Antigua and Barbuda at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics | |
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IOC code | ANT |
NOC | The Antigua and Barbuda Olympic Association |
in Singapore | |
Competitors | 4 in 2 sports |
Flag bearer | Tahir Walsh [1] |
Medals |
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Summer Youth Olympics appearances | |
Antigua and Barbuda participated in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.
Antigua and Barbuda is a country in the West Indies in the Americas, lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of two major islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands. The permanent population numbers about 95,900, with 97% being resident on Antigua. The capital and largest port and city is St. John's on Antigua, with Codrington being the largest town on Barbuda. Lying near each other, Antigua and Barbuda are in the middle of the Leeward Islands, part of the Lesser Antilles, roughly at 17°N of the equator.
The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, officially known as the I Summer Youth Olympic Games, were the inaugural edition of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG), an international multi-sport and cultural event for youths based on the tradition of the Olympic Games. Held in Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010, it was the first International Olympic Committee-sanctioned event held in Southeast Asia. The Games featured about 3,600 athletes aged 14–18 from 204 nations, who competed in 201 events in 26 sports. No official medal tables were published, but the most successful nation was China, followed by Russia; hosts Singapore did not win any gold medals. Most unique features of the YOG, such as mixed-NOCs teams and the Culture and Education Programme (CEP), made their debut at the 2010 Games.
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a city-state in Southeast Asia. The country is situated one degree north of the equator, at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, with Indonesia's Riau Islands to the south and Peninsular Malaysia to the north. Singapore's territory consists of one main island along with 62 other islets. Since independence, the sovereign state extensive land reclamation has increased its total size by 23%.
The Antigua and Barbuda team consisted of 4 athletes competing in 2 sports: Athletics and Swimming.
Athletes | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Tahir Walsh | Boys' 100m | 10.89 | 5 Q | 10.71 | 4 |
Jalil Salmon | Boys' 400m | 53.55 | 21 qC | 52.58 | 19 |
Athletes | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Kenryca Shenika Francis | Girls’ 3000m | 11:07.12 | 15 qB | 11:11.11 | 17 |
Athletes | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position | ||
Kareem Sandoval Valentine | Boys’ 50m Freestyle | 29.42 | 44 | Did not advance |
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