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Virgin Islands Olympic Committee (VIOC) Announces Rio Olympic Team
The Virgin Islands Olympic Committee (VIOC) announces 7 Virgin Islanders that have made Team Virgin Islands for the Rio 2016 Olympics. Laverne Jones – 200m Caylee Watson – Swimming Rex Tullius – Swimming Muhammad Halim – Triple Jump Eddie Lovett – 110m Hurdle Clayton Laurent Jr. – Boxing 91+ kg Cy Thompson – Sailing (Laser)
Olympic Month calendar
For many years we have celebrated Olympic Month Olympic Day runs on St. Thomas and St. Croix. Recently, we have expanded our Olympic Month calendar to include more activities for you to get involved in. All of our events are FREE! June 11th St. Thomas Olympic Day Run – 7:30 am Magens Bay, St. Thomas. Run, […]
The Virgin Islands Olympic Committee is pleased to announce the winners of our 2016 “Sport for Life” Photo Contest!
Gold Tranquility Photo by Naela Hamad I have countless SUP photos, but this photo is especially one of my favorites because of the feeling of tranquility I get when looking at it. It appears as though there’s no one at sea but them. One would never know upon glancing this photo, that there’s a crowded […]
Sport for Life Photo Contest
2016 is the year of the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro this August. To kick off this year in sports, the Virgin Islands Olympic Committee is sponsoring a Sport Photography Photo Contest. This contest is open to all amateur photographers who have an incredible photograph of a Virgin Islander demonstrating “Sport for Life” […]
USVI Women’s under 20 Soccer Squad Dominates Turks and Caicos in Impressive Series Win
The USVI women’s U-20 national soccer team hosted Turks and Caicos for an international series which resulted in two consecutive clean sheets for the USVI. The USVI women earned two victories over Turks and Caicos defeating them 1-0 in Friday’s match then 2-0 on the following day. “I was proud of how we withstood the […]
Cy Thompson has sailed his way into the 2016 Olympic Games
Coming off his Canadian Olympic Regatta win, Cy Thompson has sailed his way into the 2016 Olympic Games. The 26 year old St. Thomas native is no stranger to determination and prowess, he spent 1 month training with the Canadian Sailing team in Ontario. With a total of 15 scheduled races over 5 days, Cy’s […]
Juan Robles on VITFF Grant to train at high altitude in Colombia
Juan Robles (in dark uniform) the top long distance road runner in the Virgin Islands and track coach at the St. Croix Central High School has been awarded a training grant for high altitude training in Colombia, South America for the summer. He joined some of his college teammates when he was a student/athlete at […]
August 2015
Pan Am Game, Olympic Month, Winter Sports.
2015 Pan Am Games
TORONTO -Sailor Cy Thompson of St. Thomas carried the U.S. Virgin Islands flag on Friday night, leading the delegation of 18 athletes at the opening ceremony for the Pan Am Games in Toronto. The USVI , dressed in blue and white, were one of 41 delegations in the Parade of Nations before 45,000 spectators at […]
