British Virgin Islands at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

British Virgin Islands at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
British Virgin Islands at the; 2022 Commonwealth Games
	Flag of the British Virgin Islands
CGF code	IVB
CGA	British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee
Website	bviolympics.org
in Birmingham, England; 28 July 2022 – 8 August 2022
Competitors	17 (9 men and 8 women) in 4 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Rikkoi Brathwaite; Beyoncé Defreitas
Flag bearer (closing)	TBD
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 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July – 8 August 2022.^[1] It was the team's ninth appearance at the Games.

The British Virgin Islands team consisted of 19 athletes (ten men and nine women) competing in four sports.^[2] Rikkoi Brathwaite and Beyoncé Defreitas were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.^[3]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Kyron McMaster	Athletics	Men's 400 m hurdles	6 August

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	5	4	9
3x3 basketball	0	4	4
Cycling	2	0	2
Squash	2	0	2
Total	9	8	17

Athletics

A squad of eleven athletes was announced on 11 July 2022.^[2]

Men
Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Rikkoi Brathwaite	100 m	10.28	2 Q	10.31	4	Did not advance
Adriano Gumbs	400 m	48.87	6	Did not advance
Kyron McMaster	400 m hurdles	49.78	2 Q	—	48.93

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Rank	Distance	Rank
Eldred Henry	Shot put	—		19.97	5
Djimon Gumbs	Shot put	—		17.18	10
Djimon Gumbs	Discus throw	53.32	14	Did not advance

Women
Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Beyonce Defreitas	200 m	23.99	2 Q	23.81	6	Did not advance
Deya Erickson	100 m hurdles	13.94	5	—		Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Rank	Distance	Rank
Trevia Gumbs	Shot put	13.27	13	Did not advance
Tynelle Gumbs	Hammer throw	46.90	16	Did not advance

3x3 basketball

Saint Lucia, the top Commonwealth Caribbean federation in the FIBA 3x3 Federation Rankings for women (on 1 November 2021),^[4] declined their invitation to play in the women's tournament.^[5] As the next-highest ranked Caribbean federation, the British Virgin Islands received the reallocated invitation.

Four players were announced on 11 July 2022.^[2]

Summary

Team	Event	Group stage				Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM / CM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
British Virgin Islands women's	Women's tournament	Canada L 6 - 22	England L 5 - 22	New Zealand L 5 - 19	4	Did not advance

Women's tournament

Roster

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification
1	New Zealand	3	3	0	55	30	+25	Direct to semi-finals
2	England (H)	3	2	1	57	37	+20	Quarter-finals
3	Canada	3	1	2	50	48	+2	Quarter-finals
4	British Virgin Islands	3	0	3	16	63	−47

Source: Birmingham 2022
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Points scored.
(H) Hosts

30 July 2022
15:30

Report

British Virgin Islands	6–22	Canada
Pts: Pickering, Fahie 2		Pts: Mercille, Wallack 7

Smithfield

30 July 2022
19:30

Report

England	22–5	British Virgin Islands
Pts: Jump 14		Pts: Victor 3

Smithfield

31 July 2022
19:30

Report

New Zealand	19–5	British Virgin Islands
Pts: Harmon 10		Pts: Fahie 4

Smithfield

Cycling

Two cyclists were announced on 11 July 2022.^[2]

Road

Men

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Darel Christopher	Road race	DNF
Sam Talbot	Road race	DNF
Darel Christopher	Time trial	58:06.36	41
Sam Talbot	Time trial	56:06.67	37

Squash

Two players were announced on 11 July 2022.^[2]

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
Joe Chapman	Men's singles	Singh (IND) L 0 - 3	Did not advance
Luca Reich	Men's singles	Evans (WAL) L 0 - 3	Did not advance
Joe Chapman Luca Reich	Men's doubles	—	Senthikumar / Singh (IND) L 0 - 2	Did not advance

References

^ "Queen's Baton is in the Caribbean". Loop Sport. Trend Media. 25 March 2022. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "BVIOC names 19-member Commonwealth Games team". BVI News. 11 July 2022. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
^ "The Caribbean's flag bearers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games". Caribbean Loop News. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ "Fourteen teams confirmed for 3x3's debut at Commonwealth Games 2022". FIBA. 29 November 2021. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ Palmer, Dan (5 April 2022). "British Virgin Islands added to 3x3 basketball line-up at Birmingham 2022 as home nations prepare for qualifier". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.

External links

British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee Official site

[1] "Queen's Baton is in the Caribbean". Loop Sport. Trend Media. 25 March 2022. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.

[os-2] "BVIOC names 19-member Commonwealth Games team". BVI News. 11 July 2022. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

[3] "The Caribbean's flag bearers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games". Caribbean Loop News. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[4] "Fourteen teams confirmed for 3x3's debut at Commonwealth Games 2022". FIBA. 29 November 2021. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2022.

[5] Palmer, Dan (5 April 2022). "British Virgin Islands added to 3x3 basketball line-up at Birmingham 2022 as home nations prepare for qualifier". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media. Archived from the original on 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.

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v t e Associations at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Africa	Botswana Cameroon Eswatini Gambia Ghana Kenya Lesotho Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Rwanda Seychelles Sierra Leone South Africa Tanzania Uganda Zambia
Americas	Bahamas Belize Bermuda Canada Falkland Islands Guyana Saint Helena
Asia	Bangladesh Brunei India Malaysia Maldives Pakistan Singapore Sri Lanka
Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda 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