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Tomorrow’s Voices To Host Great Sip & Paint
[Written by Stephen Wright] Tomorrow’s Voices will host its annual paint night to raise funds for its autism centre. The Fourth Annual Great Sip & Paint for Autism Fundraiser will be held at Tomorrow’s Voices’ new facility at TN Tatem in Warwick on Sunday, August 28. It will be the first time in two years people can attend the event in... Read more of this article
Swift Training Hard For Fencing Championships
[Written by Stephen Wright] Rhys Swift will be the youngest of Bermuda’s four-man team competing at the Commonwealth Fencing Championships in London. The 14-year-old, who competes in the Cadet Men’s Sabre and Junior Men’s Sabre classes, will represent the island alongside Don Treanor, the team captain, Federico Candiolo and Ben Jewett. Swift,... Read more of this article
Hodgkins Included In Canada U20 Rugby Team
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermudian Jamin Hodgkins has been named in the Canada Under-20 team for their international match against Zimbabwe Under-20 tomorrow [Saturday]. The fly-half will start the opening game of the Canada Conference, an international men’s under-20 competition, at the University of Guelph in Ontario. The game kicks off at... Read more of this article
Dame Flora Duffy Visits Star Diving Camp
[Written by Stephen Wright] Dame Flora Duffy made a special guest appearance at the Star Diving camp at the Aquatics Facility, National Sports Centre, this week. Duffy, who stormed to the gold medal in the individual triathlon at the recent Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, greeted youngsters and posed for photographs at the annual summer camp. Katura... Read more of this article
“It’s Been A Fantastic Games For Bermuda”
[Written by Stephen Wright] The Commonwealth Games in Birmingham might be Bermuda’s best-ever collective showing at a major multi-sport event. It began ten days ago when Flora Duffy stormed to the gold medal in the individual triathlon at Sutton Park and finished with Jah-Nhai Perinchief emerging as the island’s next sporting superstar after clinching... Read more of this article
Video: Perinchief On Commonwealth Medal Win
[Updated + Written by Stephen Wright] Jah-Nhai Perinchief etched his name into the annals of Bermudian sporting history after winning the bronze medal in the triple jump at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Perinchief’s first attempt of 16.92 metres earned him a spot on the podium on the final day of the competition at an atmospheric Alexander... Read more of this article
Bermuda Cyclists Looking Forward To Road Race
[Written by Stephen Wright] Kaden Hopkins said the Bermuda men’s cycling team hope to “throw a stick in the works” when they compete in the road race at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Hopkins, Conor White, and Nicholas Narraway will team up for the road race, which takes place in Warwick, a market town, 19 miles south-east of Birmingham,... Read more of this article
DeSilva-Andrade & Hayward Win Bronze Medals
[Written by Stephen Wright] Yushae DeSilva-Andrade and Omar Hayward claimed bronze medals at the Veldhoven World Boccia Challenger event in the Netherlands yesterday. Both players reached the semi-finals of their respective categories, the BC1 women’s division and BC1 men’s division. Hayward lost his semi-final against Greece’s Panagiotis Soulanis... Read more of this article
Hopkins Top Amateur Finisher In Time-Trial
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermuda cyclist Kaden Hopkins was the top amateur finisher in the men’s time-trial after producing a thrilling ride at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. All of the riders finishing ahead of Hopkins, who came an impressive eleventh, were UCI World Tour or Continental Team cyclists. The 22-year-old completed the technical... Read more of this article
Video: Dage Minors Finishes Ninth In 1,500m
[Written by Stephen Wright] Dage Minors remained philosophical after finishing ninth in his 1,500 metres heat at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Minors pointed out that his time of 3min 46.67sec would have been fast enough to qualify for the final at the previous Games on the Gold Coast, Australia, four years ago. Results of both heats, Minors... Read more of this article
Sakari Famous Finishes 8th In High Jump Heat
[Written by Stephen Wright] Sakari Famous — who made her Commonwealth Games debut for Bermuda today — said she had a few issues with her high jump approach after finishing eighth in her qualifying group, however added that the event was ‘amazing.’ Famous, competing at her first major Games, had a successful attempt at 1.76 metres... Read more of this article
Cycling: Conyers Out Of Time-Trial At Games
[Written by Stephen Wright] Caitlin Conyers has been ruled out of the time-trial race at the Commonwealth Games because of illness. Conyers, the island’s top female rider, was set to race this morning at West Park in Wolverhampton. She will be hoping to recover in time for the road race in Warwick on Sunday. Kaden Hopkins, Nicholas Narraway and... Read more of this article
