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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.
Inter Primary School Championships cancelled
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Although Physical Education Teachers throughout the Territory are gearing up to provide for the physical and sporting needs of Primary School Students, it has been recently announced that there will be no Inter Primary School Sports.
UPDATE: 'Dag' Samuels to be laid to rest on October 21
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The funeral for popular and respected track and field coach, Xavier 'Dag' Samuels is scheduled for October 21, 2017, according to information reaching Virgin Islands News Online.
UPDATE - Malone qualifies for IAAF Worlds Long Jump Final
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Long Jumper Chantel E. Malone became the first Virgin Islands (VI) Athlete to qualify for a final at the IAAF World Championships in London, when she leaped 6.52m in the qualifying round on Wednesday August 8, 2017.
McMaster out of World Championships
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Running in the 400m Hurdles on Sunday August 6, 2017 at the IAAF World Championships, Kyron A. McMaster suffered a disqualification and is out of the competition.
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