Major award for Minors
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Dage Minors is ending his time at Franklin Pierce University in spectacular fashion after being named this week as the outdoor season’s East Region Track Athlete of the Year by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
It is the first East Region Athlete of the Year award for Minors, a middle distance runner. The senior was also the USTFCCCA’s selection for the award each of the last two indoor seasons. Across the nation’s eight regions, Minors was one of four male athletes to pick up both indoor and outdoor track Athlete of the Year awards in 2016-17.
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Duffy confident of dominating on home turf
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The Bermuda Tourism Authority and the International Triathlon Union have signed a three-year contract to host World Triathlon Series events with the first to be held on April 28 next year.
The ITU has already inspected and approved the racecourse for the World Triathlon Bermuda. Sprint and standard distances will offer a swim in the crystal clear Atlantic Ocean, a challenging bike course over hilly terrain and a run along Front Street.
Flora Duffy, the reigning ITU World Champion, said her local knowledge could prove decisive during the race.
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These sailors are showing the guys how it’s done
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Meet the two women of the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup who are leading the male-dominated sport.
When the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup was introduced in 2013, the future of sailing was forever changed,as a clear pathway was opened to a professional sailing career for 18-to-24-year-olds. This year’s edition promises to break more new ground, with the addition of Annabel Vose of Land Rover BAR Academy (GBR) and Cecilia Wollmann of Team BDA (Bermuda) – the first two women to be on a Red Bull Youth America’s Cup team.
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