Home|Sports|BBFF ratifies 16-member for the CAC ChampionshipsSports

Simba FrenchSend an emailJuly 20, 2022 140 2 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

The Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (BBFF) just staged its novice and national championships this past weekend and wasted no time in naming a 16-member team to compete at the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness’ (IFBB) 49th Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships. Competition is slated for July 27 to August 1 at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Center in Bridgetown, Barbados.

The team comprises of 10 men and six women.

Making up the team on the men’s side are Gemo Smith (Men’s Muscular Physique), Giovanne Farrington (Men’s Bodybuilding – Middleweight), Orick Nesbitt (Men’s Bodybuilding – Super Heavyweight), Terrion Kemp (Men’s Physique – Junior), Justin Lightbourne (Men’s Physique – Class A), Anthon Moxey (Men’s Physique – Class C), Wedlear Eugene (Men’s Physique – Class D), Judah Forbes (Men’s Physique – Class E) and Kaif Young and Davin Johnson (Men’s Physique – Class F).

On the women’s side, The Bahamas will be represented by Fania Joseph (Women’s Bikini – Class B), Kastachia Stuart (Women’s Bikini – Class G), Britnae Davis (Women’s Bikini – Class H), Cara Saunders and Altonmique Curtis (Women’s Wellness) and Dorcas Cox (Women’s Figure/Body Fitness).

Raymond Tucker and Leonardo Dean are the coaches, and going as judges are Charles Sealy and Robert Harris.

BBFF President Joel Stubbs said he is comfortable with the team that was selected.

“We have a small but elite team that is made up of a few new hungry athletes who are ready to take advantage of this opportunity. The team is paired evenly with eight of them having participated before at the CAC level and eight competing for the very first time. The eight veterans will provide a level of experience and knowledge that will assist in building athletes’ confidence,” Stubbs said.

To get the team to Barbados, Stubbs is appealing for sponsorship.

“We are still counting our pennies and praying and hoping for corporate sponsorship and for the government to assist the national team as we prepare to represent this great little nation of ours,” Stubbs said.

The Bahamas will be competing against countries such as host nation Barbados, Jamaica, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic.

“Barbados is a country that has developed bodybuilding from the high school level, and so, we expect stiff competition,” Stubbs said. “I expect Team Bahamas to be on the podium collecting hardware in each of the categories that we compete in. Athletes have a very short time in their preparation for the championships but if they can duplicate the same presentation or refine what was displayed on Saturday evening, I think a large number of gold medals will be coming back home.”

Last year, the federation was able to field eight athletes to make the trip to Sal Salvador, El Salvador, for the CACs. Although it was a small team, they produced eight medals that included two gold, three silver and three bronze. With a team double that size, they will look to bring home even more hardware this time around.

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 Home|Sports|Smith set to row in under-23 world championshipsSports

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Dehron Smith is looking to go to Varese, Italy, to represent The Bahamas at the World Rowing Under-23 (U23) Championships, which is set for July 25-30. Smith is currently raising funds to get an opportunity to row on a global stage. He will be rowing in the single sculls class – a highly competitive division in which rowers use a combination of power and skill.

“This competition is a huge opportunity for me to break on to the international scene in rowing and put The Bahamas in that conversation in the sport of rowing. It’s an absolute honor. The goal is to build experience and set a bar high for myself as I train moving forward. This will be my very first individual international race,” Smith said.

Smith said it’s been tough financially for him on this mission to travel to Italy. The tickets for his coach Andrea Proske, and himself, are $4,000 combined. They have a GoFundMe page set up where they are hoping to raise $4,500. The campaign is at $3,055 so far.

“My GoFundMe page is the best way for anyone to help me along in the journey in whatever amount they have to spare,” Smith said. “I was hesitant to reach out on this level but a mentor of mine made me realize that people deserve an opportunity to contribute because there are so many people in my life who care about me and all of us as Bahamians want to see each other succeed.”

