British Virgin Islands at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

British Virgin Islands at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
British Virgin Islands at the; 2018 Commonwealth Games
	Flag of the British Virgin Islands
CGF code	IVB
CGA	British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee
Website	bviolympics.org
in Gold Coast, Australia; 4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors	10 in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Kyron McMaster (opening)
Medals; Ranked 26th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
	1990; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;

The British Virgin Islands competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.^[1] The British Virgin Islands announced it will send a squad of 10 athletes.^[2] It was the British Virgin Islands's 8th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

Track and field athlete Kyron McMaster was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.^[3] The islands also won its first ever Commonwealth Games medal, through McMaster winning the gold in the men's 400 m hurdles event.^[4]^[5]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	3	5	8
Squash	2	0	2
Total	5	5	10

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Kyron McMaster	Athletics	Men's 400 metres hurdles	12 April 2018

Athletics

The British Virgin Islands announced a team of 8 athletes (3 men, 5 women) will compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.^[2]

Men
Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Khari Herbert	400 m	DNF		did not advance
Kyron McMaster	400 m hurdles	48.78	1 Q	—		48.25

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Rank	Distance	Rank
Eldred Henry	Shot put	18.19	11 q	18.19	11
Eldred Henry	Discus throw	50.43	10 q	50.96	11

Women
Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Tahesia Harrigan-Scott	100 m	11.64	3 Q	11.63	7	did not advance
Ashley Kelly	400 m	53.45	3 Q	53.00	5	did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Rank	Distance	Rank
Chantel Malone	Long jump	6.29	10 q	6.48	5
Trevia Gumbs	Shot put	14.03	12 q	14.12	12
Trevia Gumbs	Discus throw	—		NM
Tynelle Gumbs	Discus throw	—		47.04	9
Tynelle Gumbs	Hammer throw	—		60.97	7

Squash

The British Virgin Islands announced a team of 2 athletes (2 men) will compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.^[2]

Individual

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Joseph Chapman	Men's singles	Zaman (PAK) L 1 - 3	did not advance
Neville Sorrentino	Men's singles	Aslam (PAK) L 0 - 3	did not advance

Doubles

Athlete	Event	Group stage			Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Joseph Chapman Neville Sorrentino	Men's doubles	James / Willstrop (ENG) L 0 - 2	Aslam / Zaman (PAK) L 0 - 2	3	did not advance

References

^ "71 Nations and Territories. 6 Continents. 2 Billion citizens. 1 commonwealth family". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "10 VI athletes selected for Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/. Virgin Islands News Online. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
^ Fay, Sofia (4 April 2018). "Official Welcome for VI athletes ahead of Opening Ceremony. McMaster flagbearer". www.bviolympics.org/. British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
^ Kelner, Martha (12 April 2018). "Kyron McMaster lets the tears flow after gold follows coach's death". The Guardian. London, England. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
^ Scott, Chris (12 April 2018). "A year after Hurricane Irma, Kyron McMaster wins BVI's first Commonwealth medal". CNN. Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Retrieved 13 April 2018.

[1] "71 Nations and Territories. 6 Continents. 2 Billion citizens. 1 commonwealth family". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

[Team-2] "10 VI athletes selected for Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/. Virgin Islands News Online. Retrieved 24 March 2018.

[3] Fay, Sofia (4 April 2018). "Official Welcome for VI athletes ahead of Opening Ceremony. McMaster flagbearer". www.bviolympics.org/. British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 April 2018.

[4] Kelner, Martha (12 April 2018). "Kyron McMaster lets the tears flow after gold follows coach's death". The Guardian. London, England. Retrieved 13 April 2018.

[5] Scott, Chris (12 April 2018). "A year after Hurricane Irma, Kyron McMaster wins BVI's first Commonwealth medal". CNN. Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Retrieved 13 April 2018.

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v t e Associations at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Africa	Botswana Cameroon Gambia Ghana Kenya Lesotho Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Rwanda Seychelles Sierra Leone South Africa Swaziland Tanzania Uganda Zambia
Americas	Bahamas Belize Bermuda Canada Falkland Islands Guyana Saint Helena
Asia	Bangladesh Brunei India Malaysia Pakistan Singapore Sri Lanka
Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Dominica Grenada Jamaica Montserrat Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands
Europe	Cyprus England Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Malta Northern Ireland Scotland Wales
Oceania	Australia Cook Islands Fiji Kiribati Nauru New Zealand Niue Norfolk Island Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu