“[…] Often, our instinct is to protect athletes. Making mistakes, losing races, or failing can be embarrassing, frustrating, and sometimes devastating. So, we try to make them feel better by saying things like: ‘It’s okay’, or ‘You’ll get them next time’. “While those statements may be true, they are incomplete. …
Read More »Dear Editor: Why T&T should aid WenTen’s support of UTT’s sport students
The following is a release from Dr Karen Lawrence-Ince, director of The WenTen Foundation and Assistant Professor of CfKPES, UTT: Each year, the Centre for Kinesiology Physical Education and Sport (CfKPES) at the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT) graduates scores of students with Bachelor’s degrees, along with several more …
Read More »Gih dem Pace and Performance; Keanna steals show at RB Relays Festival
Gih dem, gih dem, gih dem, gih dem, gih dem, gih dem, gih dem performance… As a collective, Pace and Performance Factory (PPF) emerged as the champion club when the NAAATT Republic Bank Relays Festival was held at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo yesterday. By the end of the …
Read More »Dear Editor: Honour Jereem Richards by restoring his training ground, the Larry Gomes Stadium
“[…] Since its founding by Olympian Cliff Bertrand, the Abilene Wildcats Track Club has produced an extraordinary 20 Olympians—a testament to Arima’s enduring contribution to national athletics. “[…] Their collective achievements underscore the region’s vital role in shaping Trinidad and Tobago’s sporting identity—no other community in Trinidad and Tobago can …
Read More »Back from the abyss: Tyra Gittens on hurdling grief, doubt and panic attacks to the podium
Tyra Gittens-Spotsville’s bronze medal at the 2025 North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships (NACAC) was more than just a place on the podium—it was a statement of survival. The 27-year-old long jumper’s 6.64m leap in Freeport, Bahamas, earned Trinidad and Tobago’s only medal at the meet, and her first …
Read More »Valencia, Horizon and Phoenix claim Laventille Netball League titles
Horizon, Phoenix Phury and Valencia Eagles will have some silverware to show for their exertions over the school vacation, as they claimed the three titles at stake in the 2025 Republic Bank Laventille Netball League. Horizon beat Buss It Ballerz to the B Division title while Phoenix Phury finished ahead …
Read More »Laventille Netball League offers hope for future; as Unity and Transcend girls show promise
On a cool Thursday afternoon, Unity Sports Club, in their pink and black uniforms, and the Police Netball Youth Club (PNYC), in their purple kit, played the first of four matches of the Republic Bank Laventille Netball League at the Nelson Mandela Park Public Courts. A few hours earlier, heavy …
Read More »Jereem, Bertrand headline star-studded NAAATT Senior Championships
National sprint star Jereem “The Dream” Richards and rising speedster Leah Bertrand delivered standout performances at the 2025 NGC/National Association of Athletics Administration (NAAATT) Senior Track and Field Championships, reinforcing their status among Trinidad and Tobago’s elite athletes. Richards, 31, secured his fifth national 200m title—and his eighth national crown …
Read More »Dear Editor: What every parent, coach, and young athlete should know about OSD
“[…] Osgood-Schlatter Disease (OSD) is an overuse injury that affects the tibial tuberosity, which is the small bump just below the kneecap where the patellar tendon of the quadriceps muscles attaches to the shinbone. “It’s most common in children and teens between 10 and 15 years old, during periods of …
Read More »Dear Editor: Withdrawal of T&T hockey teams, after standoff between TTHB and SporTT, ‘risks discouraging entire generation of athletes’
“[…] My deepest concern is for the athletes. These young men and women trained for months, in some cases years, with the dream of representing Trinidad and Tobago on the international stage. Many made personal sacrifices. “[…] For these athletes, [this tournament] was the end result of hard work, hope, …
Read More »“Half these children don’t have sneakers to run!” T&T track and field still chronically under-resourced
Trinidad and Tobago’s track and field stakeholders are pleading with the private and public sector to support the local sport, so as to help young athletes reach their true potential. On 28 – 29 June, the NGC NAAATT Junior Championships, which also has significant financial support from Republic Bank, was …
Read More »Jnr Champs 25: Cole, DeGannes among four Pan Am qualifiers, but mixed reviews for T&T track and field
Four rising stars, among them two Carifta Games champions, have booked their spots at the Junior Pan American U20 Athletics Championships in Villavicencio, Colombia this October. The four won the right to represent this country at the 2025 National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad and Tobago (NAAATT)–NGC Junior Championships, …
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