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I must admit, despite it being the height of silly season and my intelligence being insulted daily by all the political minutia, that Team Bahamas’ gold-medal performance in the mixed 4x400m relay to close out the IAAF World Relays on Sunday night was a welcome break from the norm and the grim reality of where we are truly as a nation.
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THE New Providence Women’s Basketball Association is scheduled to continue its best-of-5 championship tonight at the DW Davis Gymnasium with game four between Career Builders Lady Cheetahs and Bommer G Lady Operators.
Mixed relay gold for the Bahamas
While the United States of America was dominant over the two days, the Bahamas saved its best performance in the introduction of the mixed 4x 400 metres at the third IAAF/BTC World Relays.
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.
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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
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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.
