By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Staff Prior to Hurricane Irma investors had expressed interest in developing horse-racing tracks in the British Virgin Islands and US Virgin Islands, and President of the BVI Horse Owners Association Patsy Lake said the […]
Category: Sports
BVI athlete defeats World, Olympic champions
By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Journalist Kyron McMaster stamped his athletic class at the IAAF Diamond League in Zurich today by winning the final of the 400 Metre Hurdles, beating a world-class line-up of athletes. The British Virgin Islands […]
Malone seeks podium finish after making history
Local athlete Chantel Malone has made history by earning the British Virgin Islands a place in a final at the 2017 IAAF World Championships being held in London. She made the final start list of the Women’s Long Jump after […]
VIDEO: McMaster disqualified; Kelly advances
The British Virgin Islands’ hope of winning its first medal on the international stage became more difficult today when the world leading Kyron McMaster faced disqualification. As such, he did not advance out of Heat Two at the IAAF World […]
PHOTOS: BVI welcomes personal bests
There was jubilation at the Road Town Jetty yesterday as supporters welcomed the return of local athletes who participated in last week’s Commonwealth Youth Games in The Bahamas. The week-long competition ended with the BVI walking away with two medals. […]
History makers return home
By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Journalist When Beyonce DeFreitas crossed the finish line in the 200 metres final on Sunday, she stopped the clock at 23.88 seconds, landing the British Virgin Islands (BVI) its second medal ever in the […]
Gumbs wins historic medal for BVI
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has won a bronze – it’s first medal ever at the Commonwealth Youth Games. Discuss thrower Dijimon Gumbs received the medal yesterday with a heave of 56.24m. The event was won by Connor Bell from […]
VIDEO: McMaster finishes second in London
British Virgin Islands athlete Kyron McMaster finished second at the prestigious Müller Anniversary Games in London yesterday – his first international clash since May when he set a world leading 47.80 seconds in Jamaica. He, yesterday, also became the first […]
VG puts on gallant fight to reach quarter final
Virgin Gorda United stunned Old Madrid with a late equalizer, and then a penalty shoot-out victory in the same game to reach quarter final in the Terry Evans Cup. The winning team will next play in the quarter final against […]