‘We have enough to take care of our expenses’
WITH all the paperwork done to get everybody sorted out for the 2012 Olympic Games, Bahamas Olympic Committee president Wellington Miller and secretary general Romel Knowles yesterday left town for London, England, on Sunday with high expectations for Team Bahamas.
Bahamas' first female Olympic head coach
Last year, at the International Amateur Athletic Federation’s World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, Dianne Woodside made her debut as the first female coach of a global senior meet.
'The Tank' WBO contender
Not since 2001 when he was pegged at No. 18 in the International Boxing Federation has heavyweight Sherman ‘The Tank’ Williams had a world ranking. His triple crown title win over Chauncy Welliver in Macau, China, on June 28 has propelled him to No.12 in the World Boxing Organisation.
A floral welcome for the Bahamas Olympic team
WHILE our athletes are going for gold at the Olympics the UK town which is home to their training camp has spruced up its flowerbeds with a Bahamas theme as a tribute.
Cable Bahamas responds on olympic coverage
AMID continued public uncertainty over the 2012 Olympic Games broadcast coverage, Cable Bahamas Ltd executives yesterday said they are working feverishly to have the games seen from all possible angles.
‘I feel good going into first olympics’
As a locally based athlete, nobody can second guess half/quarter-miler Wesley Neymour anymore. He made a decision to step down from the men’s 800 metres to run the 400m and it paid off big dividends as he’s now on his way to represent the Bahamas at his first Olympic Games in London, England.
Free American football camps start on Friday
THROUGH the 7th Annual Devard and Devaughn Darling Football Camps, Bahamian native Devard Darling is fulfilling his and identical twin brother’s dream to bring American football to the Bahamas.
CVC: Bahamas defeats Guadeloupe
IT WAS a quick start for the Bahamas in the 14th Annual Senior Caribbean Volleyball Championships as the team still seeks to qualify for the top tournament in the region.
HAWKE'S EYE: A live blog from the London Olympics
BRETT Hawke, head coach at Auburn Swimming and Diving, has landed in London as part of Team Bahamas, with Olympics 2012 swimming hopeful Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace, as he reflects in a column for The Tribune he filed from the UK:
LOCAL NEWS: judo team set for US Junior Open
A team of national champions will represent the Bahamas in the United States Junior Open on July 27.
Mackey set for Olympic debut
Whether it was just in the ‘nick of time’ or he did it on time, sprinter Trevorvano Mackey knew sooner or later that he would be competing in his first Olympic Games. He even has a tattoo of the Olympic rings on his right arm since last year in preparation for this lifetime experience.
Fraser off to London
The Fraser family has been a household name on the local track and field scene for a number of years. They now have an Olympic qualifier in Warren Fraser.
$100,000 for Olympics - BTC gives backing to Olympic committee
BTC has become the top local sponsor in Bahamas Olympic Association’s history.
All set for the 'unexpected'
She would have liked to be competing in an individual event, but sprinter V’Alonee Robinson is content with making her debut at the Olympic Games as a member of the women’s 4 x 100 meter relay team.
Bank aims to raise funds for men's relay team
WITH the start of the 2012 Summer Olympics two weeks away, Bank of The Bahamas (BOB) announced the launch of a national drive to raise funds for the men’s 4x400 relay team, kicking off the campaign with a $10,000 donation and urging public donations.
