Strikers dominate in Fish Fry Fist contest
THEY were short of matches, but Tyrone Oliver nor Israel Johnson unleashed a flurry of punches to entertain the crowd on Saturday night at the Champion Amateur Boxing Club’s 19th annual Wellington ‘Sonny Boy’ Rahming Silver Glove Amateur Boxing Tournament.
Sea Bees meet is buzzing
WITH the season winding down, the Sea Bees Swim Club provided the local swimmers with another opportunity to qualify for the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s annual Royal Bank of Canada National Swimming Championship.
Keen contest expected at regatta
THE Long Isand Regatta, the second largest in the Bahamas behind the National Family Island Regatta, is to get underway on Wednesday in beautiful Salt Pond.
Ramon Miller ran race with broken bone
At first it was thought he had just twisted his ankle, but upon further examination it has been discovered that “Golden Knight” Ramon Miller actually broke a bone in his right ankle before the start of the men’s 4x400 metre relay on Saturday at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.
Bahamas is a 'true sporting paradise'
IAAF President Lamine Diack branded the Bahamas a “true sporting paradise” and said the inaugural World Relays exceeded his expectations, according to Prime Minister Perry Christie.
Sports in brief
THE Bahamas Rugby Union has sent a national team off to compete in an international sanctioned match in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Eight emerge as most outstanding athletes
KEEP an eye out for names like Carlyia Miller-Johnson, Nathan Moss, Paige Stuart, Antonio Bethel, Karis Taylor, Samuel Davis, Danielle Heastie and Winton Gordon.
Fantastic four off to Davis Cup tie
THE Bahamas will be represented by a four member team that left town on Thursday to compete in the Americas Zone III Davis Cup Tie in Puerto Rico June 2-7 on the outdoor hard courts at the Palmes Athletic Club.
'Bahamas performed exceptionally well'
WITH some key injuries to some of the athletes, Rupert Gardiner said the coaching staff for Team Bahamas did the best they could in assembling the line-ups for the inaugural IAAF World Relays Bahamas.
Golden Knights recognised for Penn Relays victory
BTC recently acknowledged the ‘Golden Knights’ for their April win over the USA and an international field at the celebrated Penn Relays.
Students hit track and field for Primary School Nationals
OVER 1,000 athletes representing 66 schools across the Bahamas opened competition yesterday in the premier athletics meet for primary school students.
Karate school gets upgrade
By RENALDO DORSETT
Future of our 400m
A year ago, he officially retired from track and field, having left his mark as a member of the men’s 4 x 400 metre national record holders. But Avard Moncur said he was thrilled to be back in the atmosphere as a Bahamian ambassador at the inaugural IAAF World Relays Bahamas.
'To compete in front of the home crowd was really exciting'
THE International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) inaugural World Relays is over and done with, but the memories of the intense two days of competition will linger in the minds of our Bahamian athletes.
