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Warren finishes 11th in women's shot put

Warren finishes 11th in women's shot put

31.07.2021

PORTIOUS Warren's dream run at the Tokyo Olympics ended on Saturday when she placed 11th in the women's shot put Read More See Article

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TTOC denied hearing to appeal Ahye's 100m final omission

TTOC denied hearing to appeal Ahye's 100m final omission

31.07.2021

PRESIDENT of the TT Olympic Committee Brian Lewis is upset over the omission of sprinter Michelle Lee Ahye from the Olympic women's 100-metre final on Saturday in Tokyo Read More See Article

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T&T's Warren goes after Shot Put Olympic medal

T&T's Warren goes after Shot Put Olympic medal

31.07.2021

Field athlete Portious Warren will be T&T's first finalist at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games when she goes after a medal in the 12-women's Shot Put final at the Olympic Stadium Read More See Article

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T&T's protest fails to get Ahye in 100m final

T&T's protest fails to get Ahye in 100m final

31.07.2021

"There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest" - Elie Wiesel Read More See Article

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Thompson-Herah repeats as 100m champion in record-time

Thompson-Herah repeats as 100m champion in record-time

31.07.2021

TOKYO - Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah smashed a 33-year-old Olympic record as she streaked to victory in the women's 100 metres final, to successfully defend her crown at the Tokyo Olympics Read More See Article

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Thompson-Herah leads Jamaica sweep, retains Olympic 100m crown

Thompson-Herah leads Jamaica sweep, retains Olympic 100m crown

31.07.2021

JAMAICA swept the women's 100-metre final for the second time in their history On this occasion it was Elaine Thompson-Herah who was a class above the rest as she retained her Olympic crown in a new Games record of 10.61 seconds Read More See Article

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Thompson-Herah, Fraser-Pryce eye Olympic gold after cruising into semis

Thompson-Herah, Fraser-Pryce eye Olympic gold after cruising into semis

31.07.2021

TOKYO, Japan - Superstar sprinters Elaine Thompson-Herah and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce stormed into Saturday's women's 100 metres semi-finals while Dominica's emerging triple jump star Thea Lafond also shone Read More See Article

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Semis agony for Ahye

Semis agony for Ahye

31.07.2021

Michelle-Lee Ahye came agonisingly close to facing the starter in an Olympic Games Women's 100 metres final for the second time in her career when she clocked 11 seconds flat in the semi-final round at the Olympic Stadium here in Tokyo Read More See Article

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Men's 400m trio, Gittens to make Olympic entry tonight

Men's 400m trio, Gittens to make Olympic entry tonight

31.07.2021

THE TT trio of Machel Cedenio, Deon Lendore and Dwight St Hillaire will turn up in round one of the men's 400-metre heats and Tyra Gittens in the women's long jump at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, on Saturday night (TT time) Read More See Article

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Jamaica sweep!

Jamaica sweep!

Thompson-Herah keeps 100 title with record run

31.07.2021

Amazing Incredible Greatest Read More See Article

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Gittens soars to long jump final

Gittens soars to long jump final

Lendore, Cedenio, St Hillaire in 400m semis

31.07.2021

Trinidad and Tobago's (TTO) Tyra Gittens advanced to the final of the women's long jump at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan Read More See Article

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Gittens leaps into women's long jump final

Gittens leaps into women's long jump final

31.07.2021

TRINIDAD AND Tobago's Tyra Gittens survived a nervy start to seal an impressive entry into the women's long jump final at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday night (TT time) Read More See Article

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Ahye misses out on women's 100m final

Ahye misses out on women's 100m final

31.07.2021

MICHELLE-LEE Ahye missed out on a place in the women's 100-metre final by the narrowest of margins at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, on Saturday morning (TT time) Read More See Article

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Warren throws personal best to qualify for shot put final

Warren throws personal best to qualify for shot put final

30.07.2021

PORTIOUS Warren of Trinidad and Tobago pulled off her best throw ever to qualify for the women's shot put final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Read More See Article

