A 12-member Olympics team, highlighted by multi event star Akela Jones and Bajan tennis ace Darian King, was officially named this morning at the Barbados Olympic Association ahead of next month’s Summer Games in Brazil. The country’s chef de mission for these games, Dr Adrian Lorde, announced a team that featured seven track and field athletes including the 21-year-old Jones. Jones is also one of five females on the team – which features track stars Kierre Beckles, Tia-Adana Belle and Sada Williams, and swimmer Lani Cabrera – after Barbados failed to send a single woman to the 2012 Games in London. Veteran skeet shooter Mike Maskell, 49, is set to extend his Bajan record of Olympic Games attendance to five. (JM)
Team: Tia Adana Belle (400 hurdles), Sada Williams (200, 400), Kierre Beckles (100 hurdles), Akela Jones (high jump, heptathlon), Levi Cadogan (200), Burkheart Ellis (200), Ramon Gittens (100, 200), Mike Maskell (skeet), Lani Cabrera (400 freestyle), Alex Sobers (400 freestyle), Darian King (tennis singles), Jason Wilson (triathlon).
Management: Dr Adrian Lorde (chef de mission), Dr Rene Best (chief medical officer), Sharon Coppin (massage therapist), Glyne Clarke (team manager).Coaches: Alwyn Babb (track and field), Bryan Holder (track and field), Michelle Elliot (shooting), Antonio Petrolanda (swimming), Derek Wilson (triathlon), Kevin Yarde (tennis)
- Taken from Nation newspaper . Article by Justin Marville.
GRENADIANS GOING FOR GOLD in RIO!
A good outing in the Bahamas by swimmers Oreoluwa Cherebin
and Corey Ollivierre, who set new national records, was followed by even better
news. FINA – the international governing body of swimming – formally confirmed that
Cherebin and Ollivierre were allowed entry to the Olympic Games in Brazil.
At the Caribbean Islands’ Swimming Championships (CISC) in
the Bahamas, Cherebin swam her way to a new national mark in the 100 meter
butterfly. Ollivierre established a new mark in the 50 meter breaststroke. Altogether,
Grenadian swimmers made it to more than 20 finals and won seven medals,
including four by Jenebi Benoit in 11-12 age group – a gold and and three
silver. Other medalists were Cherebin and Angelique Minors, each with a bronze.
Grenada, which placed 13th overall, also was a bronze winner
through its first-ever entrant in a relay at a CISC meet. . An 11-12 girls’
relay team – comprising Kimberley Ince, Meeka Ollivierre, Ifeoma Cherebin and
Sydnee Steele - was third in the 400 medley relay. “We had a very good
performance overall from the team,’’ said Nigel Ollivierre, president of the
Grenada Amateur Swimming Association. FINA has approved Ollivierre’s participation
in the Olympic Games’ 100m breaststroke; and Cherebin in the butterfly 100m.
The remainder of the Grenada Rio competitive contingent is
drawn from track and field, headed by superstar Kirani James, who will be
defending the 400m gold he won in 2012 in London, England. Team Grenada also
includes sprinters Kanika Beckles, Paul Williams and Bralon Taplin; and the
brothers Kurt Felix and Lindon Victor, who are decathletes.
-Article taken from Caribupdate Weekly of July 14, 2016
Australia will play South Africa and the West Indies in a one-day international tournament in the Caribbean in 2016!
West Indies, world champions Australia and South Africa will clash in a three-nation one-day international tournament in the Caribbean in June 2016.
The 10-match event will take place over a three-week period from June 6 to June 26, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announced.
Matches will be played in Guyana, St Kitts and Barbados.
"This tournament promises to be very exciting with two of the world's top teams coming to the Caribbean," said Roland Holder, the WICB manager for cricket operations.
It will provide a golden opportunity for our team to test themselves against two of the best sides in the world in the ODI format."
The tournament opens with round-robin matches contested at the Guyana National Stadium before the teams travel to Basseterre in St. Kitts for another series of matches at Warner Park.
The series then moves to the Barbados capital of Bridgetown for the final round of matches at Kensington Oval, culminating with the final.
The last time Australia played one-day cricket in the Caribbean was in 2012, winning a five-match series 3-2.
While it was only three years ago, the team that represented Australia is vastly different to the side that played in England last month.
In 2012, Shane Watson was captain in the absence of the injured Michael Clarke. Mike and Dave Hussey and Peter Forrest occupied the middle order. And Brett Lee led an attack that featured Ben Hilfenhaus, Clint McKay and Xavier Doherty.
