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Sakari Famous: ‘Biggest Stage Of My Career’
[Written by Stephen Wright] High jumper Sakari Famous heads into the Commonwealth Games in top form after enjoying her best-ever collegiate season. Famous, who transferred to McNeese University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, from the University of Georgia last year, has enjoyed a stellar campaign, achieving multiple personal bests and national records. The... Read more of this article
Video: A Look At Duffy’s Wins In 2018 & 2022
Dame Flora Duffy won the gold medal at the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first triathlete to retain a Commonwealth title. Dame Flora’s second victory came on July 29 at Sutton Park, a National Nature Reserve six miles north of Birmingham, earning her that honourable distinction and strengthening her cause after being nominated... Read more of this article
Dage Minors Looks Forward To 1,500m Race
[Written by Stephen Wright] Dage Minors says he feels the entire island will be rooting for him when he races in his 1,500 metres heat at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Thursday. Minors captured the hearts of a nation when he thrilled a packed crowd at the Flora Duffy Stadium by finishing third in a world-class field in his event at the... Read more of this article
Moore Sets New Bermuda Record At Games
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermuda swimmer Madelyn Moore said the Commonwealth Games could not have gone much better for her after setting a new national record and reaching two semi-finals. Moore competes in her final event tomorrow, the 50 metres backstroke, when she looks to qualify for her third semi-final in Birmingham. She raced in the 50 freestyle... Read more of this article
Keane To Miss Rest Of Games Due To Injury
[Written by Stephen Wright] Emma Keane has torn a ligament in her ankle and will miss the remainder of the squash competition at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Keane sustained the injury after slipping on the court during her straight sets defeat to Georgia Adderley, of Scotland, in the round of 32 at the University of Birmingham Hockey and... Read more of this article
Tyler Butterfield: “Most Fun Experience”
[Written by Stephen Wright] Tyler Butterfield has described his fifth and final Commonwealth Games appearance as his “most fun experience” in triathlon after helping Bermuda finish seventh in the mixed team relay. Bermuda’s line-up of Tyler Smith, Flora Duffy, Butterfield and Erica Hawley came seventh in 1hr 20min 6sec. “It was the bronze... Read more of this article
Madelyn Moore Advances To Semis In 50 Fly
[Written by Stephen Wright] Madelyn Moore has advanced to the semi-finals of the 50 metres butterfly at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham today. Moore finished sixth in her heat in 27.33sec and will swim again later today at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre. Her teammate, Emma Harvey, did not qualify for the semi-finals after coming seventh in her... Read more of this article
Videos: Moore & Harvey Swim Personal Bests
[Written by Stephen Wright] Madelyn Moore and Emma Harvey both achieved personal bests in the semi-finals of their events at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham today. Moore, competing in the 50 metres freestyle, finished seventh in heat two in 25.72sec at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre. Moore told Bernews: “First Commonwealth Games, first semi-final,... Read more of this article
Bermuda Team For Commonwealth Relay Race
[Written by Stephen Wright] Dame Flora Duffy believes “strange things can happen” in the mixed team relay as Bermuda’s foursome push for medal contention at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham tomorrow [Sunday]. Duffy, who retained her Commonwealth title in scintillating fashion yesterday, returns to Sutton Park, a National Nature Reserve six... Read more of this article
Video: Emma Keane After Commonwealth Debut
[Written by Stephen Wright] Emma Keane — the first Bermudian female squash player to compete at the Commonwealth Games — said she learned plenty from her straight sets defeat to Scotland’s Georgia Adderley in the round of 32 at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham today [July 30]. Keane produced a gutsy display against Adderley, ranked... Read more of this article
Moore & Harvey Advance To Semi Finals
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermuda swimmers Madelyn Moore and Emma Harvey will compete this afternoon [July 30] in the semi-finals of their respective events in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Both swimmers were in action at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre this morning, with Moore finishing third in her 50 metres freestyle heat in 25.86sec –... Read more of this article
Hawley Finishes 16th In Commonwealth Games
[Written by Stephen Wright] Erica Hawley said there were plenty of positives to take from her sixteenth-place finish in the women’s triathlon at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham today. Hawley, who finished in 58min 29sec, said she felt far more competitive than when she made her Commonwealth Games debut on the Gold Coast, Australia, four years... Read more of this article
