Sports Commentary: A gold medal for Rio staff and volunteers
By Rene A. Henry From Caribbean News Now The International Olympic Committee needs to award one more gold medal. This gold needs to go to the volunteers and staff who made Rio’s 2016 Olympic Games a success. I do not…
Women athletes are still playing a very long game of catch-up with men at the Olympics
By Laura Hills, The Conversation From Business Insider Rio 2016 is a celebration of the biggest and best achievements of men and women athletes from all parts of the globe. The Olympics have been particularly useful for showcasing the sporting prowess…
The Editor Speaks: Watching the Olympics via television
Even though the local station CITN/Cayman27 were showing the Olympic Games via ESPN with focus on Caribbean athletes breaks, one of our media outlets plugged the NBC feed. There was no mention of any of the other feeds that included…
When an athlete’s relationships are more important than success in her sport
BY REBECCA RUIZ From Mashable Gone are the days when female athletes were openly demeaned or ridiculed in sports coverage. The change is welcome, but it hasn’t exactly liberated women from stereotypes that acknowledge their gender first and their success…
The most sexist moments at the Olympics — so far
BY HEATHER DOCKRAY From Mashable It’s Olympics time — that special time when the world’s strongest, toughest and bravest women come together to prove they’re still not as good as men. As least, that’s what some Olympics commentators seem to…
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The Caribbean athletes participating in Rio 2016
By NAN Sports Editor News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. Aug. 5, 2016: While all eyes are on Caribbean Olympian Usain St. Leo Bolt to see if he can make history at Rio 2016 and win a third set of…
Feel the spirit of the Olympics at Cayman Islands’ Camana Bay
Camana Bay. Grand Cayman (Wednesday. 2 August): Watch, play and celebrate the Games at Camana Bay with a series of events running throughout the two weeks of the Olympic Games. It all starts Friday. 5 August. with an Opening Ceremony…
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PA residents reach out to Cayman Islands for unity through sports
By I.C. Murrell From Port Arthur News Not long ago, citizens of the Cayman Islands sensed a strong connection to Port Arthur. “Port Arthur and Cayman Islands became sister cities in 1983,” Wanda Bodden said. The islands actually include towns…
UK’s Chris Froome wins the Tour de France for the third time
From The New York Times PARIS — Chris Froome of Britain survived two crashes, severe storms, an uphill dash on foot and a daredevil descent to become the winner of the Tour de France for a third time on Sunday….
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IMC/SportsMax secures Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Kingston, Jamaica – Wednesday, 20th July, 2016: International Media Content Ltd. (IMC), parent company of SportsMax and a subsidiary of Digicel Group, announced today that it has been awarded the exclusive broadcast rights for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and…
