The U.S. Virgin Islands has seven athletes competing in four sports in the Rio 2016 Olympics. Team ISV includes three athletes from St. Croix: Caylee Watson, swimming, women’s 100m backstroke; LaVerne Janet Jones-Ferrette, athletics, women’s 200m; and Muhammad Halim, athletics, men’s triple jump.
You can follow the Virgin Islands Olympic Committee on Facebook for updates on Team ISV.
According to the Rio 2016 web site, “Peter Holmberg’s silver in sailing at Seoul 1988 is the only Olympic medal to date won by an athlete under the banner of the Virgin Islands, US.” The territory’s first Olympic appearance was in 1968 in Mexico City.
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