Barbados at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
| Barbados at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| CGF code | BAR | 
| CGA | Barbados Olympic Association | 
| Website | olympic | 
| in Gold Coast, Australia 4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018 | |
| Competitors | 45 in 11 sports | 
| Flag bearer | Meagan Best | 
| Medals Ranked 0th | 
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| Commonwealth Games appearances (overview) | |
Barbados competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.[1] It was Barbados's 16th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.
Squash athlete Meagan Best was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.[2]
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 5 | 3 | 8 | 
| Badminton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| Boxing | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
| Cycling | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| Netball | — | 12 | 12 | 
| Shooting | 7 | 1 | 8 | 
| Squash | 1 | 2 | 3 | 
| Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| Table tennis | 4 | 0 | 4 | 
| Triathlon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| Weightlifting | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| Total | 25 | 20 | 45 | 
Athletics
Barbados participated with 8 athletes (5 men and 3 women).
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ramon Gittens | 100 m | 10.50 | 2 Q | 10.44 | 7 | did not advance | |
| Stephen Headley | 10.70 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| Shane Brathwaite | 200 m | DSQ | did not advance | ||||
| Nicholas Deshong | 21.26 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| Burkheart Ellis Jr | 21.02 | 2 Q | 20.79 | 6 | did not advance | ||
| Shane Brathwaite | 110 m hurdles | 13.64 | 5 q | — | 13.53 | 6 | |
| Shane Brathwaite Nicholas Deshong Burkheart Ellis Jr Ramon Gittens | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.95 | 4 q | — | 39.04 | 5 | |
- Women
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Sada Williams | 200 m | DNS | did not advance | ||||
| Kierre Beckles | 100 m hurdles | 13.66 | 6 | — | did not advance | ||
| Tia-Adana Belle | 400 m hurdles | 56.55 | 7 | — | did not advance | ||
Badminton
Barbados participated with two athletes (two men)
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Cory Fanus | Men's singles | .svg.png) Yang (CAN) L 0 - 2 | did not advance | |||||
| Dakeil Thorpe | BYE |  Mulenga (ZAM) L 0 - 2 | did not advance | |||||
| Cory Fanus Dakeil Thorpe | Men's doubles | — | BYE |  Dunn / Hall (SCO) L 0 - 2 | did not advance | |||
Boxing
Barbados participated with a team of 2 athletes (1 man and 1 woman)
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Jabali Breedy | Men's −52 kg | .svg.png) Brendan Irvine (NIR) L 0-5 | did not advance | |||
| Kimberly Gittens | Women's −60 kg |  Sarita Devi (IND) L 0-5 | did not advance | |||
Cycling
Barbados participated with 1 athlete (1 woman).
Track
- Points race
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||
| Amber Joseph | Women's points race | 0 | 15 | 
- Scratch race
| Athlete | Event | Final | 
|---|---|---|
| Amber Joseph | Women's scratch race | 16 | 
Netball
Barbados qualified a netball team by virtue of being ranked in the top 11 (excluding the host nation, Australia) of the INF World Rankings on July 1, 2017.[3][4][5]
- Roster
- Shonette Azore
- Latonia Blackman
- Vanessa Bobb
- Damisha Croney
- Rieah Holder
- Teresa Howell
- Rhe-Ann Niles
- Nikita Piggott
- Tonisha Rock-Yaw
- Shonte Seale
- Sabreena Smith
- Shonica Wharton
- Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png) Australia (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 413 | 162 | +251 | 10 | Semi-finals | 
| 2 |  Jamaica | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 351 | 221 | +130 | 8 | |
| 3 |  South Africa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 310 | 205 | +105 | 6 | Classification matches | 
| 4 | .svg.png) Northern Ireland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 224 | 307 | −83 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Barbados | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 185 | 333 | −148 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Fiji | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 171 | 426 | −255 | 0 | 
| 6 April 2018 20:30 | Report | Barbados  | 24–79 | .svg.png) Australia | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Lisa McPhail Kristie Simpson Reserve umpire: Kate Stephenson | |
| Wharton  12/17 (71%) Blackman  8/10 (80%) Payne  4/5 (80%) | Thwaites  24/24 (100%) Bassett  23/26 (88%) Wood  17/17 (100%) Pettitt  15/15 (100%) | 
| 7 April 2018 20:30 | Report |  Fiji | 44–65 |  Barbados | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Maria van der Merwe Theresa Prince Reserve umpire: Michelle Phippard | |
| M. Rusivakula  27/31 (87%) U. Rusivakula  10/12 (83%) Waqa  7/8 (88%) | Wharton  33/38 (87%) Blackman  22/28 (79%) Payne  10/12 (83%) | 
| 9 April 2018 18:30 | Report | Jamaica  | 76–32 |  Barbados | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Maria van der Merwe Marc Henning Reserve umpire: Gary Burgess | |
| Fowler-Reid  32/36 (89%) Aiken  28/33 (85%) Beckford  12/14 (86%) Robinson  4/8 (50%) | Blackman  17/19 (89%) Wharton  9/12 (75%) Payne  6/9 (67%) | 
| 10 April 2018 13:00 | Report | Barbados  | 39–49 | .svg.png) Northern Ireland | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Theresa Prince Gary Burgess Reserve umpire: Maria van der Merwe | |
| Wharton  27/29 (93%) Blackman  9/12 (75%) Payne  3/3 (100%) | L. Bowman  20/25 (80%) Lennon  15/16 (94%) Oonagh McCullough  9/15 (60%) K. Bowman  5/7 (71%) | 
| 11 April 2018 11:00 | Report | South Africa  | 85–25 |  Barbados | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Jackie Mizon Kate Stephenson Reserve umpire: Jono Bredin | |
| Venter  34/35 (97%) Burger  33/35 (94%) Holtzhausen  10/14 (71%) Stoltz  8/9 (89%) | Blackman  14/15 (93%) Payne  11/17 (65%) | 
- Ninth place match
| 12 April 2018 11:00 | Report | Barbados  | 48–50 |  Scotland | Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Umpires: Helen George Maria van der Merwe Reserve umpire: Gary Burgess | |
| Payne  22/24 (92%) Blackman  15/17 (88%) Wharton  11/12 (92%) | Gallagher  35/37 (95%) Goodwin  13/21 (62%) Pettitt  2/5 (40%) | 
Shooting
Barbados participated with 8 athletes (7 men and 1 woman).
