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BUDAPEST, Hungary – Charisma Taylor gave it a gallant effort on Wednesday, competing in her first global championship, but at the end of the day, she couldn’t get that one big jump that she needed to advance to the final of the women’s triple jump at the19th World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Stadium in Budapest,

BUDAPEST, Hungary - From he was wheeled off the track following the heats of the men’s 400 meters (m) at the 19th World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Stadium in Budapest, Hungary, one got the feeling that the hot and humid conditions were affecting Steven Gardiner. It all came to a head in the semifinals on Tuesday

Team Bahamas is beginning to settle in at the athletes village in Budapest, Hungary, preparing for competition in the 19th edition of the World Athletics Outdoor Championships, set to get underway this Saturday. More than 2,000 athletes from more than 200 countries are set to compete in the 35,000-seat National Athletics Centre in the Hungarian capital starting this

A total of 11 athletes will represent The Bahamas at the biggest competition for athletics this year, and among the list of entries is the country’s biggest star, making a grand return to the sport after having a baby just four months ago. Shaunae Miller-Uibo is back and she’s ready to compete. She has been named

The Bahamas’ 80-member CARIFTA team is now practicing every day, gearing up for what is one of the more anticipated CARIFTA Games in the history of the event. This is the 50th edition of the junior regional athletics event, and also the 50th independence year of The Bahamas. With that backdrop, The Bahamas is hosting the CARIFTA Games for a record ninth time

With the CARIFTA Games being held here in The Bahamas for a record ninth time, and with this being the 50th anniversary year of The Bahamas’ Independence and of the CARIFTA Games itself, the host nation has every intention of being well-represented. The Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) ratified a full 80-member squad late Monday

The new administration of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) certainly has its work cut out for them as this is expected to be a busy four-year period in track and field in the country. On tap for next year alone is the 50th CARIFTA Games, the Bahamas Games and a number of local high school and

The track and field community spoke loudly on Saturday, returning Drumeco Archer for a second consecutive term as president of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA). Archer was able to gain 50 percent of the votes from the delegates representing the various clubs, to hold off former president Rosamunde Carey and presidential candidate newcomer Dawn

It’s crunch time in the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) as a trio of qualified candidates makes its final push to the respective clubs looking to obtain the necessary votes to be elected as president at this Saturday’s election of officers. The Annual General Meeting (AGM) and election of officers of the BAAA is set for this

Track and field is big business! With that mindset, Pharez Cooper, the president of the Grand Bahama Amateur Athletic Association (GBAAA), has big plans in moving the sport forward here in The Bahamas. Just last week at a press conference to reveal the name of the title sponsor of the 2023 CARIFTA Games, it was announced