DOB: November 13 1998 Event: 400m Freestyle Alex got started in the sport in 2004 at the age of 6. He has been encouraged throughout this period by his parents. In 2011, he attended CARIFTA where he won Gold in…
DOB: May 21 1990 Event: 100m Hurdles Kierre Beckles has been involved in Track and Field from the tender age of 7 having been encouraged by her brother Julien Beckles and sister Natasha Burkett-Sealy. Kierre is the current Barbados record…
DOB: April 22 1993 Event: 400m Freestyle Lani got started swimming in 1996 after she was encouraged by her parents. Lani’s first year on the national team was when she competed at CARIFTA 2006 on home soil in Barbados where…
DOB: June 15 1996 Event: 400m Hurdles Tia-Adana was encouraged to get involved in the athletics by her mother and coaches Jasper Blades and Janelle Denny. In her first year attending CARIFTA in Jamaica in 2011 she was part of…
DOB: November 24 1966 Event: Skeet Michael is the oldest and most experienced member of the Barbados team, having represented Barbados in 4 previous Olympic Games, 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004. Michael’s most recent achievements are 4th in the Pan…
DOB: April 26 1992 Event: Tennis Darian King started playing tennis at the age of 8 where he won the Nemwill inter school mini tennis tournament and then joined the Ocean View tennis club. His first major International Tournament was…
DOB: September 18 1992 Event: 200m Burkheart got started in athletics in the early 2000’s at the Roland Edwards Primary. He credits his mother for being the one who encouraged him to compete. He completed high school in the USA…
DOB: November 8 1995 Event: 200m In 2011, Levi took up athletics and in that year he represented Barbados at the 40th CARIFTA Games in Montego Bay, Jamaica. From there, Levi’s athletic career developed exponentially and, at the age of…
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