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Louis Estwick | 50 metre rifle prone | 577.8 | 29 | did not advance | |
| Bernard Chase | 50 metre pistol | 470 | 20 | did not advance | |
| Ronald Sargeant | 481 | 19 | did not advance | ||
| Bernard Chase | 10 metre air pistol | 537 | 18 | did not advance | |
| Ronald Sargeant | 519 | 21 | did not advance | ||
| Michael Maskell | Trap | 102 | 29 | did not advance | |
| Justin St. John | 103 | 27 | did not advance | ||
| Michael Maskell | Skeet | 118 | 8 | did not advance | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Michelle Elliot | Skeet | 62 | 11 | did not advance | |
- Open
| Athlete | Event | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Overall | Rank | ||
| Richard Arthur | Queen's prize individual | 96-1v | 28 | 139-4v | 29 | 139-13v | 27 | 374-18v | 28 | 
| Jason Wood | 102-4v | 23 | 142-12v | 27 | 147-14v | 10 | 391-30v | 22 | |
| Richard Arthur Jason Wood | Queen's prize pairs | 274-20v | 14 | 250-5v | 14 | — | 524-25v | 14 | |
Squash
Barbados participated with 3 athletes (1 man and 2 women).
- Individual
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Shawn Simpson | Men's singles |  Seth (GUY) L 1 - 3 | did not advance | |||||
| Meagan Best | Women's singles | Bye |  Waters (ENG) L 0 - 3 | did not advance | ||||
| Amanda Haywood | .svg.png) Laing (CAY) W 3 - 2 |  Massaro (ENG) L 0 - 3 | did not advance | |||||
- Doubles
| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Meagan Best Shawn Simpson | Mixed doubles |  Mua / Henry (FIJ) W 2 - 0 |  Waters / Selby (ENG) L 0 - 2 | 2 Q |  King / Coll (NZL) L 0 - 2 | did not advance | |||
Swimming
Barbados participated with 1 athlete (1 man).
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Alex Sobers | 50 m freestyle | 23.75 | 28 | did not advance | |||
| 100 m freestyle | 51.12 | 29 | did not advance | ||||
| 200 m freestyle | 1:51.87 | 20 | — | did not advance | |||
Table tennis
Barbados participated with 4 athletes (4 men).
- Singles
| Athletes | Event | Group Stage | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
| Kristian Doughty | Men's singles |  Rameez (PAK) L 0 - 4 |  Mutua (KEN) W 4 - 2 | 2 | did not advance | ||||||
| Mark Dowell |  Taucoory (MRI) L 2 - 4 |  Howieson (SCO) L 0 - 4 | 3 | did not advance | |||||||
| Tyrese Knight |  Sam (GHA) L 3 - 4 |  Bryan (GUY) W 4 - 1 | 2 | did not advance | |||||||
- Doubles
| Athletes | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
| Kristian Doughty Marcus Smith | Men's doubles | Bye |  Choong / Leong (MAS) L 0 - 3 | did not advance | ||||
| Mark Dowell Tyrese Knight | Bye |  Hu / Yan (AUS) L 0 - 3 | did not advance | |||||
- Team
| Athletes | Event | Group Stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | |||
| Kristian Doughty Mark Dowell Tyrese Knight Marcus Smith | Men's team |  Singapore L 0 - 3 |  Mauritius L 2 - 3 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
Triathlon
Barbados participated with 2 athletes (2 men).
- Individual
| Athlete | Event | Swim (750 m) | Trans 1 | Bike (20 km) | Trans 2 | Run (5 km) | Total | Rank | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Wilson | Men's | 9:13 | 0:34 | 31:12 | 0:27 | 16:48 | 58:14 | 23 | 
| Matthew Wright | 10:12 | 0:37 | 30:48 | 0:28 | 16:41 | 58:46 | 25 | 
Weightlifting
Barbados participated with two athletes (two men).[6]
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Romario Forde | Men's −77 kg | 117 | 13 | 160 | 7 | 277 | 11 | 
| Ivorn McKnee | Men's −105 kg | 145 | 6 | did not finish | |||
See also
References
- ^ "71 Nations and Territories. 6 Continents. 2 Billion citizens. 1 commonwealth family". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (15 March 2018). "Barbados named best flagbearer for Gold Coast 2018 Opening Ceremony". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (25 July 2017). "Uganda to make Commonwealth Games netball debut at Gold Coast 2018". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ Dakin, Rebecca (24 July 2017). "Competing nations announced for GC2018 Netball Competition". www.mygc.com.au/. myGC. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "International Netball Federation: 2018 Commonwealth Games". Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Qualification List of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). www.iwf.net/. International Weightlifting Federation. March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.