Schedule
6/6/16 - Australia vs South Africa – Guyana National Stadium, Guyana
8/6/16 - West Indies vs South Africa – Guyana National Stadium
10/6/16 - West Indies vs Australia – Guyana National Stadium
13/6/16- South Africa vs Australia – Warner Park, St. Kitts
15/6/16 - West Indies vs South Africa – Warner Park
17/6/16 - West Indies vs Australia – Warner Park
20/6/16 - Australia vs South Africa – Kensington Oval, Barbados
22/6/16 - West Indies vs South Africa – Kensington Oval
24/6/16 - West Indies vs Australia – Kensington Oval
26/6/16 - The Final – Kensington Oval
DEGRASSE IN ACTION!
Andre De Grasse of Canada has signed a shoe contract with Puma, and will pursue his dreams as a professional sprinter. (Mark Blinch/The Canadian Press)
Andre De Grasse
RESULTS OF MEN'S 100 METRES WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BEIJING ON AUGUST 23,2015!.
Two Barbadians, Ramon Gittens and Levi Cadogan, and two Jamaicans, Jason Livermore and Sheldon Mitchell, along with Antoine Adams of St. Kitts and Nevis, Kemar Hyman of Cayman Islands, Shavez Hart of The Bahamas, and Keston Bledman of Trinidad and Tobago are the top qualifiers in the two semi-finals tonight starting at 5:45 p.m. It will be exciting as they compete against top Canadian sprinter Andre DeGrasse (10.06 in heat one yesterday morning) who is of Trinidadian and Barbadian parentage!The Finals will be held later in the evening. See you at York University! Others can see it online at CBC.CA.
Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse motivates teammates
It’s taken De Grasse’s sub 10-second times — especially the eye-popping, wind-aided 9.75 last month — to draw public attention to Canadian sprinting. He won the national title Friday night in 9.95 seconds.
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Markham's Andre De Grasse is all smiles after winning the 100-metre championship on Friday night in Edmonton.
By:Kerry GillespieSports reporter,Published on Sat Jul 04 2015
EDMONTON—That Andre De Grasse, Canada’s newly minted 100-metre champion, was going to run a sub 10-second final, was almost expected. That’s how quickly the reputation of thisx20-year-old, who started sprinting just three years ago, has grown.
But when he was asked how he felt about his races Friday night, he wasn’t just happy with the final — where he ran a wind-legal personal best of 9.95 — but the heats, where he ran 10.07.
“I was actually really happy because my teammates ran pretty fast,” De Grasse said. “I was like, we’re going to be in for world championships and we’re going to have a good relay team.”
It’s taken De Grasse’s sub 10-second times — especially the eye-popping, wind-aided 9.75 last month — to draw public attention to Canadian sprinting.
But track insiders were already following the trend: the Canadian men are getting fast, again.
Last year’s 100 Canadian champion won in 10.37 seconds. This year, that time would barely hang on for eighth place.
And the depth of the field in the final was such that five men had the world standard, which is two more than Canada can send to the world championships in Beijing in August.
“The current crop is amazing,” Olympic gold medallist Donovan Bailey said. “They might be more talented overall than we were as a team.”
He’s referring to the 1990s, when Canada’s 4x100m men were the team to beat at the Olympics and world championships and he and Bruny Surin were also winning medals in the 100.
“We’ve kind of been in a lull for a little bit and I’m very happy that someone like Andre has gone sub 10 so we’re actually talking about it again,” Bailey said. “He’s definitely the leader in a good crop.”
Aaron Brown, who came second in the 100 final Friday night, said De Grasse’s success is both a public exclamation mark on what they’re capable of and a motivator to other sprinters to step it up, to keep up the pace.
“When you’re knocking on the door . . . and methodically trying to progress (your times) down and then someone just kicks it down, it’s like ‘oh, time to go.’ It makes everyone step up their game and try a lot harder to achieve those same things,” said Toronto’s Brown, who will compete at the Pan Am Games in the 4x100m relay.
He’s not talking about trying harder physically so much as mentally.
“It’s a matter of attitude,” he said.
“You have more sense of urgency, my time is now, versus ‘Oh, if it happens it happens or if not maybe next year.’ It’s ‘this guy has already done it and I don’t want to be left behind, I want to share in that glory.’ ”
And in track, the only way to get glory is to win on the biggest of stages.
Markham’s De Grasse will run all his events — the 100, 200 and 4x100 — at the Toronto Pan Ams and just the 100 and 4x100 at the world championships.
“They always tell me when I run fast it motivates them,” De Grasse said of his fellow Canadian sprinters.
He’s fine with that. Running fast is what he intends to keep doing.
“I have a lot of motivation, I feel like I haven’t really done anything yet,” he said.
“I want to come out and medal at the Pan Am Games, make the final in the world championships and, hopefully, get a medal there. I just want to help Canada get back to where they were in the ’90s.”
De Grasse is already the Canadian record holder in the 200 (20.03) and, before long, he’s hoping to complete the set with the 100 record of 9.84, co-held by Bailey and Surin.
