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A total of 41 sponsors on board with CARIFTA so far
March 09, 2018
A total of 41 sponsors on board with CARIFTA so far
There are now just 22 days remaining before the most prestigious junior track and field meet in this region comes to these shores. International Association of Athletics Federations' (IAAF) President Lord Sebastian Coe calls it the greatest little junior athletics meet in the world, and [...]
March 12, 2018
The Bahamas' men's 1600 meters prominent status challenged
The Bahamas was represented by just one quarter-miler at the recently held International Association of Athletics Federations' (IAAF) World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, England. It was Alonzo Russell and he was disqualified in the first round. He didn't get a further opportunity to add to the [...]
March 13, 2018
World judo junior championships coming to The Bahamas
On the heels of tremendous success in the sport of judo for The Bahamas at the 6th Commonwealth Youth Games last year, the country has been chosen to host the judo world junior championships. The championships, which is sanctioned by the International Judo Federation (IJF), [...]
March 14, 2018
World junior judo championships coming to The Bahamas
The Bahamas Judo Federation (BJF) has landed the 2018 International Judo Federation's (IJF) World Junior Championships. This is praiseworthy and signifies to the world that The Bahamas is accepted as a prime host nation for major sporting events. BJF President D'Arcy Rahming informed of the [...]
Making Digital Market Places Fairer
March 14, 2018
Making Digital Market Places Fairer
Every year on 15th March, the international community celebrates World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD). This year?s theme, Making Digital Market Places Fairer, picks up where last year?s Building a Digital World Consumers Can Trust left off...
The IOC, UN Women, UNESCO, P&G and NBC Sports are changing the Conversation about Women in Sports
March 16, 2018
The IOC, UN Women, UNESCO, P&G and NBC Sports are changing the Conversation about Women in Sports
The event, moderated by acclaimed NBC Sports commentator Andrea Joyce, brought together athletes, gender equality experts, public and private sector representatives, media...
Nassau 'Nastics praises Thompson
March 17, 2018
Nassau 'Nastics praises Thompson
The gymnastics family in The Bahamas, and sports in general, lost an icon on Wednesday as Barbara Thompson passed. Thompson, 64, served as the president of the Gymnastics Federation of The Bahamas (GFB) up until her death, and was the primary founding member of the [...]
Sumner speaks highly of former bodybuilder Melbourne
March 21, 2018
Sumner speaks highly of former bodybuilder Melbourne
Former Bahamian bodybuilder and powerlifter Paul Melbourne, who was fatally stabbed on Saturday morning, was one of the fiercest competitors in the history of the sport here in The Bahamas, according to former Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (BBFF) President Danny Sumner. Sumner, who now [...]
Flow?s Investment Keeps Kids on the Right Track
March 22, 2018
Flow?s Investment Keeps Kids on the Right Track
In just days, the Caribbean will convene on Bahamian shores for a three day, super intense show of youth athletics. Over 500 potential world champions from twenty six countries are expected to take part in this highly anticipated event...
Carey certified as judge in bodybuilding and fitness
March 24, 2018
Carey certified as judge in bodybuilding and fitness
According to former Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (BBFF) President Danny Sumner, who currently serves as a vice president of the Central American and Caribbean Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation (CACBBFF) and president of the Antilles region, more and more Bahamian judges are becoming certified in [...]
BTC Makes Final Lap with the BSF
March 27, 2018
BTC Makes Final Lap with the BSF
The four year partnership between BTC and the Bahamas Swim Federation is now its final year, and both entities are looking forward to another stellar performance at the CARIFTA Swim Championships in Jamaica this week.
The Bahamas ready to host CARIFTA
March 29, 2018
The Bahamas ready to host CARIFTA
In the past five years, The Bahamas has hosted three International Association of Athletic Federations' (IAAF) World Relays, the Commonwealth Youth Games that has a track and field component, and the 42nd CARIFTA Games ? and that's just as far as track and field is [...]
April 02, 2018
Minister Pintard Officially Opens Flow Carifta Games Bahamas
Affirming the unity and "family" of all athletes present, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture the Hon. Michael Pintard officially declared the Flow Carifta Games Bahamas 2018 open, on March 30, 2018, at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium...
3rd Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina - Accreditation Procedure and Information for the Media
April 03, 2018
3rd Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina - Accreditation Procedure and Information for the Media
The third edition of the Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) will be held from 6 to 18 October 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It will be preceded by a meeting of the IOC Executive Board (EB) on 3 and 4 October and the first edition of the Olympism in Action Forum on 5 and 6 October. The IOC Session will take place on 8 and 9 October...
Mindset change critical for sports development
April 07, 2018
Mindset change critical for sports development
It is necessary going forward, if the Bahamas Sports Brand is ever to maximize its potential, for the leaders of federations/associations/quasi-government bodies and also the government's ministry responsible, to have a mindset change. The architects of the national sports brand must immediately begin to focus [...]
