The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) has added three athletes to its initial contingent for the Tokyo Olympic Games, after ‘a late request for amendment’ by National Association of Athletic Administrators of Trinidad and Tobago (NAAATT) acting president George Commissiong. A release by Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) …
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Returning Olympic medalists Keshorn Walcott, Richard ‘Torpedo’ Thompson, Machel Cedenio and Deon Lendore are among 30 athletes who will represent Trinidad and Tobago at the Tokyo Olympic Games, which runs from 23 July to 8 August 2021. The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC), headed by president Brian Lewis, confirmed …
Read More »Thompson: Why ask ‘will the Tokyo Olympics go on’? Isn’t the question ‘should it’?
The debate is over. In an official communiqué in mid-June, G7 leaders reiterated: ‘our support for the holding of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 in a safe and secure manner as a symbol of global unity in overcoming Covid-19’. Already, IOC vice-president John Coates, responding to a question …
Read More »Rio review: Thompson, Jehue, Cleopatra and Callender share the real Olympics story
“There needs to be an overhaul of what exists because let’s be real: Obviously it is not working…” Emmanuel Callender, sprinter. “Apparently the bench mark for a good performance is strictly a Gold medal and everything else is a let down or failure—ridiculous in my opinion…” Richard Thompson, sprinter. “Until …
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