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Fast starting Harrigan-Scott misses out on semi-final place in Rio
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Tahesia G. Harrigan-Scott, running in heat 3, lane 3 of the Women’s 100m Preliminaries at the Rio Olympics on Friday August 12, 2016 finished in a time of 11.54 to place 6th and outside of qualification for the semi finals.
‘My goal is to stay aggressive & execute- Tahesia G. Harrigan-Scott
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Three time Olympian Tahesia G. Harrigan-Scott springs into action tonight, August 12, 2016 in the 100m Heats at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Kelly honoured to be VI’s flag bearer @ Rio Olympics
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands (VI) Olympic delegation recently announced that Ashley N. Kelly has been chosen to be the flag bearer at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony on Friday August 5, 2016.
VI Women set OECS 4x100m Relay Record
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI -Hosts [British] Virgin Islands (VI) Women's 4x100m Relay team capped a record setting Day 1 of the 2nd OECS Championships on July 2, 2016 by breaking the seven-year old OECS mark established by St Kitts-Nevis in 2009.
Harrigan-Scott & Kelly to compete @ AP Invitational in Guyana
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- World Indoor bronze medallists, Tahesia G. Harrigan-Scott and LaVerne Jones-Ferrette, along with Ashley N. Kelly, are just some of the Caribbean stars down to participate at the Aliann Pompey Invitational on June 18, 2016 in Guyana.
Warner makes PB run @ NTC/Pure Athletics Spring invitational
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Several of the territory’s top athletes put in stellar performances over the weekend, highlighted by Lakeisha ‘Mimi’ Warner running 54.90 in the 400m at the NTC/Pure Athletics Spring invitational in Clermont, Florida.
VI finishes 6th in 4 x 100m @ Penn Relays
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, USA – The Virgin Islands quartet of Ashley N. Kelly, Tahesia G. Harrigan-Scott, Chantel E. Malone and Karene King finished a creditable sixth in the 4 x 100m at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Saturday April 30, 2016.
VI quartet betters 4x100m Relay National Record
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Running together for the first time since 2013, the Virgin Islands' quartet of Ashley N. Kelly, Tahesia G. Harrigan-Scott, Chantel E. Malone and Karene King broke their six year old 4 x 100m Relay National Record at the Tom Jones Memorial Classic in Gainesville, Florida, on Friday April 22, 2016.
Kelly & Harrigan-Scott compete in Bahamas
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The two Virgin Islands athletes who have qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympics, both competed at the Chris Brown Invitational in The Bahamas on Saturday April 16, 2016.
Eldred Henry wins Mesa Classic Discus Throw
ARIZONA, USA- Virgin Islands athlete Eldred Henry used a season’s best to win the Mesa Classic Discus Throw Open Division in Arizona last weekend, Saturday April 9, 2016.