RESULTS: Blue Marlin Track Classic - Thomas A Robinson National Stadium
• Here’s a look at the performances from the Blue Marlin Track Classic, held at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium on Sunday:
Holowesko earns US National Cycling Junior Time Trial Championship
LIAM Holowesko, one of the most talented young cyclists in the Bahamas, continues to make an impression on the international scene.
CBC U-16: Team Bahamas brings home the gold
BASED on the historic performance of the junior men’s national team at the recent Caribbean Basketball Confederation Under-16 Championships, the future looks bright for the country’s national team programme.
Bahamas wins Davis Cup opener
THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association men’s national team won their opening match of the American Zone III Davis Cup tie at the National Tennis Club in La Paz, Bolivia.
Running Tide, Susan Chase and WG Thunderbird emerge as the winners
THE All Andros and Berry Islands Regatta, held over the Independence weekend in Morgan’s Bluff, North Andros, in honour of the late colourful legend Frank Hanna, saw Running Tide, Susan Chase and WG Thunderbird emerge as the A, B and C class winners respectively.
Warhawks, Ravens win titles in Bahamas Flag Football League
THE 2016 Bahamas Flag Football League season produced a pair of new championship winners at the Winton Rugby Centre on Sunday. The A Sure Win Warhawks won the men’s title while the Summit Academy Ravens won the women’s title in the season finale. Both were first time wins for the respective clubs.
LA back on the sporting map as Sparks fly and Lakers rebuild
As most sports fans know this is the most boring portion of the sporting calendar! Nothing, zilch, nada, zero.
NBA Summer League: Buddy struggles but rebounds in loss to Jazz
BUDDY Hield struggled in his first Summer League appearance but on Bahamian Independence Day, he broke out of that slump to give the Pelicans fanbase a glimpse of what they can expect in the near future.
Former boxer Bertram ‘Bert Perry’ Perigord dead at 72
BERTRAM ‘Bert Perry’ Perigord, one of the country’s most prolific boxers, was found unresponsive in his apartment on Monday morning.
2nd annual Blue Marlin Track Classic doesn’t produce many qualifiers for Brazil Olympics
ABOUT 70 athletes from more than 16 countries came to town to participate in the second annual Blue Marlin Track Classic.
Women’s 4x400m relay team makes the last 16 for Rio
The women’s 4 x 400 metre relay team took advantage of the Blue Marlin Track Classic on Independence Day to clinch the last of the 16 spots for the trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the 2016 Olympic Games.
Men’s 4 x 100 relay team hoping to make top 16 cut for Rio Olympics
WITH the men’s 4 x 400 metre relay team already locked down for next month’s trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the men’s 4 x 100m team is hoping that they will also get a chance to compete in the 2016 Olympic Games.
For first time, BAAA assembles relay training camp at home ahead of Blue Marlin Classic
FOR the first time, the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAAs) has assembled a Relay Training Camp at home with the view of getting the teams ready to compete in the Blue Marlin Track Classic on Sunday.
Girls ready for Caribbean Basketball Confederation’s U-16 Championships
AFTER watching the dominating performances turned in by the boys, the Bahamas Basketball Federation’s girls team is hoping that they can go to Guyana next week and duplicate the effort at the Caribbean Basketball Confederation’s Under-16 Championships for Girls.
THE FINISH LINE: As the Olympic medal chase ensues, kudos to the BSF and its swimmers
THE Bahamas Swimming Federation should be commended for setting another high standard in local sports and inking in another historic performance in the process.