Smith said it’s not strange to have fundraisers. He said it’s even done at the university level to cover costs such as equipment, travel, accommodations and the price of competitions.

The 22-year-old will be the second Bahamian male to compete in the World Rowing U23 Championships – the first was William Stanhope. Smith is coached by Canadian Olympic gold medalist Andrea Proske.

“He is a joy to guide. He takes ownership in his journey, asking thoughtful questions to ensure he understands the training plan, but also trusting the process. When faced with tough workouts – the type I used to dread as an athlete myself – he commits to digging deep. Most importantly, Smith understands his journey goes beyond the U23 World Championships.

“We are going to Italy with a clear goal – to leave it all on the water, execute our best race, and to seek our personal best. No matter what the end ranking, I know that Smith will leave proud of his work, with another exciting chapter in Bahamian rowing written.”

Smith first began rowing in 2019 when he was a freshman at Ithaca College at the age of 19. He rowed with the eights but has made the tough transition to the singles where it is just him alone in the boat. He trains on Lake Cunningham, and he said Proske is proud of his progression.

After this competition, Smith will return to Ithaca College for his senior year. He is looking to graduate with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Athletic Training, specializing in sports medicine. Smith will also continue to compete with his school’s varsity crew as they look to dominate the Liberty League.

The GoFundMe page is https://gofund.me/5c874de5. The duo is set to leave on Saturday July 23.

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 Home|Sports|Gaither finishes 11th in women’s 200mSports

Bahamian runs personal best time but comes up short of making history

Sheldon LongleySend an emailJuly 20, 2022 134 3 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

TyNia Gaither was looking to make history last night by becoming the first Bahamian to ever advance to the final of the women’s 200 meters (m) at three successive world outdoor championships, but it wasn’t meant to be for the speedy Grand Bahamian as she was up against a tough field of competitors and fell short.

The women’s 200m semis was one of the featured events on the track at the 18th World Athletics (WA) Outdoor Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, USA, last night.

Despite running a personal best time of 22.41 seconds, Gaither fell short of one of her goals of advancing to the final of the women’s 200m. She was fifth in her semifinal heat and finished 11th overall.

Out on an island in lane eight in the first of three semifinal heats, Gaither knew she had to get out of the blocks quickly and run the race of her life last night. She did that and still failed to advance to the final. The 29-year-old veteran sprinter came off the bend in good position, but couldn’t keep up with top end sprinters Shericka Jackson, of Jamaica, and others, on the home stretch.

Jackson won that heat in a blazing 21.68 seconds, easing up at the tape. Aminatou Seyni, of Niger, was second in that semifinal heat in 22.04 seconds. Mujinga 

Kambundji, of Switzerland, ran a national record of 22.05 seconds for third in that semifinal heat. American Jenna Prandini was fourth in 22.08 seconds. Gaither had to settle for fifth. She ran 22.61 seconds in the heats and a personal best time of 22.41 seconds in the semis.

Led by Jackson, five of the women in the semis ran under 22 seconds last night, and the final non-automatic qualifying time was a Swiss national record of 22.05 seconds by Kambundji. Prandini’s fast time of 22.08 seconds wasn’t even good enough to make the final. 

“I’m with the world’s best and times are getting faster and faster. They pushed me to a PB (personal best time), so I’m very happy with that,” said Gaither to reporters last night.

Gaither had to finish in the top two in her semifinal heat or be among the next two fastest non-automatic qualifiers to have a chance to run in the final. Sadly for Gaither, that wasn’t the case. She had finished eighth in the women’s 200m at the last two world championships, in London, England, in 2017, and Doha, Qatar, in 2019, sharing a Bahamian record of two successive world finals in that event with the legendary Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie who did it twice in her illustrious career.

As for Gaither, her world championships experience is now over, unless coaches in Eugene decide to give her a leg in the women’s 4x400m relay, which gets underway on Saturday. Gaither false started in the semifinals of the women’s 100m and was 11th overall in the women’s 200m.

