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AARON Levarity

#By RENALDO DORSETT

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#AARON Levarity will be headed to France’s Nationale Masculine 1 League for the third season of his professional career.

#Levarity has signed with CTC LYONSO Basket Territoire for the upcoming 2022-23 season.

#The Grand Bahama native spent his last two seasons with the Svendborg Rabbits of the Basketligaen, the highest level of basketball in Denmark.

#Last season he averaged 14.9 points and 11 rebounds per game in 36 contests. He also averaged 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game.

#In his first season with the Rabbits, Levarity averaged 12 points and 5.5 rebounds per game with the club. “LYONSO is happy to announce the arrival of Aaron Levarity within the club. This powerful and scoring 4-5 position comes from Svendborg Rabbits, a Danish first division club, and reinforces Maxence Broyer’s squad,” the organisation said in a press release. “The whole Team LYONSO welcomes Aaron and can’t wait to see him in action on the Canopée floor.”

#Levarity played collegiately at Milligan College in the NAIA where he became the team’s leading scorer and rebounder in his final two seasons under head coach Bill Robinson.

#The Bishop Michael Eldon graduate, who later attended the University of the Bahamas, became the Appalachian Athletic Conference leading scorer with 19.1 points per game, top rebounder with 12.5 rebounds per game and top shot blocker with 1.47 blocks per game in his senior season.

#His field goal percentage ranked seventh in NAIA Division II. He also ranked within the top 10 in four other categories, including both defensive and offensive rebounds per game.

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GOOD EFFORT TEAM BAHAMAS: Both Bahamian teams were eliminated in the International Bracket quarterfinals at the Babe Ruth League’s Cal Ripken Baseball Major/70 World Series at the Ballparks of America in Branson, Missouri, yesterday. The event featured 28 of the top teams representing various regions across the United States and countries around the world. The Caribbean Region champions suffered a 7-0 loss to Taiwan and Freedom Farm lost 1-0 to Aruba. Photos: Rotary Club of East Nassau, Rotary After Dark

#BRANSON, Missouri — Both Bahamian teams were eliminated in the International Bracket quarterfinals at the Babe Ruth League’s Cal Ripken Baseball Major/70 World Series.

#The Caribbean Region champions suffered a 7-0 loss to Taiwan and Freedom Farm lost 1-0 to Aruba yesterday at the Ballparks of America in Branson, Missouri.

#The event featured 28 of the top teams representing various regions across the United States and countries around the world.

#Aruba and Puerto Rico will face off in one half of the International Bracket while Taiwan and Mexico will meet in the other half.

#The Caribbean Region teams were the gold medallists from July’s Babe Ruth Regional Championships and the Freedom Farm team had an automatic bid into this year’s field.

#Freedom Farm opened with a 4-2 win over Australia followed by losses to Mexico (10-0), Puerto Rico (5-0) and Taiwan (10-2) in pool play.

#The Caribbean Region champions suffered losses to Aruba (5-1), Taiwan (10-0), and Mexico (10-0) before concluding pool play with an 11-2 win over Canada.

#Major/70 is a level of baseball beyond Little League but before professional baseball that allows players to play on 70-foot base paths with a 50-foot pitching distance. It also allows runners to take leads and steal for the first time, playing mainly by official baseball rules.

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 Home|Sports|Three Bahamians awarded FIDE titles as Chess Olympiad concludesSports

Simba FrenchSend an emailAugust 11, 2022 209 2 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

The Bahamas’ Chess Olympiad Team completed competition at the 44th FIDE (International Chess Federation) Chess Olympiad in Chennai, India; and after an uphill battle at the start of the event, three Bahamians received conditional FIDE titles and the team scored the highest points by a Bahamian team in Chess Olympiad history.

Competition for the Bahamian team concluded on Tuesday with the completion of the 11th round. They were in action from July 29. The open team finished with eight points from 11 matches to rank 159th out of 188 participating nations. The female team scored seven points from 11 matches to finish 141st out of 162 nations. The two teams combined for 15 match points. Two points were awarded for a match win, one point for a draw and zero for a loss in the team competition.

