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With little more than a week until the start of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay, officials and organisers continue to face overwhelming public pessimism in the host country.
The prestigious event, which marks the official countdown to the postponed Gam...
DATE: Mar 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sam Murley
Donna Raynor, president of the Bermuda National Athletics Association, has been named Bermuda’s chef de mission for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, the Bermuda Olympic Association announced today.
Raynor will lead the team, overse...
DATE: Mar 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Dexter Smith, Head of Sport
The Bermuda Olympic Association has not held discussions with the Chinese Olympic Committee regarding its offer to supply coronavirus vaccines for participants at the Olympic Games this summer.
During the International Olympic Committee annual sessio...
DATE: Mar 16, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sam Murley
Colin Ryan, one of the island’s top football players, will speak on the topic “Drugs in Sport” when the Bermuda Olympic Association athletes’ commission hosts two webinar lectures over the next fortnight for athletes and their parents.
Ryan, a midfi...
DATE: Mar 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Lawrence Trott
David Burt, the Premier, presented grants totalling almost $400,000 to nine community clubs yesterday.
Three sailboat clubs, Mid Atlantic Boat Club, East End Mini Yacht Club and West End Sailboat Club, were among them as they received funds to assist...
DATE: Mar 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Lawrence Trott
Dara Alizadeh admitted it has still not quite sunk in that he will realise his Olympic Games dream after booking his place in Tokyo at the Americas rowing qualifier in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The Bermudian rower clinched one of five qualifying spots ...
DATE: Mar 09, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sam Murley
The Bermuda National Athletics Association will stage another track meet this afternoon at the National Sports Centre, with competition rather than meeting Carifta standards the main objective ahead of the rescheduled Games in July.
“It’s just about...
DATE: Mar 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Lawrence Trott
Adam Hall was handed his first taste of competitive action for the Baltimore Orioles during a spring training game against the New York Yankees on Tuesday.
The Bermudian shortstop, who was picked up by the club as the 24th pick of the second round in...
DATE: Mar 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sam Murley
Volleyball has become the first sport to move to Stage 4 in the Return to Play guidance on the basis of tests taken, after 95 per cent of their members were tested recently.
Ernest Peets, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Sport, has reiterated “no...
DATE: Mar 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Lawrence Trott
Robin Horsfield and Cassandra McPhee continued their winning streaks in the One Communication MTB Race Series in challenging conditions at Hog Bay Park yesterday.
Horsfield made it three straight wins as he held off the challenge from Alexander Mille...
DATE: Mar 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Lawrence Trott