“I’m chasing 9.84, it’s coming along slowly but I think it’ll be there eventually,” De Grasse said.
BARBADOS SENDS 29 TO PAN AM GAMES!
The Pan Am Games will be held from July 10 to 26 in Toronto.
Athletics – Levi Cadogan, Ramon Gittens, Shane Brathwaite, Greggmar Swift, Mario Burke, Burkhart Ellis, Nicholas Deshong, Sonia Gaskin, Tia-Adana Belle, Akela Jones, Nadia Cummins, Kierre Beckles, Sade Sealy, Sada Williams.
Swimming – Lani Cabrera, Christopher Courtis, Alex Sobers.
Management Team – Esther Maynard (Chef de Mission), Glyne Clarke (Team Manager), Sharon Coppin (Massage Therapist), Marita Mashall (Physio), Carl Ward (Doctor). (PG)
- See more at: http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/69384/barbados-names-pan-games#sthash.zgI2Py0Q.dpuf
Family Name Given Name Gender Sport EventCABRERA Lani Rose F Aquatics 200 400 800 Freestyle
COURTIS Christopher Daniel M Aquatics 100, 200 Backstroke 200IM
PETROLANDA Antonio Martinez M Aquatics Coach/Manager
SOBERS Alex Xavier M Aquatics 100, 200, 400 FreeStyle
BABB Alwyn Maclelan Athletics Coach
BURNETT Gabriel Randolph Athletics Coach
BURKE Mario Omar M Athletics Men's 100m
GITTENS Ramon Machel M Athletics Men's 100m
DESHONG Nicholas Simon M Athletics Men's 200m
ELLIS Burkheart Steve M Athletics Men's 200m
BRATHWAITE Shane Norton M Athletics Men's 110m Hurdles
SWIFT Greggmar Orial M Athletics Men's 110m Hurdles
CADOGAN Levi Asher M Athletics Men's 4 x 100m Relay
WILLIAMS Sada Amelia F Athletics Women's 200m
CUMMINS Nadia Patrice F Athletics Women's 400m
SEALY Sade F Athletics Women's 400m
GASKIN Sonia Melrose F Athletics Women's 800m
BECKLES Kierre Kamile Keisha F Athletics Women's 100m Hurdles
BELLE Tia-Adana Djenaba F Athletics Women's 400m Hurdles
JONES Akela Inatta F Athletics Women's High Jump
SCOTT Sabrina Charlene F Badminton Singles & Mixed Doubles
THORPE Dakeil Jonathan M Badminton Singles & Mixed Doubles
WAITHE Shakeira Aleisha Deann F Badminton Coach/Manager
BISCETTE Adrian Ricardo M Boxing 81kg Men's light heavy
BOWEN Figuerado Gary M Boxing Coach/Manager
FOSTER Roberta Russell F Equestrian Chef d'equip
INGRATTA Daniel Russell M Equestrian Groom
KINCH Emily Nicole F Equestrian Jumping Individual
KINCH Fiona Elizabeth F Equestrian Manager
MILLAR Amy Lyn F Equestrian Vet
MILLAR Jonathan M Equestrian Coach
Family Name Given Name Gender Sport Event
BEALE Roger Merlin M Golf Caddy
BOYEA Calvert Millington M Golf Manager
JOHNSON James Alexander M Golf Athlete Individual
ELLIOT Michelle Kate F Shooting Athlete - Skeet
MASKELL Michael John M Shooting Athlete - Skeet
KING Darian Dimitri M Tennis Singles /Doubles
Lewis Haydn Lee M Tennis Doubles
WILLIAMS Seanon Alexander M Tennis Singles
YARDE Kevin Roger M Tennis Coach
WILSON Derek John M Triathlon Coach
WILSON Jason John M Triathlon Singles
BEST Brien Anderson M Weightlifting 77kgs
CALLENDER Andrew Barrington M Weightlifting Coach
COPPIN Sharon Rosetta F Massage
MARSHALL Marita Iona F Physio
WARD Carl Louis J. M Doctor
CLARKE Glyne Nigel St. Elmo M Team Manager
MAYNARD Esther Cecil F Chef de Mission
SIMMONS Erskine Sinclair M Sec General
STOUTE Steve Roger M President
Canada names record-breaking athletics team for
Pan Am
Andre De Grasse, Brianne Theisen-Eaton headline strong track and field squad
CBC SportsPosted: Jun 21, 2015 11:03 AM ET Last Updated: Jun 21, 2015 11:03 AM ET
Canada's Andre De Grasse (right) was named top NCAA track athlete for the 2015 season. ((Peter Morrison/The Associated Press))
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Canada has no shortage of talent in their Pan Am athletics team, with eight of the 89 athletes recently breaking records in their respective events.
