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Tyrone Smith has been named as the flag-bearer who will lead Bermuda into the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games tonight.
The 31-year-old will carry his country’s flag at the Olympic curtain-raiser in front of 50,000 spectators at the iconic Marac...
DATE: Aug 05, 2016
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The Bermuda Broadcasting Company has said it will be bringing “unparalleled coverage” of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games — including 13 broadcast feeds on a specially designed app — to Bermuda viewers starting tonight with the opening ceremony.
The BBC w...
DATE: Aug 05, 2016
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Roy-Allan Burch will not be retiring despite falling agonisingly short in his bid to reach the Olympic Games after a courageous comeback from a horrific training accident.
Burch made a miraculous recovery from a career-threatening injury, having rupt...
DATE: Aug 04, 2016
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Brenda Dale has stepped down as Bermuda’s chef de mission for the Olympic Games in Rio because of family reasons.
Dale, who is also the Bermuda Olympic Association vice-president, will be replaced by Carlos Lee, a long-serving BOA official who perfor...
DATE: Aug 02, 2016
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Jimmy Spithill, the Oracle Team USA skipper, is battling to regain fitness after having elbow surgery immediately after last month’s Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Portsmouth.
Spithill tore a tendon in his left elbow and flew straight to...
DATE: Aug 02, 2016
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RIO DE JANEIRO — Just days ahead of the Olympic Games the waterways of Rio de Janeiro are as filthy as ever, contaminated with raw human sewage teeming with dangerous viruses and bacteria, according to a 16-month-long study commissioned by The Associ...
DATE: Aug 02, 2016
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Tyrone Smith has expressed his frustration after finishing fifth in the long jump at the IAAF Diamond League London Anniversary Games.
Smith posted a best leap of 7.78 metres, which came in his second jump, having recorded jumps of 7.75 in his second...
DATE: Jul 25, 2016
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Land Rover BAR are a step closer to their stated goal of bringing the America’s Cup home after a thrilling Louis Vuitton World Series event in Portsmouth.
Needing to finish second in the final race of Super Sunday, Sir Ben Ainslie and his team held o...
DATE: Jul 25, 2016
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Land Rover BAR, the British Challenger, made a statement of intent after producing a dominant display on the opening day of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Portsmouth yesterday.
The home team coped best in the light and shifty breezes...
DATE: Jul 23, 2016
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Land Rover BAR recovered from a poor first race to win the second two contests and complete the day at the top of the leaderboard at the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Portsmouth today.
Led by skipper Sir Ben Ainslie, the home team’s per...
DATE: Jul 23, 2016
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