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Kyrah Scraders Named Bermuda’s Flag Bearer
The Bermuda Olympic Association [BOA] today announced that 17-year old runner, Kyrah Scraders, will be the Bermuda team’s flag bearer at the Opening Ceremonies of the Youth Olympic Games being held on 16 August in Nanjing, China. Ms. Scraders, who is a Grade 11 student at The Berkeley Institute, will represent Bermuda in the 800 meter race. She started... Read more of this article
BOA Reveals Youth Olympic Games Athletes
The Bermuda Olympic Association [BOA] today revealed the names of the athletes who will represent Bermuda at the second Summer Youth Olympic Games being held in Nanjing, China from August 16 to August 28, 2014. Seven athletes will compete for Bermuda in four sports. Those athletes include Faheemah “Kyrah” Scraders [athletics], Jahnhai Perinchief... Read more of this article
Youth Olympians Return From Singapore
Last night [Aug 28] three of the four teenage athletes who represented Bermuda in the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore returned to the island. The three pictured at the airport last night [sprinter Jeneko Place, sailor Owen Siese, and middle distance runner Taylor Ashley-Bean] all captured top 10 finishes in the world class event. Also flying the flag... Read more of this article
Owen Siese Finishes 6th in Singapore
15 year old Sandys Boat Club sailor, Owen Siese, finished in 6th place overall at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. Siese and the other 28 participants in the male singlehanded Byte CII dinghy completed their twelfth and final race in typical light and shifty conditions. The last race was a “Medal Race” and is similar to the... Read more of this article
Owen Siese Moves To 5th In Singapore
Bermuda youth sailor has moved up to 5th in the 2010 Youth Olympics being held in Singapore, remaining in medal contention. Yesterday [Aug 23] three races were scheduled, but only 2 sailed, which saw Owen finish 6th and 8th. After a slight delay in the morning, breeze only began to fill in just before the scheduled start however built quite quickly,... Read more of this article
Jeneko Place Captures 5th In Singapore
16-year-old Cedarbridge student Jeneko Place has captured a 5th place finish in the finals of the 2010 Youth Olympics being held in Singapore. Running in Lane 7, the island`s top teenager sprinter finished in a time of 21.50. Jeneko ran .26 of a second faster than his qualifying time, and finished .28 of a second behind Gold Medalist Zhenye Xie from... Read more of this article
Owen Siese Moves To 7th in Singapore
Bermudian sailor Owen Siese dropped slightly today [Aug 20] as the Byte CII sailors completed Race 5 and Race 6 at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. Owen dropped from 4th to 7th place overall with finishes of 12 and 8 today. Today’s conditions saw the wind fluctuating between 3 and 12 knots, punctuated with delays caused by rain showers.... Read more of this article
Two Athletes Make Finals In Singapore
Both local track and field athletes have made the finals at the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore. 16-year-old sprinter Jeneko Place completed his first round in the 200m, placing 4th in his heat with the 5th fastest time therefore he is in the “A” final. Taylor Ashley-Bean completed her first round in the 1000m, placing 8th in her heat... Read more of this article
Bermudian Sailor Moves Up To 4th In Singapore
Bermudian sailor Owen Siese has moved up to 4th place at the Youth Olympic Games being held in Singapore. This now puts him within three points of the medal podium after completing two more races today. Owen was able to score another excellent 2nd place finish in race three of the regatta and an 11th place in race four in the twenty nine boat fleet. Only... Read more of this article
After 2 Races BDA Sailor 6th in Singapore
Bermuda’s sailor at the Youth Olympic Games, Owen Siese, completed his first day of racing in the Byte CII Dinghy, ending the day in 6th place overall after completing 2 races. In race one Owen finished in 18th place and had an impressive 2nd place finish in race two in the 29 boat fleet. Racing was postponed earlier in the morning due to light... Read more of this article
Ryan Gunn 31st In Singapore
17-year-old Ryan Gunn finished 31st in the Men’s Triathlon during the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games in a time of 1:04:29.34. Ryan recorded the 31st fastest swim time in the 750m swim in open water clocking 11:08, before riding the 20km Bike Course in 32:07. Ryan then ran the 5km Run Course in a time of 20:52. In addition to Ryan, three other... Read more of this article
Busy Day For Bermuda Athletes in Singapore
SOON after a 24-hour flight via New York and Frankfurt and arriving at Changi Airport at 6.30am yesterday, the Bermuda Youth Olympic team were whisked away to a full day of activities. But the bunch from the British overseas territory, off the east coast of the United States, showed no signs of fatigue as they went through their introductory tours and... Read more of this article