Andre De Grasse is having a breakout season. He broke the Canadian record in the 200, and became the first Canadian since Bruny Surin in 1999 to dip under the 10-second mark in the 100.
He then blew away the field in at the NCAA championships in Eugene, Ore., in both the 100 and 200 metres. While his times of 9.75 and 19.58 were both wind-aided, being slightly over the allowable 2.0 metres-per-second tailwind, they rank as the fastest wind-aided times in the world this year.
It's been a strong season for many of Canada's athletes and De Grasse will be joined by fellow record-breakers Shawnacy Barber, Cam Levins, Brianne Theisen-Eaton, Christabel Nettey, Elizabeth Gleadle, Rachel Seaman and Natasha Wodak.
"I'm really excited to have the opportunity to compete at the Pan Am Games in front of a Canadian crowd with world-class competitors to push me to my best," Theisen-Eaton said.
"The relay is going to be so awesome as I haven't run a relay event since college, the team aspect of track and field is always so much fun."
With 43 women and 46 men named to the team, the host nation will have plenty of athletes to cheer on when the track and field events begin July 18 in Toronto.
Other medal threats include high jumper Derek Drouin of Corunna, Ont., who won the bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics and the 2013 world championships, and decathlete Damian Warner of London, a bronze medallist at the 2013 worlds.
Canadian women's track and field team for Pan Am Games:
Tim Nedow, Shot Put/Discus Throw, Brockville, Ont.
Daniel Novia, Hammer Throw, Mississauga, Ont.
Tait Nystuen, 400m Hurdles, Regina, Sask.
Philip Osei, 400m, Toronto, Ont.
Charles Philibert-Thiboutot, 1500m, Québec, Que.
Ross Proudfoot, 5000m, Lively, Ont.
Dontae Richards-Kwok, 4x100m Relay, Toronto, Ont.
Michael Robertson, 4x400m Relay, Williamstown, Ont.
Brendon Rodney, 200m, Brampton, Ont.
Anthony Romaniw, 800m, Hamilton, Ont.
Gavin Smellie, 100m, Brampton, Ont.
Jim Steacy, Hammer Throw, Lethbridge, Alta.
Damian Warner, Decathlon, London, Ont.
Rob Watson, Marathon, London, Ont.
Jason Wurster, Pole Vault, Stevensville, Ont.
With files from the Canadian Press
Just in: Andre named NCAA Male Athlete of the Year this evening June 17th! Another exciting successful outing for Andre last weekend!
Southern California's Andre De Grasse, right, bursts from the blocks in the men's 100-meter final at the NCAA track and field championships in Eugene, Ore., on Friday. The Markham, Ont., sprinter won the race, clocking an outstanding 9.75 seconds. De Grasse also won the 200m in 19.58.
Sprint prodigy Andre De Grasse sets sights on Pan Ams and beyond
The Markham native had visions of becoming a basketball star when he was talked into running track by a friend. Now the buzz is he could be the next big thing in Canadian athletics.
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Markham native Andre De Grasse is the first Canadian in 15 years to finish a 100-metre race in less than 10 seconds. He clocked 9.97 seconds to win the Pac-12 conference title for the University of Southern California.
By:Morgan CampbellStaff Reporter,Published on Sat May 23 2015
Andre De Grasse planned to focus on his own race, but when he burst from the blocks in the 100-metre final during last Sunday’s Pac-12 Track and Field Championships he couldn’t help glancing one lane over.
He’d told himself if he were even with University of Southern California teammate BeeJay Lee at 30 metres, he’d have a great race. But when he passed the landmark and peeked at Lee, he has already pulling ahead.
Then the Markham native hit another gear, and blazed to the conference title and capped a weekend that made Canadian sprint history.
De Grasse’s time — 9.97 seconds — set a Pac-12 record, improved his personal best and marked the first sub 10-second clocking for a Canadian since 2000. The previous day, the 20-year-old cruised to a 20.03 finish in a 200-metre heat, breaking his own Canadian record.
Eight weeks ahead of the Pan Am Games, De Grasse announced himself as a once-in-a-generation talent and legitimate medal contender in the games’ glamour event.
“The sub-10, I’ve been working on that all year,” says De Grasse, a graduate of Milliken Mills High School. “Everyone says the 200 is my best event, but I just wanted to prove I can run the 100 as well.”
De Grasse headed into this weekend with the seventh-best 100-metre time in the world, while his 200-metre time ranked second worldwide. Later in the season, stars such as Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay figure to eclipse De Grasse’s early marks, but Athletics Canada head coach Peter Eriksson remains intrigued with De Grasse’s potential.
Eriksson says De Grasse and recent USC grad Aaron Brown can help Canada achieve sprint success unseen since the 1990s, when Donovan Bailey and Bruny Surin won three world and Olympic medals in the 100 metres and four more in the 4x100-metre relay.
