Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) president Brian Lewis and former National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad and Tobago (NAAATT) president Ephraim Serrette this morning expressed shock and anguish at the untimely passing of 29-year-old track star Deon Lendore. Lendore, a three-time Olympian who won bronze in the 4 …
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 »Bertrand: T&T must tackle incompetence and indifference and press TTOC and NAAA into action
“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 »TTOC: Dr Ian Hypolite did not duck chef de mission duties for ESPN gig
The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC), which is headed by president Brian Lewis, has denied suggestions that Dr Ian Hypolite abdicated or delegated his duties as chef de mission during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, despite his numbers sessions on air as an analyst with ESPN. Hypolite, according to …
Read More »Raucous in Rio: Black Friday for T&T sport fans as Mr Live Wire looks to Jesus
Oh gorm allyuh… I can’t take the pain no more. If Jesus is a Trini, then he must be wearing a “Team Thema” jersey yes! For the first time in 24 years, Trinidad and Tobago is facing up the possibility of leaving an Olympics Games without a medal to show. …
Read More »Is T&T 400m sprinter Machel Cedenio too young to soca at the Rio Olympics?
Columnist Earl Best shares a suggestion which, he feels, might bring the T&T men’s 4x400m relay team closer to gold in Rio next year: I run my mouth often and I sometimes jump to conclusions. And although, under a PP government, that might well be deemed qualification enough for a …
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