[3] Sands took over the mantle of the top Bahamian sprinter from Tom Robinson, who won multiple medals at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in the 1960s.

[8] He became the first person of his nation to win a gold medal at the Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics when he took the 400 m title at the 1975 event.

[9] He also claimed a bronze medal in the 200 m at the 1975 Pan American Games and placed fourth in the 400 m race.

[1] In November 2012 several new, younger, members were elected to the BAAA board, including Iram Lewis and Harrison Petty and Carl Oliver.

Several of the new members were excluded from the 2013 CARIFTA Games and 2014 IAAF World Relays organising committees.

[11] Members of the board previously voted to remove Lewis, Petty and Oliver, but the three challenged the legality of the move.