De Grasse’s raw speed makes a relay team that claimed bronze at the 2013 World Championships a threat to medal again.
“The relay team will take a different turn with him on the team, and now we’re looking at, can we do better than the 1996 guys,” says Eriksson, referring to the Bailey-led group that won Olympic gold.
De Grasse is nearly assured a spot on the Pan Am team. Athletes have until June 14 to submit qualifying marks, with the top two Canadian performers in each event earning berths, provided they meet Athletics Canada’s performance standards. It is unlikely two sprinters will eclipse De Grasse’s early-season times.
If De Grasse medals at the national championships in July he’ll also qualify for the World Championships in Beijing this August.
When he envisioned athletic success as a high-schooler, De Grasse saw himself as a basketball star. By his final year at Milliken Mills, however, the team folded. Less than two months ahead of graduation, he had nearly abandoned the idea of an athletic scholarship until a friend talked him into running track.
His first race has already become Canadian track and field legend:
De Grasse wandering to the start line in a baggy basketball uniform and borrowed spikes.
De Grasse eschewing starting blocks and lining up facing the track’s infield, like a baserunner taking a leadoff.
De Grasse quickly reeling in the field, winning the heat in 10.9 seconds and catching the attention of Olympian Tony Sharpe, who runs the Speed Academy Athletics Club in Durham region.
Sharpe guided De Grasse through the summer and entered him in a high-school all-star race at a National Track League event in at a sold-out Varsity Stadium. He left the blocks last but crossed the finish line first, hitting his now-familiar mid-race surge to clock 10.59 seconds into a headwind.
That race, on a big stage against tough competition, prompted Sharpe to ponder the depth of De Grasse’s talent.
“I’d never seen anything like this — guys knocking off half a second in six weeks,” said Sharpe, who won a bronze medal in the 4x100-metre relay at the 1984 Summer Olympics. “I knew this kid was a phenom.”
After two years at Coffeyville Community College in Kansas, De Grasse transferred to USC, where he majors in sociology, and where he has set or tied three school records.
His success has also helped fuel the nature-versus-nurture debate regarding elite sprinting.
Any athlete who becomes world class so quickly is clearly an outlier — imagine facing Miguel Cabrera just three years after throwing your first pitch. But De Grasse’s coaches say his speed is both inborn attribute and hard-won skill.
“There are no shortcuts,” Sharpe says. “The hard worker will always be successful. Not everybody has the mental capacity for track and field at a high level. It takes a different mindset.”
Harnessing that talent is a long-term project for USC head coach Caryl Smith Gilbert, who will oversee De Grasse’s training through the 2016 Summer Olympics.
She says keeping him fresh for the Pan Am Games and World Championships often means holding him out of NCAA meets. And prepping him for Rio means a relatively light workload — about 70 per cent of the volume of most elite sprinters handle — before building him up gradually.
“Imagine what he can do when he’s totally strong,” Smith Gilbert says. “I don’t like to give numbers, but he’s going to be one of the best of all time.”
No pressure.
At least, De Grasse doesn’t feel it.
Sharpe says De Grasse doesn’t wilt in high-stress situations mainly because he’s so new to the sport he’s too naïve to know he should be nervous.
And De Grasse says his late start means that when rivals plateau, he’ll still be working toward his peak.
“I’m still learning the sport,” he says. “For me to go that fast, I know I have the potential to do something great. There’s no limits on my body.”
TQS Transformation is proud to support The Speed Academy Athletics Club in their efforts to train and showcase young Canadian Track and Field athletes. Among the many talented young athletes within the Speed Academy family, TQS Transformation took a moment to catch up on the accomplishments of sprinter Andre De Grasse from Markham, Ontario.
Andre De Grasse, 18, recently competed at the 2013 Junior Pan-Am games in Columbia where he captured two medals - a silver medal in the 100m and a bronze in the 200m. While he carries himself with the quiet poise of a seasoned athlete confident in years of success on the track, Andre only started competing in organized track in June 2013.
Tony Sharpe, head coach of The Speed Academy, first met Andre during a high school meet at York University last April. “I saw this guy at the start of the race. While everyone was getting ready in their blocks, he started the race standing upright,” Tony shakes his head and laughs along with Andre as they remember the young man’s inexperience at the time. Despite the rocky start, it didn’t take long for Tony to recognize his talent. “He left everyone else behind. I knew I could help him train better so I gave him my card.”
Within three days, Andre started working with Tony at The Speed Academy. And by the end of the season he earned a scholarship to Coffeyville Community College in Kansas.