BCF set to host junior national championships
April 10, 2018
BCF set to host junior national championships
The Bahamas Chess Federation's (BCF) Junior National Championships is set for this weekend, April 14 and 15, at the Centreville Medical Center on Collins Avenue and Sixth Terrace. The winner of this tournament will be regarded as the strongest junior player in the country for [...]
April 18, 2018
Bain loses first round match in Barbados Clarke wins in doubles
Bahamian Jacobi Bain couldn't duplicate the success of his compatriots as first round action in the C.O. Williams Barbados Junior International 2018 continued on Tuesday in Bridgetown, Barbados. The International Tennis Federation (ITF) Juniors grade four event is being played on the hard outdoor courts [...]
April 25, 2018
IOC announces Youth Olympic Games 2022 Evaluation Commission
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced the composition of the IOC Evaluation Commission for the 4th Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG), which will be held in Africa in 2022. IOC President Thomas Bach has appointed as Chair Prof...
April 26, 2018
Prep for Baseball Tournaments with Help from CIBC FirstCaribean
With summer approaching like a fast pitch, the teams of the Junior Baseball League of Nassau (JBLN) are wearing thin their cleats and catching gloves in days filled with the heat of competition...
April 27, 2018
Blue Waves swimmers qualify for nationals during Florida meet
Just over a dozen members of the Blue Waves Swim Club qualified for the 2018 Bahamas Aquatics Federation's (BAF) National Swimming Championships during a recent trip to Florida, where more than 30 Bahamian athletes competed against some of the top swimmers in Palm Beach County [...]
BBF team heads to CONCECABOL
April 28, 2018
BBF team heads to CONCECABOL
The Bahamas Bowling Federation (BBF) is sending a team to the Dominican Republic from April 29 to May 6 to compete in the Confederacion CentroAmericana y Del Caribe De Bowling (CONCECABOL) Senior and Super Senior 2018 tournament. It will be held at the Sebelen Bowling [...]
Giants, Saints win BBF national titles
April 30, 2018
Giants, Saints win BBF national titles
The Commonwealth Bank Giants won the Bahamas Basketball Federation's (BBF) Bunny Levarity National Basketball Tournament Division I title over the weekend, defeating the Fast Track Gym Rats, 86-80, at the Jack Hayward Gym in Freeport, Grand Bahama. In division two action, the Coca-Cola Out Reach [...]
Gardiner prepares for showdown with Makwala
May 01, 2018
Gardiner prepares for showdown with Makwala
One of the most anticipated showdowns in track and field will come to light this Friday as Bahamian national record holder Steven Gardiner prepares to take on Isaac Makwala, of Botswana, in the men's 400 meters (m) at the International Association of Athletics Federations' (IAAF) [...]
May 03, 2018
Team Bahamas turns in respectable performances in the DR
The Bahamas Bowling Federation (BBF) has sent a team to compete in the Confederacion Centroamericana y del Caribe de Bowling (CONCECABOL) 2018 Senior and Super Seniors Tournament. The tournament began on Sunday and ends this Saturday in the Dominican Republic. The senior men's team includes [...]
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May 03, 2018
International Olympic Committee announces First Ever Olympism in Action Forum
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is launching the first ever Olympism in Action Forum in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 5 and 6 October 2018...
May 04, 2018
World junior judo championships trials set for this weekend
The Bahamas Judo Federation (BJF) will be staging the first in a series of national team trials for the Youth Olympic Games and the International Judo Federation's (IJF) World Junior Championships, on Saturday starting at 2 p.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church Activity Center on [...]
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Mixed relay added to World Championships
May 07, 2018
Mixed relay added to World Championships
There's a new element in athletics at the global level that The Bahamas has already benefitted from, and now it's been added to the schedule for the world championships. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) announced on Friday, ahead of the IAAF Diamond League [...]
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Sands Beer Cup Tournament Marks Second Anniversary
May 09, 2018
Sands Beer Cup Tournament Marks Second Anniversary
For a second consecutive year, The Bahamian Brewery and Beverage Company has joined forces with The Bahamas Golf Federation(BGF) for the annual Sands Beer Cup series of events which kicked off in Grand Bahama in March of this year...
Seymour and Reckley are Ms. and Mr. Bahamas
May 14, 2018
Seymour and Reckley are Ms. and Mr. Bahamas
The curtains are down on the 45th annual Bahamas Bodybuilding Fitness Federation (BBFF) Novice and Nationals Championships, held at the Melia Nassau Beach resort ballroom on Cable Beach on Saturday. Charles Reckley won Mr. Bahamas for the second consecutive year. He won the men's bodybuilding [...]
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Concacaf Launches NextPlay, a Social Responsibility Program Designed to Leverage the Game for Good
May 14, 2018
Concacaf Launches NextPlay, a Social Responsibility Program Designed to Leverage the Game for Good
Development program now open in five Caribbean countries, focusing on the Confederation?s core mission to provide access and opportunity across the region
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) today announced the official launch of Concacaf NextPlay, a comprehensive grassroots development program that promotes access to football within the reg...
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