Xavier Smith-Taylor has been playing water polo for the past two years after making the transition from swimming. The 16-year-old St. Leonard’s student, who also plays field hockey, has represented Barbados at numerous water polo tournaments overseas. “I was a…
The fact that she lived on an island surrounded by water was what inspired Lani Cabrera to get into swimming. She’s been a competitive swimmer for the past 20 years, and have competed at all the major sporting events in…
The 50th Anniversary Independence BOA Sailing Competition came to a successful conclusion at Pirates Cove on November 20. Close competition throughout each class ensured for a thrilling and exciting experience. Photograph by Peter Marshall. Results OPTIMIST CLASS R1 R2…
Thea Beckles is accustomed to being in the water– swimming pool and open sea. She’s a swimmer; a skill, she said, that made playing water polo easy for her. “I’ve been playing water polo for a year. I came over…
Friday 2 December Australian netball champion Laura Geitz has been revealed as the fifth official Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) Ambassador in Brisbane today. The announcement was made by Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk MP at the Lady Cilento Children’s…
Friday 2 December 2016 A new range of Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) merchandise has today been unveiled with the launch of the Gold Coast 2018 Official Online Shop – shop.gc2018.com. Headlined by the cute and cuddly Borobi plush…
Boxing and dancing– the two are worlds apart, but for Kimberley Gittens they are a part of her world. The 24-year-old was born to perform–and the reigning national boxing champion puts on a show every time she steps into the…
“Without hockey, I don’t know what I’d be doing right now.” Kyle Brathwaite began playing hockey when he was a student at the Combermere school, and now has his sights set on playing for the Barbados Men’s team, and being…
Romario Forde’s friend asked him to try weightlifting. He declined. Couple years later, his friend asked again. He obliged. And because of this friend’s persistence, Romario has now been lifting a little over three years. “I got introduced to the…
You say impossible, I say I’m possible. These are the words which Ria Greene lives by. Ria, who has been a judoka since she was five years old, said she fell in love with the sport after being introduced to…
BSA BOA Independence Squash Championship 2016 Thursday 24th November, Day One Results: Womens Qualifying 5:30 p.m – 6:00 p.m: Court 1 Amanda Haywood[2] Vs Sumairaa Suleman Score (11-4 11-3 11-5) Court 2 Jada Padmore Vs Chelsie Samuel[3/4] Score (12-10 10-12…
The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) has reached a major milestone as the clock strikes midnight on the Gold Coast, marking 500 days to go until Queensland, Australia Shares the Dream with the 70 nations and territories…
The Independence Orienteering championships was successfully completed Sunday November 20 at the Beach Games, Pirates Cove, Bridgetown. Results from the event are: Open Class: First Place – Kenroy Brathwaite Time: 31.09 minutes…
Tamara Morris +61 400 658 429 tamara.morris@goldoc.com Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation (GOLDOC) The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) has reached a major milestone as the clock strikes midnight on the Gold Coast, marking 500 days to go…
You could say Amanda Haywood has a thing for racket sports; she is a national badminton and squash player. Amanda, who began playing when she was seven years old, said she put equal effort into both sports and that her…