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Vincentian American Fencing Olympian, Nzingha Prescod. Emma Trim
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By Nelson A. King
Following the conclusion of elections
among elite fencers, two-time
Vincentian American Fencing Olympian
and East Flatbush, Brooklyn
resident Nzingha Prescod has been
selected as an athlete director on
the USA Fencing Board of Directors
beginning on Jan. 1, 2021.
USA Fencing said Prescod, 28,
whose mother is Vincentian lawyer,
Marva Presdod, was elected with
2012 Paralympian Cat Bouwkamp, of
Fishers, Ind.
In August, the USA Fencing Board
of Directors voted to amend the
bylaws to increase the level of athlete
representation on the Board from 20
percent to 33 percent.
USA Fencing said that Prescod
and Bouwkamp join two-time Senior
World team medalist Daria Schneider,
of Ithaca, NY and 2014 Senior
World Team member Adam Watson,
of Hoboken, NJas the athlete directors
on the board.
All four athletes will complete
their terms after the conclusion of
the 2021 Olympic Games, USA Fenc-
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Cricket West Indies President, Ricky
Skerritt. Cricket West Indies
USA Cricket
seeks new
players
By Azad Ali
USA Cricket and its American Cricket
Enterprise (ACE) are currently on an
international recruiting drive seeking
new players for its recently launched
Minor and Major Cricket League.
Since attaining One-Day International
(ODI) status by placing fourth at
the World Cricket League 2019 Division
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CWI hails
cricket award
By Azad Ali
Cricket West Indies (CWI) said the
move to proceed with the men’s and
women’s tours of England last summer
at the height of the global COVID-19
pandemic had been a “bold but necessary
decision” and were thrilled their
international teams had been honored
with the 2020 Christopher Martin-
Jenkins “Spirit of Cricket Award.”
West Indies men undertook a groundbreaking
three-Test series in July while
the women traveled for five Twenty20
International series two months later.
Both tours marked the resumption of
international cricket following the glo-
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ELITE
FENCER
Brooklyn native elected to USA Fencing Board of Directors
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