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Athlete Sakari Famous Showcases Artistic Talent
[Written by Stephen Wright] Sakari Famous, better known as the island’s top high jumper, is beginning to make a name for herself as an artist. Although Famous has displayed artistic flair since childhood, she only started focusing on her secondary passion after picking up an injury as student-athlete a few years ago. She has since devoted more time... Read more of this article
Raynor Receives Award At Athletics Congress
[Written by Stephen Wright] Donna Raynor has received a Plaque of Merit for her services to World Athletics and the sport of track and field at the World Athletics Congress in Budapest, Hungary. Raynor, the former Bermuda National Athletics Association [BNAA] president, became the first Bermudian elected to the World Athletics Council this week. “This... Read more of this article
Donna Raynor Elected To World Athletics Council
[Written by Stephen Wright] Donna Raynor, the former Bermuda National Athletics Association [BNAA] president, has become the first Bermudian to be elected to the World Athletics Council. Raynor attended the World Athletics Congress in Budapest, Hungary, with Dr Freddie Evans, the BNAA president, and Mia Bean, the BNAA general secretary. “I still can’t... Read more of this article
Famous Aiming For a ‘Great Season Next Year’
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermuda high jumper Sakari Famous will miss the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, in October-November as she continues her recovery from a back injury, and said she is “looking to have a great season next year.” Famous, who suffered a stress fracture in her lower back in February, has set her sights on returning... Read more of this article
Lewis: Always An Honour To Represent Island
[Written by Stephen Wright] Jessica Lewis said she feels “content” with her performances at the recent World Para Athletics Championships in Paris. Lewis finished fifth in the T53 women’s 100 metres in 17.22sec and seventh in the T53 women’s 400 in 1:00:47. During the build-up to the Championships, the sprinter teamed up with her new coach,... Read more of this article
Jessica Lewis Competes In 400m In Paris
Jessica Lewis returned to the track in the Paris 23 World Championships. Lewis finished 7th in the T53 Women’s 400m race clocking a time of 1:00.47. Catherine Debrunner from Switzerland clocked a winning time of 50.16, Samantha Kinghorn from Great Britain was second in 52.53, and Zhou Hongzhuan from China was third in 53.88. Related Stories Jessica... Read more of this article
Lewis Competes In Paris World Championships
Jessica Lewis took the track for the first time in the Para World Championships in Paris, France. Lewis finished 5th in the T53 women’s 100m race clocking a time of 17.22. Samantha Kinghorn from Great Britain clocked a winning time of 15.93, Catherine Debrunner from Switzerland was second in 16.06, and Fang Gao from China was third in 16.23. Related... Read more of this article
Lewis Takes Part In Opening Ceremony In Paris
The World Para Athletics Championships Opening Ceremony took place at the Charlety Stadium in Paris, with Bermuda’s lone athlete Jessica Lewis and her mother Lorri Lewis taking part in the Opening Ceremony. The World Para Athletics organization said, “It is the first time the biggest single Para sport event on the planet takes place in the Paralympic... Read more of this article
Dage Minors Thrilled With Bronze Medal Win
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermuda middle-distance runner Dage Minors admits his overriding emotion was relief after winning the bronze medal in the 1,500 metres at the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador, El Salvador. The 27-year-old claimed his first medal for Bermuda at a multi-sport competition after finishing third in last night’s... Read more of this article
Dage Minors Wins Bronze Medal At CAC Games
Dage Minors won a bronze medal in the 1,500 metres at the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador, El Salvador tonight [July 6], adding yet another medal to Bermuda’s tally at these Games. Minors — the only Bermudian to have ever broken the 4-minute mile — finished in a time of 3:45.12 to capture the bronze medal, with... Read more of this article
Jessica Lewis Teams Up With New Coach
[Written by Stephen Wright] Jessica Lewis has teamed up with a new coach as she prepares for the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris next month. The sprinter has spent the past month working with coach Geoff Harris, who represented Canada in the 800 metres at the Olympic Games in London in 2012. Lewis, who specialises in the T53 100, is in a... Read more of this article
Perinchief Aiming To Win Medal At CAC Games
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermuda triple jumper Jah-Nhai Perinchief said he is confident of adding to his medal collection when he competes at the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador, El Salvador. Perinchief insists he will have his sights on gold when he stares down the runway towards the sandpit for his first jump in the triple... Read more of this article
Kris Trott Wins Bronze At Special Olympics
[Written by Stephen Wright] Kris Trott has won Bermuda’s second medal at the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin after claiming bronze in the men’s 200 metres Level B today. A team of 19 athletes are representing Bermuda at the Special Olympics, which started on Saturday [June 17], in athletics, bowling, equestrian, swimming and tennis. It is... Read more of this article
Laura Repose Wins Medal At Special Olympics
[Written by Stephen Wright] Laura Repose has won Bermuda’s first medal at the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin after claiming bronze in the women’s 800 metres. A team of 19 athletes are representing Bermuda at the Special Olympics, which started on Saturday [June 17], in athletics, bowling, equestrian, swimming and tennis. It is the first... Read more of this article
2023 Bermuda Pacers School Relay Classic
The 2023 Bermuda Pacers School Relay Classic took place at the Flora Duffy South Field Stadium at the National Sports Center. The CedarBridge Academy Boys 1600 Meter Relay High School Relay team of Tajahri Rogers, Jayson Simons, Daiquan Trott, and Tajer Basden clocked a winning time of 3:37.38. Rogers, Simons, along with Keezai Cann and Jalen Richardson... Read more of this article
BNAA Pacers Weekend Track Meet Results
The Bermuda Pacers Track Club hosted a track meet this past weekend. Miles Outerbridge won the Under 17 Boys 100 and 200 meter events, clocking 11.24 in the 100m and 23.47 in the 200m. Khari Sharrieff won the Under 17 Boys 800m race, clocking a time of 2:12.56; Tobiah Goodchild was second in 2:26.68 and Gianluca Bortoli was third at 2:35.94. The Under... Read more of this article
