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  30 Jun

Nero completes Caricom 10K hat-trick

Tonya Nero successfully defended her Caricom 10K women’s title, returning a time of 38 minutes, 36 seconds to place ninth overall in Sunday’s race in Antigua. See article …
Nero completes Caricom 10K hat-trick Nero completes Caricom 10K hat-trick
  30 Jun

Mayers clocks 50.04 in Jamaica

Emanuel Mayers clocked 50.04 seconds to finish second in heat one in the qualifying round of the men’s 400 metres hurdles, at the Jamaica National Championships, in Kingston, last Thursday. Roxroy Cato topped the field in 49.99. See article …
Mayers clocks 50.04 in Jamaica Mayers clocks 50.04 in Jamaica
  29 Jun

Thompson cautious of world ranking

Multiple Olympic medallist Richard Thompson says he will not allow the new national record and ultimate world number one world ranking he has attained to betray his overall objective to continue making T&T proud. See article …
Thompson cautious of world ranking
  28 Jun

Borel, Alexander to hunt more Commonwealth silverware

Cleopatra Borel and Ayanna Alexander, the only T&T female athletics representatives who won silverware four years ago, will lead a strong national line-up at to the 2014 Commonwealth Games, which takes place in Glasgow, Scotland, from July 23-August 3. See article …
Borel, Alexander to hunt more Commonwealth silverware
  27 Jun

Jehue, Walcott in Commonwealth 43-member squad

Reigning men’s 400 metres hurdles world champion Jehue Gordon, 2012 Olympic men’s javelin gold medallist Keshorn Walcott, and the fastest sprinters in the world this year, Richard ‘Torpedo’ Thompson and Michelle-Lee Ahye, are among 43 track and field athletes selected to represent Trinidad and Tobago at the July 23-August 3 Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow, Scotland. See article …
Jehue, Walcott in Commonwealth 43-member squad
  27 Jun

Bolt available for relays in Glasgow

Sprint superstar Usain Bolt has made himself available to run the relays at next month’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. See article …
Bolt available for relays in Glasgow Bolt available for relays in Glasgow
  26 Jun

CAC Team VIDEO

Also busy at training is the national CAC team. T&T will be sending 49 athletes to the 2014 edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games. See article …
CAC Team CAC Team
  26 Jun

MATERNAL VIBE - Part 13: Mother’s advice proves golden for Jehue

“Jehue, push yuh head.” Marcella Woods is not a track and field coach. Her advice, though, was crucial as her son, Jehue Gordon, battled to the line in the men’s 400 metres hurdles final, at the 2013 IAAF World Championships, in Moscow, Russia. See article …
MATERNAL VIBE - Part 13: Mother’s advice proves golden for Jehue MATERNAL VIBE - Part 13: Mother’s advice proves golden for Jehue
  26 Jun

Brown on the rebound

ON SATURDAY, at the 2014 NGC/Sagicor General-sponsored Senior/Open National Championship held at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo, fans of Trinidad and Tobago track and field were reminded that former World Junior record-holder, 2003 World Championship silver medallist and former national champion Darrel Brown still has gas in his tank. See article …
Brown on the rebound
  25 Jun

IAAF ranks Thompson, Ahye world’s fastest

Olympic medallist Richard Thompson and Michelle Lee-Ahye are now the fastest athletes in the world for 2014 in the men’s and women’s 100-metre events respectively. See article …
IAAF ranks Thompson, Ahye world’s fastest
  24 Jun

Simpson, ‘VCB’ to compete in Jamaica national trials

Top sprinters Sherone Simpson and Veronica Campbell-Brown are expected to be under close scrutiny when they compete in the Jamaica national trials this weekend. See article …
Simpson, ‘VCB’ to compete in Jamaica national trials Simpson, ‘VCB’ to compete in Jamaica national trials
  23 Jun

Track and field athletes impress T&T Olympic boss

Brian Lewis, president of the T&T Olympic Committee (TTOC), has described last weekend’s Sagicor/NGC Senior Open Track and Field Championships as a tremendous confidence boaster for this country’s participation at the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, from July 23-August 3. See article …
Track and field athletes impress T&T Olympic boss Track and field athletes impress T&T Olympic boss
  23 Jun

SPRINT DOUBLE - Ahye golden in women’s 200

Michelle-Lee Ahye completed the NGC/Sagicor National Open Track & Field Championship women’s sprint double, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, yesterday. See article …
SPRINT DOUBLE - Ahye golden in women’s 200 SPRINT DOUBLE - Ahye golden in women’s 200
  23 Jun

Gordon, Ahye, Borel shine at National Champs

La Londe Gordon came from behind on Sunday afternoon to edge Renny Quow on the line in the men’s 200m final and prevent the latter from achieving the double on the final day of the NGC/Sagicor Open Track and Field Championships at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port-of-Spain. See article …
Gordon, Ahye, Borel shine at National Champs Gordon, Ahye, Borel shine at National Champs
  22 Jun

Walcott out National Championship

TRINIDAD and Tobago’s Olympic Gold Medallist Keshorn Walcott will be missing when the much fancied javelin event at the Sagicor National Track and Field Championship takes place today at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo. See article …
Walcott out National Championship
  22 Jun

‘Torpedo’ Thompson sets new national record

RICHARD ‘Torpedo’ Thompson showed why he has been labeled a torpedo yesterday when he blazed his way to a new national record and gold medal in the Men’s 100 metre final at the Sagicor National Track and Field Championship at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo. See article …
‘Torpedo’ Thompson sets new national record ‘Torpedo’ Thompson sets new national record
  22 Jun

