The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) has added three athletes to its initial contingent for the Tokyo Olympic Games, after ‘a late request for amendment’ by National Association of Athletic Administrators of Trinidad and Tobago (NAAATT) acting president George Commissiong. A release by Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) …
Read More »Walcott, Thompson and Cedenio among four returning medalists in 30-member Team Tokyo
Returning Olympic medalists Keshorn Walcott, Richard ‘Torpedo’ Thompson, Machel Cedenio and Deon Lendore are among 30 athletes who will represent Trinidad and Tobago at the Tokyo Olympic Games, which runs from 23 July to 8 August 2021. The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC), headed by president Brian Lewis, confirmed …
Read More »T&T win maiden gold in IAAF World Relays; Cedenio stars as 4×400 team stun USA
A blistering anchor lane run by Machel Cedenio paced Trinidad and Tobago to their first ever gold return at the IAAF World Relays yesterday, as the twin island republic stunned defending champions, United States, to take gold at the 4×400 metre event in Yokohama, Japan. Deon Lendore, Jereem Richards and …
Read More »“I can’t argue with gold!” TTOC president speaks on Ahye, St Louis, elite funding and the Commonwealth Games
“I think what has happened is more and more you are seeing athletes in various sports exercising their right to choose or take decisions that they believe are in their best benefit. It is no longer the athletes are pawns to be used. “[…] People talk about accountability and taxpayers’ …
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