Tag: Cayman Islands Olympic Committee
Cayman opens Olympic headquarters
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands now has a dedicated Olympic House with the official opening of the facility Thursday, 16 August. The new headquarters include a training area, offices for the leadership of the Cayman Islands Olympic Committee (CIOC), a mini-museum depicting the history of the committee, a small library and a gift shop […]
Athletes named for Commonwealth Games
(CNS Local Life): Cayman’s team for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games has been chosen, with 22 athletes headed to Australia for the 4-15 April Games. The team members represent seven sports – athletics, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, shooting, squash and swimming. The XXI Games marks the 11th time Cayman will be participating in the international sporting […]
Cayman hosts anti-doping meeting
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands is hosting a two-day annual board meeting of the Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organisation (RADO) starting Sunday, 23 October. High on the agenda will be deliberations on the board’s governance, electing a new vice chair and receiving the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) latest update. It is likely that the latter […]
Webster given CIOC nod to cover Rio Olympics
(CNS): Young Caymanian Jade Webster, who has already reported on the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, and is in Lillehammer, Norway, for the youth winter games, has been chosen by the Cayman Islands Olympic Committee (CIOC) to cover the Rio Olympics in August.
Cayman catches the Olympic spirit
(CNS): The annual Olympic Day celebrations have begun, to commemorate the birth of the modern Olympic Games on 23 June 1894 at the Sorbonne in Paris. Hosted by the Cayman Islands Olympic Committee (CIOC), events continue all this week through to 28 June with national sports federations holding various events. On 23 June, Olympic Day is […]
Sports celebrated in Olympic style
(CNS): The extended celebration of Olympic Day has ended, with various national federations taking part to offer events in a wide variety of sports. From 20-28 June, Cayman was treated to exhibitions and competitions in everything from golf to swimming to boxing, all to commemorate the birth of the modern Olympic Games on 23 June 1894 […]
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 […]
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 […]
