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Sheniqua ‘Q’ Ferguson doesn’t advance to semi-final of 200m

BEIJING, China — Sheniqua ‘Q’ Ferguson was hoping to make her return to the Bird’s Nest a spectacular one.

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‘People thought it couldn’t happen, but I proved them wrong’

WHATEVER happens in the final of the men’s triple jump tonight, Leevan ‘Superman’ Sands will take solace in the fact that he already made a triumphant return to international prominence.

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'Superman' Sands leaps into world triple jump final and tears flow

ON THE day that Jeffery Gibson received the first medal for the Bahamas at the 15th IAAF World Championships, Leevan 'Superman' Sands had an emotional leap into the men's triple jump final.

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Gibson gets bronze, lowers his national record in 400 metre hurdles at 15th IAAF Worlds Championships

BEIJING, China — From Commonwealth Games bronze last year to Pan American Games gold this year, Jeffery Gibson is now just one step away from completing an unprecedented cycle of winning a medal at all of the major international track and field meets.

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Shaunae Miller cruises into finals of 400m

BEIJING, China — Shaunae Miller made this one look so easy.

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Smith doesn’t advance to semi-final of 200m

But looking forward to redeem himself in 4x100 relay

BEIJING, China — It wasn’t the type of performance that Teray Smith expected, competing against Jamaican 100 metre champion Usain Bolt at the 15th IAAF World Championships.

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Worlds 400 metre hurdles bronze medallist Jeffery Gibson hopes to ‘be a part of Club 47’

THE 2014-15 athletics season has been one of consistent progression for Bahamian national 400 metre record holder and newly minted IAAF World Championship bronze medallist Jeffery Gibson.

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Kids making a splash

THE ANNUAL Kids Splash event attracted between 200 and 300 under-privileged primary school children on Saturday to the D W Davis grounds.

Bahamas won’t compete at Youth Commonwealth Games due to dengue, chikungunya outbreak

ORIGINALLY scheduled to depart for competition next month, the small contingent of athletes set to represent The Bahamas  at the fifth edition of the Youth Commonwealth Games had their plans sidetracked by fear of a disease outbreak.

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UPDATED WITH VIDEO: Jeffery Gibson wins historic bronze in world championships 400m hurdles

IT WAS an historic moment on day four of the 15th IAAF World Championships here as Jeffery Gibson lowered the Bahamian national record in the men's 400 metres hurdles for the fourth time this year to claim the bronze medal.

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Steven Gardiner doesn’t make it into the final

BEIJING, China — Steven Gardiner was left a little baffled by his performance. He couldn’t describe what went wrong as he came off the bend out of contention and ended up in seventh place in his semi-final heat of the men’s 400 metres in his global debut at the 15th IAAF World Championships at the Bird’s Nest last night.

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Shaunae Miller advances to semi-finals of 400m

BEIJING, China — Shaunae Miller, with a stripe of gold added to her hair to help signal her intent to win the gold, had one of her defining moments yesterday as she coasted to an easy victory in the first round of the women’s 400 metres at the 15th IAAF World Championships.

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‘Fireman’ finishes in a tie for 18th overall

BEIJING, China — With one of his worst performances on the global stage, falling shy once again of getting on the podium with an individual medal, Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown said he feels it might be time for him to start winding down his career.

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Ferguson says working with IAAF in Bird’s Nest has been ‘fabulous’

BEIJING, China — When she’s not operating the Business Centre at Atlantis, Shonel Ferguson is pursuing her political dreams of being the next representative for the Fox Hill constituency.

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SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Pigskin Prognostications - Part 5

THE NFC West division could be fun to watch this season.