Sports
Time to glow for the National Trust
(CNS): Cayman’s runners will get a chance to sparkle and shine at the second annual Glow Run 5K, set for Saturday, 6 June. The National Trust, in partnership with KPMG, is encouraging participants to “Light up the Night for a Brighter Future” by donning sparkling costumes, face paint, luminous accessories and flashing lights. Proceeds from […]
Webb ready to tackle second CONCACAF term
(CNS): After being reelected in April, Jeffrey Webb will be officially installed as CONCACAF president at the 65TH FIFA Congress in Zurich on Friday, 29 May. Webb was reelected unopposed by member associations from North and Central America, and the Caribbean at the confederation’s 30th Ordinary Congress, held in the Bahamas.
Future of Cayman rugby looks bright
(CNS): Cayman Junior Rugby took a record travelling party of more than 70 players to the Bahamas for the Freeport Junior Rugby Festival 2015 to play against teams from Freeport Rugby Club and Nassau Rugby Club. The teams represented were Under 19s, Under 14s, Under 12s and the Under 10s.
Swim meets show off local talent
(CNS): Last weekend’s Vigoro Nursery’s Friday Night Lights, a distance meet for athletes aged 11 and over; and the Lions Sprint event, open to all ages, marked another successful turn for competitive swimming in the Cayman Islands.
CIAA head gains international degree
(CNS): Dalton Watler, president of the Cayman Islands Athletic Association, has earned a sports management degree from the University of Lleida, Spain. Organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the philosophy behind the MEMOS (Executive Masters in Sport Organisations Management) degree is to help professionals working in national or international sports bodies manage their organisations better.
Cayman cycles for charity
(CNS): Cayman’s cyclists peddled for a good cause at the 2nd Annual Century Ride, raising $4,000 for Feed Our Future Cayman Islands. More than 100 people completed the ride, which was organised by the Cayman Islands Cycling Association (CICA). The course took participants through West Bay, George Town, South Sound, East End, Queens Highway (twice), Rum […]
Race goes the distance for Meals on Wheels
(CNS): This year’s Off The Beaten Track (OTBT) ultra-marathon raised more than US$17,000, shared between local charity Meals on Wheels and the international Facing Africa. Individual and team runners covered 50 kilometres through Cayman’s back roads, bushes and beaches. The annual event always splits the funds raised between a local and international charity. Meals on Wheels, which received almost US$9,000 […]
Women’s national team set for football friendly
(CNS): The Cayman Islands women’s national football team returns to competitive play this week against Southwestern Oklahoma State University in a two-match friendly series. The matches, which are free and open to the public, will take place Thursday, 14 May and Saturday, 16 May at the T.E. McField Sports Centre, starting at 7pm. Southwestern Oklahoma State University […]
Maples Galaxy – Champions of the Touch Universe
(CRFU): The Final of the National Mixed Touch Championships 2015 was one heck of a great game – the might and majesty of Maples Galaxy against the strength and spirit of SteppingStones. With a full complement of twelve players, Maples Galaxy looked rested and relaxed stepping onto the field for the Final. A relatively easy Semi-final […]
Table tennis team set for Island Games
(CNS): The Cayman Islands national table tennis team is in the final stages of training ahead of the Island Games which run from 27 June-3 July in Jersey. Representing Cayman will be Ansel Tempral (team captain), Donovan Nelson (national champion), Leigh Hipkins, Peter Smith, Claudia Stich and Robert Sairsingh (manager).
Awards event splashes out for swimmers
(CNS): The Stingray Swim Club (SSC) honoured swimmers, as well as coaches, parents and support staff, at its annual awards banquet. At the event, recently held at the Westin Grand Cayman, SSC friends and family celebrated the end of a year characterised by change, success and an overwhelming forward momentum.
Cayman’s athletes get a ‘home’ for Pan Am Games
(CNS): A Toronto-based marketing agency will be hosting the Cayman Islands contingent at the upcoming 41-nation Pan American Games (TO2015), running from 10-26 July 2015. The FUSE Marketing Group’s downtown Toronto headquarters, which is within walking distance of the Games’ main venue, CIBC Pan Am Park, has been dubbed “Cayman House”, and will be a […]
Cayman to host equestrian coaching course
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation will host its first-ever international-level training course, for nine coaches from across the Caribbean. The FEI (Federation Equestre Internationale) Level 2 course, from 20-25 June, will teach how to coach riders to 1.3m in jumping and to a medium/advanced level in dressage.
New meet posthumously honours young swimmer
(CNS): The first-ever Landon Von Kanel Memorial Invitational Swim Meet will take place 4-7 June at the Lions Aquatic Centre. Presented by Coldwell Banker Cayman and the Von Kanel family, the meet is in memory of Landon, a former Stingray Swim Club swimmer who died in a car accident in the US in 2001. A […]
Swimmers set to make open-water splash
(CNS): The open-water competition season continues with the 13th Annual Butterfield 800m Sea Swim set for Saturday, 30 May. Registration will take place on race day at Governor’s Beach from 3pm-3:45pm, and the race will start at 4pm.
Summer Touch starts Another9 Season
(CRFU): As regular as the start of hurricane season, Summer Touch starts again in June with the Another9 Corporate Touch Rugby League 2015. It’s another bumper year with a fine crop of teams ready to lock horns and battle for the coveted prize. Once again the teams will be divided into Division 1 (Competitive Division) […]
Equipment donation keeps young skateboarders rolling
(CNS): A local tourism-related company has donated equipment to the Cayman Islands Skateboarding Association (CISA) which runs the Black Pearl Skate Park in Grand Harbour, enabling more young people to use the facilities at one time. EnjoyCayman.ky donated the 18 scooters and two skateboards which will be used by the increasing number of students who […]
Public invited to celebrate the Olympics
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Olympic Committee (CIOC) will be hosting its annual Olympic Day celebrations 20-28 June, with several sporting events scheduled over that time. The Olympic Day 5K run/walk will take place at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex on 27 June at 7am. This event is a favourite for runners, joggers and walkers because […]
