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June 16th, 2022
Olympic Day Sports Festival returns on June 25, 2022

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The BVI Olympic Committee (BVIOC) supported by its member National Federations will host its third free annual Sports Festival at the A.O. Shirley Recreation Grounds from 9:00am to 12:00pm on Saturday, June 25, 2022.

December 7th, 2021
Elwin A. Flax & Ephraim E. Penn bestowed with Paul Harris Fellow Award

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- In November 2021, the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) Rotary Family Celebrated the Rotary Foundation to coincide with District Governor Louis Wever and his wife Amanda’s Official Visit to the Territory.

December 3rd, 2021
Jaleel N. Croal qualifies for 200m final @ Jr PanAm Games

CALI, Colombia, SA- Virgin Islands youth sprinter Jaleel N. Croal placed 3rd in his heat of the 200m semi-finals at the Cali 2021 inaugural Junior PanAm Games. His time of 21.24 secured a spot in the finals where he will run in lane 8 at 7:00pm today, Friday, December 3, 2021.

October 8th, 2021
Ephraim E. Penn re-elected for 4th term as BVIOC President

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Mr Ephraim E. Penn was given a 4th term as President of the BVI Olympic Committee (BVIOC), when the Committee held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Executive Board elections on Thursday, October 7, 2021.

May 31st, 2020
Territorial Song replaces ‘God Save the Queen’ @ sports events

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been given approval for the Territorial Song ‘Oh Beautiful Virgin Islands’ to replace ‘God Save the Queen’ at future editions of the Olympic Games, the Youth Olympic Games and other institutional events and official activities of the IOC and its Affiliated Entities.

July 31st, 2019
Kyron A. McMaster out of 2019 Pan Am Games

Dean H. Greenaway aka ‘The Sportsman’

LIMA, Peru, SA— Ahead of the August 6, 2019 start of track and field competition in the 18th Pan Am Games now in progress in Lima, Peru, one of the Virgin Islands’ medal prospects—400m Hurdler Kyron A. McMaster— is out of the competition, in which he would have made his games debut on opening day.

November 16th, 2018
New running track surface for A.O. Shirley Ground en route

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - A new surface for the running track at the A.O. Shirley Recreation Ground in Road Town, Tortola is expected to arrive into the Virgin Islands (VI) by Monday, November 19, 2018.

August 1st, 2018
Gold, Silver & Bronze for VI at Barranquilla 2018 CAC Games

BARRANQUILLA, Colombia, SA – With one day of competition remaining for the Virgin Islands’ (VI) athletes at the 23rd Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Barranquilla, Colombia, the Territory’s senior athletes have set new records for the Games and for the nation so far as they secure three medals of gold, silver and bronze.

February 16th, 2012
Virgin Islands admitted to Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organization (RADO)

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- - The British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee President, Ephraim E Penn, was the Territories representative at the annual Board meeting of the Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organization (RADO) held in St. Kitts and Nevis from Feb. 11-12, 2012 under the auspices of the Ministry of Youth, Empowerment and Sports in collaboration with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

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