British Virgin Islands at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

British Virgin Islands at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Flag of the British Virgin Islands
CGF code	IVB
CGA	British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee
Website	bviolympics.org
in Gold Coast, Australia
Competitors	10 in 2 sports
Flag bearer	Kyron McMaster (opening)
Medals Ranked 26th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
Commonwealth Games 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018

The British Virgin Islands competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.^[1] The British Virgin Islands announced it will send a squad of 10 athletes.^[2] It was the British Virgin Islands's 8th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

Track and field athlete Kyron McMaster was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.^[3] The islands also won its first ever Commonwealth Games medal, through McMaster winning the gold in the men's 400 m hurdles event.^[4][5]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold Kyron McMaster Athletics Men's 400 metres hurdles 12 April 2018 Athletics Main article: Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games The British Virgin Islands announced a team of 8 athletes (3 men, 5 women) will compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2] Men Track & road events Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Khari Herbert 400 m DNF Did not advance Kyron McMaster 400 m hurdles 48.78 1 Q N/A 48.25 Field events Athlete Event Qualification Final Distance Rank Distance Rank Eldred Henry Shot put 18.19 11 q 18.19 11 Discus throw 50.43 10 q 50.96 11 Women Track & road events Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Tahesia Harrigan-Scott 100 m 11.64 3 Q 11.63 7 Did not advance Ashley Kelly 400 m 53.45 3 Q 53.00 5 Did not advance Field events Athlete Event Qualification Final Distance Rank Distance Rank Chantel Malone Long jump 6.29 10 q 6.48 5 Trevia Gumbs Shot put 14.03 12 q 14.12 12 Discus throw N/A NM Tynelle Gumbs Discus throw N/A 47.04 9 Hammer throw N/A 60.97 7 Squash Main article: Squash at the 2018 Commonwealth Games The British Virgin Islands announced a team of 2 athletes (2 men) will compete at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2] 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 Joseph Chapman Men's singles  Zaman (PAK) L 1 - 3 Did not advance Neville Sorrentino  Aslam (PAK) 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 Joseph Chapman Neville Sorrentino Men's doubles  James / Willstrop (ENG) L 0 - 2  Aslam / Zaman (PAK) L 0 - 2 3 Did not advance See also British Virgin Islands at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics References ↑ "71 Nations and Territories. 6 Continents. 2 Billion citizens. 1 commonwealth family". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 8 October 2016. 1 2 3 "10 VI athletes selected for Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/. Virgin Islands News Online. Retrieved 24 March 2018. ↑ Fay, Sofia (4 April 2018). "Official Welcome for VI athletes ahead of Opening Ceremony. McMaster flagbearer". www.bviolympics.org/. British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 April 2018. ↑ Kelner, Martha (12 April 2018). "Kyron McMaster lets the tears flow after gold follows coach's death". The Guardian. London, England. Retrieved 13 April 2018. ↑ Scott, Chris (12 April 2018). "A year after Hurricane Irma, Kyron McMaster wins BVI's first Commonwealth medal". CNN. Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Retrieved 13 April 2018.