BAAA Yet To Buy Airline Tickets For The Athletes

According to Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) President Mike Sands, airline tickets for the 27-member team that will compete in the International Association of Athletics Federation's (IAAF) World Championships has yet to be purchased. The governing body for track and field in the country is in a big financial hole and is currently struggling to meet the expenses for the meet, which is less than 16 days away. The 14th edition of the championships will be held in Moscow, Russia, August 10-18.

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No Training Camp For Team Bahamas At Worlds

The Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) cannot afford to host a training camp prior to the International Association of Athletic Federation's (IAAF) World Championships, due to the financial position the local governing body for the sport now finds itself in, according to president of the association, Mike Sands.Sands said that a camp could not be organized in a timely manner, and as a result, the executives made a decision not to host any. The 14th edition of the IAAF World Championships will be held in Moscow, Russia, August 10-18.
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Top Bahamian Sprinter To Miss Iaaf Worlds

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8th IAAF World Youth Championships Update: Day 5 (FINAL DAY)

The final day of competition was short with just one session of events.

Left: Denzel Pratt. Right (front to back): Pennerman, Kerr, Rolle, & Deluze. Photo Courtesy Kermit Taylor/ Bahamas Athletics

Throws

Denzel Pratt went into the javelin finals, fist Bahamian ever, and was only able to muster together a throw of 64.20m. this toss was good enough to get him an 11th place finish. Winning the event was Matija Muhar of Slovakia with a toss of 78.84m, Morbert Rivasz-Toth of Hungry silver 78.27m, and Pablo Bugallo of Spain bronze 76.63m.

Relays

Bahamas World Youth boys relay team finished the medley race in a season best time of 1 minute 52.97 seconds for 5th. The team was comprised of Keanu Pennerman, Ian Kerr, Kinard Rolle and Henri Deluze. Winning the event was Jamaica in a NEW WORLD YOUTH WORLD RECORD time of 1 minute 49.23 seconds for the GOLD, USA 1:50.14 silver, and Japan 1:50.52 for the bronze.

Now that the World Youth Championships have come to an end, Team Bahamas will head back home where some of its member will continue training for the upcoming Junior Pan Am Championships August 23rd-25th in Medellin, Columbia. We here at Track Side Bahamas extend our congratulations to the WYC team for a great job done!

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