“Not getting past the preliminary round is not catastrophic in itself but this is compounded by the times returned in the various events—times expected from age-group athletes. “[…] It seems to me that the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) and the National Association of Amateur Athletic Associations (NAAA) both …
Read More »“We’re in the medal-winning business!” TTOC president on Khalifa, Ato/Ahye spat and his Tokyo 2020 vision
“My objective is to get a gold medal. Whether people agree with me or not, I believe the TTOC is not the United Nations of nothing… The TTOC, by virtue of the sports we control, are in the medal-winning business. “Our role is, as far as possible, to create an …
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’ …
Read More »Gone in 60 seconds: Nathan Farinha ponders tough Commonwealth lesson, vows to emerge stronger
Ever since Nathan Farinha began running track at the age of eight, he’s dreamed of representing the “Red, White and Black” at a major global championship. His moment of personal glory came two weeks ago when, after 14 years of developing his craft, he joined the ‘big boys’—Marc Burns, Keston …
Read More »“She should’ve run relays!” Ahye’s ex-coach praises sprint star but criticises response to Ato’s barbs
If long-standing Concorde Athletic Club coach Ken Barton were still guiding Commonwealth Games 100m gold medal winner Michelle-Lee Ahye, she would have run in the 4x100m relay. And if he were in charge of the National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad and Tobago (NAAATT), the umbrella body would not …
Read More »Media Monitor: Go brave, Guardian Media; just keep right on maccoing Michelle-Lee
As a once respected media house, the Guardian may well believe maccoing to be its thing. But as a former journalism lecturer, I am very sure it isn’t mine. I am not, therefore, in the least interested in knowing who Michelle-Lee Ahye’s partner is. Or his or her sex. Or his or her gender. …
Read More »I Dream in gold! Wired868 reviews the good, bad and ugly of the 2018 Commonwealth Games
It started with a big splash and, arguably, ended with a wet blanket, as Team Trinidad and Tobago heard their national anthem played twice at a Commonwealth Games—for the first time since the 1966 edition in Kingston, Jamaica—but were left fretting at the two potential medals that got away in …
Read More »Goldmember: Jereem takes gold after ‘handsy pansy’ from British rival, ballsy Cleo eyes another final and Ahye takes a ‘Kunti’
Stay in yuh lane, hoss! England sprinter Zharnel Hughes’ flailing paw became the most controversial outstretched hand in the country since former Sport Minister Darryl Smith used then communication specialist Kate Balthazar’s “bam bam” for an arm’s rest. But even a hand to his face could not stop “The Dream”, …
Read More »Jereem fights back to earn 200m gold; Team TTO looks to relays
Sprinter Jereem Richards this morning earned a second sprint medal for Team Trinidad and Tobago in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, taking gold in the 200m final The gold medal moves T&T’s tally at the Games to three, two golds and a silver. Dylan Carter had already …
Read More »Goldmember: Ahye Ahye! “Tattooed Tearaway” makes T&T track history at Commonwealth Games
“Terrific ‘Tattooed Tearaway’ torments track to thrill Trinidad and Tobago!” Well, now that we have honoured sporting success in that timeless tradition of excessive alliteration, how about that Michelle-Lee Ahye, eh?! The red-haired sprinter ended a 20 year gold medal drought for the “Red, Black and White” this morning, as …
Read More »Goldmember: Ahye, Khalifa and Reyare chase history; Akeem putts on; and Live Wire on Carter’s ‘TV toss’ challenge
While much of Trinidad and Tobago’s workforce will be stuck in rush hour traffic tomorrow morning, the trio of Michelle-Lee Ahye, Khalifa St Fort and Reyare Thomas will be sprinting after destiny in the Carrara Stadium, as all three earned places at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games women’s 100 …
Read More »Goldmember: Carter leaves watermark, Insp Alexander punch-up and St Louis’ calling card
Twenty two year old swimmer Dylan Carter ensured that Trinidad and Tobago wasted little time in leaving their watermark on the 2018 Commonwealth Games, with a silver medal in the 50m butterfly event. In so doing, Carter became his country’s first ever Commonwealth Games medalist in the pool—a feat that …
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