“I’ll take a few days off and then head over to Birmingham for the Commonwealth Games. Also, I have a few more races in Europe and then I’ll shut it down after that. NACAC is too tight, so I don’t think I will do that, but I’m looking forward to completing the season,” said Gaither.

The 2022 Commonwealth Games is set for July 28 to August 8 in Birmingham, England, and the 2022 North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Track and Field Championships is set for August 19-21 in Gaither’s hometown of Freeport, Grand Bahama.

Strong hope for a medal for The Bahamas at the worlds, particularly a gold, still lie in the legs of two-time Olympic Champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo in the women’s 400m. Miller-Uibo will be the only member of Team Bahamas in action today, competing in the semifinals of the women’s 400m. She will run out of lane six in the first of three semifinal heats at 9:45 p.m. this evening. Just the top two finishers in each heat and the next two fastest times will advance to Friday’s final.

Miller-Uibo cruised through the first round heats, easily winning her race in a modest 51.10 seconds. She goes into the semis with the ninth-fastest time out of the heats and is an overwhelming favorite to get through the semis and win the gold in the final. Miller-Uibo is still looking for her first world outdoor title.

Also competing for The Bahamas this week will be Devynne Charlton in the women’s 100m hurdles, Ken Mullings in the men’s decathlon and the women’s 4x400m relay team.

The Bahamas has won at least one medal at every world athletics championships since 2013, and has won 25 medals in the history of the championships – eight gold, nine silver and eight bronze.

This is the first time the world championships are being held on US soil in the 39-year history of the event. A total of 1,972 athletes from 192 countries are competing.

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Tynia Gaither

Anthonique Strachan (File photo)

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senor Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#One day after they both bowed out in the semi-finals of the women’s 100 metres on Sunday, Anthonique Strachan and Tynia Gaither returned yesterday to begin their campaign for a shot in the 200 in the World Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

#But once again, there was some disappointment for the Bahamian crowd as Strachan, storming off the top of the curve in lane eight, hobbled to a halt with a left leg injury that didn’t allow her to complete the race.

#Strachan, who was having a sensational season that was compared to her 2012 reign as the world junior champion, watched in pain as the rest of the field was led by Nigeria’s 19-year-old Favour Ofili with the victory in the second fastest qualifying time of 22.24.

#Gaither, coming off her disqualification for a false start in the century, came out in the fourth of seven heats in lane eight to surge off the curve in the half-lap race to rally from fourth to surge and lean into third in 22.61 seconds to advance to the semi-final tomorrow with the 13th best time.

#Her heat was won by American Tamara Clark in 22.27 with defending champion Dina Asher- Smith – the Briton came off that unforgettable spot in fourth place behind the first sweep of the 100m by the Jamaicans the night before – second in 22.56.

#Leading the field of competitors through to the semi-finals was the 25-year-old Aminatou Seyni with a national record of 21.98 for Niger. American Abby Steiner, the collegian champion and record holder, opened her international campaign as the top American contender in third spot in 22.26.

#Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, still in a celebratory mood after winning her fifth World Championship title in securing the gold in the Jamaican sweep of the 100m, had the fourth fastest qualifying time of 22.28. Silver medallist Shericka Jackson sat in seventh in 22.33 with bronze medallist Elaine Thompson-Herah in 10th in 22.41.

#All three Jamaicans are on the verge of another showdown for an unprecedented match-up in both sprints in the same championships.

#Gaither is scheduled to be back in action today when she contests the first of three heats of the semi-finals in lane eight again.

#The 29-year-old Gaither will compete against Jackson who, in five, will be sandwiched between American Jenna Prandini in four and Switzerland’s world indoor 60 metre champion Mujinga Kambundji in six.

#Gaither will have to feed off Jacinta Beecher.

#The Australian is expected to chase her in lane seven.

#The first two finishers in each of the three heats and the next two fastest finishers on time will book their ticket to the final on Thursday.

#Meanwhile, the next Bahamian in action will be two-time Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo in the semi-final of the 400m on Wednesday.

