Road To Tokyo 2020
Team Announcement
It’s official! The United States Virgin Islands has announced it’s team for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games! The US Virgin Islands plans to send 4 athletes to Tokyo for the Olympic Games. The athletes will represent the USVI in the sports of Archery, Athletics, and Aquatics.
Archery
Nicholas D’Amour - Currently the 9th ranked archer in the world rankings, D’Amour will make his debut in Tokyo after being awarded a universality quota. He will be the first ever archer to represent the US Virgin Islands at the Olympic Games.
Athletics
Eddie Lovett - What’s better than participating in one Olympics, participating in two. Lovett returns to Olympics once more as a representative of the US Virgin Islands. He will compete in the men’s 110m hurdles after receiving a universality quota.
Aquatics - Swimming
Natalia Kuipers - She holds the national record in the 400m freestyle, and will make her debut at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. She qualified for the Olympics via a universality quota.
Adriel Sanes - Another athlete making his debut at the Olympic Games, he too has shown his prowess in the pool. He has already achieved the OST in the men’s 200m breaststroke and will awarded an invitation or universality quota.
Team photo courtesy of the Virgin Islands Olympic Committee.