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Nigerian sprinter Okagbare out Olympics after failed doping test

Nigerian sprinter Okagbare out Olympics after failed doping test

30.07.2021

NIGERIAN SPRINTER Blessing Okagbare has been ruled out of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan after failing a drug test, the first track and field doping case of the Games, officials said Saturday (Friday evening TT time) Read More See Article

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Covid19 in camp: Two Trinidad and Tobago athletes, official test positive

Covid19 in camp: Two Trinidad and Tobago athletes, official test positive

30.07.2021

TWO Trinidad and Tobago athletes and one official have tested positive for covid19 at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan Read More See Article

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Ahye books Olympic 100m semifinal spot, Baptiste eliminated

Ahye books Olympic 100m semifinal spot, Baptiste eliminated

30.07.2021

Trinidad and Tobago sprinter Michelle-Lee Ahye advanced to Saturday's women's 100m semi-finals after winning her heat at the Olympic Stadium on Friday morning Read More See Article

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2 T&T athletes, coach test positive for COVID-19

2 T&T athletes, coach test positive for COVID-19

30.07.2021

Hurdler Sparkle McKnight and long jumper Andwuelle Wright are among three persons from the T&T contingent that has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Olympic Games in Tokyo Read More See Article

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Trinidad and Tobago shot putter Portious Warren makes Olympic debut on Friday

Trinidad and Tobago shot putter Portious Warren makes Olympic debut on Friday

29.07.2021

TRINIDAD AND Tobago field athlete Portious Warren makes her Olympic debut in the women's shot put qualification round at 625 am on Friday Read More See Article

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Ahye wins 100m heat, qualifies for semis

Ahye wins 100m heat, qualifies for semis

29.07.2021

T&T female 100 metre sprinter Michelle-Lee Ahye has won her heat and has qualified for the semi-final of the event at the Tokyo Olympics Read More See Article

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TRACK TIME

TRACK TIME

Ahye, Baptiste bolt into action

28.07.2021

Michelle-Lee Ahye and Kelly-Ann Baptiste bolt into action tonight, Trinidad and Tobago time, at the Olympic Stadium here in Tokyo, Japan Read More See Article

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Richard 'Torpedo' Thompson set to retire at year's end

Richard 'Torpedo' Thompson set to retire at year's end

28.07.2021

THREE-time Olympic medallist Richard "Torpedo" Thompson will retire from pro sprinting at the end of this year Read More See Article

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Fraser-Pryce repeats

Fraser-Pryce repeats

Jamaican sprint icon to star at opening

23.07.2021

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is among the standout Caribbean athletes expected to do flag-bearing duties at the Olympic Stadium here in Tokyo, Japan, today Read More See Article

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2020 Tokyo Games officially under way

2020 Tokyo Games officially under way

23.07.2021

AFTER a delay by a year due to the covid19 pandemic, the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan officially got going on Friday morning with a four-hour-long opening ceremony ... Read More See Article

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WOMAN IS BOSS

WOMAN IS BOSS

Five-star Baptiste to carry T&T flag

22.07.2021

Five-time Olympian Kelly-Ann Baptiste will have the perfect start to Tokyo 2020 when she carries the "Red, White and Black" during the Parade of Nations at today's opening ceremony, at the Olympic Stadium here in Japan Read More See Article

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Mind Over Matter: The Olympian mindset

Mind Over Matter: The Olympian mindset

22.07.2021

THE Olympic Games are a momentous occasion that usually takes place once every four years and is oftentimes defined as the pinnacle of any athlete's career Read More See Article

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Kelly-Ann Baptiste named Trinidad and Tobago flag bearer for Olympics opening

Kelly-Ann Baptiste named Trinidad and Tobago flag bearer for Olympics opening

22.07.2021

Trinidad and Tobago's most capped Olympian Kelly-Ann Baptiste will carry the nation's flag at the Olympic Games opening ceremony parade of nations on Friday Read More See Article

