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The CaymanIslands is a self-governing British Overseas Territory, and the largest by population. The 264-square-kilometre (102-square-mile) territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located south of Cuba and north-east of Honduras, between Jamaica and Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. The capital city is George Town on Grand Cayman, which is the most populous of the three islands.
Cydonie Camille Mothersille is a female former track and field sprinter from the Cayman Islands. Her speciality at the beginning of her career was the 100 metres, while the 200 metres gradually became her main event. She represented her country at four Olympic Games from 1996 to 2008, six World Championships in Athletics, and three Commonwealth Games. Her greatest achievements were in the 200 m, including a bronze at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, Commonwealth gold in 2010 and a silver at the 2003 Pan American Games. Her World Championship medal was the first ever for her nation.
The Cayman Islands competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Ten competitors, all men, took part in seven events in three sports.
The Cayman Islands competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Eight competitors, seven men and one woman, took part in seven events in two sports.
The Cayman Islands sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The delegation included fifteen people; of the delegation, four athletes participated under the Caymanian flag. In the track and field events was Ronald Forbes, who also served as the Cayman Islands' flag-bearer during the Opening Ceremony and reached quarterfinals in the 110m hurdles, and Cydonie Mothersille, who reached finals and ranked eighth in the 200m dash. Brothers Shaune and Brett Fraser, both swimmers, participated in the 100 and 200m freestyle and in the 200m backstroke, respectively. The Cayman Islands' appearance at the Beijing Olympics marked its ninth appearance since its debut at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. The Cayman Islands, up to and including Beijing, have yet to medal.
Ronald Joseph Forbes is a track athlete from the Cayman Islands.
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Miss Cayman Islands is a national Beauty pageant in Cayman Islands. It selects the territory's entrants in the Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss Supranational pageants.
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The Cayman Islands competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018. The Cayman Islands announced a team of 22 athletes. However, Jamal Walton did not compete. It was The Cayman Islands's 11th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.
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Cayman Islands competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's twelfth appearance at the Summer Olympics, since the official debut at the 1976, except for 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, as well as the nation joined the US led boycott.
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