As an athlete, there is need for the body to recover after it has undergone intense stresses during sporting events and it’s no different for track and field athletes. During the national championships held over the weekend, the Belize Track Club provided massage therapy for the athletes as they prepared for the track and following […]
The Belize Athletics Association is calling all Belizean athletes who are sixteen years of age and older to the Marion Jones Sporting Complex this weekend for its open national track and field championship event. As you will recall, for a year athletes weren’t able to train together and sporting events were put on hold due […]
On Sunday, a race for non-elite, non-professional and semi-pro cycling athletes was organized by Gons Auto and JC Consulting Belize. The event was done to get the youth involved in the sport, but saw participation from riders up to sixty-two years old. The race took approximately forty riders from the start at the Northern Shops […]
It’s sometimes confused with softball, but a pair of baseball athletes from Belmopan is now trying to revive the sport in Belize. For about three years now, they have been working out with the youth out of west to teach them the techniques and foundation of the sport, which was lost among the new generation, […]
The Belize Men’s National Selection will be participating in a regional beach soccer competition this weekend and is heading to Costa Rica on Friday ahead of its first match with Panama. It’s not a sport that has particularly taken off in the country, but F.F.B. is doing everything it can to bring attention to beach […]
Minister of Youth, Sports and E-Governance begins an official tour, starting with San Pedro. His objective to ensure that services are offered to enhance the development of youth and sports while pushing the concept of digitizing government services through e-governance. During his visit to the island town, Minister Kevin Bernard and his team met with […]
The Belize National Beach Soccer Team has begun preparing for the 2021 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championships to be held in Costa Rica between May seventeenth and twenty-third. The Belize team is going up against two top ranking teams in the region, but they are not fazed and are readying themselves for the competition. As News […]
San Pedro based marathon runner Ian ‘Lion’ Gordon has completed an eight-day marathon across Belize. The challenge was to run thirteen miles every day around various municipalities. Gordon began in the Corozal District on April twenty-sixth then did his second leg on Tuesday from the Queen Elizabeth Park in Orange Walk Town. Several athletes from […]
The Ministry of Sports will be requiring that professional athletes be tested for COVID-19 before practice. Minister Kevin Bernard explains how often these tests must be carried out, and how the government’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan comes into play. Kevin Bernard, Minister of Youth, Sports and E-Governance “One of the requirements for professional athletes […]
They have been asking for it, and this weekend, many Belizean athletes will be able to resume their training for competitions. But no tournaments can be held just yet, there are certain restrictions, and the new regulations do not cover recreational sports. But it is a positive development after so long. New Five’s Paul Lopez […]
Well-known track and field athletes, Ashanti and Ashonti Carr, have received athletic scholarships. They return to Jamaica this Sunday where they will continue to acquire their degrees at the University of Technology. The twins have been track and field athletes for the past nine years in various disciplines and their dedication is now reaping rewards. […]
Athletes have been clamoring for the resumption of some sports, despite a steady increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. Last Friday, a group held a press conference in Belize City to voice their discontent with the Ministry of Sports for not pushing hard enough on their behalf. Well, it seems that Minister Kevin Bernard […]
On Thursday, one national team member aired his discontent with the recent amendments to the COVID-19 regulations, which does not give any consideration to the resumption of contact sports for training purposes. As we reported, the sports community was planning to execute a sit in inside the Princess Casino to send a message to the […]
According to Bryton Codd, the sporting community decided to walk back on its decision to execute a protest at the Princess Casino because they did not want their message to be misconstrued by the public. But, according to Codd, the community feels that while they have been patient, they need a response from the Ministry […]
The Ministry of Sports has come under fire from athletes who believe that government continues to ignore the call to return to their respective disciplines. With the reopening of casinos on Thursday, athletes and sports enthusiasts are upset that similar consideration was not given to them, despite a schedule of regional games that Belize has […]
The Belize Jaguars recently participated in the first round of World Cup Qualifiers. While those games were played in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, respectively, Minister Bernard says that permission was granted through the National Sports Council for training to be held in a controlled environment. Kevin Bernard, Minister of Sports & Youth “When […]
While changes to Statutory Instrument number forty-three of 2021 extending weekend curfew hours is no doubt welcomed by some, there has been a swift response from the sporting community, many of whom are outraged they are still not being factored into the relaxing of COVID-19 guidelines. Casinos and gambling establishments are now allowed to open, […]
Codd says some athletes are so incensed they are planning a protest in front of the Princess Casino. He says that the sporting community wants to send a clear message to the Government of Belize about how serious they are about their disciplines. Bryton Codd, National Team Athlete “Right now the athletes are very […]
They are home. The national male football team, the Belize Jaguars, touched down at the P.G.I.A. this afternoon after defeating Turks and Caicos on Tuesday with a whopping final score of five-nil. It was a big win for the team who days earlier had been defeated by Haiti after coming under attack upon arrival at […]
The Belize Jaguars triumphed this afternoon by trouncing Turks and Caicos with a final score of five-nil in the second World Cup qualifier being played by our men’s national team. Two goals were scored by forward Carlos Garcia, while Jesse August, Deshawon Nembhard and Deon McCaulay scored one goal apiece. Today’s victory keeps the Jaguars’ […]
As you know by now, the Belize Jaguars lost their match against Haiti by two-nil. So, on Saturday, the coaching staff and two members held a zoom interview with the media to discuss the results of the match and how they intend to move on from the loss. Reporter Andrea Polanco joined the virtual discussion […]
Also joining the discussion were Belize Jaguars players Woodrow West and Deon McCaulay. The two players told reporters what they hope to do differently for the next match which is their home game in Dominican Republic against Turks and Caicos. Woodrow West, Goalkeeper, Belize Jaguars “During the workout session we will have for the […]
The story of what happened to the Belize Jaguars when the landed in Port-au-Prince on Monday has gotten considerable international sports coverage. CBS Sports to TMZ, Al Jazeera and even the Times of India have circulated the news about the team’s bus being pulled over by armed gunmen as they left the airport and the […]
Thursday’s World Cup Qualifier between Belize and Haiti will proceed as scheduled, that’s a decision taken by FIFA following an investigation by a match commissioner who was dispatched to the island nation in the wake of an incident involving the Belize Jaguars. On Monday, when the team arrived in Port-au-Prince they were held at gunpoint […]
The first round of World Cup Qualifiers between Belize and Haiti is scheduled for Thursday afternoon at the Sylvio Cator Stadium in Port-au-Prince. At news time this evening, an investigation is being conducted by a senior FIFA match commissioner to determine whether the game between the Belize Jaguars and Haiti’s national football team can proceed […]
