Saint Kitts and Nevis at the 2023 Pan American Games

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Saint Kitts and Nevis at the
2023 Pan American Games
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg
IOC code SKN
NOC St. Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee
in Santiago, Chile
20 October 2023 (2023-10-20) – 5 November 2023 (2023-11-05)
Competitors5 in 2 sports
Flag bearer (opening) Nadale Buntin & Arina Valitova
Flag bearer (closing) Hakeem Huggins
Medals
Ranked 26th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
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.

Contents

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]

Competitors

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

SportMenWomenTotal
Athletics (track and field)101
Tennis 011
Total112

Medalists

The following competitors from Saint Kitts and Nevis won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

MedalNameSportEventDate
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Nadale Buntin Athletics Men's 200 m November 2

Athletics (track and field)

Saint Kitts and Nevis qualified four male track and field athletes.

Key
Men
Track and road events
AthleteEventSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Hakeem Huggins 100 m 10.5414Did not advance
Nadale Buntin 200 m 20.973 Q20.79Bronze medal icon.svg
Nadale Buntin
Warren Hazel
Hakeem Huggins
Royden Peets
4 × 100 m relay 39.939Did not advance

Tennis

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]

Women
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Arina Valitova Singles Flag of Peru.svg  Alarcón  (PER)
L 0–2 (0–6, 2–6)
did not advance

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References

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