May 2015
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The St. Augustine Campus will be hosting the UWI Games 2015 from May 21-29, 2015. This is the biennial competition among the St. Augustine, Mona, Cave Hill and Open campuses in ten sporting disciplines. Approximately 500 athletes from across the Caribbean will take part in Basketball, Football, Tennis, Swimming, Table Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, Cricket, Netball and 6-a-side Hockey. Competition in all sports will involve both male and female participants except for Cricket and Netball, which will be male only and female only respectively. All sporting activities will be held at the UWI SPEC (Sport and Physical Education Centre) and within UWI itself with the exception of Hockey, Swimming and Track & Field which will be held at the Tacarigua Hockey Centre, the Marlins Swimming Pool and the National Stadium. Invitational events in Track and Field and Aquatics will add to the spectacle of this year’s event as this will feature local and regional stars as well as Olympic hopefuls. |