Nelissa Thomas, Trinity Pinder and Noah Albury are the three players who received conditional FIDE titles. Thomas earned a conditional Women’s Candidate Master (WCM) title after she won five games and drew one to finish with 5.5 points from nine games. Pinder also earns a conditional WCM title as she won three games and drew one game to come away with 3.5 points in eight games. Albury played on the open team and earned a conditional Candidate Master (CM) title as he won four games and drew one game to finish with 4.5 points in seven matches.

In the final round, the open team faced Mali. In that round, Albury was the only player for The Bahamas to secure a victory as he took down Nadiaye Amadou who has a 1,968 FIDE rating. Albury has a rating of 1,324. FIDE Master Cecil Moncur and WCM Karelina Polina drew their matches in the final round. CM Kendrick Knowles lost his match in that round.

Moncur finished the competition with two wins and three draws to finish with 3.5 points in 11 matches. Knowles came away with four wins and a draw to score 4.5 points in 10 matches. He was able to secure back-to-back wins in the eighth and ninth rounds. Polina had two wins and two draws to come away with three points in nine matches. Dr. Kenville Lockhart finished with two wins to score two points in seven matches for The Bahamas’ open team.

The female team won three games in the final round against Timor-Leste. Winning their games in the final round were Thomas, WCM Daijah Johnson and Jayla Cargill. Chika Pride did not win her match in the final round.

In total, Johnson was impressive as she won four of her nine matches to score four points for her country. Cargill had three wins and a draw to finish with 3.5 points after playing nine matches. Pride, the youngest competitor, came away with two victories to score two points after nine matches.

It was a good showing by The Bahamas as the team members defeated or drew against players who were rated higher than them.

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Bahamian sprinter says she doubts she will compete at area championships in Freeport

Sheldon LongleySend an emailAugust 10, 2022 344 3 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

From Eugene, Oregon, to Birmingham, England, to Chorzów, Poland, and finally to Székesfehérvár, Hungary, it’s been a busy three weeks for Bahamian sprinter TyNia Gaither, and now it appears that she can finally get some rest before heading home.

The Bahamian speedster has been named to Team Bahamas for the 4th North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Track and Field Championships, set for next weekend at the Grand Bahama Sports Complex in Freeport, Grand Bahama, but the question is, will she run? Gaither has already said she doubts she will compete because of a compacted schedule.

Gaither, 29, hails from Freeport, Grand Bahama, and is regarded as the best female sprinter to come from the nation’s second city. So, one would naturally expect that she would want to run at home in Freeport in the first ever area championships to be held in The Bahamas. Additionally, a victory would give her a wildcard entry into next year’s World Athletics Outdoor Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

Gaither is listed to run the 100 and 200 meters (m) in Freeport, as well as the women’s 4x100m relay. She is a part of a 30-member team that will represent The Bahamas here at home. However, it remains to be seen if Gaither will compete. Following NACAC, there are still a few more meets on the schedule in Europe before the Wanda Diamond League Final in Zurich, Switzerland, from September 7-8.

At her last event, a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold Meet, dubbed the Gyulai István Memorial – Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix Meet, in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, on Monday, Gaither finished fifth in the women’s 200m in 22.63 seconds. Jamaican Shericka Jackson, the second-fastest woman ever in that event, won in 22.02 seconds, Mujinga Kambundji, of Switzerland, finished second in 22.45 seconds, and American Kayla White rounded out the top three in 22.46 seconds. Another American, Tamara Clark, also finished ahead of Gaither, shopping the clock in fourth in 22.56 seconds.

This has been a phenomenal year for Gaither, coming close to her personal best time (PB) in the 100m and setting a new PB in the 200m. The latter has always been her preferred event – she is a two-time World Athletics Championships finalist in the 200m, just missing a third straight finals appearance in Eugene, Oregon, this year. Still, she was able to run PB of 22.41 seconds in the women’s 200m semifinals in Eugene.

