There will be a new venue for the 2018 St. Kitts and Nevis Amateur Athletic Association (SKNAAA) Club Championships.

In a release on Wednesday (16 May), the SKNAAA informed: “All athletic clubs and fans of track and field in St. Kitts and Nevis are hereby informed that the 2018 Club Championships will be hosted in Nevis on Sunday 27 May.”

According to the release, “the championships will be held at the new Nevis Athletic Stadium and all are invited to witness this historic national athletic event being hosted in Nevis for the first time.”

Start time for the championships is 1:00 pm.

Hodge, Bridgewater headline sprints at St. Kitts and Nevis Club Championships 2017

At the 2017 Championships, results shown, Virgil Hodge taking the girls’ 100m open in 12.13 and Alkronus Bridgewater, the boys’ event in 10.84.

Kim Collins, the Paris 2003 world 100m champion, is St. Kitts and Nevis’ greatest athlete. He won five World Championships medals overall.

Collins also won two 60m dash silver medals at the World Indoor Championships in 2003 and 2008. He is the 2002 Commonwealth Games champion.

The 43-year-old sprinter is set to retire this year after an illustrious career, which started with his first medal for the Americas back in 1995 at the Carifta Games

 

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Anthony Foster is a renowned Jamaican sports journalist, honored twice as the Jamaica sports journalist of the year (in 2004 and 2005). His journalistic achievements are globally recognized. Notably, he authored an award-winning article on Usain Bolt, the iconic 6-time Olympic champion, 11-time World champion, and record holder for the sprint double. This significant piece was published in the Jamaica Gleaner in 2004. Anthony's extensive coverage includes prestigious events such as the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008, London 2012, and Rio 2016. He has also provided coverage for seven (7) World Athletics Championships held between 2007 and 2022, alongside various other international sporting events. Noteworthy mentions comprise his coverage of the 2007 World Cup of cricket and his cherished experience reporting on the 2004 clash between his favorite football team, Argentina, and the USA.