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Summer Olympics

Lewis London-boundfor Paralympics

Jessica Lewis isn’t worrying about her placing in the upcoming Paralympic Games in London, but rather embracing the atmosphere of the spectacle as she represents Bermuda for the first time at the Games. Lewis will be the only Bermuda representative i...
Aug 16, 2012
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"Olympics by the numbers"

The gold dust is settling into a glorious memory of the London Olympics 2012 and the excitement of the Paralympics due to start in the next few weeks. But apart from the very real “feel good factor”, which will inspire generations to come, what about...
Aug 14, 2012
Editorials

"Olympic funding"

Rating Bermuda’s performance in the London Olympics — or any sporting event for that matter — is not a job for the fainthearted, as The Royal Gazette’s sports department found out last week. Comments that Bermuda fell short of medalling and that the...
Aug 14, 2012

"Lottery funding the key toathletic success Douglas"

Bermuda track legend Troy Douglas has outlined the importance of elite athlete funding and believes lottery grants were the key behind the Netherlands’ Olympic success. The Dutch finished an impressive 13th in the medal table and Douglas, who has wor...
Aug 14, 2012

"Carifta star wins Olympic gold"

Just months after winning gold at the Carifta Games in Bermuda, Trinidad’s Keshorn Walcott has become the youngest ever Olympic javelin champion. The 19-year-old claimed a surprise win on Saturday night, hurling the spear 84.58 metres to upset a stro...
Aug 13, 2012
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"Regiment soldier on duty at London Olympics"

A Regiment soldier helped with security at the Olympic Games in London, shoulder to shoulder with his UK counterparts. Major Chris Wheddon, 43, was training with the British Army when he ended up in the world spotlight at the Hyde Park games venue. H...
Aug 11, 2012

"BOA boss pledges more support for athletes"

Bermuda Olympic Association (BOA) president Judy Simons has pledged to ensure the Island’s athletes get the support they require should she be re-elected for another term. Simons, who succeeded former president John Hoskins in 2008, is up for re-elec...
Aug 11, 2012
Editorials

"Olympic television"

Every four years, the voices of angry TV watchers can be heard cursing the quality of Olympic coverage in Bermuda. At one time, this was directed towards the apparent bias of US networks, which fed viewers two weeks of tub-thumping about the superior...
Aug 10, 2012
Other

"Politicians line-up to praise athletes"

The One Bermuda Alliance and the United Bermuda Party have both hailed the work of Bermuda’s Olympic athletes. In a statement, Kim Swan of the UBP said both he and his colleague Charlie Swan were proud of Bermudian’s efforts in London. “We see their ...
Aug 10, 2012
Other

"Premier hails Island’s Olympians"

Premier Paula Cox congratulated Bermuda’s Olympic athletes and said she is looking into ways to better support Bermuda’s athletes. Speaking yesterday, Premier Cox said following the impressive showing of Bermuda’s athletes, she is looking forward to ...
Aug 10, 2012

"Bermuda no nearer to ending 36-year drought"

Satisfactory rather than spectacular is how these Olympics will be remembered for Bermuda who can claim to have been no more than competitive at London 2012. There were, however, moments of individual brilliance from long jumper Tyrone Smith and tria...
Aug 10, 2012
Letters to the Editor

"Poor coverage not CableVision’s fault "

August 8, 2012 Dear Sir, I would like to take this opportunity to respond to a number of letters printed in The Royal Gazette this week regarding TV coverage of the London 2012 Olympics, as well as the points raised by Adrian Robson in his opinion pi...
Aug 09, 2012
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