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Baptiste T&T's flagbearer at Tokyo Olympics

Baptiste T&T's flagbearer at Tokyo Olympics

22.07.2021

Sprinter Kelly-Ann Baptiste will carry T&T's flag at today's opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Tokyo Read More See Article

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Preparing for competition at higher heights

Preparing for competition at higher heights

18.07.2021

For most countries in the English-speaking Caribbean, sport training is done at sea level or a few hundred feet above sea level Read More See Article

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Bolt, Boldon not optimistic about Jamaican sprint hopes

Bolt, Boldon not optimistic about Jamaican sprint hopes

17.07.2021

Usain Bolt is disappointed with how Jamaican men's sprinting has developed since he retired and predicts his compatriots will find it tough in Tokyo after his glorious domination of the last three Olympics Read More See Article

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Ahye wins in France

Ahye wins in France

16.07.2021

Michelle-Lee Ahye struck gold in the women's 100 metres dash at the Meeting International de Sotteville, in France, yesterday The Trinidad and Tobago track star stopped the clock at 11.25 seconds Read More See Article

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Walcott bags 'Diamond' bronze

Walcott bags 'Diamond' bronze

15.07.2021

Keshorn Walcott produced the second best throw of the men's javelin competition, but had to settle for bronze at the British Muller Grand Prix Wanda Diamond League meet in chilly Gateshead, England Read More See Article

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Walcott bags bronze ahead of Olympic break

Walcott bags bronze ahead of Olympic break

13.07.2021

T&T's Keshorn Walcott led through five rounds with 8281 metres in the men's javelin event at the final Diamond League meet, before the break for the Tokyo Olympic Games, in Gateshead, London Read More See Article

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Trinidad and Tobago's Olympic focus turns to sprinters Ahye and Baptiste

Trinidad and Tobago's Olympic focus turns to sprinters Ahye and Baptiste

13.07.2021

TT's chances of earning a track and field 100-metre medal at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games will lie on the shoulders of Michelle-Lee Ahye and five-time Olympian Kelly-Ann Baptiste ... Read More See Article

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TTO to Tokyo: Kion Benjamin 'controls the excitement' as Olympic debut draws closer
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TTO to Tokyo: Jonathan Farinha's Olympic dream now a reality
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Keshorn earns another javelin medal in Olympic prep

Keshorn earns another javelin medal in Olympic prep

13.07.2021

KESHORN Walcott continues to show his mettle ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as he bagged bronze in the men's javelin when the 2021 Wanda Diamond League continued in Gateshead Read More See Article

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Campbell, Wright push T&T to 7 NACAC medals

Campbell, Wright push T&T to 7 NACAC medals

13.07.2021

The pair of Clement Campbell and Iantha Wright both medal for T&T on the final day of the three-day NACAC Under-18, Under-20 and Under-23 Championships at the Estadio Nacional in San Jose Read More See Article

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More NACAC medals

More NACAC medals

Campbell, Wright on podium for 7th-placed T&T

12.07.2021

Clement Campbell Jr and Iantha Wright added to the Trinidad and Tobago medal tally on the third and final day of the NACAC Under-18, Under-20 and Under-23 Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica, yesterday Read More See Article

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TTO to Tokyo: Tobago boy Hislop selected on new-look men's 4x100m relay
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Horsford, Serville claim NACAC gold

Horsford, Serville claim NACAC gold

11.07.2021

Young T&T javelin thrower Tyriq Horsford and 400 metres sprinter Rae-Anne Serville claimed gold medals on Saturday as day two of the NACAC Under-18, 20 and Under-23 Championships continued at the Estadio Nacional in San Jose Read More See Article

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Clement Campbell, Iantha Wright earn NACAC medals on final day

Clement Campbell, Iantha Wright earn NACAC medals on final day

11.07.2021

CLEMENT Campbell leaped to a silver medal for TT in the men's Under-23 long jump at the NACAC Under-18, Under-20 and Under-23 Championships at the Estadio Nacional in San Jose, Costa Rica Read More See Article

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Cedenio snatches Atlanta silver

Cedenio snatches Atlanta silver

11.07.2021

Machel Cedenio snatched men's 400 metres silver at the American Track League meet in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, on Friday Read More See Article

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NACAC GOLD!

