Brenden Vanderpool making an impact in the pole vault
BRENT Vanderpool knew sooner or later his son Brenden would surpass his accomplishments in the men’s pole vault.
Lavardo ‘savours’ silver in octathlon
A decision to switch from his speciality in the 400 metres hurdles and open one lap race to compete in the multiple events payed off a big dividend for Lavardo Deveaux with a trip on the medal podium at Oaktree Medical Center’s 50th CARIFTA Games over the weekend.
On track: Future looks bright for The Bahamas
THE future of track and field in the country is in good hands. During the 50th Oaktree Medical Centre CARIFTA Games, Bahamians got a front row seat to witness some of the brightest athletes on display in the sport.
Derek Jeter’s star-studded golf tourney returns to The Bahamas May 11-14
Celebrities, athletes to hit the links at Baha Mar’s Royal Blue Golf Course, Busta Rhymes to perform at DJI Gala
DEREK Jeter’s Turn 2 Foundation announced it will host the highly-anticipated Derek Jeter Invitational (DJI) in partnership with Baha Mar – The Bahamas’ luxury resort destination – May 11-14.
Javonya Valcourt continues her momentum on the track
UNIVERSITY of Tennessee freshman Javonya Valcourt brought her talents to Thomas A Robinson National Stadium for the 50th CARIFTA Games this past weekend.
BAHAMAS 2ND WITH 41 MEDALS: Nine gold, 12 silver and 20 bronze
As the curtain came down on Team Bahamas’ hosting of the Oaktree Medical Center’s 50th CARIFTA Games at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium on Monday night, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg was delighted to welcome home the five-peat CARIFTA swimming team.
New generation of athletes ‘speaks volumes to where we are heading as a country’
QUARTER-miler Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown, triple jumper Leevan ‘Superman’ Sands and sprinter Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie were all impressed with the level of support they saw for the Oaktree Medical Center’s 50th CARIFTA Games.
HO Nash Lions girls say thank you to coach ‘Pattie’ Johnson
WITH so many persons she helped to groom through the Lions girls’ basketball and volleyball programme at HO Nash, former deputy prime minister Cynthia “Mother” Pratt said it was good to see at least one person come back and say “thank you” to coach Patricia ‘Pattie” Johnson.
Lord Sebastian Coe pleased to have World Relays back in The Bahamas
LORD Sebastian Coe, president of World Athletics, admitted that there’s no better place to stage the World Relays than in The Bahamas where it got its genesis in 2014.
FIVE-PEAT: Bahamas CARIFTA swimming champions
The Bahamas’ 36-member team to the CARIFTA Swim Championships in Curacao returned home with their fifth consecutive championship title and a pair of recordbreaking performances from two of the four co-team captains Rhanishka Gibbs and Nigel Forbes.
CARIFTA GAMES: Bahamas tops last year's medal count, finishes second behind Jamaica
THE 50th Oaktree Medical CARIFTA Games wrapped up last night at the Thomas A Robinson stadium.
Bahamas dominates at CARIFTA Swim Championships.
THE 36-member Bahamas team will be bringing its fifth consecutive title back home from the CARIFTA Swim Championships.
Open water swim team prepare for Monday's event
AS the Bahamas swim team get ready to wrap up their fifth straight title at the CARIFTA Swim Championships in Curacao tonight, the three-member team of Layla Saidi, Ayden Bain and Caellum Darville will put the icing on the cake with the open water swim on Monday morning.
Bahamas well ahead in CARIFTA Swim Championships
TEAM Bahamas is well on its way to a fifth-straight victory going into the fourth day of competition in the CARIFTA Swim Championships in Curacao.