In the 100m, Gaither’s personal best time is 11.02 seconds – just outside the 11-second barrier. She is number eight all-time among Bahamians in the women’s 100m and number seven all-time among Bahamians in the women’s 200m.

Just one other Bahamian was in action at the Bregyó Athletic Center in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, on Monday.

Donald Thomas, now 15 years removed from that world title in Osaka, Japan, finished tied for sixth in the men’s high jump, clearing 2.14m (7’ 0-1/4”). Gianmarco Tamberi, of Italy, won that event, clearing 2.24m (7’ 4-1/4”). Tobias Potye, of Germany, finished second. He also cleared 2.24m but lost to Tamberi based on number of knockdowns. Andriy Protsenko, of the Ukraine, finished third with a clearance of 2.18m (7’ 1-3/4”).

Meanwhile, Gaither apparently has her sights set on finishing the season strong by qualifying for the Wanda Diamond League Final in Zurich. Just the top eight athletes in each discipline will qualify for the final. Gaither is currently in a four-way tie for fifth place in the women’s 200m standings with 10 points – five from a fourth place finish in Stockholm, Sweden, at the end of June, and five from a fourth place finish in Chorzów, Poland, on Saturday past.

If Gaither stays in the top eight, she will earn a chance to compete in the final in Zurich, where she will have an opportunity to be crowned Wanda Diamond League Champion.

In the last three weeks, Gaither has run eight races – four rounds of the 100m and another four rounds of the 200m. Be that as it may, she continues to progress nicely through what has been one of her better seasons in athletics.

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 Home|Sports|Jones heats up as Sun scorches SparksSports

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Playing in the ‘City of Angels’, Bahamian women’s professional basketball player Jonquel ‘JJ’ Jones showed why she is the reigning Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Most Valuable Player (MVP). She had a big outing, particularly in the first half when she scored 18 of her 21 points. The Connecticut Sun blew past the Los Angeles Sparks, 97-71, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, on Tuesday.

The Sun were coming off a heartbreaking 94-91 loss to Chicago Sky on Sunday, but showed why they are a contender for the title this year with their bounce-back victory on Tuesday night.

Not only did the Grand Bahamian drop in 21 points, but she had her fourth straight double-double and 11th of the season as she added 10 rebounds. Jones went 8-for-12 from the field, shooting a blistering 66.7 percent on the night. Her long bombs were clicking as she went 3-for-4 from distance. Jones also made both of her shots from the charity stripe and added two assists.

Jones did all of that in just under 26 minutes on the floor. The Sun have won seven of their last nine games and sport a 23-11 win/loss record on the season. They are the third seed in the league, two games behind the Sky who have a 25-9 record.

Although it was a blowout win for the Sun, the game did not start the way the final score indicated. The Sparks started the game on a 10-2 run. Jones then made a jump shot and a layup to cut the Sparks’ lead to 10-6 with 7:34 left in the first quarter.

The Sun eventually took the lead when Natisha Hiedeman made a layup to put them up 11-10 with 5:56 left in the first quarter. Those points came amidst a 16-0 run by the Sun that saw them take an 18-10 with 3:57 left in the opening period. Jones had six of those 16 points.

At the end of the first quarter, the Sun led 27-17, and held the momentum going into the second period.

After scoring six points in the first quarter, the Grand Bahama native made it the ‘Jonquel Jones Show’ in the second quarter as she dropped in 12 points to give her team a 26-15 advantage. Jones made all four of her shot attempts and added two free throws in the second quarter. Jones’ final made shot of the first half was from deep. That shot with 38.9 seconds left in the first half put her team up 53-32. The score remained unchanged at the intermission.

It was still a dominant second half by the Sun as they never lost a quarter in this game. Jones made her final field goal of the game when she made a shot from the top of the three-point key to put her team up 84-60 with 6:31 left in the game. She was subbed out the game for good at the 5:27 mark. The Sun did not need her back on the court as they held on to win.

