Tag: Tokyo Olympic Games
Wray records personal best in Olympic debut
(CNS): Shalysa Wray clocked a personal best outdoor time of 53.61 in the women’s 400m heats in Tokyo on Monday, as she made her Olympic debut. Wray was the first Caymanian to run in this event in the Olympics and she met her goal for the Games of running a PB. But given the field […]
Bronchitis brings down Cayman sprinter
(CNS) Three-time Cayman Islands Olympian Kemar Hyman was disappointed at the weekend with his race in the 100m in Tokyo after missing out on qualifying for the semi-finals, largely due to a bout of bronchitis. Hyman said he did not run his best race Saturday, clocking 10:41, after becoming ill a few days ago. He […]
Fraser just misses personal best in heat swim
(CNS): Three-time Cayman Islands Olympian Brett Fraser (31) tied for second place with Dylan Carter of Trinidad in Heat 6 of the Men’s 50m Freestyle in Tokyo on Friday. He missed his 2011 personal best of 22.41 by a whisker, clocking 22.46. Fraser also missed out on the semi-finals despite the sterling performance. All eyes […]
Crooks sets personal best in Tokyo heats
(CNS): Jillian Crooks placed second on her heat and set a personal best time of 57.32 in the 100m freestyle heats in Tokyo in a stunning performance for the young swimmer which also set a new CIASA and national record. Despite this great Olympic debut, the 15-year-old swimmer will not advance to the semi-finals. However, […]
Rutty secures a place in Cayman history books
(CNS): Raegan Rutty secured her place in the local history books on Saturday when she became the first ever Cayman Islands Olympic gymnast after completing the qualifying rotation in the all around competition in Tokyo. While Rutty’s scores didn’t place here into the individual or equipment finals, the 19-year-old put in a solid performance in […]
Local athletes head to Japan amid COVID emergency
(CNS): With the XXXII Olympics Opening Ceremony less than two weeks away, the Cayman Islands athletes who will be competing at the games will soon be on their way to Tokyo, though the Games will be held without any spectators due to the city’s fourth COVID-19 emergency. In an effort to contain another surge of […]
