Saint Kitts and Nevis at the 2023 Pan American Games | |
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IOC code | SKN |
NOC | St. Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee |
in Santiago, Chile 20 October 2023 – 5 November 2023 | |
Competitors | 5 in 2 sports |
Flag bearer (opening) | Nadale Buntin & Arina Valitova |
Flag bearer (closing) | Hakeem Huggins |
Medals Ranked 26th |
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Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis competed at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was Saint Kitts and Nevis's 8th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the Games since 1995.
The Saint Kitts and Nevis team consisted of five athletes (four men and one woman) competing in two spots: athletics (track and field) and tennis. Sprinter Nadale Buntin and tennis athlete Arina Valitova were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. [1] Meanwhile, track athlete Hakeem Huggins was the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.
The country won one medal, a bronze by Nadale Buntin in the men's 200 metres track and field event. [2] [3]
The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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Athletics (track and field) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Tennis | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 2 |
The following competitors from Saint Kitts and Nevis won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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![]() | Nadale Buntin | Athletics | Men's 200 m | November 2 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis qualified four male track and field athletes.
Athlete | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Hakeem Huggins | 100 m | 10.54 | 14 | Did not advance | |
Nadale Buntin | 200 m | 20.97 | 3 Q | 20.79 | ![]() |
Nadale Buntin Warren Hazel Hakeem Huggins Royden Peets | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.93 | 9 | Did not advance |
The Saint Kitts and Nevis qualified one female tennis player. This marked the country's first Pan American Games participation outside the sport of athletics. [4]
Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | |
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
Arina Valitova | Singles | ![]() L 0–2 (0–6, 2–6) | did not advance |
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.
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 competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.
Saint Kitts and Nevis competed at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.
Saint Kitts and Nevis competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the event was postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the nation's seventh appearance at the Summer Olympics since their debut in 1996. The delegation consisted of two athletes, competing in athletic events; Jason Rogers and Amya Clarke. For the first time, in an effort to promote gender equality, two flagbearers, one male and one female were allowed at the Olympics. Both athletes from Saint Kitts and Nevis bore the national flag at the opening ceremony. Saint Kitts and Nevis did not win any medals during the Tokyo Olympics. Rogers ranked third in the first round of the men's 100 metres and advanced to the semifinals where he was eliminated. Clarke also ranked third in her preliminary round of the women's 100 metres and advanced to round 1 where she ranked 7th and was eliminated.
Saint Kitts and Nevis is scheduled to compete at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games in Cali–Valle, Colombia from November 25 to December 5, 2021.
Saint Kitts and Nevis competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between July 28 and August 8, 2022. It was the team's ninth appearance at the Games.
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