STATEMENT BY DR. THE HONOURABLE NATALIO D. WHEATLEY
MINISTER FOR EDUCATION, CULTURE, YOUTH AFFAIRS, FISHERIES AND AGRICULTURE
AT THE NINTH SITTING OF THE THIRD SESSION OF THE
FOURTH HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
SPORTS DEVELOPMENT AND ATHLETIC UPDATE
Mister Speaker, I take this opportunity to update this Honourable House on my Ministry’s support of sports development and to report on some of our athletes as they continue to promote the Territory through their outstanding performances.
Mister Speaker, the Government stands firm in its belief that sports is vital to the individual, social and economic wellbeing of the people of the Territory. This Government stands committed to supporting and promoting sports as part of our national development. We believe that sports should be accessible to all, and this administration has not only pledged but provided funds to support and develop our elite athletes.
Inaugural Junior Pan American Games pushed back to December due to COVID-19 Friday, 14 May 2021
The inaugural Junior Pan American Games in Cali in Colombia, originally scheduled from September 9 to 19, will now take place between November 25 and December 5.
Panam Sports President Neven Ilic said the decision had been made to allow competing nations and the host country to step up their COVID-19 vaccinations. After several months of meetings with the Colombian authorities, we have adopted this measure that we believe is the best option to protect the health of our young athletes, Ilic said. We want to give more time for both the organising country and the participating nations to advance in their vaccination processes.
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MEXICO CITY – The Cali-Valle 2021 Junior Pan American Games were pushed back by about three month and will now take place between November 25 and December 5.
Organisers made the announcement earlier Wednesday after several meetings and consultations with experts. The Games were originally scheduled to take place September 9 and 19.
“America is one of the continents that has been most affected by Covid-19, and although important vaccination processes have begun in most countries, the pandemic is still a threat and a lot of work remains to be done,” a release said.
As a result, Panam Sports, the Government of Colombia, the Colombian Olympic Committee, the Valle del Cauca Government, the Cali Mayor’s Office and the Local Organising Committee have all been monitoring how the situation evolves month by month, not only in the host country and city of the first Junior Pan American Games, but also in the member countries of the Pan American Sports O
National records fall in swimming at UANA meet Bahamian swimmers turned in national record performances and swam personal best times at the recently concluded UANA Tokyo Qualifier at the Orlando Health National Training Center in Clermont, Florida, this past weekend.
In what was the first international swim meet for a team of Bahamian swimmers, the athletes didn’t disappoint as they turned in national record performances and personal best times at the recently concluded UANA (Swimming Union of the Americas) Tokyo Qualifier at the Orlando Health National Training Center in Clermont, Florida, this past weekend.
DaVante Carey broke the 100 meters (m) and the 200m backstroke national records in this his first long course meet of the season. Marvin Johnson went on to break the 100m and 200m freestyle national records in the 13-14 boys age category. Izaak Bastian was able to snag a silver medal for his performance in the 50m breaststroke and a bronze in the 100m breast.
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The Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) will be forced to pay a bigger bill to send athletes to two major track and field events this year.
With the rescheduled
Tokyo 2020 Olympics and
Junior Pan American Games both slated for the summer, the BOA has budgeted for an estimated BDS$800 000 to fund the trips.
In 2019, then secretary general Cameron Burke, who is now the vice-president, said it would cost about BDS$1 million to get Barbadian qualifiers to the Games.
However, the exact figure will be determined based on how many athletes qualify, especially for the
Olympics, set for July 23 to August 8 in Japan. The