Kirani James of Grenada celebrates after winning bronze in the Men’s 400m Final at the Olympic Stadium,
Tokyo, Japan on Aug. 5, 2021. REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel
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By Nelson A. King
Grenadian Olympic medalist,
Kirani James, who won his third
medal in the Men’s 400m at the
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, has
been approved for the award of the
Commander of the Order of the
British Empire (CBE) for his contribution
to sports, according to Loop
News.
It said that James, 29, nicknamed
“The Jaguar,” is Grenada’s first and
only Olympic medalist.
Born on Sept. 1, 1992, James spe-
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West Indies’ Carlos Brathwaite plays
a shot during the Cricket World Cup
match between New Zealand and
West Indies at Old Trafford in Manchester,
England, Saturday, June 22,
2019. Associated Press / Jon Super, File
Brathwaite to
lead ‘Bears’
By Azad Ali
West Indies all-rounder, Carlos
Brathwaite has returned to Birmingham
Bears as the team’s Twenty20
overseas player and men’s team captain
for the entire Vitality Blast campaign
for the 2022 season.
The Barbadian, who has helped
the Bears to a first quarter final in
four years in his debut Blast sea-
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CWI commits to
governance reform
By Azad Ali
Cricket West Indies (CWI) President,
Ricky Skerrit says that key recommendations
of the Wheby Report will be
taken before the general membership of
the board in March this year.
In 2019, Jamaican businessman Don
Wheby chaired a Governance Task Force
charged with reviewing and implementing
reforms of CWI’s governance structure.
The independent task force also
included Sir Hillary Beckles, Deryck
Murray, OK Melhafo and Charles Wilkin
QC.The task force consulted extensively
and the 36-page report drew from a
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JAMES
HONORED
Grenadian Olympian Kirani James
on Queen’s New Year Honors List
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