Versatile Bankers Insurance Central FC attacker Jason Marcano scored his second hattrick of the season yesterday evening, as the “Couva Sharks” whipped Club Sando 4-1 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium to move seven points clear at the top of the standings. With just three games left in the 2015/16 season, …
Read More »Dicks dispute Rio trip timeline; ‘new evidence’ in unfolding gymnastics saga
Trinidad and Tobago international gymnast Marisa Dick and her mother, Hannifer Dick, are now refuting information published in an Edmonton Journal article, which claimed that the athlete began her trip to Rio de Janeiro at 9 pm (Alberta time) on Friday April 15. Dick (H) said today that the duo …
Read More »Griffith: Marisa had larger police security detail than National Security Minister
Eighteen year old star Trinidad and Tobago gymnast Marisa Dick was arguably the second most secure person in the country yesterday, as she attended a Trinidad and Tobago Gymnastics Federation (TTGF) press conference with more than double the police security detail of Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar. Only Prime Minister Dr …
Read More »Thema’d have qualified on her worst day! Geddert blasts TTGF’s ‘unthinkable’ act
“It was the most unthinkable thing any organisation could do to an athlete who had invested so much time…” United States international gymnastics coach John Geddert blasted the Trinidad and Tobago Gymnastics Federation (TTGF), during an interview with I95.5 FM this evening, for destroying the Rio 2016 Olympic dreams of …
Read More »And STILL the champion… Thema gets rousing welcome on return from Rio
Trinidad and Tobago gymnast Thema Williams returned from Brazil to a rousing welcome this morning, as over 200 persons waited until after midnight to greet the 20 year old athlete at the Piarco International Airport. Williams’ godmother, Nikki Crosby, had a surprise waiting. As the former Tots and Tumblers gymnast …
Read More »Marisa’s Rio journey began BEFORE the TTGF had axed Thema
An Edmonton Journal article has suggested that Trinidad and Tobago gymnast Marisa Dick began her trip to Rio de Janeiro to compete in the 2016 Olympic Test event on Sunday April 17, before Trinidad and Tobago Gymnastics Federation (TTGF) president David Marquez officially selected her to replace Thema Williams. Marquez informed …
Read More »Marisa Dick or nothing: TTGF backs TTOC into corner; Lewis explains remaining options
The Trinidad and Tobago Gymnastics Federation (TTGF) will be represented at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games by Marisa Dick. Or by nobody. The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) and the local gymnastics body confirmed to Wired868 today that, based on information from the International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG), only …
Read More »Marisa makes history for T&T! Gymnast books Rio Olympics spot; but TTOC issues warning
Eighteen year old gymnast Marisa Dick wrote her name in Trinidad and Tobago’s sporting history today, after she travelled for a day and a half from Alberta to Edmonton to Houston and, finally, to Rio de Janeiro, where she shook off jet lag to secure the country’s first ever artistic gymnastics spot …
Read More »The TTGF’s Dick move: Wired868 dissects a tumultuous 48 hours for gymnastics
At 3.30 pm (4.30 pm Rio time) today, 18 year old Marisa Dick will take the floor in Rio de Janeiro to represent Trinidad and Tobago at the 2016 Olympic Test event for women’s artistic gymnastics. It will be at the expense of her teammate Thema Williams, 20, who booked …
Read More »Geddert: Thema is not injured! US gymnast coach says TTGF made ‘irrational’ decision
Thema Williams’ coach, John Geddert, has slammed the Trinidad and Tobago Gymnastics Federation for its supposed irrational decision in withdrawing Williams from the 2016 Rio Olympics Test Event, which will take place tomorrow on Sunday April 17. And, more relevantly, Geddert insisted that Williams is physically fine, despite the fact …
Read More »TTGF official: I didn’t kill nobody! Wired868 reveals email that led to Dick call-up for Thema
Trinidad and Tobago gymnast Marisa Dick will fly to Brazil tomorrow morning and represent her country on the same day, as the local gymnastics furore apparently came to a stunning conclusion today. Dick, who was the alternate athlete for the 2016 Rio Olympic Test event, replaces Thema Williams, who, according …
Read More »Gymnastics Federation axes Thema on eve of Rio event; TTGF flies in Marisa Dick
Trinidad and Tobago gymnast Thema Williams’ dream of representing her country are now in the hands of her attorneys, after the Trinidad and Tobago Gymnastics Federation (TTGF) removed her as the country’s athlete for the 2016 Rio Olympics Test event with just hours to go. The TTGF decision, which was …
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