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David Selley admitted his relief at preserving the legacy of the Around the Island Powerboat Race after the future of the longstanding event came under serious threat.
Having endured a torrid past 18 months in which the very future of powerboat racin...
DATE: Aug 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sam Murley
Garon Wilkinson, the Bermuda Sanshou Association president, has hailed the island’s impressive showing at the International Kungfu Taiji Online Tournament last month.
Bermuda’s 12-member team of Wushu athletes scooped ten medals, including three gold...
DATE: Aug 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Dara Alizadeh bowed out of the Olympic Games in Tokyo on Thursday night knowing that he had given his all.
The 27-year-old Bermudian may have finished last of six starters in the C final but came away from his first Olympic appearance with the distin...
DATE: Jul 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Dexter Smith, Head of Sport
Dara Alizadeh heads into his last race at the Olympic Games in Tokyo today with another crack at glory after qualifying for the C final of the men’s single sculls.
The Bermuda rower finished third in the C/D semi-finals on the Sea Forest Waterway wit...
DATE: Jul 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Dexter Smith, Head of Sport
Dara Alizadeh is determined to end his maiden Olympic outing on high after achieving a sense of validation on the world's biggest sporting stage.
The 27-year-old is preparing to once again take to the water at the Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo to comp...
DATE: Jul 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sam Murley
Troy Custodio could not hide his overwhelming pride after watching Flora Duffy fulfil her lifelong aspiration of being crowned Olympic champion.
Like the majority of the island, Mr Custodio struggled to hold back the tears as the 33-year-old stormed ...
DATE: Jul 28, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Sam Murley
A dream 25 years in the making became reality for Flora Duffy after she stormed to an emphatic victory with a flawless display in the women’s triathlon to earn Bermuda’s first Olympic gold medal in Tokyo yesterday.
The 33-year-old led the field short...
DATE: Jul 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Flora Duffy was already Bermuda’s golden girl before she set off on the Olympic women’s triathlon tonight, but she is now simply solid gold after destroying a world-class field in Tokyo.
The 33-year-old dominated the race almost immediately after fi...
DATE: Jul 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Dexter Smith, Head of Sport
It has come to this. Twenty-three years of hard graft since age 10, full of thrills and spills —and the occasional heartbreak — have brought Flora Duffy to the brink of joining the pantheon of greats.
Not only in the Bermuda context, but globally. Fo...
DATE: Jul 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Dexter Smith, Head of Sport
Dara Alizadeh’s bid for Olympic glory was ended last night when he finished fifth in the men’s single sculls quarter-final at the Sea Forest Waterway in Tokyo.
The Bermudian clocked 7min 35.73sec over the 2,000-metre distance, but was more than 15 se...
DATE: Jul 25, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Dexter Smith, Head of Sport