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Bermuda Olympic Association Appoint Palacio
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Bermuda Olympic Association Appoint Palacio

Maya Palacio has been named as Team Bermuda’s Media and Content Coordinator and Olympic Attaché, overseeing all official social media content for the Paris Olympics. A BOA spokesperson said, “With 3 months to go before the start of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, the Bermuda Olympic Association is pleased to announce Maya Palacio as Team […]
100 Days Until Start Of The Paris Olympics
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100 Days Until Start Of The Paris Olympics

The countdown to the Olympic Games in Paris has begun, with just 100 days before Bermuda’s athletes join more than 10,000 competitors from 206 nations at the largest sporting event organised in France. The opening ceremony for the 30th edition of the Summer Games promises to be an extravagant affair and the first to take […]
Rower Dara Alizadeh Qualifies For Olympics
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Rower Dara Alizadeh Qualifies For Olympics

Dara Alizedah has qualified for the Olympic Games in Paris after finishing fourth in the men’s single sculls final at the World Rowing Americas Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro this weekend. Alizedah needed a top-five finish to reach his second successive Olympics, having finished eighteenth at the rescheduled Tokyo Games in […]
Etienne Wolffe Named Olympic NOC Assistant
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Etienne Wolffe Named Olympic NOC Assistant

The Bermuda Olympic Association announced that Etienne Wolffe has been selected as the National Olympic Committee [NOC] Assistant to Team Bermuda for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. A spokesperson said, “Bermuda will be assigned a total of 4 NOC assistants by the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee. Etienne, a Bermudian, is a first-year student at the University […]
BOA Mourns Passing Of Judy Simons
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BOA Mourns Passing Of Judy Simons

January 4, 2024 [Updated] The Bermuda Olympic Association [BOA] said they are saddened to advise of the passing of former BOA President Judy Simons, noting that her ”contributions to the BOA and Bermuda’s sporting community have had a significant impact.” A spokesperson said, “We are saddened to advise you of the passing of our friend and colleague Mrs. […]
Coach Belgrave Awarded Scholarship to PAISAC
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Coach Belgrave Awarded Scholarship to PAISAC

Local coach Althea Belgrave has been awarded a scholarship from Olympic Solidarity to participate in the International Support Program for African and Caribbean Sport (PAISAC) 2023, which began on November 20. The course is divided into two phases, with the first, a four-week e-learning component, which runs to December 16, 2023, and the second phase, an in-person […]
PanAm Record For Most Nations Medaling
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PanAm Record For Most Nations Medaling

The 2023 Pan American Games set a new record for the number of countries that won medals, with 34 nations on the medal table, including Bermuda, who won a bronze medal thanks to cyclist Conor White’s performance, marking the island’s first medal since Dame Flora Duffy won a bronze back in 2015. Bermuda’s Conor White won […]
Squash To Be Included In 2028 Olympic Games
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Squash To Be Included In 2028 Olympic Games

Squash will be included in the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028, with the Bermuda Squash Association’s Micah Franklin saying the inclusion will give the sport the “much-needed recognition and validation it deserves.” A spokesperson said, “The World Squash Federation, US Squash, and the Professional Squash Association celebrate the inclusion of squash in […]
2028 Olympic Games To Include Cricket
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2028 Olympic Games To Include Cricket

Cricket’s inclusion in the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028 has been officially confirmed by the International Olympic Committee [IOC]. An ICC spokesperson said, “The ICC is thrilled at the confirmation that cricket will be part of sports programme of the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028 [LA28]. Cricket’s inclusion was formally ratified […]
Reparations engaging the attention of CANOC
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Reparations engaging the attention of CANOC

Keith Joseph, President of the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC), has urged sports administrators throughout the Caribbean to engage in discussions about reparations. Speaking during CANOC’s 10th Annual Workshop at the Hilton Barbados Resort, he highlighted that sports offer an avenue for development and change. Therefore, he suggested that instead of avoiding difficult […]
ICC ‘Delighted’ By Olympic Cricket Proposal
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ICC ‘Delighted’ By Olympic Cricket Proposal

The International Cricket Council [ICC] said they are “delighted at the decision of the organisers of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics to recommend cricket for inclusion at the Games.” ICC Chairman Greg Barclay said, “We are delighted that LA28 have recommended cricket for inclusion in the Olympics. Whilst this is not the final decision, it is […]