Bahamian Ryan Sweeting Wins 2005 U.S. Open Juniors

It was American Junior and #1 seed Donald Young who got the bulk of the press and hoopla in the 2005 U.S. Open Boy’s Juniors. It was unseeded Bahamian Ryan Sweeting (who holds dual citizenship with the Bahamas and the U.S.) who got to take home the...

Tonique Williams-Darling Wins Gold Medal

Tonique Williams-Darling on August 24, 2004, made history by capturing The Islands Of The Bahamas’ first individual gold medal in any Olympic Games.In Athens, Williams-Darling crossed the finish line first in the women’s 400 meters final in a time of 49.41 seconds....

Sprinter Debbie Ferguson Wins Olympic Bronze

The Bahamas added another medal to its Olympic count on August 25, when sprinter Debbie Ferguson took the bronze in the women’s 200 meters race.Ferguson, 26, has been a track competitor for 16 years. Although she is young, she has already scored many great...