Coming into this game, Jones had 17 points and 10 rebounds, 14 points and 10 rebounds, and 10 points and 10 rebounds, in her last three games. It was also her fight straight game scoring in double digits. She averages 14.6 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game in 31 games this season. She leads her team in points and rebounds. Jones is shooting 50.5 percent from the field this season, and has made 37 percent of her shots from deep.

Jones’ 8.7 rebounds per game ranks at number three in the league in that category.

The Sun have two more games left in the season and one of those is a rematch against the Sparks at the same venue. That game will be played tonight, and gets underway at 10:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). They have already clinched the number three spot in the playoffs.

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Bahamian two-time Olympic Champion cruises to victory; Thomas competes in the high jump

Sheldon LongleySend an emailAugust 11, 2022 200 2 minute readFacebookTwitterLinkedInShare via Email

Bahamian two-time Olympic Champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo was back at the event she has run most of her career on Wednesday, and back to her winning ways, at the Stade Louis II in Fontvieille, Monaco.

Competing in the women’s 400 meters (m) at the 2022 edition of the Herculis EBS Meeting, the 10th stop on the Diamond League circuit, Miller-Uibo was graceful as ever, winning comfortably in 49.28 seconds. The time was just off her season’s best time of 49.11 seconds and strengthens her position as the number one female quarter-miler in the world. No other athlete has run under 49.49 seconds in the one-lap event this year.

In the absence of the Olympic and World Championships silver medalist Marileidy Paulino, of the Dominican Republic, Jamaican Candice McLeod rose to the occasion, taking the silver medal in a season’s best time of 49.87 seconds. Commonwealth Games Champion Sada Williams, of Barbados, finished third in 50.10 seconds.

For Miller-Uibo, she has indicated an intention to move away from the women’s 400m to focus on the shorter 200m race, and possibly do a heptathlon or two in the not too distant future, but she is in contention for the Diamond League title in the 400m and is certainly taking advantage of that.

In the Silesia Diamond League press conference over the weekend, Miller-Uibo said now that the world championships is over and she has finally won a world title, the goal for the rest of the season is just to let loose and have fun.

She certainly seemed as she was going after a fast time at the start of the race yesterday as she exploded out of the blocks and quickly caught up to the lanes ahead of her. By the midway point of the race, Miller-Uibo was already strides ahead of the rest of the field. She came into the homestretch about seven to eight meters ahead of the nearest competitor and cruised into the tape. Miller-Uibo appeared top ease up about 20-30 meters from the finish line and coasted to the sub 50-seconds clocking.

It might not have been the jaw-dropping time that Miller-Uibo was looking for, but there is still time for her break new barriers in the women’s 400m. It appears she will certainly go after the Diamond League title in that event and there is also the 4th North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Track and Field Championships, set for next weekend at the Grand Bahama Sports Complex in Freeport, Grand Bahama.

Miller-Uibo has been named to the 30-member team for The Bahamas and is listed for the 200 and 400m in that event.

The Wanda Diamond League Final is set for September 7-8 in Zurich, Switzerland.

Miller-Uibo said she is just trying to enjoy the rest of the season and will likely look to finish strong in what could be her last year running the 400m competitively. She has already stated that she will not attempt to be the first woman to go after a third straight Olympic title in the women’s 400m as her focus has shifted toward the 200m and possibly doing the multi events.

It remains to be seen how the transitional period will go.

Meanwhile, also in action in Monaco on Wednesday was Donald Thomas in the men’s high jump.

The former World Champion failed to clear a height, knocking down the bar all three times at his opening height of 2.20m (7′ 2-1/2″). Just two days earlier, Thomas finished tied for sixth in the men’s high jump at the Gyulai István Memorial Hungarian Grand Prix Meet, in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, clearing 2.14m (7’ 0-1/4”).

Thomas has also been named to the NACAC team for Team Bahamas and is expected to come home to compete.

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SHOWN, from left to right, are cyclist Lorin Sawyer, chef de mission Roy Colebrooke and cyclist Felix Neely.