NACAC GOLD!

Serville, Horsford win in Costa Rica

10.07.2021

Rae-Anne Serville and Tyriq Horsford were golden for Trinidad and Tobago on day two of the NACAC Under-18, Under-20 and Under-23 Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica, yesterday Read More See Article

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Trinidad and Tobago capture three medals on Day 1 of NACAC Under-23 Championships

Trinidad and Tobago capture three medals on Day 1 of NACAC Under-23 Championships

09.07.2021

TT captured three medals on the opening day of the NACAC Under-18, Under-20 and Under-23 Championships at National Stadium in San Jose Read More See Article

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Bertrand, Benjamin on NACAC podium

Bertrand, Benjamin on NACAC podium

09.07.2021

Leah Bertrand and Kion Benjamin produced podium finishes on the opening day of the NACAC Under-18, Under-20 and Under-23 Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica, yesterday Read More See Article

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3 medals for T&T on first day of NACAC Champs

3 medals for T&T on first day of NACAC Champs

09.07.2021

T&T's Leah Bertrand and Kion Benjamin sprinted to silver Read More See Article

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Richardson left off USA 4x100m relay team for Tokyo Olympics

Richardson left off USA 4x100m relay team for Tokyo Olympics

08.07.2021

American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson will miss the Tokyo Olympics after she was not selected for the USA's 4x100m relay team following her one-month ban for testing positive for cannabis The 21-year-old won the 100m at the US Olympic trials in June ... Read More See Article

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Local Olympic officials start heading for Tokyo on Saturday

Local Olympic officials start heading for Tokyo on Saturday

08.07.2021

LOCALLY-BASED officials of Trinidad and Tobago's Olympic delegation begin departing for Tokyo, Japan on Saturday Read More See Article

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Benjamin leads T&T NACAC team

Benjamin leads T&T NACAC team

08.07.2021

Olympic-bound Kion Benjamin will be among nine T&T athletes who will compete at the NACAC Under-18, U-20,U-23 Championships which starts tomorrow (on Friday) and runs until Sunday in Costa Rica Read More See Article

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Benjamin leads T&T into battle

Benjamin leads T&T into battle

Horsford, Serville also on NACAC team

08.07.2021

Kion Benjamin will lead the Trinidad and Tobago troops into battle at the NACAC Under-18, Under-20 and Under-23 Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica The meet starts tomorrow (Friday) and concludes on Sunday Read More See Article

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T&TOC confirms Selvon, Farinha and Warren for Tokyo

T&TOC confirms Selvon, Farinha and Warren for Tokyo

07.07.2021

Sprinters Kai Selvon and Jonathan Farinha and field athlete Portious Warren were yesterday confirmed as the latest additions to the T&T team for the Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan Read More See Article

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Kion Benjamin, Tyriq Horsford lead Trinidad and Tobago team to NACAC Champs

Kion Benjamin, Tyriq Horsford lead Trinidad and Tobago team to NACAC Champs

07.07.2021

OLYMPIC-BOUND TT athlete Kion Benjamin and Tyriq Horsford will lead a 12-member contingent to the NACAC Under-18, Under-20 and Under-23 Championships in Costa Rica Read More See Article

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Kelly-Ann Baptiste joins George Bovell III as most capped Trinidad and Tobago Olympian

Kelly-Ann Baptiste joins George Bovell III as most capped Trinidad and Tobago Olympian

07.07.2021

WOMEN'S track and field sprinter Kelly-Ann Baptiste will join legendary swimmer George Bovell III as the most capped TT Olympian, as she is set to make her fifth appearance at the 2020 Tokyo Games Read More See Article

