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Kyron A. McMaster 5th in 400m Hurdles Heats @ World C/ships in Tokyo

- clocks a non-advancing time of 49.89
The only man to medal at the World Athletics Championships for the Virgin Islands, Kyron A. McMaster, OBE will not repeat that feat this year, as he has ended his participation at the games in Tokyo with a non-advancing time in the 400m Hurdles Heats. Photo: BVI Olympics/File
Running in Heat 2 of the Men's 400m Hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo this morning, September 15, 2025, the 2-time Commonwealth Games champion, Kyron A. McMaster, finished in 5th place in a time of 49.89. Photo: World Athletics
Running in Heat 2 of the Men's 400m Hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo this morning, September 15, 2025, the 2-time Commonwealth Games champion, Kyron A. McMaster, finished in 5th place in a time of 49.89. Photo: World Athletics
TOKYO, Japan- The only man to medal at the World Athletics Championships for the Virgin Islands, Kyron A. McMaster, OBE will not repeat that feat this year, as he has ended his participation at the games in Tokyo with a non-advancing time in the 400m Hurdles Heats.

Running in Heat 2 this morning, September 15, 2025, the 2-time Commonwealth Games champion, McMaster, finished in 5th place in a time of 49.89.

The race was won by Bassem Hemeida of Qatar in 48.43.

Alison Dos Santos of Brazil was second in 48.48, while third was Owe Fischer-Breiholz of Germany in a time of 48.81.

The 4th automatic qualifying spot was taken by Matic Ian Gucec of Slovenia in a time of 48.92.

Non-advancing time

McMaster's 49.89 was not enough to gain him a slot in the semi-finals as one of the four fastest non-automatic qualifiers.

The Virgin Islander won a World Athletics Championships silver medal for the VI when the games were held in Budapest, Hungary, in August 2023.

Attention will now be placed on Jaleel N. Croal and Beyonce A. DeFreitas, who get into 200m action on September 17, 2025.

20 Responses to “Kyron A. McMaster 5th in 400m Hurdles Heats @ World C/ships in Tokyo”

  • BuzzBvi (15/09/2025, 09:03) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    Why no news about anything C.O. S-C said?
  • Eagle Eye (15/09/2025, 09:09) Like (5) Dislike (9) Reply
    Hello, Jaleel will be the one to medal.
  • Tola to the bone (15/09/2025, 09:10) Like (30) Dislike (1) Reply
    Great attempt Kyron. Keep focus. We support you 1000%. NEVER GIVE UP. You got this!
    • Nincompoops (15/09/2025, 21:47) Like (1) Dislike (7) Reply
      Great “attempt” you say…lol. Someone who won a silver medal at the last world championship didn’t even make it out of the first round this time. Kyron already gave up a long time ago. You people are silly. Dislike my comment all you want.
      • @ nincompoops (16/09/2025, 17:36) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
        You are just a poop aren’t you lol. Your head, heart and soul and every fiber of your being is poop. I like your comment. You there sitting behind a screen spewing hate and jealousy for one of BVI’s finest. I like that you have magnified Kyron whist degrading yourself. He is the GOAT and you a little dust termite on your keyboard. Where is my dust buster?
  • Ayo could hate me all ayo want but facts are facts (15/09/2025, 09:16) Like (12) Dislike (38) Reply
    I dont wanna say it but we wasted money on these set ah washed out athletes
    • Mehson yo beat me to it (15/09/2025, 10:22) Like (8) Dislike (15) Reply
      I wanted to say the same thing.
    • Citizen (15/09/2025, 11:22) Like (7) Dislike (8) Reply
      most of them are past their prime, it's time for some new athletes
    • @Ayo could hate me all ayo want but facts are facts (15/09/2025, 12:02) Like (14) Dislike (1) Reply
      at least these washed out runners made it as far as they have while you on your coach like a donkey
      still show support for youths in sports cuz they could of ended up doing illegal stuff instead
    • bologna (15/09/2025, 18:36) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
      McMaster is ranked #11 in the WORLD. If he is washed up, who will take his place? You?

      Please.
    • facts (16/09/2025, 10:56) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      Exactly what money does the bvi waste on these athletes. It’s not your tax payer money that funds them!!!!! When you know nothing keep your mouth shut!!!!!!. Majority of the money that sponsors these athletes for your lack of education self actually comes from companies like pumps to which these athletes has stipulations in place that has to be met to keep the contract and get paid to earn a living. ANDDDDDDD…….other majority of their funds comes from their family………the bvi gives very minimum to allow them to carry out their duties. ANDDDDD walk in any of their shoes and then call it a waste of time because that is one career path that is actually hard…!!!!!but you won’t know caused your not in it!!!!!!!!!
  • I think he is over the hill (15/09/2025, 09:32) Like (13) Dislike (13) Reply
    Time to start packing up now.
    • @I think he is over the hill (15/09/2025, 20:44) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
      I bet you can’t run from the bottom of elevator hill to the school in Sea Cows Bay without passing out or on your knees panting for air.
  • asking for a friend (15/09/2025, 10:06) Like (2) Dislike (3) Reply
    Where are the JA . in this hurdles heat..I was expecting to see about 2 of them.
  • Sonic (15/09/2025, 10:27) Like (14) Dislike (0) Reply
    Glad to see Kyron made it out the norm here

    Most dudes here either get caught up on the fast life or dead chasing the fast life instead of trying to find legal ways to progress but that's the culture amongst our youths
    Party drunk and gang life glad Kyron ain get stuck here to be included
  • Not good. (15/09/2025, 11:54) Like (13) Dislike (4) Reply
    He should be improving not regressing...When these people training they don't have a qualifying time target to hit, Doing this for yrs, Hard for me to understand, the drive, the focus, the motivation the effort. We can't always find excuses and sugar cote these failures...Sometines we have to be real and frank..
    • True Dat (15/09/2025, 12:21) Like (12) Dislike (5) Reply
      If they can't do a certain time, don't send them away to waste our money.
  • Marty Probasco (15/09/2025, 12:39) Like (14) Dislike (0) Reply
    At not good and all the other negative Nags. Did you all know that Kyron is coming off injuries and did the best with what he has? Get some maturity abut your infantile comments in an event you seem to know nothing of. Slap, slap you all deserve.
    • Marty (15/09/2025, 21:51) Like (0) Dislike (3) Reply

      If he was injured and his fitness level wasn’t where it needed to be to compete why go? For a trip? Aren’t you people tired of defending bulls*** and mediocrity????????

  • Kyron Mc master (15/09/2025, 19:42) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    You continue to keep the BVI and the Caribbean on the big screen in the Hurdle races all around the world! That alone speak volumes!


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