Women’s 4x100 6th in final, earns World Championships berth
THE youth movement in the women’s 4x100m programme produced a sixth place finish in the final and a berth in the 2017 IAAF World Championships.
Men’s 4x200 5th in final for 2nd straight IAAF World Relays
FOR the second consecutive edition of the IAAF/BTC World Relays, the Bahamas finished fifth in the Men’s 4x200m final.
Men’s 4x100 secures 8th spot for London Worlds
DESPITE their third place finish in the B final of the men’s 4 x 100 metres, a bizarre occurrence in the A final resulted in the Bahamas being elevated to the eighth spot and a trip to the IAAF World Championships in London, England in August.
Bahamas 10th overall in women’s 4x400
IT was a valiant effort for Team Bahamas in the women’s 4x400m but the team remains a work in progress and failed to make the event’s final at the BTC IAAF World Relays.
COUNTDOWN TO THE FIFA BEACH SOCCER WORLD CUP: Japan
Japan were drawn in Group C at the 2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship in Malaysia in March. After easing to respective 14-0 and 11-2 victories over Qatar and Iraq, they went down 5-4 to United Arab Emirates in a thrilling encounter.
FOURTH QUARTER PRESS: What more can Bahamas do to compete with regional powerhouse Jamaica?
IT’S hard not to look at the success of Team Jamaica at this weekend’s IAAF World Relays - held here in The Bahamas at the Thomas A Robinson stadium - and not ask what more Team Bahamas can do to catch-up with the skill and talent of its regional counterpart.
USA retains title in the Women’s 4x800, clocks world-leading time
THE United States was able to retain the title in the Women’s 4x800m and set a world-leading time in the process.
Jamaica strikes gold in the Women’s 4x200, sets new world Relays record
LED by a pair of individual Olympic medallists, Team Jamaica won gold in the Women’s 4x200m and set a new World Relays record in the process.
JBLN ALL-STAR GAMES
THE Junior Baseball League of Nassau has announced that the League All-Star Games will be held on Saturday, April 29, at its Field of Dreams baseball complex in Nassau East.
Bahamas give IAAF World Relays a golden finish
THERE was nothing sweeter than winning the first gold medal for Team Bahamas in the third edition of the IAAF/BTC World Relays in the new mixed event at the two-day competition on Sunday night at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.
UPDATED: Bahamas men's sprint team qualify for world championships after disqualifications
ALTHOUGH the fans showed their appreciation in cheering them on for their efforts, day one of the IAAF/BTC World Relays did not turn out as expected from Team Bahamas.
Cartwright retires
While he would have liked to have joined fellow Bahamian and close friend Antoan Richardson as a major leaguer, Albert Cartwright has walked away from the professional ranks of baseball after a 10-year career in the minor league.
An in-depth World Relays preview
MEN’S 4 X 100 Often framed as a highly anticipated showdown between Jamaica and the USA, this year’s event won’t have the standard star power we have become accustomed to on either side. What it will offer is a look at a new cast of characters.
Tennis ace Shepherd signs her letter of intent
IESHA Shepherd, the top ranked junior female tennis player in the country, is gearing up for a big transition in her career.
Stop by the Bahamas Olympic Museum/Sports Hall of Fame
NOBODY has taken more photographs and videos of our athletes competing at the major international meets than historian Stanley Mitchell. So it’s no surprise that he wants to display all of his artefacts in a museum.
