British Virgin Islands at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

British Virgin Islands at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
Flag of the British Virgin Islands
CGF codeIVB
CGABritish Virgin Islands Olympic Committee
Websitebviolympics.org
in Gold Coast, Australia
4 April 2018 – 15 April 2018
Competitors10 in 2 sports
Flag bearer Kyron McMaster (opening)
Medals
Ranked 26th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

The British Virgin Islands competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.[1] The British Virgin Islands announced it will send a squad of 10 athletes.[2] It was the British Virgin Islands's 8th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

Track and field athlete Kyron McMaster was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.[3] The islands also won its first ever Commonwealth Games medal, through McMaster winning the gold in the men's 400 m hurdles event.[4][5]

  1. ^ "71 Nations and Territories. 6 Continents. 2 Billion citizens. 1 commonwealth family". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ^ "10 VI athletes selected for Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/. Virgin Islands News Online. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  3. ^ Fay, Sofia (4 April 2018). "Official Welcome for VI athletes ahead of Opening Ceremony. McMaster flagbearer". www.bviolympics.org/. British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  4. ^ Kelner, Martha (12 April 2018). "Kyron McMaster lets the tears flow after gold follows coach's death". The Guardian. London, England. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  5. ^ Scott, Chris (12 April 2018). "A year after Hurricane Irma, Kyron McMaster wins BVI's first Commonwealth medal". CNN. Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Retrieved 13 April 2018.