Thursday, July 30, 2015

President Ivor Blake: SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD GAMES 2015: St. Kitts & Nevis SHINES

St. Kitts and Nevis Team SHINES at SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD GAMES 2015 in Los Angelos - USA (Coverage by: Dare 2 Be Different International Media Department - www.daretobedifferentskn.com)

President of the St. Kitts and Nevis Special Olympics Organization, Retired Superintendent of The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force Ivor Blake and part of TEAM St. Kitts and Nevis at Special Olympics World Games in Los Angelos - USA for Summer 2015










29 July 2015

Contact:
Ivor Blake
Head of Delegation
Special Olympics St. Kitts and Nevis
2015 World Games, Los Angeles
Tel: (954)614-2226/(213)712-3398
www.la2015.org

Team St. Kitts and Nevis World Games Update for 29 July, 2015

BOCCE

Coach:  Theresa “Terri” Andrews

Team members

1.  Berenice Jimenez (Nevis)  19                       -           1 GOLD Ladies Single/Team SILVER

2.  Letisha Davis (Nevis) 15                              -           Team SILVER

3.  Constance “Connie” Bagnall (St. Kitts) 59     -           1 GOLD Ladies Single/Team SILVER

4.  Rojem Felix  (St. Kitts) 23                           -           1 SILVER Men’s Single/Team SILVER

A. Divisioning(Elimination) was held on July 25th to determine positioning and groupings.

B. Bocce Team play was held on July 26-27th.  All four players played together.

        Match 1. vs Palestine.     SKN lost 8-12.
        Match 2. vs Bonaire.       SKN won 12-10.
        Match 3. vs Palestine       SKN lost 10-12.

Result: SKN won a Silver medal in this division.  First medal for the SKN delegation.  Team Silver

C.  Bocce Men’s singles was held on July 27-28th.  Rojem Felix played.

        Match 1. Rojem had a bye the first match.
        Match 2. vsCyprus.                     SKN won 12-4.
        Match 3. vsMacau China.             SKN lost 6-12.

Result: SKN won a silver medal in this division.RojemFelix

D.  Ladies Singles Division.   29 July, 2015   all ladies competed. (Letisha, Berenice and Constance)
            Constance:
        1.  Match 1. Constance  vs Lebanon.  Constance won 12-4.
             Match 2. Constance vs Jamaica.      Constancewon 12-8.
             Match 3. Constance vs Jamaica.  Constancewon 12-3.

Results: SKN won a Gold medal in this division. Constance Bagnall

            Berenice:
        2.  Match 1. Berenice had a bye in the first round.
             Match 2. Berenice vs Jordon.                        She won 6-3.
             Match 3. Berenice vs Mexico.                       She won 12-2.

Results: SKN won a Gold medal in this division.Berenice Jimenez
            Lethisha:
        3.  Match 1. Letishavs Malaysia.  She won 12-1.
             Match 2. Letishavs Thailand.  She lost 4-11.
             Match 3. Letishavs St. Lucia.  She lost 8-9.

Results: SKN is out of the medals in this division, but will be receiving an award.  Medal competition is  continuing today, so we will not know those results until tomorrow.

Doubles competition will begin July 31st.


ATHLETICS

COACH; Sylvester Dore and Edwin Warner

Team:

Roger Crawford     
Soranlli Matos Zacarias
Shontelle Hazel  
Nick Dias
Jamor Merchant

After divisioning all week all of our athletes made it to the finals and had their first final yesterday 29 July 2015.

Results: 

Event:  200 M race  -    Roger Crawford won GOLD medal
            200 M Run -    JamorMerchant placed 5th

Event:  Shotput Females.   Shontelle Hazel won Silver medal

400 M Race.    Soranlli  won Gold medal
            Shotput           Nick Dias placed 5th

Later today Female 100 Meters. Shontelle and Soranlli  will compete in this event.


TENNIS

Coach:  Elton Hull

Team: 

Danny Blake
Sisqo Phillip
Leon Silcott
Dionte Foster

Summary:

Our Tennis players has been playing in their respective divisioningmatehes all week and they are now into the play off stage.

Event:  Singles Matches.  Danny, Dionte and Sisqo has won all their matches played so far.  Leon has lost his four (4) singles matches.

Singles:            Danny Blake.  Has played 4 and won all

Singles:            Sisqo Phillip   Has played 4 won all

Singles:            Dionte Foster.  Has placed 2 matches and won both.  (Dionte suffered a knee injury and had to                withdraw from playing doubles competition).  However we are hoping that he will recover                       enough to continue in singles matches left.

Singles:            Leon Silcott.  Has played 4 matches and lost all 4

Doubles:          Danny and Leon had played 6 Doubles matches and won all

There is no matches for the Tennis Team today 30th July.

Tomorrow 31st July will be Match Play day and the whole team is expected to be competing.  We will forward results when completed.


AQUATICS/SWIMMING

Coaches:  Josephine Claxton-Richardson/Roger Warren

Team:

Joseph Mason
Lemuel Hobson
KemuelSharry
Jaren Pryce

In Divisioning all our swimmers got through the eliminations to the finals. To date


Event:  100 M  Freestyle         Jaren Pryce placed 3rd Winning Bronze  29 July
             25 M Backstroke        Kemuel Sharry  placed 4th
            50 M  Backstroke        Kemuel Sharry placed 4th
            50 M   Backstroke      Lemuel Hobson  Gold

Today:  Competition for :                   100 M medley     Jaren Pryce
                                                        100 M Freestyle  Joseph Mason




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