 CAC Chef-de-Mission Donna Watson IslandStats.com
Sixty (60) Bermudian athletes will compete in Athletics, Swimming, Bowling, Boxing, Gymnastics, Hockey, Sailing, Shooting, Tennis and Triathlon. This is the largest-ever team to represent Bermuda at the CAC Games. The athletes will be accompanied by Chef-de-Mission Donna Watson, who is President of the Bermuda Track & Field Association.
The CAC Games are the oldest continuous-running regional games, dating back to 1926. Held every four years, the Games typically host competitors from countries in Central America, the Caribbean, Mexico, Bermuda, and the South American countries of Surinam, Guyana, Colombia and Venezuela. The CAC Games are considered the starting point of international competition for athletes from the region who are seeking to represent their countries at the Olympic level. They are designed to provide a step between sub-CAC-region Games held the first year following a Summer Olympics and the Pan American Games, which are held the year before the Summer Olympics.
The Bermuda Olympic Association is providing financial assistance to all athletes competing at the CAC Games. BOA Secretary General, Philip Guishard, said, “It is difficult for many Elite and would-be Elite Athletes to commit sufficient time to training and also earn or raise enough funds to get them to international competitions like the CAC Games. The BOA, therefore, fills a vital role in helping young athletes along their journeys to success.”
Guishard concluded, “Although, in the current economic environment, the BOA (which is a charitable organization,) has had challenges securing much-needed operating funds from the private sector, through our associations with the Olympic Solidarity arm of the International Olympic Committee and the Pan American Sports Organization, we are proud that we have been able to help Bermuda field its largest-ever team for a CAC Games.”
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