NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Bahamas is preparing to welcome the region’s top young gymnasts as Nassau hosts the 2026 CARIFTA Artistic Gymnastics Championships for the first time.
The third edition of the championships takes place this weekend, November 13th through 15th, at the Sir Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium, with more than 200 athletes and delegations expected from across the Caribbean.
Team Bahamas will field 35 gymnasts, competing from Level One through Level Nine, along with athletes in the Pan American Gymnastics Union Hopes Programme.
The team includes representatives from clubs in New Providence, Grand Bahama and Eleuthera.
The Bahamians will be looking to build on two consecutive third-place finishes.
After earning 22 medals at the inaugural championships in 2024, the team doubled that haul in 2025, taking home 44 medals – eight gold, 11 silver and 25 bronze, in Trinidad and Tobago.
The schedule begins Friday with a training day from 9AM to 7PM with training blocks arranged through team managers.
Competition gets underway Saturday at 9 AM with Session One, featuring USAG Level Four.
Level Six follows at noon, before the Opening Ceremony at 3 PM, featuring a march by all gymnasts and coaches.
Levels Seven through Ten close out the day at 4:45 PM.
Sunday’s competition starts at 9 AM with Level One, followed by Level Two at 11:15 AM, Level Three at 1:45 PM, and a final session at 4:30 PM featuring Level Five, PAGU Levels One through Three, and FIG Junior and Senior gymnasts.
Medals will be awarded at the end of each session.
Admission is $20 for adults and $10 for children under 12.
Friday’s training sessions are free, and ticket payments for the competition are cash only, in US or Bahamian dollars.
The championship program also includes a free PAGU camp and clinic on Monday, November 16th, from 9 AM to 5 PM, for eligible gymnasts and coaches.
SAC Girls Complete Series Sweeps
The St. Augustine’s College Big Red Machine are celebrating a double championship, sweeping the Queen’s College Comets in both the junior and senior girls’ divisions of the BAISS softball championships at Freedom Farm.
In the junior division, SAC retained its title with an 11-6 win in Game Two on Thursday evening, completing a two-game sweep.
After edging QC 10-9 on a walk-off in Game One, the Big Red Machine made Game Two more comfortable, scoring six runs in the first inning and never trailing.
The senior series also ended in two games, but rain brought an early end to the final contest.
SAC was leading QC 8-4 when heavy rain forced play to stop in the top of the fourth inning.
However, the game had already passed the three-inning threshold required for a result to stand.
BAISS officials confirmed that the chief umpire therefore enforced the competition’s rain-stoppage rule, declaring the game official and awarding the 8-4 result to SAC.
That gave the Big Red Machine a two-game sweep and the senior girls’ championship, ending QC’s run as two-time defending champions.
Edgecombe’s Near Triple Double Powers 76ers
Edgecombe was just two rebounds and two assists shy of a triple-double as the Philadelphia 76ers rallied to defeat the Toronto Raptors 123-112 on Thursday night.
Edgecombe finished with 15 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, tying for the team high in both rebounds and assists as Philadelphia overcame a 17-point first-half deficit.
The Sixers found their rhythm after a slow start, using a balanced offensive effort to take control and secure their 10th win of the season, improving to 10-3.
Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 27 points and eight assists, while Joel Embiid added 20 points.
Edgecombe’s all-around contribution helped fuel the comeback as the Sixers bounced back from their loss to Boston.
