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Perinchief Places 8th At Youth Olympics In China
Bermuda’s Jah-Nhai Perinchief finished 8th overall in the high jump at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in China, recording a leap of 2.00m after qualifying for the “A finals” after equaling his personal best in the preliminaries. Danil Lysenko from Russia won the gold with a jump of 2.20m, Yuji Hiramatsu from Japan claimed silver with... Read more of this article
Kyrah Scraders Wins B Finals At Youth Olympics
Bermuda’s Kyrah Scraders raced to victory in the 800m B Final during the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China today [Aug 23] running a season best time of 2:10.66 to finish ahead of Celia Alonso from Spain who clocked 2:11.12 to place second, Ana De Campos Silva from Brazil who finished third in 2:11.27, while athletes from Ukraine, Botswana,... Read more of this article
Kionje Somner Finishes 6th In 200m Heat
Kionje Somner took to the track in the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, with the teenage sprinter representing Bermuda in the 200m. Somner competed in Heat Two of the Men’s 200m race, finishing 6th in a time of 22.39 which qualified him for the C Final. Somner is one of seven young Bermudian athletes representing the island at the Youth... Read more of this article
Washington Sets Another Age Group Record
Jesse Washington took to the pool for the second time during the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. Washington set a new Bermuda Age Group Record in the 100m freestyle when he touched the wall 4th in Heat 1 clocking 53.89. Washington’s time saw him finish 34th overall. Related Stories Sam Williamson Sets Swimming Record Lucas Castree Helps... Read more of this article
Smith & Hawley Compete In Relays In China
Bermuda’s Tyler Smith and Erica Hawley were back in action in China taking part in the 4x Mixed Triathlon Relay’s final at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. Smith was put on the America’s 3rd team that finished 11th with a time of 1:29:04, Smith competed the swim in 3:24, then covered the bike distance in 10:08 before clocking... Read more of this article
Scraders, Perinchief Through To Finals In China
Both Kyrah Scraders and Jah’Nhai Perinchief have qualified for the finals at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China following strong showings in the preliminaries. Kyrah Scraders ran to a third place finish in heat 2 of the 800m, clocking a time of 2:11.27 which saw her qualify for the B final. Meanwhile Jah-Nhai Perinchief equaled his... Read more of this article
Ceci Wollman Continues At Youth Olympics
Ceci Wollman’s Youth Olympic Games campaign has got off to a mixed start in Nanjing, China with two race days under her belt. From four races the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club sailor is 10th overall. On the opening day Wollman posted a 14th and a 31st after receiving an on water penalty, however she hit back on the second day, “I got a second... Read more of this article
Tyler Smith Finishes 19th in Youth Olympics
Bermuda’s Tyler Smith competed in the triathlon during the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, clocking a personal best time of 58.11 on his way to finishing 19th. Smith completed the 750m in a time of 9:48 which was the 24th fastest time, he then clocked 29:32 on the 20K bike course before closing out with a 17:43, 5K run time. Chef-de-Mission... Read more of this article
Jesse Washington Wins Heat In Nanjing, China
Bermuda’s Jesse Washington took to the pool for the 100m Butterfly during the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. Washington set a new Bermuda Age Group Record when he touched the wall first in Heat 1 clocking 59.09. Washington out swam Lalanomen Andrianirina from Madagascar who clocked 1:03.26 and Harris Bandey from Pakistan who clocked... Read more of this article
Ceci Wollmann Now In 10th Place In China
Ceci Wollmann was back on the water taking part in the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. Competing in the Byte CII Women’s One Person Dinghy Race, Wollmann started the day in 23rd place overall after two races, but when the day ended Wollmann was up to 10th place with 52 points. Wollmann finished 2nd in the first race of the day and the... Read more of this article
Triathlete Erica Hawley Finishes 29th In China
Bermuda’s first competitor in the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, was triathlete Erica Hawley, who finished 29th overall during the 750m swim, 20K bike and 5K run in a time of 1:08:14. Hawley had an excellent swim and was right in the mix coming out in 21st with a time of 10:43. Unfortunately, she had a crash on the first lap of the bike... Read more of this article
Video: 2014 Youth Olympics Opening Ceremony
The 2014 Youth Olympic Games got underway on Saturday [Aug 16] in Nanjing, China, with seven of Bermuda’s top athletes set to compete the best junior athletes from around the world. Bermuda is being represented in four sports by seven athletes, with Faheemah “Kyrah” Scraders [athletics], Jah-Nhai Perinchief [athletics], Kionje Somner [athletics],... Read more of this article
