Trinidad and Tobago international cyclist Njisane Phillip has expressed gratitude to local cycling official David Francis and the Trinidad and Tobago Cycling Federation (TTCF) for allowing him to take his proposed soigneur, Varun Maharaj, to next month’s Olympic Games. However, Phillip said the TTCF’s change of heart will not affect …
Read More »Francis withdraws: TTCF backs down over Njisane’s support staff demands
Trinidad and Tobago Cycling Federation (TTCF) racing secretary David Francis has voluntarily conceded his position as team manager for national cyclist Njisane Phillip for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Francis’ withdrawal follows a Wired868 article on Friday 15 July, which detailed Phillip’s bitter disappointment that his teammate and proposed soigneur, …
Read More »Worse than gymnastics! Njisane cries sabotage over late staff alteration by TTCF
As Trinidad and Tobago’s 32 elite athletes celebrated the formal announcement of their qualification for the Rio 2016 Olympic games, 25 year old national cyclist Njisane Phillip was left confused and incensed after discovering, through the media, that a key member of his support staff will not fly to Brazil …
Read More »Keshorn, Cedenio in record T&T Olympic squad; Burns, Daniel miss out
London 2012 Olympic gold medalist Keshorn Walcott, Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) 2015 Sport Personalities of the Year, Machel Cedenio and Cleopatra Borel, Beijing 2008 Olympic silver medalist Richard “Torpedo” Thompson, former World 400 metre hurdles champion Jehue Gordon, veteran swim star George Bovell III and 100 metre and 200 metre NAAA …
Read More »Jehue’s web: T&T’s 400m hurdle prince on injuries, fair-weather fans and his Rio revival
“It has been a difficult road,” Trinidad and Tobago star 400 metre hurdler Jehue Gordon told Wired868. “I would say I have gotten over my surgery but the area just doesn’t feel the same since. It is my abdominals [and] that is where I get all the power from, especially …
Read More »Give us our due! Why T&T’s sprint quartet wants more than shinier medals
Trinidad and Tobago’s 4×100 metre relay quartet of Richard “Torpedo” Thompson, Keston Bledman, Marc Burns and Emmanuel Callender finally has the silver medals to match the performance at the London 2012 Olympic Games. But whether the sprinters have the ‘right reward’ to go with their silverware is another story, which continues to frustrate the …
Read More »Ahye sets T&T 200m record; Keshorn, Sorrillo, Cleo and Cedenio among winners
It was a double coronation for 24 year old Michelle-Lee Ahye with a national record to boot, as the Rebirth athlete underlined her form with an impressive 22.33 finish in the 200 metre final at the 2016 NGC/Sagicor NAAA National Open Championships this evening in the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port …
Read More »Torpedo strikes to take 100 metre crown alongside Ahye; Khalifa sets junior record
Thirty one year old Trinidad and Tobago sprinter Richard “Torpedo” Thompson reaffirmed his status as the country’s flag bearer in athletics’ showcase event last night, as the Rebirth athlete flew down the track to clinch the men’s 100 metre crown in the 2016 NGC/Sagicor NAAA National Open Championships at the …
Read More »TTOC: Every country holding its breath; expanded search will test 12 T&T medalists
Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) president Brian Lewis confirmed that no athlete from the two island republic was among the 54 athletes from the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Olympics who tested positive for performance enhancing drugs. However, there will be a nervous wait as the International Olympic Committee …
Read More »T&T sprinters keep cool as Jamaica drug shocker raises prospect of Beijing 4×100 gold
Trinidad and Tobago track star Richard “Torpedo” Thompson insisted that his thoughts are only on the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, even as speculation about a failed drug test by a Jamaican athlete and its possible repercussions have captivated athletics. Two weeks ago, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) revealed that 31 …
Read More »Thema sues for $11.3 million! TTGF officials served pre-action protocol letters
What dollar value would you place on the trauma of being robbed the chance to compete at the Olympic Games? For 20 year old gymnast Thema Williams, it is worth TT$10 million. And Trinidad and Tobago Gymnastics Federation (TTGF) president David Marquez, first vice president Akil Wattley, second vice president …
Read More »NAAA: We were not involved! Sporting body on scrapped Grand Games
The following is a press release from the National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad and Tobago (NAAATT) PRO Peter Samuel—entitled “A Most Unfortunate Turn of Events”—on the cancellation of the Trinidad and Tobago Grand Games, which was carded for Saturday 21 May 2016 and included star athletes like Keshorn …
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