The Saint Kitts and Nevis Olympic Committee (IOC code: SKN) is the

National Olympic Committee A National Olympic Committee (NOC) is a national constituent of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, NOCs are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games ...

(NOC) representing

Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis (), officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, is an island country and microstate consisting of the two islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, both located in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands chain of ...

at the

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. It is also the body responsible for Saint Kitts and Nevis's representation at the

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. The executive board consists of the president, secretary general, vice president, assistant secretary general, and four members. The president is Alphonso Bridgewater and the secretary general is Glenville Jeffers. The committee has overseen six Olympic and five Commonwealth Games, winning one gold medal at the

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, by

Kim Collins Kim Collins (born 5 April 1976) is a former track and field sprinter from Saint Kitts and Nevis. In 2003, he became the World Champion in the 100 metres. He represented his country at the Summer Olympics on five occasions, from 1996 to 2016, a ...

in the

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History

The

Olympic Association was founded with a constitution on 27 May 1986. Saint Kitts and Nevis Amateur Athletics Association was formed in 1977 and joined the

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(IOC) in 1993. The Association created a National Olympic Committee (NOC), which was first officially recognized in 1993. The NOC and Commonwealth Games Association (CGA) both governed multiple sports prior to 1998. Since they both shared the same member organizations, the CGA merged with the NOC, making the NOC responsible for both the

and the

. The constitution was revised on 10 June 2004; ratified 30 November 2006; and approved by the IOC 1 June 2007. The NOC was officially located at the Charles Wilkin Building in

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, Saint Kitts from 1994 to 2005, when it moved to the Olympic House. In June 2015, it launched a strategic plan to aid in the development of sport in Saint Kitts and Nevis for the following nine years until 2024. As of April 2020, the president is Alphonso Bridgewater and the secretary general is Glenville Jeffers. The NOC is a part of the

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Events

Olympics

Saint Kitts and Nevis participates in the Olympic Games in the

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and have not competed at the

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. Saint Kitts and Nevis entered the Olympic Games for the first time at the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta, United States. The delegation featured one athlete in both the men's and women's 100-meter sprints and three relay teams. Both sprinters reached the quarter-finals of the respective events, with the relay teams not advancing past the first round. Four years later, at the 2000 Summer Games, two athletes were sent, with

reaching the final of the 100 meter event; placing seventh. At the following event in

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, Collins placed one better, reaching sixth position in the same event. Collins competed in the

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also finishing fourth, with a time of 20.59 seconds. The NOC did not allow Collins to compete in

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stating had violated team rules, and did not allow him to compete. The 4 × 100 relay team of

Delwayne Delaney Delwayne Delaney (born 4 August 1982) is a Saint Kitts and Nevis sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. Individually, he competed at the 2004 World Indoor Championships without progressing from the first round. With the Saint Kitts and Nevi ...

Brijesh Lawrence Brijesh Sharmari "BJ" Lawrence (born 27 December 1989) is a Saint Kitts and Nevis sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2011 World Championships. He studied at Doane College in Crete, N ...

, Jason Rogers, and

Lestrod Roland Lestrod Roland (born 5 September 1992) is a Kittitian sprinter. He competed for the Saint Kitts and Nevis team in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympi ...

made a new national record during the first round of 38.41 seconds but did not progress past the first round. The

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featured seven participants, led by team captain

Antoine Adams Antoine Xavier Adams (born 31 August 1988) is a Saint Kitts and Nevis sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres. Adams helped win a bronze medal as a part of the 4 × 100 m relay team at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea. B ...

. At the event, Collins was the first 40-year-old to run a 100 meters under 10 seconds, where he was the oldest sprinter at the Games. Collins advanced the furthest of any Saint Kitts and Nevis athlete, reaching the semi-finals of the

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. He finished sixth in his heat with a time of 10.12 seconds and did not advance to the finals. Adams and Lawrence both reached the quarter-finals in the same event.

Commonwealth Games

Prior to 1998, the nation's participation in the Commonwealth Games and the

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was organised by the Saint Kitts and Nevis Commonwealth Games Association. Since that time, the Olympic Committee has been in charge of participation. Saint Kitts and Nevis joined the

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and first participated in the Commonwealth Games in 1978 (as part of

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) where they participated in both athletics ( 100 and

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) and cycling (road and track). The committee has subsequently sent teams to compete in every Commonwealth Games since

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. The nation has won just one medal at the Games, a gold for Kim Collins in the

at the 2002 Games. The country has participated in athletics, cycling and table tennis.

Affiliates

The NOC's affiliates feature: *St Kitts and Nevis Amateur Athletic Association (SKNAAA) *St Kitts – Nevis Amateur Basketball Association (SKNABA) *St Kitts and Nevis Amateur Boxing Association (SKNABA) *St Kitts – Nevis Football Association (SKNFA) *St Kitts and Nevis Table Tennis Association (SKNTTA) *St Christopher and Nevis Taekwondo Federation (SCNTF) *St Kitts Amateur Volleyball Association (SKAVA) *St Kitts Netball Association (SKNA)

References

External links

Official website
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Saint Kitts and Nevis at the Olympics 1986 establishments in Saint Kitts and Nevis Sports organizations established in 1986