In addition to his success at the Pan-Am Games, Andre was the 2013 Canadian National Junior Champion in the 100 m and 200 m, and is the Canadian Junior record Holder for the 100 m at 10.25. He also ran a record wind-aided 100 m at 9.99.
Windy or not, Andre’s speed on the track is catching notice. As he enters his second year of college, several major NCAA DI universities have expressed interest, including: UCLA, University of Alabama and Florida State University.
Despite his recent successes and the promise of great things to come, Andre seems content to take one thing at a time. “I never thought I would be doing what I am doing right now,” he says with amazement. When asked about future plans on the track, his feet remain firmly on the ground.“Basically, I just want to make my family proud and get an education. Then in the long run maybe pursue this more professionally, but only after I complete my education.”
It sounds like Andre is well on his way to achieving his goals. According to Tony: “Andre is the most talented sprinter I have ever seen.”
TQS Transformation looks forward to sharing more news of future successes of Andre and his teammates at The Speed Academy.
Last week Deanna and others rescued dolphins which tried to beach themselves in front of The Dive Shop in Barbados. Here is some info on it and the video she took.
GRENADIAN ATHLETES for WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in MOSCOW!
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, August 1, 2013 – World and Olympic 400 metres champion Kirani James and decathlete Kurt Felix will represent Grenada at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Russia, starting August 10.
James, who lost only one race this year, is on track to close off his 2013 season with a successful defence of his title won at the 2011 Championships.
James, who became his country’s first Olympic medallist when he won gold in London last summer, has the two fastest times over the 400m so far this year, including the only sub-44 (43.96).
“This went a lot better in Paris where I broke 44 seconds. That gave me a lot of confidence ahead of the World Championships and it gives me an indicator of the form I’m in,” James wrote in his IAAF Online Diaries.
The Grenadian champion quarter-miler, who is currently the points’ leader in the 400m in the Diamond League with 14 points, will conclude his 2013 season in Zurich, Switzerland on August 29, a week after he resumes classes at the University of Alabama.
But even before James takes to the track to defend his title, Felix begins competition in the decathlon event.
The 2012 NCAA Decathlon champion will want to put the disappointments of his Olympic Games’ campaign behind him.
Kurt Felix/File Photo M. Bascombe
Felix, who withdrew from the decathlon event in London due to an injury, is determined to make an impact in his second major championship.
“I’m more determined now that I have moved past injury and recovery,” he said.
At the Olympics, Felix withdrew from competition after five (5) events with 4142 points and 12th in the overall standings at the end of the first day and unable to compete in two of his better events – discus and javelin throws.
Albert Joseph will accompany the athletes as Team Leader for the August 10-18 Championships.
Meantime, Rondell Bartholomew, a 400m finalist at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, has called off any plans to compete this year and will now concentrate on preparing for the 2014 season.
Bartholomew, who suffered a left hamstring, withdrew from the London Olympics and spent most of this season rehabilitating his injury.
“The focus is now on returning to the track injury-free and stronger than before,” he told GrenadaSports. “It was a difficult decision to make but I think it’s better to go in that direction than take the risk that could end my athletics career.”
“I want to wish Kirani and Kurt best of luck at Worlds (World Championships) and I know they will make us (Grenadians) proud,” he said.
Bartholomew, who has a personal best of 44.65, ran a solitary race in 2013 where he clocked 47.74 in April.
“This was to gauge my level of competitiveness and while I was on course to compete in May, I withdrew because of some uneasiness during training and I decided to allow the healing process to take its course.”
The former Junior CARIFTA Games champion will now turn his attention to the 2014 Indoor season and possibly the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Poland next March.
by Michael Bascombe/GrenadaSports
Courtesy LIME Grenada, GrenadaSports will provide extensive coverage (interviews & photos) of James and Felix during the championships in Moscow.
It certainly does not have the financial muscle of the lucrative IPL, but on July 30th a new T20 tournament is set to take the world by storm.
The Limacol Caribbean Premier League as it is officially called, will be a mix of the much heralded Caribbean flair and international experience. The inaugural edition of the tournament, will see six teams compete, namely the Antigua Hawkbills, Barbados Tridents, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Jamaica Tallawahs, St Lucia Zouks and Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel.
The 15-man teams were compiled via a draft system, which included three Pools. Pool A consisted of 26 international players, both local and international, whereas Pool B consisted of six international players and 100 local players.
Under 23 players made up Pool C. If a player from Pool A was not selected in the first rounds of selection, they would drop into the next Pool, and so on. Players will be paid according to the Pool in which they are selected.
After all was said and done, coaches seemed pretty satisfied with the teams that they ended up with. Notable West Indian and international players for the various teams include Marlon Samuels and Ricky Ponting for Antigua, Kieron Pollard and Shakib Al Hasan for Barbados, Sunil Narine and Mohammed Hafeez for Guyana, Chris Gayle and Vernon Philander for Jamaica, Darren Sammy and Albie Morkel for St Lucia, and Dwayne Bravo and Ross Taylor for Trinidad.