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

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#BIRMINGHAM, England — Neither Lorin Sawyer nor Felix Neely lasted past the second round of the men’s road race yesterday at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. They both were dropped off the 100-mile course in Warrick after they were behind the 10-minute mark behind the peloton.

#For both competitors, who also didn’t get to complete the time trials on Thursday, it was a learning experience as they made their debut in a global competition.

#“About three quarters in the race, I started to hear some noise and I could feel my chain getting knocked. I was wondering what was going on because it kind of slowed me down,” Sawyer said.

#“The noise went away so I hung on with a group. But once you lose the break-away group, it’s tough to get back in the race. On the second lap, we went up the hill and the spoke again came loose and it knocked my chain off. I got off the bike and tried to fix it and rode down a few more riders.”

#But it was a little too late as he and the group of riders were pulled from the race that saw New Zealand’s Aaron Gate take the gold in a sprint to the line in three hours, 28 minutes and 29 seconds.

#The silver went to Daryl Impey of the Republic of South Africa in 3:28.29. Finn Crockett of Scotland got the bronze in 3:28.29.

#“You can’t be happy when you lose,” Sawyer said.

#“I’m glad I got the experience to see how much further I have to try and push myself the next time.”

#Sawyer, a resident of Spanish Wells, said the greatest thing that the cyclists lack in the Bahamas is experience.

#“We don’t get the experience these guys get,” he said. “These guys probably compete about 50 times a year. Me and Felix probably do about three or four. That’s a big disadvantage.”

#Neely, on the other hand, got caught in a crash and although he maintained his composure to continue, he got the red flag and was eliminated.

#“I am phyisically fit, but my body didn’t have the power to go out there,” Neely said. “So I got dropped. It was very tough and it was hard. It is what it is. I’m disappointed, but there’s nothing I can do about it now.”

#Neely, the youngest competitor in the competition at age 19, said he will regroup and get himself ready to compete in a race in Grand Bahama at the end of the month and with Sawyer again in the Caribbean Cycling Championships in September in Guyana.

#Chef de mission Roy Colebrooke, the president of the Bahamas Cycling Federation, said he feels the cyclists did the best that they could under the circumstances.

#“Today, this 100-mile road race, Lorin’s had some problems with his bike and once the sweep wagon comes behind you, you have to go off the course,” Colebrooke.

#“In speaking with Felix, he felt the competition was just too much for him at this time. “Again we have two good athletes whom we can build on. We will try to get Felix into Colombia for a year or two as he tries to build and develop in the sport of cycling. We believe that if Lorin gets more exposure, he too can be very competitive in these events.”

#Team manager and coach Kenton Roker said the cyclists performed up to their abilities. “I can tell you, this event opened my eyes as to where we need to go in cycling,” the Grand Bahamian native said.

#“We need sponsorship and our cyclists need to attend more events so that they can be at the level of these cyclists. “They have the potential, but we just need to get them the exposure by competing in three or four events a year of this calibre. We just need corporate Bahamas to sponsor us so we can give these cyclists the exposure that they need.”

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#THE Bahamas concluded the 65th Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships with a sixth place finish in the standings for both the George Teale Trophy and the Hoerman Cup.

#The tournament was hosted by the Turks and Caicos Islands Golf Association (TCIGA) at the Royal Turks and Caicos Golf Club.

#Other participating teams included the hosts Barbados, Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, and the US Virgin Islands.

#The team of A’Marie Smith and Ashley Michel finished with a score of 529 (+97). Jamaica solidified their dominant performance to claim the George Teale Trophy, finishing at 466 (+34).

#Puerto Rico was second at 478 (+46), The Dominican Republic was third at 484 (+52), Barbados was fourth at 497 (+65) and Turks and Caicos was fifth at 527 (+95).

#Michel was the top finisher for Team Bahamas and concluded her three round total in 13th place. She shot identical rounds of 87 and a final round of 86, for a total score of 260 (+44).

