Tag: Commonwealth Games
Hyman misses out on medal in 100m final surprise
(CNS Local Life): The Cayman Islands’ Kemar Hyman clocked the second best time in the 100 metre semi-finals at the Commonwealth Games in Australia, but a surprise domination by the South African duo saw the Cayman Islands track star pushed off the medal podium in the finals Monday. Akani Simbine and his team‑mate, Henricho Bruintjies, […]
Forbes comes up short in the hurdles
(CNS Local Life): Cayman Islands hurdler Ronald Forbes failed to make the finals for the 110m race in the 2018 Commonwealth Games after he came in 6th with a time of 13.88 in the heats. However, he said he had no regrets even though he had hoped to lower the time a little bit more. […]
Ebanks gives his all in the boxing ring
(CNS Local Life): Cayman Islands boxer Dariel Ebanks lost to England’s Benjamin Whittaker in his men’s 75kg bout at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Despite giving it everything he had, he said Whittaker was the better man. “He’s a great fighter. I have to give it up to him,” he told Cayman’s pool reporter Ben […]
Local boxers hoping to smash Gold Coast Games
(CNS Local Life): Brandy Barnes, who won a gold medal in boxing at the Caribbean Championships in December, will be heading to London next month to prepare for this year’s Commonwealth Games in Australia. Barnes, who will be sparring with tough competition ahead of the Games, and veteran boxer Dariel Ebanks will attend the Elite Marble […]
Queen’s Baton passes through Cayman
(CNS Local Life): The Queen’s Baton, travelling the world on a relay which culminates in opening next year’s Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia, arrived in Cayman on Friday, 14 July, with stops while here that include Government House, Pedro St James, Stingray City and Barkers Beach. The baton is making the rounds on the […]