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Jereem 4th in Hungary

Jereem 4th in Hungary

07.07.2021

Jereem "The Dream" Richards clocked a season's best 2013 seconds to secure fourth spot in the men's 200 metres event at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial meet in Szekesfehervar, Hungary Read More See Article

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NAAATT seeks TTOC approval to expand Olympic team

NAAATT seeks TTOC approval to expand Olympic team

05.07.2021

Field athlete Portious Warren may be one of three late additions to the T&T team, for the delayed Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan Read More See Article

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Two-time Olympic medallist Keshorn Walcott leads Trinidad and Tobago contingent to Tokyo Games

Two-time Olympic medallist Keshorn Walcott leads Trinidad and Tobago contingent to Tokyo Games

04.07.2021

A 57-member contingent will represent TT at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics from July 23-August 8 Read More See Article

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NAAA president George Commissiong not fazed by absence of men's 100m entrants at Olympics

NAAA president George Commissiong not fazed by absence of men's 100m entrants at Olympics

04.07.2021

TRINIDAD AND Tobago's inability to secure qualification for the men's 100-metre event at the Tokyo Games should give the men's 4x100m relay team a chance to place all efforts on mastering their performance for the one-lap event Read More See Article

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Lendore sizzles in Stockholm

Lendore sizzles in Stockholm

Diamond League silver for T&T quartermiler

04.07.2021

Deon Lendore produced his fastest run in more than six years to seize men's 400 metres silver at the Bauhaus-Galan Wanda Diamond League meet in Stockholm, Sweden, yesterday Read More See Article

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Lendore cops 400m silver in Stockholm Diamond League

Lendore cops 400m silver in Stockholm Diamond League

04.07.2021

T&T's Deon Lendore lead up to the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan has been progressing well with a second place finish in the men's 400 metres at the Stockholm Diamond League meet in Sweden Read More See Article

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Deon Lendore bags 400m silver at Diamond League meet

Deon Lendore bags 400m silver at Diamond League meet

04.07.2021

TRINIDAD AND Tobago's Olympic-bound runner Deon Lendore captured silver in the men's 400-metre race at the Wanda Diamond League meet in Stockholm Read More See Article

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Walcott leads Tokyo charge

Walcott leads Tokyo charge

30 named for Team TTO Olympic duty

03.07.2021

Keshorn Walcott will lead the charge for Trinidad and Tobago at the July 23-August 8 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan ... Read More See Article

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Walcott to lead 30 athletes to Tokyo

Walcott to lead 30 athletes to Tokyo

03.07.2021

Javelin thrower Keshorn Walcott will lead a 30-member T&T team at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan which is set to unfold from July 23 to August 8 Read More See Article

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Pain for athletes: Sports stuck on back burner

Pain for athletes: Sports stuck on back burner

03.07.2021

SIXTEEN months since the onset of covid19 in TT, sport remains firmly on the back burner of priorities Read More See Article

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NAAA to submit official Olympic track and field team to TTOC on Friday

NAAA to submit official Olympic track and field team to TTOC on Friday

01.07.2021

NAAATT will submit its final list of Olympic-bound track and field athletes to the TT Olympic Committee on Friday Read More See Article

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Express FB Video - Janae De Gannes

Express FB Video - Janae De Gannes

01.07.2021

Janae De Gannes is a delightful young lady from Petit Valley who loves to laugh at everything But don't be fooled by her pleasant demeanour Janae is a fierce competitor ... Read More See Article

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Ahye wins WACT 100m sprint in Poland

Ahye wins WACT 100m sprint in Poland

01.07.2021

T&T's Michelle-Lee Ahye was a comfortable winner in the women's 100 metres at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold series which continued on Wednesday with the Irena Szewinska Memorial in Bydgoszcz, Poland Read More See Article

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Ahye golden in Poland

Ahye golden in Poland

01.07.2021

Michelle-Lee Ahye produced a golden run at the Irena Szewinska Memorial meet in Bydgoszcz, Poland Read More See Article

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