Blazer Elite Sports Academy members enjoy their international journey
THE Blazer Elite Sports Academy team embarked on their international journey on June 27, 2024. The travelling party included head Coach Dr. Ray Evans, team mother Nicole Evans, parent presidents Seandra and Gervergo Delancy, along with supporting crew members Deborah Mills and Chantal Sylvester.
Rising baseball stars are ‘starting from the bottom’
The Bahamas Baseball Association will continue its quest to get the country’s international rankings up so that they can eventually get a team to qualify to compete in the World Baseball Classic.
Weighing in on the Olympic debate
THERE has been much public debate over a controversy that has brewed because of the fact that the Bahamas Olympic Committee has not been respected for the role that it plays in the landscape of sports in the country.
Keyshawn Strachan to join Cornhuskers
KEYSHAWN Strachan, national record holder of the men’s javelin, will be the latest Bahamian javelin thrower to make the transition to the Big Ten Conference with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cornhuskers. The premier javelin performer announced the transfer from the Auburn University Tigers via his Instagram page on Wednesday evening.
DR KENT BAZARD: The benefits of cross-training for injury prevention and performance enhancement
CROSS-TRAINING has become a cornerstone in the modern athletic regimen, offering numerous benefits beyond simply improving performance in a single sport.
Lacarthea Cooper: ‘I am sad I cannot compete with them’
Less than 24 hours after the Bahamas Olympic Committee (BOC) ratified a 20-member contingent set to represent the nation at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, social media became flooded with outrage as quarter-miler Lacarthea Cooper was snubbed from the team despite finishing in the top three of the 400m event at the BAAA Junior and Senior Nationals.
Controversy surrounds relay selection for Paris Olympics
IN a recent development concerning the selection of athletes for the upcoming Olympics, a storm has erupted over the decision regarding the mixed 4x400m relay team.
The sports calendar July 18
THE annual Peace On Da Streets Basketball Classic, dubbed “Shooting Hoops instead of Guns,” is being held every day until July 21 at the Michael ‘Scooter Reid” Basketball Center at the Hope Center. All games start at 6pm daily. Categories include 12-and-under, 16-and-under, 20-and-under, government ministry, church and open divisions.
First annual Baseball Summer Camp kicks off
IN an exciting collaboration between Learn, Develop Kaizen Performance (LDK) and The Batter’s Box, the first annual Baseball Summer Camp has kicked off in the Bahamas with a mission to elevate the standard of player development in the country at the Andre Rodgers Baseball Stadium.
New Providence Oldtimers Softball Association regular season update
THE New Providence Oldtimers Softball Association continued its regular season action over the weekend at the Archdeacon William Thompson Softball Park at the Southern Recreation Grounds.
Bahamas sends eight young sailors to Optimist championship
THE Bahamas Optimist Dinghy Association is excited to announce that a team of eight talented young sailors will compete in the 2024 Optimist North American Championship which is being held from July 13-20, 2024, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Two junior sailors to represent The Bahamas at Youth Sailing World Championships in Italy
THE Bahamas Sailing Association (BSA) is pleased to announce the two athletes to represent The Bahamas at the 2024 Youth Sailing World Championships, the premier event in international youth sailing being held from July 12-20 at Lake Garda, Italy.
Bahamas team named for the Olympic Games
Despite not being recommended by the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations after she didn’t finish in the top three at the Bahamas National Championships, the Bahamas Olympic Committee still named Shania Adderley to Team Bahamas for the 2024 Olympic Games.
Lacarthea upset she did not make the team
LACARTHEA Cooper said while she has no objection to Grand Bahamian Shania Adderley being named to the Olympic team, she felt she should not be deprived of her opportunity to travel with Team Bahamas to Paris, France.
Mullings proud to represent nation at Paris Olympics
KEN Mullings, former student-athlete of the University of The Bahamas (UB), has experienced a lot of monumental firsts over the course of the last few weeks in the athletics world.