A total of 24 matches will be played in the tournament, which starts on July 30th and ends on August 24th. The teams look evenly matched, and one can only expect that the level of cricket will be at the highest standard.
Players like Chris Gayle, who has been uncharacteristically out of form this year, will have a lot to prove, as will a player like Ross Taylor.
The Tridents and Zouks will clash in the tournament opener, with West Indies teammates Pollard and Sammy coming up against each other.
An intense advertising campaign is well under way across the region, with the slogan, ‘We’ve Come to Play!’. From Kingston to Castries via Georgetown, fans across the region have gotten on board, and the excitement is picking up with every passing hour.
If we will be treated with anything close to the type of Caribbean cricket that we are used to, then we will be in for a great next few weeks.
Sit back, relax and allow the LCPL to invade your living rooms, Caribbean style! We are all in!
-Taken from GiveMeSport.com
Global Bank Group Sponsors the Antigua Hawksbills in Limacol Caribbean Premier League
Sir Vivian Richards with Mr. Brian Stuart-Young, Chairman and CEO, Global Bank of Commerce, Ltd. and Ms. Juliene Marcelle-James, Group Manager – Corporate Administration & Human Resources, Global Bank of Commerce, Ltd.
Caribbean Premier League:St John’s, Antigua – July 25, 2013 - Global Bank of Commerce, and its affiliate Global Processing Centre, have signed on as a Founding Sponsor of the Antigua Hawksbills team which will be competing in the inaugural Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL) T20 competition.
“Our management team is very pleased to have the opportunity to support the Antigua Hawksbills as its second Founding Sponsor, especially as the team is being coached by our very own Sir Vivian Richards,” said Brian Stuart-Young, Chairman and CEO of the Global Bank Group. “Given Antigua’s strong heritage in producing great cricketers, there is every expectation that the Hawksbills will reach the finals. In addition, the Hawksbills have a well-rounded team led by franchise player Marlon Samuels, and there is anticipation that international franchise player RickyPonting will perform exceptionally to mark his retirement from professional cricket.”
Global Bank of Commerce has been a regular corporate sponsor for various local sporting events and individual athletes. It has also worked in collaboration with the Antigua Government’s Ministry of Sports, but this partnership with the Limacol CPL will be its most significant sports sponsorship.
“We are delighted to have the Global Bank Group on board for the inaugural Limacol Caribbean Premier League,” said Pete Russell, Commercial Director to the Limacol CPLT20. “The management team understands the impact that this tournament will have not only on Antigua but across the Caribbean and we are delighted the bank is part of what promises to be an exciting spectacle that captures the imagination around the world.”
Global Bank of Commerce is a locally owned, 30-year old institution providing international financial services, wealth management and investment guidance. Its affiliate, Global Processing Centre, is a certified data centre providing an electronic financial transaction platform with multiple payment channels for cards, electronic wallets and mobile payments.
The Antigua Hawksbills play their first game against the Barbados Tridents on 1st August at the Kensington Oval. Home games will take place on the 13th, 15th and 17th August at the Sir Vivian Richards National Stadium.
Taken from boxscorenews.com
My 1st Dive Video in Barbados
by Deanna Paolucci
Location: Carlisle Bay Dive Sites: Pieces of Eight and Carlisle Marine Park Depth: 12-22 meters, average 15 meters Temperature: unrecorded on both dives.... Bottom time: 50 minutes and 74 minutes respectively Camera: Go-pro 3, Black edition with red filter Dive Boat: The Dive Shop, Highway 7, Bay Street, St. Michael, Barbados
Marine life sited: Hawksbill and Green Turtles, seahorses, parrot fish, pipe fish, blow fish, flounder, frog fish, pin fish, squirrel fish, green razor-fish,wrasse, yellow stripped grunt, grey angelfish
Coral: brain coral, sponges, sea fans, sea grass, feather black coral, wire coral, lettuce coral, pencil coral and finger coral.
Turtle sightings: over 100, both hawksbill and green turtle (more common)
Most common marine life: large, small fish (Bajan slang).
Ship wrecks: 6, with one more I know of to go.
Camera: GoPro 3 flooded...