#Smith finished in 14th place with a total score of 269 (+53). She followed her round of 90 with a a second round 93 and concluded with a tournament low 86.

#For the Hoerman Cup, the men’s team of Sebastian Iberri, Horace Miller, Richard Gibson Jr, Heathcliffe Kane, Lynford Miller and Nolan Johnson produced a combined score of 943 (+79) to finish sixth in the eight-team field.

#Puerto Rico dominated the field as the only team to shoot under par with a score of 860 (-4). The Dominican Republic was second at 882 (+18), Cayman Islands was third at 886 (+22), Jamaica was fourth at 895 (+31), Trinidad and Tobago fifth at 916 (+52), Turks and Caicos seventh at 985 (+121) and Barbados eighth at 997 (+133).

#Iberri was the top finisher among the group at No.17 overall.

#He opened with a 75, shot a 78 in round two and finished with a 76 in round three for a score of 229 (+13).

#Gibson finished tied for 22nd with a score of 233 (+17). He opened with an 84, shot 77 in round two, and a tournament low 72 in the final round.

#Lynford Miller was fourth at no.36 with rounds of 86, 73, and 84 for a score of 243 (+27) while Horace Miller finished two strokes behind, at no.38 with his score of 245 (+29). He produced rounds of 83, 83, and 79.

#Johnson finished at no.42 with rounds of 87, 90, and 81 for a score of 258 (+42).

#Kane shot an opening round 84, withdrew from the second round and concluded with a score of 79 in the final round.

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KAIWAN Culmer of the Bahamas competes in the men’s triple jump final during the athletics in the Alexander Stadium at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, yesterday. (AP Photo/ Alastair Grant)

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#By BRENT STUBBS

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#BIRMINGHAM, England — Seventh best was all that Kaiwan Culmer could muster as the Bahamas wrapped up competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games yesterday at the Alexander Stadium.

#Culmer was the last of the Bahamian delegation to compete.

#In his first global international meet, Culmer said he felt he did his best.

#He cleared 52-feet, 7 ½-inches or 16.04 metres on his first attempt to open his account that included (15.12m) on his fourth and scratches tallied on his second, fourth, fifth and six tries.

#“It was a good environment, I was prepared. I could have continued on with the momentum in the competition, but I had some issues with my approaches and being consistent,” he said.

#“But overall, it was good. I can’t complain.

#“I just need to get some more competitors to compete against at home and get an opportunity to participate in some more meets overseas so I just have to be prepared when you get to environments like this.”

#Alexander Stadium provided more than he anticipated as he watched Eldhose Paul, who led a India sweep of the top two medals with gold 55-10 ½ (17.03m) and Abdulla Aboobacker Narangolintevida with the silver 55-10 ¼ (17.02m). The bronze went to Jah-Nhai Perinchief from Bermuda with 55-6 ¼ (16.92m).

#“God is good. I thank him for allowing me to be able to experience something like this. Not too many people get to this level,” he said. “I didn’t even think I was on the team and I didn’t have any faith in God that I would make it. “Then I got the call and it just shows that whatever you do, he’s going to be behind you and he’s going to push you. Nobody can really change what he has for you. I really thank him for giving me this opportunity. I’m healthy and not injured.”

#Culmer said he will be going to Grand Bahama for the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Championships where he intends to correct some things he did wrong at the games and hopefully he can get the medal that slipped away from him here.

#“There’s nothing I can do now, but to keep up faith in God and get ready for Freeport,” he said.

#At the start of the competition, Culmer took the early lead from his first jump, but he scratched the second attempt as he dropped to seventh. He came back with 15.12m on his third attempt, but there was no improvement in the standings.

#While he missed out of getting on the podium, Culmer said he was delighted to witness the achievements of LaQuan Nairn with his gold medal in the men’s long jump and Devynne Charlton in the women’s 100m hurdles.

#“That was beautiful,” Culmer said. “I feel real happy for Devynne and LaQuan. Over the past few years, it’s been two athletes excelling, but now we have some athletes in the pipeline who are here and are doing their best and making us all proud.

