, 100-year-old driver Brownlow Place was recognised... Read more of this article
Olympics: Julian Fletcher Finishes 3rd In Heat
[Written by Don Burgess] Julian Fletcher was motivated to do his best today when he heard his family cheering for him. Fletcher, swimming in the first heat of the men’s 100m breaststroke, finished third in a time of 1:02.73. His time was not good enough to move on to the semi-finals but the young swimmer was “absolutely thrilled” to represent... Read more of this article
Video: Reggie Lambe Scores In Carlisle Debut
Bermudian sporting excellence is on full display today, as while our Olympians begin to compete in Brazil, professional footballer Reggie Lambe made a very impressive debut for Carlisle United, scoring in his first showing for the team. The match vs Portsmouth ended in a 1-1 draw, and in a tweet following the match, Lambe said, “Good to be on... Read more of this article
Olympics: Pearson Advances To Quarter-Finals
The Bermuda team has commenced competition in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, with rower Shelley Pearson advancing to the Rowing Women’s Single Sculls Quarter-Finals after finishing third in her heat this morning. Pearson delivered a time of 8:22.15 during the heats to advance to the next round. The photo below, courtesy of Patrick Singleton from... Read more of this article
Swimmers: Olympic Opener “Electric & Inspiring”
[Written by Don Burgess] Swimmers Julian Fletcher and Rebecca Heyliger enjoyed helping put Bermuda on the world stage in last night’s Olympic opening ceremony. Fletcher loved the “electric atmosphere” of the opening ceremony, but couldn’t stay for the whole event. The swimmer is racing today in the 100m breaststroke preliminaries and needed... Read more of this article
Bermuda Shorts At Olympic Ceremony Are A Hit
[Written by Don Burgess] Bermuda typically gets a sea of praise for the Olympic opening ceremony whenever we walk in in our iconic Bermuda shorts. Here’s a roundup of some comments from last night. People magazine had a feature on The Olympics Opening Ceremonies Outfits You Have to see. It said: As in past years, the members of Bermuda’s Olympic... Read more of this article
