A 2008 Olympic Update
Track and Field Sprinting is My Favorite Olympic Event!
As I’m sure you know, Saint Kitts and Nevis has sent four amazing athletes to represent at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. All four are participating in the Track and Field competition… My Favorite 
The Executive of the SKNOC ratified the recommendation of the list of athletes presented by the St Kitts and Nevis Amateur Athletic Association. Even though they have not metaled in Olympic Events, these individuals will make Nevis Island proud… no matter what.
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Virgil Hodge - 100m and 200m
Mertizer Williams - 200m
Tiandra Ponteen - 400m
Kim Collins - 100m and 200m
The officials of the team are:
Keith Heyliger - Chef de Mission
Iston Williams - Team Manager
Lonzo Wilkinson - Head Coach
It is Nevis History in the making my friends!
These are some Nevis Photos from the 2008 Olympic Games:
Virgil Hodge of Saint Kitts and Nevis (L), Susanthika Jayasinghe of Sri Lanka (C) and Allyson Felix of the U.S. compete in their women’s 200m heat of the athletics competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the National Stadium August 19, 2008.
Marshevet Hooker of United States, second left, Meritzer Williams of St Kitts and Nevis, left, Fabienne Feraez of Benin, second right, and Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie of Bahamas compete in a heat of the women’s 200-meter during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008.
(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
From left, United States’ Wallace Spearmon, United States’ Walter Dix, Netherlands’ Antilles’ Churandy Martina, Zimbabwe’s Brian Dzingai, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, United States’ Shawn Crawford, Britain’s Christian Malcolm and St. Kitts and Nevis’ Kim Collins compete during the men’s 200-meter final with a world record during the athletics competitions in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)
***This just in, Veronica Campbell Brown from Jamaica, just took the Gold in the women’s 200 meters. Good try to Nevis and St. Kitts***
Check out all other 2008 Olympic Events in Beijing, China. The games are almost over…
Becca Briley 
