{"id":17370,"date":"2018-07-06T12:37:19","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T16:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=17370"},"modified":"2018-07-06T13:14:29","modified_gmt":"2018-07-06T17:14:29","slug":"bodybuilding-repeats-at-national-sports-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/bodybuilding-repeats-at-national-sports-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Bikini Fitness Champion Is Sportswoman Of The year (Pictures, Video, Results)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bikini Fitness champion Kimberly Ephraim has, for the second year in a row, claimed the title of Sportswoman of the year at the Antigua and Barbuda Vitamalt National Sports Awards<\/em> last evening at La Casa Palmidita<\/em> in Fitches Creek.<\/p>

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\u201cI can\u2019t string a sentence together right now. I\u2019m so happy,\u201d said Ephraim of her win.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, it means that bodybuilding is climbing back up the ladder.\u201d<\/p>

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After winning at national championships, Ephraim went on to become the first Antiguan to win the Bikini Tall Class at the Darcy Beckles Invitational in Barbados last year.<\/p>

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Governor General Sir Rodney Williams presenting the Sportswoman of the Year trophy to Kimberly Ephraim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since the inception of the National Sports Awards back in 1992, bodybuilding had claimed the title two times prior to Ephraim\u2019s win last year. This year\u2019s award thrusts the Antigua and Barbuda Bodybuilding Federation into second overall with four wins (Athletics, 12).<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are paying attention,\u201d said Ephraim.<\/p>

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\u201cWe\u2019re going out there, we\u2019re working hard and we\u2019re going big things for Antigua.\u201d<\/p>\n

The runner-up for the award was Shawnisha Hector (Cricket).<\/p>

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National track star Cejhae Greene claimed the senior sportsman of the year. Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s fastest man placed first at the Trinidad and Tobago national championships last year in the 100m in a time of 10.08s. He also placed 1st<\/sup> in two meetings in Belgium in July winning both the 100m and 200m in 10.20s and a personal best time of 20.59s in the 200m.<\/p>

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Accepting the award on behalf of his son who is on his way to San Palo, Brazil, Dr. Colin Greene said that, \u201cHe takes these [awards] seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s always been a good model, especially for the youngsters in track and field and especially at Princess Margaret School. So, I think he\u2019s going to be delighted.\u201d<\/p>\n

Noah Mascoll-Gomes (Swimming) was the runner-up for the senior award.<\/p>\n

Fencing claimed its first ever title at the national awards as fifteen-year-old Tamesha Thomas won the female Junior Sportswoman of the Year award (Runner-up: Olivia Fuller, Swimming).<\/p>\n

In 2017 Tamesha became the country\u2019s first national Foil champion. She also went on to represent the country at the World Championships in Germany in July of last year. She placed 89th<\/sup> in the tournament and secured a world ranking of 376.<\/p>\n

On the male side, world number one Tiger Tyson undisputedly claimed the Junior Sportsman of the Year award after a brilliant 2017 season. Runner-up for the award was Sheldon Noble (Athletics).<\/p>\n

Tiger placed first in the U-19 Open World Championships in September, 2017 in Pingtan, China making him world champion and world number 1.<\/p>\n

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(from left to right) Emma Guevara Martin, Bernard Willock, Minister of Sports Daryll Matthew, Kimberly Ephraim and Tamesha Thomas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Other awardees on the evening were:<\/p>\n