Antigua and Barbuda at the 2023 Pan American Games explained

Noc:ANT
Nocname:Antigua and Barbuda National Olympic Committee
Year:2023
Games Link:2023 Pan American Games
Games:Pan American Games
Location:Santiago, Chile
Competitors:8
Sports:5
Flagbearer Open:Tiger Tyson
Flagbearer Close:Tiger Tyson & LaNica Locker
Gold:0
Silver:1
Bronze:0
Rank:=28
Appearances:auto

Antigua and Barbuda is scheduled to compete at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This will be Antigua and Barbuda's 12th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every edition of the Games since 1979.

On October 18, The Antigua and Barbuda Olympic Association named a team of eight athletes (seven men and one woman) competing in five sports.[1] [2] [3] Sailor Tiger Tyson was the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony.[4] Meanwhile, Tyson and track athlete LaNica Locker were the country's flagbearers during the closing ceremony.

Medalists

The following Antigua and Barbuda competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.[1]

width=150Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Athletics (track and field)01 1
Boxing20 2
Sailing20 2
Swimming20 2
Tennis10 1
Total 7 1 8

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games and Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. Antigua and Barbuda qualified one female athlete.[1]

Women
Track & road events

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 2023 Pan American Games and Boxing at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. Antigua and Barbuda entered two male boxers. Alston Ryan lost his first match and was eliminated.[5] Meanwhile, Yakita Aska was eliminated in the quarterfinals after one victory.[6]

Men
AthleteEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Alston Ryan kg
L 0–5
Did not advance
Yakita Aska–92 kg
W 4–1

L 2–3
Did not advance

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 2023 Pan American Games and Sailing at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. Antigua and Barbuda qualified one boat in men's kites.[7] The country later received two reallocated spots, one each in the laser and laser radial events respectively.[8] The laser radial quota was later declined.[1]

Men
AthleteEventOpening seriesFinals
12345678910111213141516PointsRankPointsRank
Jules MitchellLaser19
14151616141816121914016Did not advance
Tiger TysonKites2333342322236733342 Q2

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2023 Pan American Games. Antigua and Barbuda qualified two male swimmers.[1]

Men
AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Stefano Mitchell50 m freestyleDid not startcolspan="2"
100 m freestyle52.8628Did not advance
align=left rowspan=4Noah Mascoll-Gomes200 m freestyle1:55.4214 q1:54.6914
400 m freestyle4:11.5020Did not advance
100 m backstrokeDid not startcolspan="2"
100 m butterflyDid not start

Tennis

See main article: Tennis at the 2023 Pan American Games and Tennis at the 2023 Pan American Games – Qualification. Antigua and Barbuda qualified one male tennis player.[9]

Men

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Antigua and Barbuda to Showcase Talent at 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. 18 October 2023. www.antiguaobserver.com/. Antigua Observer. 18 October 2023.
  2. News: Antigua and Barbuda selects 8 athletes to compete at 2023 Pan Am Games. Caribbean Loop News. 27 October 2023. 19 October 2023.
  3. Web site: Baptiste. Neto. Maginley, Tyson and Locker Lead Strong Eight-Member Team to Pan Am Games. 19 October 2023. www.antiguaobserver.com/. Antigua Observer. 27 October 2023.
  4. Web site: Conoce a todos los abanderados de la Ceremonia de Apertura de los Juegos Panamericanos Santiago 2023. Andrés. Aragón. Cavanna. Joaquín. Meet all the flag bearers of the Opening Ceremony of the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games. Spanish. 20 October 2023. www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 October 2023.
  5. Web site: Peters. Samuel. Aska beats Guyana's Pompey to book quarterfinal spot at Pan American Games. 23 October 2023. www.antiguaobserver.com/. Antigua Observer. 27 October 2023.
  6. Web site: Baptiste. Neto. Boxer Yakita Aska and Coach John Ryan Unhappy Following Pan Am Games Exit. 25 October 2023. www.antiguaobserver.com/. Antigua Observer. 27 October 2023.
  7. Web site: Tiger Tyson makes History in Santa Marta for Antigua and Barbuda. 25 November 2022. www.antiguanewsroom.com/. Antigua News Room. 26 January 2023.
  8. Web site: STATUS of NOC QUALIFICATION: 2023 PAN AMERICAN GAMES - SAILING. 24 July 2023. www.panamsailing.org/. Panam Sailing. 24 July 2023.
  9. Web site: Baptiste. Neto. I was a bit unlucky: Maginley addresses first round singles defeat at Pan Am Games. 25 October 2023. www.antiguaobserver.com/. Antigua Observer. 27 October 2023.