Turtle Soup!?
by Deanna Paolucci
In accordance to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, it is illegal to capture or trade turtles and or any products derived from them. However, this was not always the case, and until September of 1993, when Barbados ratified the convention, fishing, capturing, and eating turtles was a perfectly legal and customary way of life. In fact, local Bajans as young as 30 have shared stories of who made the best turtle soup and of how they used to love a good bowl. Some will even admit to enjoying a delicious bowl in recent years with thanks to spear fishers who I am told, will, on occasion shoot at turtles. Others have blamed net fishing with the 'accidental' capture of turtles. Either way, this ratified convention made leaps and bounds by way of protecting both the endangered Hawksbill and Green turtle found in the Bajam waters but it cannot and has not eliminated all illegal activity of the sort. A few days ago, I was out snorkeling, oddly enough with turtles, when a boat of 2 fishermen approached me. They were on route to haul up the nets and offered me the opportunity to see how it was done. This sounding like much fun, I hopped on board and off we went. Calbi, was an older man and the 'captain' who had been fishing with a net his whole life after his grandfather passed down the skill to him as a young boy. Today, he fishes, makes nets, builds boats and sells his catch for a living. The other local fisherman of the St. Lawrence Gap goes by the name of Shaggy. He is in his late 30s, and has been reared for many years by Calbi as a fisherman. He hulls traps, sets and pulls nets and takes tourists out on his boat to fish for a living. I'll be honest, a man I rent from was the first to mention turtle soup to me. Prior to this, I eagerly believed it was a fictional dish which I had only previously heard of as a child when I watched the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on television. I guess I had just never asked anyone, but the thought of harming the peaceful turtles I swim and dive with was bothersome. I guess it was different when they were not endangered. Approaching the net, I had many questions. Using a net, cage, and rod, these two local fishermen did everything but spear fish. Without mentioning my personal views, I began to throw questions of turtles into conversation as we drove along in the boat. I was told turtles were only ever caught 'accidentally' by one means of fishing- net. However, due to where the nets are dropped and the fact that they are pulled and moved every 12 hours, if turtles are infact caught, they can be released without harm. As we went, we picked up two nets, dropped another checked the traps and returned to shore. I returned the following morning at 6:30 to do the reverse, as they do each day. I did not witness any turtles, but I did see how they fish with a net, many of the species they do catch with nets and a bit of the lifestyle of a Bajan fisherman. As they keep their boat near to where I live, I hope to join them again, but not because they hunt turtles.
Schedule
6/6/16 - Australia vs South Africa – Guyana National Stadium, Guyana
8/6/16 - West Indies vs South Africa – Guyana National Stadium
10/6/16 - West Indies vs Australia – Guyana National Stadium
13/6/16- South Africa vs Australia – Warner Park, St. Kitts
15/6/16 - West Indies vs South Africa – Warner Park
17/6/16 - West Indies vs Australia – Warner Park
20/6/16 - Australia vs South Africa – Kensington Oval, Barbados
22/6/16 - West Indies vs South Africa – Kensington Oval
24/6/16 - West Indies vs Australia – Kensington Oval
26/6/16 - The Final – Kensington Oval
DEGRASSE IN ACTION!
Andre De Grasse of Canada has signed a shoe contract with Puma, and will pursue his dreams as a professional sprinter. (Mark Blinch/The Canadian Press)
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BARBADOS SENDS 29 TO PAN AM GAMES!
The Pan Am Games will be held from July 10 to 26 in Toronto.
Athletics – Levi Cadogan, Ramon Gittens, Shane Brathwaite, Greggmar Swift, Mario Burke, Burkhart Ellis, Nicholas Deshong, Sonia Gaskin, Tia-Adana Belle, Akela Jones, Nadia Cummins, Kierre Beckles, Sade Sealy, Sada Williams.
Swimming – Lani Cabrera, Christopher Courtis, Alex Sobers.
Tennis – Darian King, Seanon Williams, Haydn Lewis.
Badminton – Dakeil Thorpe, Sabrina Scott
Shooting – Michelle Elliot, Michael Maskell
Triathlon – Jason Wilson
Weightlifting – Brien Best
Boxing – Adrian Biscette
Golf – James Johnson
Equestrian – Emily Kinch
Management Team – Esther Maynard (Chef de Mission), Glyne Clarke (Team Manager), Sharon Coppin (Massage Therapist), Marita Mashall (Physio), Carl Ward (Doctor). (PG)
- See more at: http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/69384/barbados-names-pan-games#sthash.zgI2Py0Q.dpuf
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In accordance to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, it is illegal to capture or trade turtles and or any products derived from them. However, this was not always the case, and until September of 1993, when Barbados ratified the convention, fishing, capturing, and eating turtles was a perfectly legal and customary way of life. In fact, local Bajans as young as 30 have shared stories of who made the best turtle soup and of how they used to love a good bowl. Some will even admit to enjoying a delicious bowl in recent years with thanks to spear fishers who I am told, will, on occasion shoot at turtles. Others have blamed net fishing with the 'accidental' capture of turtles. Either way, this ratified convention made leaps and bounds by way of protecting both the endangered Hawksbill and Green turtle found in the Bajam waters but it cannot and has not eliminated all illegal activity of the sort.
