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Blue Chip Athletics continues to produce some of the top throwers in the country, and by extension the region, getting young Bahamian athletes qualified and prepared for major international competitions. The 50th Oaktree CARIFTA Games is just two weeks away, set for the Easter holiday weekend, April 8-10 at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium. The final local qualifier, the Bahamas National

The 20th Star Performers Track and Field Classic came to an end early due to inclement weather but four Bahamian athletes were able to go under the CARIFTA qualifying standards at the meet at the original Thomas A. Robinson Track and Field Stadium on Saturday. The number of unofficial qualifiers moved up to 23 as three new qualifiers

The list of qualifiers for The Bahamas for the 2023 CARIFTA Games continues to grow. A number of productive performances by young Bahamian athletes at the 3rd Annual Oaktree Sonja Knowles Track Classic hosted by the Red-Line Athletics Track and Field Club at the original Thomas A. Robinson Track and Field Stadium this past weekend increased the

A couple more Bahamian athletes qualified for CARIFTA this past weekend as the host nation looks to put on a show for the 50th CARIFTA Games set for April 8-10, 2023. Meeting the qualifying standard were Alexandria Komolafe and Cassie Thompson as they bring the number of qualifiers up to 10. Komolafe achieved the mark in the under-17

The 50th CARIFTA Games is just 76 days away and the Local Organizing Committee for that event (LOC) said that plans are on track as The Bahamas looks to host it from April 8-10 at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium. Speaking to reporters at a press conference after introducing ALIV as the official communications partner and broadcaster of

There were five more unofficial CARIFTA qualifiers for The Bahamas this past weekend, with two qualifying at home and three abroad, bringing the total number of qualifiers for The Bahamas up to eight. Taysha Stubbs and Terrell McCoy qualified at home while Olympian Lacarthea Cooper, Mateo Smith and Javonya Valcourt accomplished the feat abroad. Throwing in windy and low-60

Blue Chip Athletics is continuing to produce top throwers in the country, and the athletes are reaping the rewards. Calea Jackson, a 17-year-old senior at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School in Rabun County, Georgia, USA, became the latest athlete from the locally based Blue Chip Athletics, to sign a letter of intent with a major National Collegiate Athletic

Bahamian athletes continue to perform well Bahamian collegiate athlete Shakeem Smith and the UTEP Miners men’s 4x100m relay team won a gold medal in that event at the Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championship in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The team of Smith, Sean Bailey, Dennis Johnson and Jevaughn Powell turned in a season’s best time of 40.03 seconds. Smith is shown at right. It was a busy weekend for track and field athletes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA...

BAAA chief Archer happy track is back Drumeco Archer. The Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) experienced the official opening of its season this past weekend with the staging of the BAAA Odd Distance Classic, the Neymour Athletics Christmas Odd Distance Classic and the Blue Chip Athletics Throwers Meet. President of the BAAA, Drumeco Archer, was happy to see the meets take place without a hitch. Blue Chip was the first meet on Saturday morning at the old Thomas A. Robinson...

bstubbs@tribunemedia.net SEVEN athletes attained the qualifying standards for the CARIFTA Games at the Blue Chip Athletics Throwers Meet on Saturday as competitive track and field returned at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium amidst the coronavirus pandemic. It was the first meet held since sports came to a halt in March during day one of the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture’s National Track and Field Championships at the adjacent TAR National Stadium. The throwers meet pre...