Pressure-free Games build-up for Duffy
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Flora Duffy has all but secured qualification for next year’s Olympic Games in Rio.
Duffy is ranked twelfth in the ITU Olympic qualification list after a series of superb performances over the past two years, finishing seventh overall in the 2015 ITU World Triathlon Series.
Considering she is almost guaranteed to be among the 55 elite women on the start line in Rio, Duffy said it was a huge relief to be able to prepare for her third Olympics without the burden of chasing qualification points.
It is a far cry from Duffy’s build-up to London 2012, when she sat in 47th position with three races remaining before the qualification deadline.
“Should the Olympics be tomorrow I would be on the start list, so that takes the pressure off,” she said.
“It’s huge for my preparation because it means I don’t need to be in top form by March, I can wait until August and have a slower build-up. That’s always better because you risk injury and illness if you’re pushing to get fit and travelling a lot to races to chase points.”
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BOA President Judy Simons appointed to CACSO Executive Board
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The Bermuda Olympic Association (“BOA”) today announced that BOA President, Judy Simons, was re-elected to the Executive Board of the Central American and Caribbean Sports Organization (“CACSO”) at the 46th CACSO General Assembly meeting held in Barranquilla, Colombia on 14 November 2015.
Elected representatives will hold office until 2019. Mrs. Simons was first elected to the CACSO Board in 2011.
She is currently the only woman serving on the Board. Composition of the newly elected CACSO Board is as follows:
President Mr. Hector Cardona
1st VP Mr. Steve Stoute
2nd VP Mr. Carlos Padilla (MEX)
3rd VP Mr. Baltazar Medina (COL)
Treasurer Mr. Camilo Mamado (PAN)
1st Vocal Mrs. Judy Simons (BER)
2nd Vocal Mr. Salvador Jiminez (HON)
3rd Vocal Mr. Ruperto Herrera (CUB)
4th Vocal Mr. Christopher Samuda (JAM)
5th Vocal Mr. Hans Larsen (HAI)
Secretary Mr. Eduardo Alvarez (VEN)
CACSO is the regional sports federation which oversees the Central American and Caribbean Games (“CAC Games”), the oldest continuing regional games in the world. CASCO is celebrating its 90th Anniversary in 2015.
BOA Announces Bermuda Team For Samoa Commonwealth Youth Games
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The Bermuda Olympic Association (BOA) today officially announced the names of the athletes who will represent Bermuda at the V Commonwealth Youth Games, which are being held from 5 September to 11 September 2015 in Apia, Samoa.
Four (4) athletes will represent Bermuda in two (2) sports. They are:
Athletics: David Darrell Tahje Taylor Tiara DeRosa
Squash: Susanna Armano
The above athletes, along with Chef-de-Mission Calvin Simons and officials, comprise the Bermuda team.
Commenting on the upcoming Commonwealth Games, Judy Simons, President of the BOA said, “The Commonwealth Youth Games are a fantastic opportunity for our younger athletes who may be on the path to elite status to compete internationally and test their skills against some of the best young athletes in the world. The Games will also provide these four, young Bermudians with a unique opportunity to meet and interact with peers from around the globe. We know David, Tahje, Tiara and Susanna will do us proud.”
The Samoa Commonwealth Youth Games will be the fifth iteration of the Games, the first of which were held in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2000. Bermuda first sent a team to the 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games in Bendigo, Australia, and competed in subsequent Games in India (2008) and the Isle of Man (2011). Up to 1,000 athletes aged 14 to 18 from the 53 nations that comprise the Commonwealth are eligible to compete in the Games, which are held every four years.
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