Beautiful Virgin Islands

Friday, Oct 31, 2025

BVIOC names 19-member Commonwealth Games team

BVIOC names 19-member Commonwealth Games team

The BVI Olympic Committee (BVIOC) has named its largest team that will be competing at the Commonwealth Games to be held in Birmingham, England later this month.
The BVI’s Commonwealth Games team will compromise 19 athletes spread across four sporting disciplines. Virgin Islands athletes will compete in Track & Field, Squash, Cycling and Women’s 3×3 Basketball. The Games are slated to run from July 28 to August 8.

The Track & Field team — the largest of all the disciplines for the territory at this year’s games — will feature Kyron McMaster in the men’s 400m hurdles, Eldred Henry in the men’s Shot Put, Rikkoi Brathwaite in the men’s 100m, Beyonce Defreitas in the women’s 200m, Deya Ericson in the women’s 100m hurdles, Adriano Gumbs in the men’s 400m, and twins Trevia and Tynelle Gumbs in the women’s Shot Put and Hammer Throw, respectively. Diamante Gumbs will compete in the men’s Discus while his twin brother Djimon Gumbs will compete in the men’s Shot Put and Discus. Arianna Hayde will represent the BVI in the heptathlon.

The Track & Field unit will be accompanied by coaches Lennox Graham, Joey Scott, Ralston Henry, and Eric Matthias.

The Squash delegation will see Joe Chapma, in his fifth Commonwealth Games appearance, participate in the men’s singles. Luca Reich is also slated to compete in the men’s singles and will team up with Chapman for the doubles competition. The team will be accompanied by coach Adam Murrills

The Virgin Islands will be represented for the first time in women’s 3×3 Basketball with the team comprising Shauliqua Fahie, Mahkayla Pickering, Keithrece Smith and Joy Victor.

The other sport in which the territory will be competing for the first time is Cycling with Darel Christopher Jr entered in the time trial (37km/23 mile) and the road race- (160km/100m). Sam Talbot is also entered in the same event. They will be accompanied by coach Paul Cullimore.

Speaking at a press conference to announce the team this morning, Minister for Sports Sharie de Castro offered some words of encouragement to the athletes slated to compete and those that were present at the press conference.

“Truly, we know that it takes a lot of sacrifices to get to this point and I want to recognise the athletes today for your continued representation of these Virgin Islands,” she said.

“I also want to take this opportunity, since I’ve been made aware that unfortunately some of our athletes would not be able to participate in these games due to injury and other circumstances and I want to encourage those athletes to remain focused and take this time to recover properly so they can be the best when they return,” the Sports Minister added.
Newsletter

Related Articles

Beautiful Virgin Islands
0:00
0:00
Close
UK and Vietnam Sign Landmark Migration Deal to Fast-Track Returns of Irregular Arrivals
UK Drug-Pricing Overhaul Essential for Life-Sciences Ambition, Says GSK Chief
Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie Temporarily Leave the UK Amid Their Parents’ Royal Fallout
UK Weighs Early End to Oil and Gas Windfall Tax as Reeves Seeks Investment Commitments
UK Retail Inflation Slows as Shop Prices Fall for First Time Since Spring
Next Raises Full-Year Profit Guidance After Strong Third-Quarter Performance
Reform UK’s Lee Anderson Admits to 'Gaming' Benefits System While Advocating Crackdown
United States and South Korea Conclude Major Trade Accord Worth $350 Billion
Hurricane Melissa Strikes Cuba After Devastating Jamaica With Record Winds
Vice President Vance to Headline Turning Point USA Campus Event at Ole Miss
U.S. Targets Maritime Narco-Routes While Border Pressure to Mexico Remains Limited
Bill Gates at 70: “I Have a Real Fear of Artificial Intelligence – and Also Regret”
Elon Musk Unveils Grokipedia: An AI-Driven Alternative to Wikipedia
Saudi Arabia Unveils Vision for First-Ever "Sky Stadium" Suspended Over Desert Floor
Amazon Announces 14 000 Corporate Job Cuts as AI Investment Accelerates
UK Shop Prices Fall for First Time Since March, Food Leads the Decline
London Stock Exchange Group ADR (LNSTY) Earns Zacks Rank #1 Upgrade on Rising Earnings Outlook
Soap legend Tony Adams, long-time star of Crossroads, dies at 84
Rachel Reeves Signals Tax Increases Ahead of November Budget Amid £20-50 Billion Fiscal Gap
NatWest Past Gains of 314% Spotlight Opportunity — But Some Key Risks Remain
UK Launches ‘Golden Age’ of Nuclear with £38 Billion Sizewell C Approval
UK Announces £1.08 Billion Budget for Offshore Wind Auction to Boost 2030 Capacity
UK Seeks Steel Alliance with EU and US to Counter China’s Over-Capacity
UK Struggles to Balance China as Both Strategic Threat and Valued Trading Partner
Argentina’s Markets Surge as Milei’s Party Secures Major Win
British Journalist Sami Hamdi Detained by U.S. Authorities After Visa Revocation Amid Israel-Gaza Commentary
King Charles Unveils UK’s First LGBT+ Armed Forces Memorial at National Memorial Arboretum
At ninety-two and re-elected: Paul Biya secures eighth term in Cameroon amid unrest
Racist Incidents Against UK Nurses Surge by 55%
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves Cites Shared Concerns With Trump Administration as Foundation for Early US-UK Trade Deal
Essentra plc: A Closer Look at a UK ‘Penny Stock’ Opportunity Amid Market Weakness
U.S. and China Near Deal to Avert Rare-Earth Export Controls Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit
Justin time: Justin Herbert Shields Madison Beer with Impressive Reflex at Lakers Game
Russia’s President Putin Declares Burevestnik Nuclear Cruise Missile Ready for Deployment
Giuffre’s Memoir Alleges Maxwell Claimed Sexual Act with Clooney
House Republicans Move to Strip NYC Mayoral Front-Runner Zohran Mamdani of U.S. Citizenship
Record-High Spoiled Ballots Signal Voter Discontent in Ireland’s 2025 Presidential Election
Philippines’ Taal Volcano Erupts Overnight with 2.4 km Ash Plume
Albania’s Virtual AI 'Minister' Diella Set to 'Birth' Eighty-Three Digital Assistants for MPs
Tesla Unveils Vision for Optimus V3 as ‘Biggest Product of All Time’, Including Surgical Capabilities
Francis Ford Coppola Auctions Luxury Watches After Self-Financed Film Flop
Convicted Sex Offender Mistakenly Freed by UK Prison Service Arrested in London
United States and China Begin Constructive Trade Negotiations Ahead of Trump–Xi Summit
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro over Drug-Trafficking Allegations
Miss USA Crowns Nebraska’s Audrey Eckert Amid Leadership Overhaul
‘I Am Not Done’: Kamala Harris Signals Possible 2028 White House Run
NBA Faces Integrity Crisis After Mass Arrests in Gambling Scandal
Swift Heist at the Louvre Sees Eight French Crown Jewels Stolen in Under Seven Minutes
U.S. Halts Trade Talks with Canada After Ontario Ad Using Reagan Voice Triggers Diplomatic Fallout
Microsoft AI CEO: ‘We’re making an AI that you can trust your kids to use’ — but can Microsoft rebuild its own trust before fixing the industry’s?
×