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Jamaican U-20 World Champ Briana N. Williams tests positive for doping
KINGSTON, Jamaica- She is regarded as one of the best upcoming sprinters on the international scene; however, Jamaica's World Under-20 double sprint gold medallist Briana N. Williams is now battling to save her reputation and a possible ban that could see her miss the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha.
Tahesia G. Harrigan-Scott calls time on illustrious athletic career
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands most successful female sprinter Tahesia G. Harrigan-Scott has hung up her spikes after a successful professional career that spanned well over a decade.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Zara A. Brown
By Ron O. D'Avilar
A refusal to fail is one of the hallmarks of this week’s Young Professional, even as she is an athlete in one of the oldest and most competitive sports. Track and Field requires athletes to demonstrate passion and high endurance for the sport but for Zara A. Brown, a Virgin Islands (VI) based athlete, sports is not just a passion but a lifestyle.
Hive of activity @ 2nd annual Olympic Day Sports Festival
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - International Olympic Day was marked on Saturday, June 22, 2019 with the 2nd annual Sports Festival at the A.O. Shirley Recreation Grounds in Road Town, Tortola.
VI athletes off to represent at 2019 Carifta Games
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As the Virgin Islands (VI) athletics team head off to the Cayman Islands for the 2019 edition of the XLVIII Carifta Games, team members were told to “visualize your race,” by President of the BVI Athletics Association (BVAA) Mr Steve Augustine.
Five schools top the charts in DYAS Primary Schools Relays
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Five of the 13 schools competing in the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports Inter Primary Schools Relays on May 2, 2018, walked off with at least one division victory in the event that attracted over 460 athletes, competing in 22 relays.
PUMA sponsors uniform for VI Carifta Games team
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- PUMA, one of the world's leading sportswear brands for over 65 years, with an established history of designing products for the fastest athletes on the planet, including the legendary Usain St Leo Bolt and the Virgin Islands very own Kyron A. McMaster, is sponsoring the uniform for the Virgin Islands 2018 Flow Carifta Games team.
Moses & DeFreitas victorious @ Cal State LA Invitational
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands flag was flown proudly on March 3, 2018 in California, USA when two top young sprinters from the VI competed in the Cal State LA Invitational.
McMaster #2 & Malone #10 in IAAF 2017 World Rankings
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Two Virgin Islands' athletes have made the Top 10 List of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Rankings.
2018 Developmental Meet Series in honour of Xavier ‘Dag’ Samuels
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Quite appropriately, the Developmental Meet Series for the British Virgin Islands Athletics Association’s (BVIAA) 2018 Track and Field season is being held in honour of the late coach Xavier Samuels aka ‘Coach Dag’, who was one of the fatalities of Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017.
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