#The runner-up from Doha in 2019 has drawn lane six in the first of three heats after she cruised through the first round on Sunday in the ninth fastest time in winning her heat in 51.10. The 28-year-old Miller-Uibo will have her 23-year-old American training partner Lynna Irby, who was a part of the Pure Athletics Track Club camp in the Bahamas in January, running on the side of her in lane seven.

#Still waiting to compete this weekend will be the women’s 4 x 400m relay team.

#Also, national record holder Devynne Charlton in the women’s 100m hurdles and Ken Mullings making his global debut in the decathlon.

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THE Bahamas senior women’s national basketball team at the FIBA Caribbean Women’s Basketball Championships in Havana, Cuba.

BAHAMIAN players Karoyln Baptiste and Denika Lightbourne defend against Jamaica.

DENIKA Lightbourne and Britenique Harrison trap a Jamaican player.

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

#bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

#IF the women’s national basketball team intends to have any success at the FIBA 2022 Women’s Centrobasket Championships in November in Mexico, interim head coach Donillo ‘Donnie’ Culmer said the Bahamas squad will have to be much stronger.

#Culmer, filling in for Yolett McPhee-McQuin, who opted out to assist the men’s national basketball team, led the coaching squad that included Diasti Delancy and Deven Johnson as they won the bronze medal over Jamaica on Sunday at the FIBA Caribbean Women’s Basketball Championships in Havana, Cuba.

#By virtue of their feat, the Bahamas joins champions Cuba and silver medallist Dominican Republic in advancing to the Americas Women’s CentroBasket, scheduled for November 22-27 in November.

#“Hopefully for Mexico in November, we would be able to field a team more talented because the competition will be more intense,” Culmer said.

#Culmer, however, admitted that having travelled with the team, he got a first-hand glimpse of how intense it is in putting the team together to compete.

#As for whether or not he would be back as the head coach, Culmer said he would love to do so.

#“I love serving my country and I love the game,” he said. “As a country, we need to find why at games our best doesn’t want to represent their country if available.”

#Culmer opted not to go into further details, but team manager Anastacia Moultrie said they heard people complaining that the team was a weak one and it was too small, but they took the players who were committed to coming out to practice every day.

#“We chose young ladies who were committed,” she said.

#“Those who you did not see on the team were one, either not serious about coming out to practice and or believed they had a sure spot on the team, two, some could not make it because of reasons they could not travel or three, some just did not come out.”

#Having spent the past month from May 20 preparing the team, Moultrie said they felt they had assembled the best team from the players available to compete.

#“I am very proud of these young ladies, and we had two of the youngest players in the whole tournament in (my daughter) Antonicia (Moultrie) and Denika (Lightbourne). They all made us proud.”

#Moultrie, a shooting guard/small forward, was the youngest member of the team at age 16. She will be entering the 12th grade at St Augustine’s College, while Lightbourne, at 17, will also be entering the 12th grade.

#The other members of the team were Philicia Kelly, 32; Valerie Nesbitt, 23; Valicia Demeritte, 22; Britenique Harrison, 29; Latoya Rolle, 34; Karolyn Baptiste, 19; La’Tavia Brennen, 22; Lorraine Oliver, 30; Roberta Quant, 45 and Tiffany Wildgoose, 31.

#Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg, the immediate past president of the federation, extended congratulations to the team, now on their path to qualification for the Olympic Games.

#“I extend congratulations to the senior women’s national basketball team, the coaching staff and executive members of the Bahamas Basketball Federation,” Bowleg said.

#“This accomplishment comes on the heels of the victory by our men’s national basketball team, who qualified for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers.”

#Bowleg also congratulated Lightbourne, who scored 12 points with six rebounds and five steals and Moultrie, who added six points, two rebounds and two steals in the Bahamas’ 68-57 win over Jamaica on Sunday.

#Lightbourne also finished with a tournament high 71 points scored in five games with an average of 14.2 points per game, while Nesbitt was fourth with an average of 11.8, scoring a total of 59 points.

