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British Virgin Islands at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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| British Virgin Islands at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | IVB |
| NOC | British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee |
| Website | bviolympics |
| in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
| Competitors | 4 (3 men and 1 woman) in 2 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Thad Lettsome & Adaejah Hodge |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Rikkoi Brathwaite |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The British Virgin Islands competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eleventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
The British Virgin Islands team consisted of four athletes (three men and one woman) competing in two sports.[1] Sailor Thad Lettsome and sprinter Adaejah Hodge were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[2]
Competitors
[edit]The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Sailing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Athletics
[edit]Athletes from the British Virgin Islands achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events:[3]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Repechage | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Rikkoi Brathwaite | Men's 100 m | 10.13 | 3 Q | — | 10.15 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
| Kyron McMaster | Men's 400 m hurdles | 49.24 | 3 Q | — | 48.15 | 1 Q | 47.79 SB | 5 | |
| Adaejah Hodge | Women's 200 m | 23.00 | 5 R | 22.94 | 2 q | 22.70 | 8 | Did not advance | |
Sailing
[edit]For the first time since 1996, British Virgin Islands sent one sailor to compete at the games after receiving the allocations of Universality places.[4]
- Medal race events
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | ||||
| Thad Lettsome | Men's ILCA 7 | 38 | 36 | 2 | 38 | 38 | 26 | 37 | C | C | EL | 215 | 38 | |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; C = race cancelled
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Greenaway, Dean (10 July 2024). "BVI sending four athletes to Paris Olympic Games". The Virgin Islands Daily News. St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). www.stillmed.olympics.com. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Road to Paris 24". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "PARIS 2024 WHO'S QUALIFIED?". World Sailing. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
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