Sports
Nateshon Thomas, better known as “Shadow”, started playing baseball in 1996 at the age of eight for leisure and to have some fun in his hometown Tortola, British Virgin Islands. At the time, there were no diamonds or baseball fields in the Virgin Islands and sadly this is still the current state. But as time […]
Another major win for Chantel Malone as she placed 1st in the Female Long Jump at the 2019 Madrid Athletics Meeting yesterday Sunday, 25 August 2019. Just earlier this month she won 1st place in the Pan Am Games Long Jump which was the BVI’s first medal in some 36 years. Congratulations Chantel! Continue to […]
The Virgin Island’s own Kyron McMaster placed 3rd at the Paris Diamond League with a season best of 48.33 seconds in the Male 400m Hurdles on Saturday, 24 August 2019 . This victory follows his recent hamstring injury which prevented him from participating in the London Diamond League and Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. […]
British Virgin Islands athletes shined this weekend by capturing seven medals at the 2019 CARIFTA Games in the Cayman Islands. Jaleel Croal was at the top of the list of athletes that participated as he won the only Gold medal for the territory in the under 17 male 200 metre finals with a time of […]
The Annual Wahoo Fishing Tournament kicked off this weekend in Virgin Gorda. This event is usually held on the Saturday and Sunday of the long Easter Holidays and has been a part of the festivities for over 20+ years. Team Underdog took home the 1st Place trophy with a total catch weight of 191lbs and […]
Virgin Islands athlete, Mr. Eldred Henry has gone down in history where he holds the National Shot-Put Record. Standing at 6’5”, Henry broke the 5-year-old NCAA Division II record with a performance score of 20.61 metres. He currently attends the University of Findlay in Ohio, United States. Henry’s interest in Shot-Put sparked in his junior […]
Kyron McMaster and Chantel Malone have been named the British Virgin Islands Athletics Association (BVIAA) Colonial Insurance (BVI) Ltd., Senior Male and Female Athletes of 2018. McMaster was ranked 3rd in the men’s 400-meter hurdles in 2018 and was the 2-time champion of the Diamond League in 2017 and 2018 amongst many other titles. His […]
Congratulations are in order to the Women’s Fastpitch Softball Team for winning their first games at the ‘Hit Your 2nd Shot’ First Tournament in Anguilla. The team was up against Anguilla and St. Maarten Team B with a score of 17-2 and 11-1 respectively. The ladies then advanced to the Championship where they competed against […]
Ms. Elinah Philip and Malik John will be travelling to Buenos Aires, Argentina to represent the BVI at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games (YOG). The Games are scheduled to take place from October 6th – 18th. Ms. Philip who is an 18-year-old swimmer will be competing in the 50m and 100m Freestyle and the 50m […]
BVI’s Kyron McMaster strikes again. On August 30th, McMaster won the IAAF 400m Hurdles Diamond League Trophy for the 2nd consecutive year in Zurich, Switzerland. He crossed the finishing line in an impeccable time of 48.08, beating the world champion, Karston Warholm who placed 2nd in 48.10. “I have been growing a lot. I really […]