#Nesbitt was the tournament’s leader in assists with 28 for an average of 5.6 per game and also topped the chart in steals with 16 for an average of 3.2 stripes per game.

#She also had the third highest turnovers with a total of 22 for an average of 4.4 per game.

#Harrison, the tournament’s leader in double-doubles with two, ended up in second place in rebounding with 11 offensive and 29 defensive rebounds for a total of 40 or an average of 13.6 per game. She was also second in blocks with an average of 1.8 after she squatted a total of nine shots.

#The Bahamas eventually occupied the top three spots in fouls with Brennen being accessed 16 for an average of 3.2, while Nesbitt trailed with 15 for her average of 3.0 and Rolle was next with 13 for her average of 2.6.

#Bowleg is currently in Eugene, Oregon for the World Championships in track and field before he heads to Birmingham, England, for the Commonwealth Games next week.

#He said he likes what he has seen so far from his old stomping ground as a former player, coach and executive.

#“The future of basketball is bright and remains in good hands,” Bowleg said. “The Bahamas was also represented at the junior levels, both boys and girls, in seperate tournaments last month. Congratulations once again to Team Bahamas.”

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Zion Bannister

#By RENALDO DORSETT

#Tribune Sports Reporter

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#TEXAS Rangers prospect Zion Bannister continues to progress within the organisation and received a new assignment at the Single-A level.

#Bannister was assigned to the Down East Wood Ducks, the Rangers’ Single-A affiliate, based in Kinston, Carolina and competes in the Carolina League.

#He made his debut with the club on July 15 and finished 1-2 with a run scored in the Ducks’ 6-3 series opening win over the Columbia Fireflies on July 13. He spent 10 games earlier this season with the ACL Rangers in the Arizona Complex League.

#In the ACL, Bannister played alongside fellow Bahamian Keithron Moss for the second time in their pro careers.

#In one of his top performances of the season thus far, he went 3-4 with a double in the Rangers’ 4-2 win over the ACL Dodgers in the season opener.

#The highly touted 6’3” 190-pound outfield prospect was called up to the club’s Spring Training roster for Cactus League play in Surprise, Arizona.

#Bannister was originally signed by the Rangers in July 2019 and has made his debut on the Dominican Summer League roster the following month.

#As a member of the DSL Rangers 2, he hit .273 with six hits, one RBI, and a .333 OPS.

#He progressed to the AZL Rangers of the Arizona Rookie League on August 15 as a late season call up and appeared in 37 games where he hit .227 with six doubles, two home runs and 15 RBI.

#With the AZL Rangers, he teamed with Moss to help lead their team to the league title.

#In 34 AZL games, he hit .308 with a .425 OBP, .442 slugging percentage, and an .866 OPS.

#He totalled 37 hits, including four doubles, three triples and two home runs with 14 RBI, 27 runs scored and eight stolen bases.

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 Home|Sports|All hail the return of the nationalsSports

New national champions crowned in bodybuilding and fitness

Sheldon LongleySend an emailJuly 18, 2022 312 6 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

Starving for an opportunity to compete, bodybuilding and fitness athletes came out in full force on Saturday night and the fans showed their approval, signaling a grand return of the Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation’s (BBFF) Novice and National Championships.

The 49th edition of the bodybuilding and fitness nationals, and the first in three years, due to the threat of COVID-19, drew hundreds to the Atlantis Theater at Atlantis on Saturday night.

Coming out with the overall titles were Fania Joseph in Open Bikini, Cara Saunders in Women’s Wellness, Kaif Young in Men’s Physique and Giovanne Farrington in Men’s Bodybuilding. Overall, 30 athletes took part in the competition and, for all of them, it was a welcomed experience after a three-year hiatus at the national level.

Joseph competed in just her second nationals. She competed for the first time in 2019 and is now the National Bikini Champion.

