Congratulations to Bahama Palm Shores Resident Ashton Forbes!

(Ashton Forbes is the son of Lavonda and Bruce Smith)

Abaco Athlete Wins Judo Gold at Regional Tournament

A four athlete team finished off the competitive year for the Bahamas Judo Federation (BJF) with an impressive performance at the 9th Annual International Barbados Tournament. The team won four medals a gold, a silver and two bronze. The tournament is an important regional event in which over 135 athletes from six countries participated. The standout of the tournament was Ashton Forbes from Abaco who won all of his matches by knockouts. In Judo a knockout occurs when an opponent is thrown flat to his back with force and control.


'The BJF is developing the sport of Judo in the Family Islands and Ashton Forbes has represented us very well' said Head Coach David Rahming.'We have never won a gold medal at this tournament before and the competition was even harder this year.'


The team consisted of 18 year old Malcolm Rahming (Bronze), 15 year old Ashton Forbes (Gold), 13 year old Matthew Rahming (Bronze) and 12 year old Tajaro Hudson (Silver). 'The additional strength and conditioning workouts over the past several weeks really paid off,' said Coach Rahming who accompanied the team with Coach Albert Lill from Abaco and Federation President D'Arcy Rahming. Persons interested in contacting the Bahamas Judo Federation should do so at telephone 364-6773 or at the website: www.bahamasjudo.com."