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Live Updates: Local Events & USATF Games
[Updating] The USATF Bermuda Games is being held today [April 9] at the Flora Duffy Stadium, featuring an array of top international athletes — including multiple Olympic medalists — as well as top Bermuda athletes. A number of local entities combined to help bring this world class event to Bermuda, the main local event sponsor is Athene,... Read more of this article
‘Honoured To Help Bring World-Class Event’
[Written by Stephen Wright] Athene Life Re, the main sponsor of the USATF Bermuda Games, says it “takes immense pride” in helping bring the inaugural athletics meet to the island. The USATF Bermuda Games, a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold Label Event – the highest level outside the World Athletics Diamond League – will be held at the... Read more of this article
Photos: Athene Fastest Kid On Rock Qualifiers
[Updated with video] The qualifying heats for the ‘Athene Fastest Kid on the Rock’ are being held this evening [April 8] at the Flora Duffy Stadium, with the event part of the inaugural USATF Bermuda Games, which will continue tomorrow. We will update with the full results as able, and in the meantime, you can view all our coverage of the... Read more of this article
Four Bermuda Athletes To Compete In Games
Four top Bermuda athletes – Dage Minors, Tre Houston, Lamont Marshall, and Jah-Nhai Perinchief – will be representing Bermuda in the USATF Games tomorrow [April 9], which will be hosted in Bermuda and broadcast internationally via NBC Sports. The Bermuda National Athletic Association [BNAA] posted the graphics below online, saying, “We... Read more of this article
Sakari Famous Earns Athlete Of The Week
Bermuda’s Sakari Famous — who competes for the McNeese State University and recently set new school and Bermuda records in the high jump — has been named one of the Southland Conference Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week. The announcement said, “UIW’s Abby Gray and McNeese’s Sakari Famous are the Southland... Read more of this article
NBC Sports Set To Broadcast Bermuda Games
Olympic medalists Ato Boldon and Sanya Richards-Ross will serve as analysts for NBC Sports live television and online broadcast coverage of the USATF Bermuda Games, which is se to take place this Saturday, April 9th. A statement from NBC Sports said, “Olympic medalists Noah Lyles, Grant Holloway, and Gabby Thomas headline NBC Sports’ live coverage... Read more of this article
Minors: USATF Meet Will Be A ‘Career Highlight’
[Written by Stephen Wright] Dage Minors believes the star-studded line-up at the USATF Bermuda Games is the “greatest field of athletes” ever assembled on the island. Minors, along with top local names Jah-Nhai Perinchief and Lamont Marshall, will be among some of the most decorated figures in athletics when they compete at the Flora Duffy Stadium... Read more of this article
Competitors Announced For USATF Track Event
The 2022 USATF Bermuda Games are set for Saturday, April 9 at the Flora Duffy Stadium in Devonshire, with numerous top international athletes set to take part. The USATF website said, “Eight Olympic medalists from last summer’s Tokyo Games highlight the field for the 2022 USATF Bermuda Games. Set for April 9 at Flora Duffy Stadium in Devonshire,... Read more of this article
‘Run Jump Throw’ Event At NSC This Saturday
The ‘Run Jump Throw’ event for kids aged 6 to 12 years old will be held on April 9th from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, with the event set to take place in advance of the inaugural USATF Bermuda Games at the Flora Duffy Stadium, which will see a number of world class athletes in action. A Government spokesperson said, “On April 9th at 10:00... Read more of this article
Morris, Washington Compete In Memorial Classic
Sanaa Rae Morris and Zenji Washington represented the IMG Academy Track and Field team at the Dunbar Tigers Guy Thomas Memorial Classic. Morris finished 6th in the women’s 200m clocking 25.83, while Washington clocked a time of 13.15 finishing 25th in the women’s 100m. Related Stories Armstrong Competes In MAAC Championships Marshall & Outerbridge... Read more of this article
Perinchief To ‘Put On A Show’ At Meet In Bermuda
[Written by Stephen Wright] Jah-Nhai Perinchief has vowed to “put on a show” for the home crowd at the inaugural USATF Bermuda Games at the Flora Duffy Stadium on Saturday [April 9]. The triple jumper finished his indoor season on a high note, coming fifth on his debut at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, last... Read more of this article
Famous Sets New School & Bermuda Record
Sakari Famous — who competes for the McNeese State University — had an outstanding showing during the LSU Battle on the Bayou meet, setting a new school and Bermuda record. The Bermudian athlete set a new school record in the high jump with a jump of 5-feet-11.25 inches, with the height also setting a new Bermuda record. Related Stories BSSF... Read more of this article
Caitlyn Bobb Wins 200M At Towson Invitational
Caitlyn Bobb, Za’Kayza Parsons, Keturah Bulford-Trott, and their University of Maryland Baltimore County [UMBC] Women’s Track and Field teammates competed on the second day of of the Towson Invitational. Bobb won the women’s 200m dash, crossing the finish line in a time of 24.60. Bulford-Trott ran the third leg for the UMBC women’s 4x100m... Read more of this article
Trio Represent UMBC At Towson Invitational
Caitlyn Bobb, Za’Kayza Parsons, Keturah Bulford-Trott and their University of Maryland, Baltimore County [UMBC] women’s track and field teammates competed on the first day of the Towson Invitational. Competing in the women’s 100m preliminaries Bobb advanced to the finals with the 3rd fastest time of 11.93, Bulford-Trott also advanced to... Read more of this article
Five Athletes Compete In Outdoor Track Meets
Five Bermuda track athletes competed in school track meets. Madisyn Bobb represented Harford Tech Women’s Track and Field at a track meet between Aberdeen, Fallston, and Harford Tech. During the women’s varsity 400 meters, Bobb clocked a winning time of 1:06.04. She then leapt a personal best of 3.79m to finish fourth in the women’s long jump.... Read more of this article
Athletes Compete In Outdoor Track Meets
Four Bermuda athletes took to the track to represent their schools, with Johndell Cumberbatch representing Morehouse College, Diara James Powell-Burgess represented Clayton State, Caitlyn Bobb represented the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Sakari Famous represented McNeese. Cumberbatch clocked a personal best time of 1:58.83 to finish... Read more of this article