“I feel very good. This is incredible,” said Joseph. “I worked extremely hard for the past four months or so, and I feel as if the hard work has definitely paid off. I brought my best to the national stage and I’m very happy with the result. The work continues.”

Joseph will now prepare for the 49th Annual Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships, set for July 27 to August 1, in Bridgetown, Barbados. The CACs is an International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness’ (IFBB) world ranking event and an IFBB elite pro qualifier. Several Bahamians have attained their IFBB pro cards from the CACs over the years.

“I’m very grateful to the federation (BBFF) because even though we didn’t have nationals, they still provided opportunities for us to compete over the last three years,” said Joseph. “Right now, I’m just looking to going to the CACs and representing The Bahamas well. I’m optimistic that I will have a good showing.”

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 Home|Sports|Vlasov climbs into the Longines World RankingsSports

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Millie Vlasov achieved the most significant milestone yet in her equestrian career, becoming the first Bahamian show jumper to earn a place in the Longines World Rankings as a result of her placing in the 26.000€ CSI2* 1.45m Grand Prix at the Jumping International de Vichy event in Vichy, France, aboard Gulliver du Saint-Chene.

Out of a field of 54, the pair was only one of 15 to jump clear over French course designer Jean-François Gourdon’s challenging first round track, completing the course in 74.12 seconds. An unlucky rail down on the second fence of the jump-off cost Vlasov four faults. Despite this, a series of tight, nimble turns between the fences helped to shave off extra seconds, a successful strategy that landed her in the prize money – and, for the first time, in the Longines World Rankings.

The Longines World Rankings is the way the world’s governing body of equestrian sport, the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI), ranks the best riders in the world. The list is updated weekly. To be eligible for Longines World Rankings points, riders must place in competitions meeting certain requirements with regard to fence height, technical difficulty and prize money. Competitions are divided into groups depending on the level of each. Vlasov’s performance earned her a spot in three categories, as well as the Longines World Rankings. She is also now ranked in the FEI Jumping U25 Ranking and in the Pan American Rankin

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 Home|Sports|Chisholm out of tonight’s all-star gameSports

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A back injury is keeping Miami Marlins’ infielder Jasrado ‘Jazz’ Chisholm Jr. out of tonight’s Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Star Game, but the Bahamian is in Los Angeles, California, as a part of the festivities surrounding the event and is lending support to his National League teammates.

The league’s 92nd all-star classic, otherwise known as the Midsummer Classic, is set for tonight at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The best players in the American League and National League are set to face off for bragging rights for their respective league. The game will be televised by FOX.

Chisholm, 24, who is having a breakout year in the majors, was voted in as the starting second baseman of the National League, out-dueling Ozzie Albies of the Atlanta Braves in the final tally to secure his first all-star appearance. Chisholm obtained 59 percent of the votes, compared to 41 percent for Albies.

Chisholm is having a phenomenal year for the Marlins, batting .254 with 14 home runs, 45 RBIs (runs batted in) and 39 runs scored. He is among the league leaders among second basemen in a number of offensive statistics and has been a pillar of stability defensively for the Marlins.

This is the second time this season Chisholm has missed games due to injury. He is out with back soreness and said the injury dates back to a slide he did early in the season.

The Bahamian professional baseball player is rehabbing the lower right back strain but is expected back in short order. The Marlins host the Texas Rangers on Thursday and then travel to Pittsburgh to face the Pittsburgh Pirates in a three-game set on the weekend. Chisholm, who has been on the injury list since June 29, could have an imminent return. Since then, he has been taking part in mobility and core-strengthening exercises at the Marlins’ spring training complex in Jupiter, Florida.

Marlins’ manager Don Mattingly said: “For the most part, [Chisholm is doing] OK. The swinging has been OK. The ground balls, throwing and all that stuff’s been good. A little problem with the running, I think that’s been the biggest issue.”

With Albies also out with an injury, a fractured foot, the National League will turn to the New York Mets’ Jeff McNeil as their starting second baseman. The San Diego Padres’ Jake Cronenworth has been added to the roster as a reserve.

