‘Fireman’ not selected to run 400 at IAAF Worlds
Chris “Fireman” Brown, the former national record holder in the 400 and one of the London Olympics “Golden Knights,” has not been selected by the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) to run the individual 400 metres at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing next month.
Bahamas to field 36-member team for the 17th Pan American Games
THE Bahamas will field a 36-member roster, representing five disciplines, at the 17th Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, July 10-26.
Kyle Simmons reaches agreement to begin pro career with Pirates
AS a dual sport athlete during his high school career, Kyle Simmons decided to give up track and field and focus primarily on baseball.
MAKING HISTORY: Bahamian judo champion strikes gold in El Salvador
TWENTY one-year-old Bahamian national judo champion Cynthia Rahming has won the Juan Carlos Vargas and Yanira Vigil International Cup in El Salvador, defeating black belt opponents from El Salvador and Ecuador.
Chris Brown left out of 400m for World Championships
CHRIS “Fireman” Brown, the former national record holder at 400m and one of the London Olympics "Golden Knights”, has not been selected to run the individual 400m at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing next month by the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA).
IAAF Worlds - It’s decision time for Shaunae Miller & Co.
Quarter-miler Shaunae Miller and her management team will have a major decision to make in the weeks leading up to the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China in August - whether she will compete in the 200 or the 400 metres.
Sands, Stuart headline 1st Blue Marlin Track Classic
NATIONAL triple and long jump record holders respectively, Leevan ‘Superman’ Sands and Bianca ‘BB’ Stuart are expected to headline a star-studded list of local and international athletes when the first Blue Marlin Track Classic is held at Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium on Saturday.
Cat Island committee gets $35,000 gov grant for 59th annual regatta
ALTHOUGH it’s considered just a “drop in the bucket,” the Cat Island Regatta committee received a grant of $35,000 from the Bahamas Government for their 59th annual regatta to be held at the regatta site in the “cultural capital of the Bahamas” in New Bight, Cat Island, over the Emancipation holiday weekend.
More than a basketball camp
HUNDREDS of young basketball enthusiasts descended on the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium for one of the country’s most popular summer basketball camps.
Top juniors take centre court
THE BLTA Junior National Championships got underway yesterday at the National Tennis Centre. The tournament, a showcase for some of the top budding tennis prospects in the country, allows them to compete against each other.
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NATIONAL CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIPS
Swift ‘very unhappy’ with DQ in boys 13-14 400m medley relay
WHILE the results didn’t have any effect on their overall team victory, members of the Swift Swimming Club are quite disappointed that they were denied the opportunity to hold onto their victory in the boys 13-14 400m medley relay, which would have been a new Bahamian national record.
‘Under dogs’ rule in Bahamas Flag Football League Playoffs
AS week one in the Bahamas Flag Football League Playoffs kicked off this weekend, it is being dubbed the weekend of the “under dogs.”
‘He ran a perfect race to get the record’
While he congratulated Steven Gardiner for breaking his seven-year-old 400 metres record at the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ National Open Track and Field Championships over the weekend, Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown is now waiting on tomorrow’s final decision on the Bahamas team going to the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China, in August.
In 100m hurdles, Adanaca Brown qualifies for IAAF Worlds
WHILE the focus of attention was on the marquee athletes in premier events at the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations National Open Track and Field Championships, sprinter Adanaca Brown stepped up loud and clear for everybody to take notice of her.
