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Penruddocke Makes Great Start At Olympics
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermuda sailor Adriana Penruddocke has made an impressive start to her women’s dinghy campaign at the Olympic Games in Paris today [August 1]. Penruddocke, competing in the ILCA 6 one-design class at the Marseille Marina, a port city in the south of France, showed she can hold her own on the world stage by finishing... Read more of this article
Photos: Triathletes At The 2024 Olympics
Erica Hawley, Dame Flora Duffy and Tyler Smith represented Bermuda in the triathlon at the 2024 Paris Olympics on July 31. Erica Hawley and Tyler Smith made their Olympic debuts, and seasoned Olympian Dame Flora Duffy achieved a 5th place finish in her fifth Olympic appearance. Duffy’s participation tied the record for the most Olympic triathlon... Read more of this article
Heyliger Working As Olympic Swimming Judge
[Written by Stephen Wright] It is not only athletes representing Bermuda at the Olympic Games in Paris, with Margret Heyliger performing duties as a swimming official. Heyliger, the mother of Rebecca Heyliger, who competed in swimming at the 2016 Rio Games, is on the World Aquatics swimming technical committee and a stroke judge in Paris in the video... Read more of this article
Governor Attends Olympic Games In Paris
[Written by Stephen Wright] Governor Rena Lalgie said the island can be “incredibly proud” of the Bermuda athletes competing in the pinnacle of their sports at the Olympic Games in Paris. There are eight athletes representing the island at the Paris Games: triathletes Dame Flora Duffy, Erica Hawley and Tyler Smith, swimmers Emma Harvey and Jack... Read more of this article
Adriana Penruddocke At Home In Marseille
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermuda sailor Adriana Penruddocke said she is raring to go after spending the past few days “staying sharp” before her Olympic Games campaign starts tomorrow [August 1]. Penruddocke returned to the sailing venue in Marseille, a port city in the south of France, on Saturday, having travelled to Paris for the opening ceremony,... Read more of this article
Tyler Smith “Super Proud” Making His Debut
[Written by Stephen Wright] Tyler Smith said he was “super proud” of making his Olympic debut in the men’s triathlon at the Paris Games today [July 31]. Smith, 25, finished 48th in 1hr 51min 59sec and said his first experience of competing on the biggest stage in his sport had been a learning curve. “It’s mixed emotions,” Smith told Bernews.... Read more of this article
Erica Hawley On Her Olympic Debut
[Written by Stephen Wright] Erica Hawley said she soaked up as much atmosphere and knowledge as she could from her Olympic debut in the women’s triathlon at the Paris Games today [July 31]. Hawley, who finished 41st in 2hr 2min 55sec, said she had a few nerves before the race but soon settled when she saw the dozens of Bermudians dotted around the... Read more of this article
Flora Duffy Reflects On Five Olympic Games
[Written by Stephen Wright] An emotional Dame Flora Duffy shed tears of pride after closing the curtain on her Olympic Games career with a fifth-place finish in the women’s triathlon at the Paris Games today [July 31]. A reflective Duffy, who etched her name into the annals of Bermudian sporting history when she stormed to a gold medal at the 2020... Read more of this article
Photos: Bermuda Supporters At Paris Triathlon
Bermuda supporters gathered enthusiastically at the triathlon events this morning [July 31] in Paris, cheering on our athletes, with most supporters easily recognizable in their pink shirts and many of them carrying Bermuda flags. The events saw Dame Flora Duffy race to a fifth place finish in her fifth Olympic appearance for Bermuda, Erica Hawley... Read more of this article
Duffy Finishes 5th, Hawley 41st, Smith 48th
[Updated] The Olympic women’s triathlon was held this morning [July 31] with Dame Flora Duffy racing to a 5th place finish in her fifth Olympic appearance for Bermuda and Erica Hawley finishing 41st in her Olympic debut. The appearance by Dame Flora Duffy equaled the all-time record for Olympic appearances in the triathlon, she is now one of only... Read more of this article
Dame Flora Duffy On Olympic Hopes In Paris
Dame Flora Duffy said she has renewed hope of producing a top performance at the Paris Games in the women’s triathlon tomorrow [July 31]. The Olympic champion told award-winning Bermudian journalist Glenn Jones in a recent interview for Bernews that her ambition is to win another medal and has left no stone unturned in her preparations. She returned... Read more of this article
Photos: Triathletes Get Familiar With Course
Bermuda’s Olympic triathletes recently undertook familiarization rides in Paris as they prepare for their respective upcoming competitions. The athletes have not actually been able to do the swimming training, which was canceled on two consecutive days due to the low water quality, and the men’s triathlon — which was supposed to take... Read more of this article
