SPORTS SECTION E
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
Karra claims bronze in judo • Rhema Otabor settles for 5th in javelin final • Keyshawn Strachan 13th overall in javelin final • Anthaya Charlton 13th overall in long jump By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net AFTER the disappointment at the Central American and Caribbean Games the week before, Karra Hanna rebounded and captured the first judo medal for The Bahamas at the Commonwealth Games. In less than a week as she traversed from Santo Domingo, Dominican
RHEMA OTABOR Republic, where she fell short at the CAC Games in
the women's +78 kilogram class, Hanna prevailed in Glasgow, Scotland, with the bronze medal. Hanna, who competed in both events along with Xavion Johnson, joined Devynne Charlton in capturing the only two medals for The Bahamas at the 99th edition of the Commonwealth Games. While Charlton was the third consecutive Bahamian to win a gold at the last three
ON THE REPLAY: Karra Hanna, of The Bahamas, competes against Marie Loanne Durhone, of Mauritius, in white, in their women’s judo +78 kg contest for bronze medal match during day 10 of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Sunday August 2, 2026. (Steve Welsh/PA via AP)
games, taking her spotlight in the women's 100m hurdles on Thursday, Hanna came through on Sunday as
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GOLD medallist Sydnee Andrews, of New Zealand, centre, alongside silver medallist Richelle Anita Soppi Mbella of Cameroon, left, and bronze medallist Karra Hanna of The Bahamas attend a medal ceremony for the women’s judo +78 kg during the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, Sunday August 2, 2026. (Andrew Milligan/PA via AP)
Wrestler Shannon Hanna wins historic silver at CAC Games By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
THE Bahamas picked up its first historic medal - a silver - at the Central American and Caribbean Games from wrestler Shannon Hanna on Friday in the
First Bahamian to win a medal in wrestling
men's wrestling 65 kilogram freestyle competition. As the second week of competition got underway yesterday in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Shaun Miller
Jr attempted to win the first athletic medal at the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium. But Miller Jr had to settle for a tied seventh place with Juan Acosta from the Dominican Republic after
they cleared just 6-feet, 9 3/4-inches or 2.08 metres. Mexico got the gold and bronze with Cuba taking the silver. The medal jumps were 7-4 1/4 (2.24m), 7-2 1/2
(2.20m) and 7-1 1/2 (2.17m) respectively. Women's 100m Camille Rutherford was the only athlete in action as she raced to a fifth place finish in the first of three heats in 11.82 in the straight away race. In the final, Liranyi Alonso of the Dominican Republic ran 11.10 seconds for the gold, erasing Bahamian retired golden girl Chandra Sturrup's games record of 11.14 that she set on August 16, 1998, in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Gladymar Torres of Puerto Rico claimed the silver 11.22 with the bronze going to Yarima Garcia of Cuba in 11.32. The Bahamas didn't have any entries in the men's century. Track and field action continues today with a few more members of The Bahamas' track team competing. Wrestling on Friday at Combat Pavilion No.1 Hanna lost in his final match to Joseph Joseph of
Puerto Rico, who took the gold with a 3-0 decision. Joseph scored a point in the first period and produced in the second to dominate the match. Despite losing the match, Hanna made history as the SHANNON HANNA first Bahamian to win a medal in wrestling. In his semifinal match, Hanna prevailed with a 3-2 decision over Zachary Espalin from Mexico. Hanna also secured a 6-4 win over Wilfredo Rodriquez from Venezuela in the quarterfinals. And in the qualification match, Hanna held off Tommy Garcia of the Dominican Republic 4-2. Sailing at Salinas Beach Mary Nash and Patrick Tomlinson, competing in the 2 Person Mixed Dinghy Final, are occupying second place with a total of 15 points. Mexico's Alvaro Ramirez and Sofia Baeza are out front with six points. They have not lost a race with
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JONQUEL JONES HELPS NEW YORK BEAT SEATTLE 95-83 By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 24 points and Jonquel Jones added 20 to help the New York Liberty beat the Seattle Storm 95-83 last night. Sabrina Ionescu had 18 points for the Liberty (1813), who have won five of their past six games. The previous four victories came by a total of eight points. Monday's game started a three-game homestand for New York this week. The teams will play again Wednesday night. New York led 70-67 late in the third quarter before scoring the final nine points of the period to take a 12-point advantage heading into the fourth quarter. Stewart had four points during the spurt. The run continued at the
start the fourth with Marine Johannes and Han Xu for the Liberty, who went up 85-67. Seattle could get no closer than nine the rest of the way. Flau'jae Johnson scored 25 points, while Natisha Hiedeman and Dominque Malonga each added 17 for Seattle (6-26). The game served as a homecoming for Seattle coach Sonia Raman, who was an assistant in New York last season. It's been a rough first year for Raman as the Storm are currently last in the standings. They've dropped nine straight games, but the future is bright with young stars Johnson, Malonga and Awa Fam. New York jumped all over Seattle with Ionescu, Jones and Stewart combining to score the team's first 26 points. The Liberty led 28-18 after one quarter.