Antigua and Barbuda at the 2023 Pan American Games

Antigua and Barbuda at the
2023 Pan American Games
Antigua and Barbuda at the; 2023 Pan American Games
IOC code	ANT
NOC	Antigua and Barbuda National Olympic Committee
Website	antiguabarbudanoc.com
in Santiago, Chile; 20 October 2023 – 5 November 2023
Competitors	8 in 5 sports
Flag bearer (opening)	Tiger Tyson
Flag bearer (closing)	Tiger Tyson & LaNica Locker
Medals ; Ranked =28th	Gold0Silver1Bronze0Total1
Pan American Games appearances (overview)
	1979 ; 1983 ; 1987 ; 1991 ; 1995 ; 1999 ; 2003 ; 2007 ; 2011 ; 2015 ; 2019 ; 2023 ;

Last updated January 17, 2025

Antigua and Barbuda is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This will be Antigua and Barbuda's 12th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the Games since 1979.

On October 18, The Antigua and Barbuda Olympic Association named a team of eight athletes (seven men and one woman) competing in five sports.^[1]^[2]^[3] Sailor Tiger Tyson was the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.^[4] Meanwhile, Tyson and track athlete LaNica Locker were the country's flagbearers during the closing ceremony.

Medalists

The following Antigua and Barbuda competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Tiger Tyson	Sailing	Men's kites	November 3

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.^[1]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics (track and field)	0	1	1
Boxing	2	0	2
Sailing	2	0	2
Swimming	2	0	2
Tennis	1	0	1
Total	7	1	8

Athletics

Antigua and Barbuda qualified one female athlete.^[1]

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Women Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
La'nica Locker	200 m	23.94	7 Q	24.28	7

Boxing

Antigua and Barbuda entered two male boxers. Alston Ryan lost his first match and was eliminated.^[5] Meanwhile, Yakita Aska was eliminated in the quarterfinals after one victory.^[6]

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Alston Ryan	–63.5 kg	Bye	Contreras (ESA) L 0–5	Did not advance
Yakita Aska	–92 kg	—	Pompey (GUY) W 4–1	Colwell (CAN) L 2–3	Did not advance

Sailing

Antigua and Barbuda qualified one boat in men's kites.^[7] The country later received two reallocated spots, one each in the laser and laser radial events respectively.^[8] The laser radial quota was later declined.^[1]

Men

Athlete	Event	Opening series																		Finals
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Points	Rank	M	Points	Rank
Jules Mitchell	Laser	19 STP	14	15	16	16	14	18	16	12	19	—						140	16	Did not advance
Tiger Tyson	Kites	2	3	3	3	3	4	2	3	2	2	2	3	6	7	3	3	34	2 Q	2	—

Swimming

Antigua and Barbuda qualified two male swimmers.^[1]

Key

Note – Ranks given are for the entire round
NR – National record
Q – Qualified to the medal final
q – Qualified to the non-medal final

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Stefano Mitchell	50 m freestyle	Did not start		—
Stefano Mitchell	100 m freestyle	52.86	28	Did not advance
Noah Mascoll-Gomes	200 m freestyle	1:55.42	14 q	1:54.69	14
	400 m freestyle	4:11.50	20	Did not advance
	100 m backstroke	Did not start		—
	100 m butterfly	Did not start		—

Tennis

Antigua and Barbuda qualified one male tennis player.^[9]

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Jody Maginley	Singles	Bertran (DOM) L 6–4, 7–6	Did not advance

Related Research Articles

Antigua and Barbuda competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. Despite concerns about safety and their accommodations, the team planned to compete. Antigua and Barbuda competed in athletics, cycling, shooting, swimming and boxing. The delegation was made up of seventeen athletes and nine officials.

Antigua and Barbuda competed at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015. The Chef de mission of the team was Howard Everton Cornelius.

Antigua and Barbuda competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's tenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.

Antigua and Barbuda competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.

Antigua and Barbuda competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics.

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References

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↑ "Antigua and Barbuda selects 8 athletes to compete at 2023 Pan Am Games". Caribbean Loop News. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
↑ Baptiste, Neto (19 October 2023). "Maginley, Tyson and Locker Lead Strong Eight-Member Team to Pan Am Games". www.antiguaobserver.com/. Antigua Observer. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
↑ Andrés, Aragón; Cavanna, Joaquín (20 October 2023). "Conoce a todos los abanderados de la Ceremonia de Apertura de los Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023" [Meet all the flag bearers of the Opening Ceremony of the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games]. www.olympics.com/ (in Spanish). International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
↑ Peters, Samuel (23 October 2023). "Aska beats Guyana's Pompey to book quarterfinal spot at Pan American Games". www.antiguaobserver.com/. Antigua Observer. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
↑ Baptiste, Neto (25 October 2023). "Boxer Yakita Aska and Coach John Ryan Unhappy Following Pan Am Games Exit". www.antiguaobserver.com/. Antigua Observer. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
↑ "Tiger Tyson makes History in Santa Marta for Antigua and Barbuda". www.antiguanewsroom.com/. Antigua News Room. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
↑ "STATUS of NOC QUALIFICATION: 2023 PAN AMERICAN GAMES - SAILING" (PDF). www.panamsailing.org/. Panam Sailing. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
↑ Baptiste, Neto (25 October 2023). "I was a bit unlucky: Maginley addresses first round singles defeat at Pan Am Games". www.antiguaobserver.com/. Antigua Observer. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

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[team-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Antigua and Barbuda to Showcase Talent at 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile". www.antiguaobserver.com/. Antigua Observer. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.

[2] "Antigua and Barbuda selects 8 athletes to compete at 2023 Pan Am Games". Caribbean Loop News. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

[3] Baptiste, Neto (19 October 2023). "Maginley, Tyson and Locker Lead Strong Eight-Member Team to Pan Am Games". www.antiguaobserver.com/. Antigua Observer. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

[flag-4] Andrés, Aragón; Cavanna, Joaquín (20 October 2023). "Conoce a todos los abanderados de la Ceremonia de Apertura de los Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023" [Meet all the flag bearers of the Opening Ceremony of the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games]. www.olympics.com/ (in Spanish). International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[5] Peters, Samuel (23 October 2023). "Aska beats Guyana's Pompey to book quarterfinal spot at Pan American Games". www.antiguaobserver.com/. Antigua Observer. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

[6] Baptiste, Neto (25 October 2023). "Boxer Yakita Aska and Coach John Ryan Unhappy Following Pan Am Games Exit". www.antiguaobserver.com/. Antigua Observer. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

[7] "Tiger Tyson makes History in Santa Marta for Antigua and Barbuda". www.antiguanewsroom.com/. Antigua News Room. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2023.

[8] "STATUS of NOC QUALIFICATION: 2023 PAN AMERICAN GAMES - SAILING" (PDF). www.panamsailing.org/. Panam Sailing. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

[9] Baptiste, Neto (25 October 2023). "I was a bit unlucky: Maginley addresses first round singles defeat at Pan Am Games". www.antiguaobserver.com/. Antigua Observer. Retrieved 27 October 2023.

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