Four-time Olympic medallist, coach and analyst Ato Boldon talks to Burdie and Barney about the highs and lows of his storied track career, fighting with the NAAATT, his relationship with former teammate Maurice Greene, why Italian sprint champion Lamont Jacobs deserves the benefit of the doubt, and the impact of …
Read More »B&B (Trailer): Ato explains why Usain Bolt almost defied logic as a sprinter
Four-time Olympic medallist, coach and analyst Ato Boldon explains why incomparable Jamaica sprinter Usain Bolt was truly one of a kind. Look out for our full interview on Sunday 22 August as Boldon talks to Burdie and Barney about the highs and lows of his storied track career, his relationship …
Read More »B&B (Trailer): The headline that still makes Ato cringe; and how he responded to Olympic ‘failure’
Trinidad and Tobago Hall of Fame sprinter Ato Boldon, a four-time Olympic medallist, track coach and NBC analyst, reveals the impact of a dismissive Trinidad Guardian headline when he was just 18-year-old—and explains how initial ‘failure’ at the Olympics spurred him and Jamaican legend Usain Bolt to new heights. Look …
Read More »‘Unscientific, xenophobic and asinine’! Anil slams Conte’s cheat slurs at Bolt and Jamaica athletes
“[Usain] Bolt was subjected to the exact same stringent testing measures by WADA, IOC and JADO as other international athletes. “It is idiotic, small-minded, myopic and racist to even attempt to suggest that somehow an immigration officer in Jamaica has a greater proclivity and ability to assist an athlete in …
Read More »Usain’s last lap—Pt 2: Bolt gets rare rear view on red-letter day
Usain Bolt came on the sprinting scene as a highly talented 15-year-old with an awkward running style. Today, a decade and a half later as he prepares to say farewell to track and field, the Leo St Leo has, under the guiding hand of home-based Jamaican coach Glen Mills, changed …
Read More »Usain’s last lap; happy 33rd birthday, Bolt from the Caribbean blue
Usain St Leo Bolt turns 33 tomorrow. As a birthday salute to the Caribbean’s most decorated sprinting legend, Wired868 shares this tribute with our readers. The original version of this story was written for a now disappeared magazine just over two years ago when the Jamaican icon finally bowed out …
Read More »CAS dismisses Carter’s appeal; paves way for Jamaica’s 2008 Olympic gold to be handed to T&T
“[The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)] cannot accept any of the arguments raised by [Nesta Carter] contending that the test results should be ignored or the case should otherwise be dismissed for certain alleged failures…” The following are excerpts from the CAS ruling today in the case of 32-year-old …
Read More »Monitoring me 3: Ali’s reply to Trump, Bolt pulls up Rogge, MJ’s silence and the eye of the Tiger
“If white America were judged by the quality of its people,” Muhammad Ali might have said, “the USA might not finish too high on any list.” Ali was like that, never pulling his punches, unbowed, cowed neither by Joe Frazier’s aggression nor George Foreman’s power nor the might of Uncle …
Read More »Usain cyar Bolt in fetters! Best on mas, media and more mistakes
Some people will stop at nothing to bring a good man down; many of them are in the media. Ask soon-to-be former NCC chairman Kenny De Silva who decided to resign after reading an editorial in the Express. Or current Pan Trinbago president Keith Diaz who has decided NOT to …
Read More »Is T&T getting better or worse at the Olympics? Jabari uses history as his guide
Trinidad and Tobago’s performance at the Olympics should be analysed with a level head, acknowledgement of non-existent national sporting systems and within the context of its Olympic history. The two island nation attended its first Olympics in 1948 and, between then and 1952, won three medals. Rodney “The Mighty Midget” …
Read More »Raucous in Rio: Keshorn cracks his bois, Elaine doubles up and Neymar flutters hearts
This bois man doh fraid… This bois man doh fraid nobody. He want to bring back gold for T&T! Toco man-child Keshorn Walcott stepped into the gayelle of the men’s javelin competition tonight at the 2016 Olympic Games. And, with one mighty throw in Rio de Janeiro, the 23-year-old made …
Read More »Shah: Saluting speed, strength and stamina; but is T&T glorifying mediocrity?
By the time I was ready to turn in on Sunday night, my pulse rate was back to normal. And, like the Buddha you encounter at the entrances to many Thai restaurants, I wore a silly grin, like a man whose appetite was sated. No, I did not overeat: I …
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