The Marlins will still have two players taking part in the game, as pitcher Sandy Alcantara and designated hitter Garrett Cooper both made the cut.

Chisholm is widely regarded as the Marlins’ best player and one of the game’s most exciting young talents. He is the first Bahamian to be selected to an all-star appearance in Major League Baseball. This is the fifth time in Marlins history that the club has a player voted in to start in the Midsummer Classic. Chisholm joins Hanley Ramírez, Giancarlo Stanton, Marcell Ozuna and Gary Sheffield.

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 Home|Sports|One moves on, while the next comes up shortSports

Gaither advances to 200m semis; heartache and disappointment for Strachan again

Sheldon LongleySend an emailJuly 19, 2022 271 2 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

Just two Bahamians were in action on day four of the 18th World Athletics (WA) Outdoor Championships currently ongoing at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, USA, and both competed on the track in the same event.

After false starting in the semifinals of the women’s 100 meters (m) the day before, TyNia Gaither advanced out of the opening round heats of the women’s 200m, while Anthonique Strachan suffered a disheartening fate.

Gaither was third in her heat to grab one of the three automatic qualifying spots for the semis which are set for this evening at Hayward Field. Gaither was timed in 22.61 seconds, finishing behind American Tamara Clark and Dina Asher-Smith of Great Britain. Clark ran 22.27 seconds and Asher-Smith qualified in 22.56 seconds.

Gaither has the 13th fastest time going into the semifinals this evening. She will run out of lane eight in the first of three semifinal heats today. Just the top two in each heat and the next two fastest times will advance to Thursday’s final.

As for Strachan, she had the lead in her opening round heat coming off the curve but appeared to pull up with a hamstring injury on the straight away and hobbled to the finish. She managed to finish the race but was out of contention for one of the top three spots and a qualifying spot for the semifinals. Once again, it’s heartache and disappointment for Strachan as it is the second straight world championships in which she pulled up in the women’s 200m.

The day before, Strachan finished 10th overall in the women’s 100m, running a lifetime best of 10.98 seconds in the semifinals. Gaither false started in her semifinal heat of the women’s 100m. A total of 10 women, including Strachan, ran under 11 seconds in the women’s 100m semifinals.

 There was a Jamaican sweep in the final as Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce won her fifth world championships gold medal in the women’s 100m, clocking a championships record of 10.67 seconds, Shericka Jackson was second in a personal best time of 10.73 seconds and two-time Olympic Champion Elaine Thompson-Herah finished third in 10.81 seconds. It’s the same trio of medalists from the Tokyo Olympics last year, but in a different order.

Strachan is still looking to make her first global individual final on the senior side while Gaither is looking to make her third. Gaither finished eighth in the women’s 200m at the last two world championships, and is looking to make her third consecutive world championships final in that event. She will be the only member of Team Bahamas in action today, competing in the semis of the women’s 200m.

Two-time Olympic Champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo will be the only member of Team Bahamas in action tomorrow, competing in the semifinals of the women’s 400m. Miller-Uibo will run out of lane six in the first of three semifinal heats at 9:45 p.m. tomorrow. Just the top two finishers in each semifinal heat and the next two fastest times will advance to Friday’s final.

Miller-Uibo cruised into the semis, easily winning her first round heat in a modest 51.10 seconds. She goes into the semis tomorrow with the ninth-fastest time out of the opening round heats. The Bahamian is still looking for her first world title outdoors and is the favorite to get the job done.

Also competing for The Bahamas this week will be Devynne Charlton in the women’s 100m hurdles, Ken Mullings in the men’s decathlon and the women’s 4x400m relay team.

The Bahamas has won at least one medal at every world athletics championships since 2013, and has won 25 medals in the history of the championships – eight gold, nine silver and eight bronze.

This is the first time the world championships are being held on US soil in the 39-year history of the event. A total of 1,972 athletes from 192 countries are in action.

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