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BSSF 2023 Track & Field Schedules Announced
The Bermuda School Sports Federation will be hosting the Annual School Track and Field Championships starting this Monday, March 13th at the National Sports Center Flora Duffy South Field Stadium. The jam-packed schedule gets underway on Monday with the first of two days of Primary School Qualifying. The 24 public and private schools will be competing... Read more of this article
Bermuda Carifta Games Team Announced
The Bermuda National Athletics Association [BNAA] has announced the athletes that will form the 50th edition of the Bermuda Carifta team. A spokesperson said, “As the BNAA announces the 50th edition of the Bermuda Carifta team, we would like to take a moment to acknowledge and offer our sincerest condolences to the family of Eoghan “Owen”... Read more of this article
Nathan Armstrong Competes At ECAC/IC4A
Nathan Armstrong and his Rider University men’s track and field traveled to Boston for the ECAC/IC4A Championships. Overall Rider finished 11th of 42 teams with seven all-east selections. Competing in the men’s mile preliminaries, Armstrong clocked a personal best time of 4:12.17 finishing 30th overall. In the men’s 4x800m relay team of Mali... Read more of this article
Rogers Meets Carifta Standard In Final Trial
Strong headwinds on the back stretch worked against athletes attempting to make the qualifying standard for the Carifta games in the final meet before the team is to be selected, however one athlete did make the standard, with Tajahri Rogers booking a spot when he ran the Under 17 boy’s 3000 meter run in 9:46.34, with the qualifying standard set at... Read more of this article
Photo Set III: 2023 Skyport Magic Mile Race
Hundreds of the island’s budding young athletes hit the track as the Skyport Magic Mile event was held this weekend at the Flora Duffy Stadium at the National Sports Centre, with family and friends cheering them on from the stands as they raced on the track. You can view the third set of photos from the event below, and you can view the first two... Read more of this article
Photo Set II: 2023 Skyport Magic Mile Race
Hundreds of the island’s budding young athletes, starting from only 4-years-old, hit the track as the always popular Skyport Magic Mile event was held this weekend the Flora Duffy Stadium at the National Sports Centre. You can view the second set of photos below, we will have additional photo galleries and coverage later on, and you can view... Read more of this article
Magic Mile To Go From ‘Strength To Strength’
[Written by Stephen Wright] Aaron Adderley, the president of Skyport, sponsors of the Skyport Magic Mile, envisages the annual community race going from “strength to strength” in the coming years. Skyport came on board as the new lead sponsor of the popular junior race, formerly the Telford Electric Magic Mile, in 2019, ensuring the preservation... Read more of this article
What To Expect At The Skyport Magic Mile
The 2023 Skyport Magic Mile is set to be held on Saturday [March 4], and an outline of the day – from pre-registration to a potential rain date – follows below. The Pacers’ 2023 Skyport Magic Mile is a staple on Bermuda’s community sporting calendar, with thousands of children having been introduced to track and field at the event over... Read more of this article
Lewis Continues Competing In Grand Prix
Jessica Lewis continued competing in the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai. On the second day she competed in the T52/53 women’s 100m finals where she finished 5th clocking a time of 17.71, which followed after she raced to a 5th place finish in the T53 Women’s 800m final. Related Stories Jessica Lewis Finishes Second In Paris Jessica... Read more of this article
Athletes Compete In Speed Capital Event
“Despite severely adverse conditions the 10 athletes who competed in the Speed Capital event did acquit themselves, their parents, and Bermuda proudly,” BNAA President Dr Freddie Evans said, In providing a recap, Dr Evans said, “Despite severely adverse conditions the 10 athletes who competed in the Speed Capital event did acquit themselves,... Read more of this article
Sancho Smith Wins 800M Race In Georgia
Sancho Smith — who competes for Clayton State University — raced to victory in the 800m race at the Savannah State Eye Opener meet in Georgia, finishing in a time of 1:57.28. His performance helped his men’s track and field team place 4th in the meet as they opened their outdoor season. Related Stories Armstrong Advances To Meet... Read more of this article
‘Hall Of Famers’ Share Memories Of Magic Mile
[Written by Stephen Wright] For many of Bermuda’s elite athletes, past and present, the Skyport Magic Mile has helped launch their successful athletics careers by igniting a passion for the sport. Not only is the iconic race where they first tasted competitive action on a grand scale, but it is also the race where they first experienced the thrill... Read more of this article
BNAA Track Meet Carifta Qualifier Results
The Bermuda National Athletic Association hosted a Track Meet at the National Sports Center Flora Duffy South Field Stadium. Tiara DeRosa won the women’s shot put open with a top toss of 11.48m or 37 feet 8 inches and Kesay Bell won the under 20 women’s shot put with a toss of 9.74m or 31 feet 11.5 inches. Jauza James clocked a time of 4:30.45 on... Read more of this article
BSSF Primary School Cross Country Results
Saltus Grammar School and Warwick Academy each won two team championships at the Bermuda School Sports Federation Primary School Cross country championships at the National Sports Center Flora Duffy South Field Stadium. Dalton E. Tucker Primary School’s Yara Muhammad was crowned the Under 9 Girls Champion finishing in 9:55 just when the heavens opened... Read more of this article
Parsons & Bulford-Trott Compete In America East
Za’Kayza Parsons, Keturah Bulford-Trott and their University of Maryland, Baltimore County [UMBC] women’s track and field teammates began competing on the first day of the 2023 America East Indoor Championships. Parsons raced her way into the finals of the women’s 60m dash finishing in seventh in the preliminaries with a personal best... Read more of this article
Jack Brislane Meets Carifta Qualify Standard
The Bermuda National Athletics Association [BNAA] announced that Jake Brislane has met the Carifta qualifying standard in the 5000m under 20 men’s division. BNAA President Dr Freddie Evans said, “Jake ran a time-trial supervised by the track club he is currently training with in the UK and recorded a brisk time on 15:33, well below the qualifying... Read more of this article