#“I’m proud of them. All I could do is look up to them. I got on the bus with Devynne this morning and she said she was ready. I was ready too, but things didn’t work out the way it did for her and LaQuan. But I’m happy for them both. Hopefully I will get my chance in Freeport.”

#Peter Pratt, who coached Culmer and long jump gold medallist LaQuan Nairn, said he was elated to be a part of the team here in Birmingham.

#“These two athletes, as well as the other members of the team, performed very well,” Pratt said.

#“I believe we just need to increase our training regimen and get some more funding for them to be able to compete in more meets overseas.

#“But I was very proud of what LaQuan was able to achieve. He came here having had some meets that he competed in overseas, so he was alright. But I think if Kaiwan can do the same thing, I think he will have a much better performance when he comes back to these types of meets.”

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Shaunae Miller-Uibo (File photo)

#By BRENT STUBBS

#Senior Sports Reporter

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#FRESH off the end of what could be described as her swan song in the women’s 400 metres at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon a couple weeks ago, Shaunae Miller-Uibo returned to the 200 metres where she placed second.

#It was the return of athletes on the international scene after the World Championships as they competed in Chorzow, Poland, on Saturday where Miller-Uibo was greeted back with a second place finish in 22.35 seconds.

#Taking the tape was Jamaica’s world champion Shericka Jackson in 21.84 as the two athletes were among a group of stars from Eugene, who opted not to participate in the Commonwealth Games this past week in Birmingham, England.

#Tynia Gaither, who was in Birmingham where she got seventh in the 100m final but left for Poland the same day as the start of the 200m, was fourth in Saturday’s race in 22.70 behind American Jenna Prandini, who did 22.39.

#In getting back to what she called her “first love,” Miller-Uibo said she enjoyed the entire atmosphere in Poland.

#“I did not want to put too much pressure on myself and wanted to have fun,” she stated. “I think I’m going to skip the indoor season and just focus on the outdoors next year. This is a part of the preparation.”

#Miller-Uibo was also asked about whether or not she will join her husband decathlete Maicel Uibo and venture into the heptathlon, now that she indicated that she’s done with the 400m. She noted that “I am still not sure about multievents. Before the next season, we start with the endurance.”

#While she didn’t run the 400m, Femke Bol from the Netherlands took the title in a national and meet record of 49,75. Miller- Uibo, who left the world leading time of 49.11 on the board with her gold medal performance in Eugene, is still sitting in fourth place in the Diamond League standings with 16 points. Jamaica’s Stephanie-Ann McPherson is out front with

#As for the 200m, Miller- Uibo is also fourth with 12 points, while Gaither is sitting in seventh with 10 points. Jackson tops the chart with 23, followed closely by Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith with 20.

#The Wanda Diamond League encompasses 32 Diamond Disciplines, following a championship style model. Athletes earn points at the 13 series meetings to qualify for the final of their discipline.

#At the end of the 13 series meetings, athletes are awarded 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 or 1 points for ranking from first to eighth place respectively.

#The top six in the field events, top eight for the 100m-800m and the top 10 for the 1,500m and long distances will qualify for the final.

#In case there is a tie, the best legal performance of the qualifying phrase wins.

#The winner of each Diamond Discipline at the final will become “Diamond League Champion” and be awarded a Diamond Trophy, USD 30,000 prize money and a wild card for the World Athletics Championships with certain conditions applied.

#While the winner receives the hefty $30,000. The reaming eight places in order will collect $12,000, $7,000, $4,000, $2.500, $2,000, $1,500 and $1,000. For each series meeting, the winner earns $10,000, while from second to eighth, the figures are $6,000, $3,500, $2,000, $1,350, $1,000, $750 and $500 for the remaining positions.

#The Wanda Diamond League started in Doha, Qatar on May 14 and will wrap up on September 2 in Brussels, Belgium. The final will be staged from September 7-8 in Zurich, Switzerland.

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