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TTOC getting ready for Commonwealth Games

THE COUNTDOWN is on, as there are 100 days to go for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, and the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC), which also acts as the Trinidad and Tobago Commonwealth Games Association (TTCGA), is in full preparation mode.

With a delegation expected to number over 200, Chef de Mission Dr Ian Hypolite and the TTOC are hard at work to ensure that every detail is covered.

The TTOC is planning a pre-Games training camp in Scotland, with all efforts being focused on the logistics, as well as making sure that all athletes, coaches, managers and medical staff are accredited.

In addition, the TTOC is overseeing its fitness criteria with the help of the Sport Company of Trinidad and Tobago (SPORTT) High Performance Unit.

The final fitness test is scheduled for May 17 and participants in team sports have a compulsory fitness standard to meet.

The team sports qualified for Glasgow are netball, rugby sevens and hockey (both men and women).

The Games are carded from July 23-August 3, and it is attracting a lot of attention as a number of the world’s best athletes will be in attendance.

Trinidad and Tobago’s best ever Commonwealth Games medal haul is nine, at the 1966 edition in Kingston, Jamaica.

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