Nevis is a small island in the Caribbean Sea that forms part of the inner arc of the Leeward Islands chain of the West Indies. Nevis and the neighbouring island of Saint Kitts constitute one country: the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Nevis is located near the northern end of the Lesser Antilles archipelago, about 350 km east-southeast of Puerto Rico and 80 km west of Antigua. Its area is 93 square kilometres (36 sq mi) and the capital is Charlestown.
The St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association is the governing body of football in the country of Saint Kitts and Nevis. They control the Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team.
Valma Bass is a former sprinter from the United States Virgin Islands who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. She changed nationality from Saint Kitts and Nevis in May 2003.
Saint Kitts and Nevis first participated at the Olympic Games in 1996, and have competed in every Summer Olympic Games since. The country has never competed at the Winter Olympic Games.
Saint Kitts and Nevis – United States relations are bilateral relations between Saint Kitts and Nevis and the United States.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Saint Kitts and Nevis:
The Saint Kitts and Nevis National Olympic Committee sent four athletes to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. All four participated in the track and field competitions across four different events. Three women and one man comprised the Kittitian delegation. Williams and Ponteen did not advance past Qualifications in their events; Hodge reached quarterfinals in both the 100m and 200m sprints; and Collins, who participated in two events, reached the Semifinal round in the 100m sprint, and ranked sixth in the finals in the 200m sprint. Saint Kitts and Nevis did not win any medals during the Beijing Olympics. The flag bearer for the team at the opening ceremony was first-time Olympian Virgil Hodge.
The Saint Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) representing Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is also the body responsible for Saint Kitts and Nevis' representation at the Commonwealth Games. The executive board consists of the president, secretary general, vice president, assistant secretary general, and four members. The president is Alphonso Bridgewater and the secretary general is Glenville Jeffers. The NOC was officially located at the Charles Wilkin Building from 1994 to 2005, when it moved to the Olympic House in Basseterre, Saint Kitts.
Saint Kitts and Nevis is an island country in the Leeward Islands, consisting of the islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis. In 1883, St. Kitts, Nevis and Anguilla were united into one colony. Anguilla formally separated from the union in 1980.
Saint Kitts and Nevis has competed at every edition of the Pan American Games since the twelfth edition of the multi-sport event in 1995. Saint Kitts and Nevis did not compete at the first and only Pan American Winter Games in 1990.
Saint Kitts and Nevis competed in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics which were held in Singapore from August 14 to August 26, 2010.
Saint Kitts and Nevis competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011, sending six athletes, all of whom competed in athletics.
Saint Kitts and Nevis competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifth consecutive appearance at the Olympics.
The Saint Kitts & Nevis Amateur Athletic Association (SKNAAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Saint Kitts and Nevis competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
Saint Kitts and Nevis competed in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada from July 10 to 26, 2015.
Saint Kitts and Nevis competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from August 5 to 21, 2016. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Saint Kitts and Nevis is scheduled to compete in the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.
