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Video: BermudAir Wishes Athletes “Good Luck”
BermudAir is sponsoring Team Bermuda for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, with the company releasing a video wishing the team good luck as they prepare to compete on the biggest stage in the world. The video includes well wishes from a number of local athletes from a range of sports, including swimming, tennis, bodybuilding, hockey, football, cricket,... Read more of this article
‘Rowing Association Is Very Proud Of Dara’
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermuda will be represented in Olympic rowing for a third straight Games when Dara Alizadeh competes tomorrow [July 27] – with the Bermuda Rowing Association already planning to continue that trend for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Alizadeh is making his second Olympic appearance in the single sculls after debuting at the... Read more of this article
Local Designers Announced For Team Bermuda
Team Bermuda will dazzle today [July 26] at the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony, as the Bermuda Olympic Association announces local fashion designers Courtney Clay, Channing Dill, and Alana Wade as the official designers for the 2024 Olympic Games. A spokesperson said, “Clay is credited with the custom scarf, tie, and pocket squares. Dill created... Read more of this article
Front Street Mile Winner Thie At Olympics
[Written by Stephen Wright] Two-times Front Street Mile winner James Thie is among the familiar faces in Paris, with the Welshman helping coach Team Great Britain’s distance runners. Thie, who won the elite men’s race in 2003 and 2004, also coaches Bermuda’s top middle-distance runner, Dage Minors, who teamed up with Thie in September last year. Minors,... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s Top 10 Finishes In The Olympics
[Written by Don Burgess] Dame Flora Duffy brought home golden joy at the Tokyo Olympics, but Bermuda has had plenty to celebrate since we first started competing back in 1936. Clarence Hill prompted wild cheers with his bronze medal in 1976, and our first big moment on the Olympic stage was Francis ‘Goose’ Gosling’s 10th-place finish in 1948.... Read more of this article
Video: Glenn Jones Interviews Dame Flora Duffy
Emmy Award-winning Bermudian journalist Glenn Jones recently traveled to Colorado to interview defending Olympic gold medalist Dame Flora Duffy, with the pair discussing Dame Flora’s goals, her recovery from an injury, her sports-funding initiative, and more. Mr Jones works for NBC Boston, and we appreciate them allowing us to ‘borrow’... Read more of this article
Jah-Nhai Perinchief Enjoying Village Atmosphere
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermuda triple jumper Jah-Nhai Perinchief said he is settling into life at the Olympic Village in Saint-Denis after arriving in Paris from Arkansas today [July 25]. Perinchief, who does not compete until August 7, will be joined in the French capital by coach Travis Geopfert and mentor Brian Wellman. He told Bernews: “I’ve... Read more of this article
Video: Hawley And Smith On Final Preparations
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermuda triathletes Erica Hawley and Tyler Smith have been putting the finishing touches to their preparations in a “chilled environment” in the picturesque suburb of Poissy – about 40 minutes from the centre of Paris. The pair, who are making their Olympic debuts, were today [July 25] joined at their hotel by team-mate... Read more of this article
Video: Dame Flora Duffy Arrives In Paris
[Written by Stephen Wright] Dame Flora Duffy touched down in Paris this morning [July 25] with her husband Dan Hugo and coach Jessica West. Duffy, who won the women’s triathlon at the rescheduled Tokyo Games in 2021, was greeted at the Charles de Gaulle Airport by Katura Horton-Perinchief, the Bermuda chef de mission. The multiple time-time world... Read more of this article
Live Updates: Team Bermuda At Olympic Games
As the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris get closer to opening, Bernews is providing live text updates, photos, results, and post-event reactions below. Bermuda has eight athletes representing us at the Olympics; Jah-Nhai Perinchief, Adriana Penruddocke, Tyler Smith, Dame Flora Duffy, Erica Hawley, Emma Harvey, Jack Harvey and Dara Alizadeh,... Read more of this article
Video: Athletes Describe Olympic Village In Paris
Bermuda athletes Dara Alizadeh, Emma Harvey and Jack Harvey have shared a glimpse into life inside the Olympic Village, including sharing pins with other countries, sleeping on the cardboard beds, the canteen food and more. Swimmer Emma Harvey told Bernews that it has been “really amazing” and you “just kind of soak up the atmosphere,”... Read more of this article
Video: Interview With Erica Hawley
Erica Hawley says she will feel like she “belongs” when she takes to the start line on the River Seine for the women’s triathlon at the Olympic Games in Paris. Hawley left no stone unturned in her quest to qualify for her first Olympics, which involved a punishing race schedule, competing in multiple continents pursuing precious ranking points. It... Read more of this article
Video: Interview With Katura Horton-Perinchief
Speaking during an interview with another barrier breaking athlete, Katura Horton-Perinchief reflected on the twentieth anniversary of her becoming the first Black female Olympic diver at the Athens Games in 2004. Horton-Perinchief, who will serve as Bermuda’s chef de mission at the Paris Games, said she is immensely proud of her achievement and hopes... Read more of this article
Peter Dunne Delighted With Olympic Squad
[Written by Stephen Wright] Peter Dunne, the Bermuda Olympic Association [BOA], president said he is delighted the island will be represented by eight athletes in five different sports at the Olympic Games in Paris. Dunne, who will attend his first Olympics as the BOA president, believes the squad reflects the island’s wealth of sporting talent and... Read more of this article
Video: Interview With Olympian Tyler Smith
Bermuda triathlete Tyler Smith – speaking to three-time Olympian Tyrone Smith – said he was inspired to become an Olympian after watching Dame Flora Duffy compete at the 2012 London Games. Smith was 14 years old when he travelled to Europe for the first time for a family vacation and attended the women’s triathlon, where he cheered on a 24-year-old... Read more of this article
Tyler Smith Reflects On Olympic Journey
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermuda triathlete Tyler Smith has reflected on his journey from “Clearwater Beach to the River Seine” as he puts the final touches to his preparations for the Olympic Games in Paris. Smith, 25, competes in the men’s triathlon at Pont Alexandre III on the River Seine in the French capital on July 30. He headed to Paris... Read more of this article
