Team Bahamas in action today at the 5th FINA World Jr Swim Championships
JUST weeks removed from the performance of the senior athletes at the world’s premier swim meet, the Bahamas’ junior athletes now take centre stage in the top meet hosted by the international governing body of the sport.
‘Hammer will have little to no opportunities to get his punches off’
GRAND Bahamian Sherman “Tank” Williams is fit, ready and excited to fight 32-year-old Christian “Hammer” Ciocan in his hometown in Galati, Romania, on Friday, August 28.
Miller wins 400m heat and qualifies fifth fastest for world semis
ALTHOUGH she hadn't run since she walked off the track running the 200 metres in Monaco last month with a slight injury, Shaunae Miller shook off the rust, winning her first round of the women's 400m at the 15th IAAF World Championships on Monday morning.
Brown, Gardiner and Mathieu fail to progress in 400m at world championships
IT SOUNDED more like a scratched record for Team Bahamas as, one after the other, Chris 'Fireman' Brown, Steven Gardiner and Michael Mathieu all struggled across the finish line in seventh place in their respective heats of the men's 400 metres semi-final at the IAAF World Championships on Monday.
Mathieu all set for 400m semis
BEIJING, China — Michael Mathieu opted not to run the 200 metres to concentrate on the 400 because he felt he was running much better in the latter event going into the 15th IAAF World Championships.
‘Q’ Ferguson doesn’t advance to 100m finals
BEIJING, China — Sheniqua ‘Q’ Ferguson would have liked to run faster, but she’s still trying to fathom what went wrong in her first round of the women’s 100 metres at the 5th IAAF World Championships on Sunday morning.
‘Just to get three of us in the final would be an even greater accomplishment’
BEIJING, China — Once again, Chris ‘The Fireman’ Brown found himself in another tight squeeze, but he managed to survive he first round of the men’s 400 metres at the 15th IAAF World Championships.
Jeffery Gibson breaks national record to reach 400m hurdles world championship final
A COMEBACK run out of lane nine in another national record breaking performance was more than enough on Sunday to get Jeffery Gibson into the final of the men's 400m hurdles at the IAAF World Championships.
Bahamas 400m trio reach world semi-finals, Ferguson misses out in women's 100m
ALL three Bahamian competitors advanced from the first round of the highly competitive men's 400m at the IAAF World Championships on Sunday, but sprinter Sheniqua 'Q' Ferguson missed out on her opportunity to progress in an even more exciting women's 100m.
Jeffery Gibson through to 400m hurdles semi-finals at world championships
BAHAMAS national record holder Jeffery Gibson knows that if he's going to be in contention for another major championships medal, he will have to run a much better race than he did in the opening round of the men's 400 metres here on Saturday.
Dennis Marshall embraces new IAAF role
HE maybe considered the new kid on the block, but Dennis Marshall has been round track and field for such a long time that he is taking in his new role as a member of the Women’s Committee of the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) in his stride.
Bahamas athletes settled and ready to compete
TEAM Bahamas is all set to begin competition at the 15th IAAF World Championships with Jeffrey Gibson first out of the blocks in the heats of the men’s 400 metres hurdles on Saturday.
Nike brings ‘best of the best’
The Bahamas is hosting some of the best high school seniors and underclassmen in America at the Bahamas edition of the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League Camp.
Former NBA guards teaching basketball fundamentals
PARTICIPANTS of the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League Bahamas camp have an opportunity to learn the game from a pair of former NBA point guards, one who now serves as a head coach in the league and the other a Hall of Famer.
Team Bahamas brings home eight medals - 4 gold
THE Bahamas’ elite junior swimmers continue to excel on the regional level with their latest performance.
