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Charlton in, Taylor out

It will be the second consecutive appearance in the final for Devynne Charlton and this time, the goal is to win the gold at the 2024 Olympic Games.

Goodwill Swimming: Bahamas ready to make a splash

THE Bahamas Aquatics team is ready to make a big splash at the Goodwill Swimming Championship for the second consecutive year. The 40-member contingent is expected to commute to Gros Islet, St Lucia, next week Wednesday for competition slated for August 16-18.

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High jumper Donald Thomas eliminated

PARIS, France — As the elder statesman of the crew, team captain Donald Thomas knew that he had to have an exceptional performance in order to advance to the men’s high jump final at the 2024 Olympic Games.

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Charlton, Taylor in 100 hurdles semis

PARIS, France — National record holder Devynne Charlton, sporting a new coloured hairdo just for the 2024 Olympic Games, was one of two of the three Bahamian women’s 100 metres hurdlers to advance to the semifinals.

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Wanya McCoy eliminated in 200 semis at Paris Olympics

PARIS, France — Wanya McCoy admitted that the 2024 Olympic Games has taught him a lot about being competitive in the sport of track and field.

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Rhema Otabor 27th overall in the javelin at Paris Olympics

PARIS, France — With all of the achievements she’s had so far in her young career, javelin thrower Rhema Otabor would have liked to add finalist in her first Olympic Games to her résumé.

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Bahamas junior golf team hits the course in Jamaica

THE Bahamas Golf Federation’s (BGF) junior golf team competed in round one of the 36th Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships (CAJC) yesterday in Kingston, Jamaica.

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Charisma Taylor misses triple jump final

PARIS, France — Charisma Taylor just wished her opening round jump would have held her.

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Ken Mullings 13th overall in decathlon

PARIS, France — As the first Bahamian to compete in the decathlon at the Olympic Games, Ken Mullings ended the two-day, 10-event competition with a Bahamian national record-breaking performance.

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Miller-Uibo and Gardiner injured at Paris Olympics

PARIS, France — It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Both Steven Gardiner and Shaunae Miller-Uibo went down with recurring injuries at the 2024 Olympic Games.

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Wanya McCoy advances to 200 semis

PARIS, France — After his disappointment in his Olympic Games debut in the men’s 100 metres, Wanya McCoy said he was eager to come back and turn things around in his specialty in the 200 metres. McCoy, 21, was eliminated along with Grand Bahamian Terrence Jones in the first round of the 100m.

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Antoine Andrews secures his berth into semifinals of the 110m hurdles

PARIS, France — As one of the bright young stars to watch, Antoine Andrews secured his berth into the semifinals of the men’s 110m hurdles at the 2024 Olympic Games.

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Team Bahamas shines in the Billie Jean King Cup opener

THE Bahamas’ 2024 Billie Jean King Cup quartet of veterans Sydney Clarke, Simone Pratt, Danielle Thompson and newcomer Tatyana Madu made their mark in the opening tie of the Americas Group III in Tacarigua, Trinidad & Tobago.

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Summer of Thunder: Bahamas All-Stars downed 98-80

THE Bahamas Basketball Federation (BBF) Summer of Thunder basketball tournament matchups continued over the holiday weekend at the Kendal GL Isaacs Gymnasium.

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Bahamas mixed 4 x 400m relay team thirteenth overall

PARIS, France — When it was all said and done, the Bahamas mixed 4 x 400 metre relay team of Wendell Miller, Javonya Valcourt, Alonzo Russell and Quincy Penn could do no better than eighth place.