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Olympic medallist Deon Lendore is proud to have ended the United States National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championships with another gold medal to his treasure chest. See article …
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  21 Jun

2014 NGC/Sagicor Open Championships - LIVE UPDATES

Shakeil Waithe established a new personal record (PR) in the men’s javelin, the 2014 Carifta Games boys’ under-20 champion hurling the spear 72.75m. With Olympic champion Keshorn Walcott opting out of the meet, Waithe’s big throw was good enough for gold. Silver was seized by Cuban Osmani Laffita (68.30m). See article …
2014 NGC/Sagicor Open Championships - LIVE UPDATES 2014 NGC/Sagicor Open Championships - LIVE UPDATES
  20 Jun

Thompson breaks record

Rebirth’s Richard Thompson broke his own national men’s 100 metre record yesterday afternoon, stopping the clock in 9.82 seconds to win gold on day two of the NGC/Sagicor Open Track and Field Championships at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port-of-Spain, last night. See article …
` Thompson breaks record
  20 Jun

Solomon leads 400 qualifiers - NGC/Sagicor Open Championships

Jarrin Solomon led all qualifiers into today’s men’s 400 metres final with an impressive run on the opening day of the NGC/Sagicor Open Track & Field Championships, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, yesterday. See article …
Solomon leads 400 qualifiers - NGC/Sagicor Open Championships Solomon leads 400 qualifiers - NGC/Sagicor Open Championships
  20 Jun

STRIVING FOR NORMALCY - Part 12: Jehue copes with pro athlete/student demands

Jehue Gordon was on top of the world in August last year, his 47.69 seconds run at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia earning him the 400 metres hurdles world title. See article …
STRIVING FOR NORMALCY - Part 12: Jehue copes with pro athlete/student demands STRIVING FOR NORMALCY - Part 12: Jehue copes with pro athlete/student demands
  20 Jun

Johnson claims OWTU Butler 20K

KEVIN Johnson sprinted to victory in yesterday’s OWTU Butler Classic 20K Road Race in Fyzabad. See article …
Johnson claims OWTU Butler 20K
  20 Jun

Champ Bledman on show - NGC/Sagicor Open Championships

Keston Bledman will be at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain this evening to open the defence of his national sprint title. See article …
Champ Bledman on show - NGC/Sagicor Open Championships Champ Bledman on show - NGC/Sagicor Open Championships
  19 Jun

Forbes: Bolt 45th highest-paid athlete

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt was ranked number 45 on the 2014 edition of Forbes’s list of the 100 highest paid athletes. Bolt was ranked just ahead of NBA star Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers and behind NBA star Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks. See article …
Forbes: Bolt 45th highest-paid athlete
  19 Jun

Bledman goes after Thompson for 3rd national 100-metre gold

Off an impressive Diamond League bronze, double Olympic medallist Keston Bledman will line up to defend his 100m crown for the second time at the National Association of Athletic Administrations’ three-day NGC/Sagicor National Open Championships, which runs off today at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port-of-Spain, from 5.30pm. See article …
Bledman goes after Thompson for 3rd national 100-metre gold
  16 Jun

Presidents Classic VIDEO

Switching to track and field action. T&T's junior and senior athletes were on show this weekend in the N3 A's President's Classic at the Hasel Crawford Stadium. See article …
Presidents Classic Presidents Classic
  15 Jun

RELAY GOLD - NCAA 4x4 honours for Lendore, Roudette

Trinidad and Tobago quartermilers, Deon Lendore and Carlyle Roudette teamed up with American Aldrich Bailey and Grenadian Bralon Taplin for gold in the men’s 4x400 metres relay, on the final day of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Outdoor Track & Field Championships, in Eugene, Oregon, USA, on Saturday. See article …
RELAY GOLD - NCAA 4x4 honours for Lendore, Roudette RELAY GOLD - NCAA 4x4 honours for Lendore, Roudette
  15 Jun

Lendore strikes NCAA gold

T&T Olympian Deon Lendore, a junior at Texas A&M brought glory yet again for his school when he captured a gold medal in the 400m event at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, in Eugene, Oregon, USA, on Friday. See article …
Lendore strikes NCAA gold Lendore strikes NCAA gold
  20 Jun

Gordon finishes 7th in New York

WORLD CHAMPION Jehue Gordon was seventh in the men 400-metre hurdles in 49.81 seconds while Keston Bledman placed third in 10.23 in the BMW men 100m at Adidas Grand Prix in New York. See article …
Gordon finishes 7th in New York
  15 Jun

Borel, Bledman Diamond League bronze

T&T's Keston Bledman claimed bronze yesterday in a Caribbean-dominated 100m final at the IAAF Diamond League, in New York, USA, finishing in 10.23 seconds. See article …
Borel, Bledman Diamond League bronze
  14 Jun

World juniors team announced

Just over two weeks following the Central America and Caribbean (CAC) Junior Championships conclude in Guatemala, 20 of T&T’s elite junior athletes, led by world No 1-ranked 400m runner Machel Cedenio, will make their way to Eugene, Oregon, USA, to challenge the 15th edition of the IAAF World Junior Championship, which runs from July 22-27. See article …
World juniors team announced
  14 Jun

Sorrillo, Thomas win at President’s Classic

Rondell Sorrillo took the 100 metres sprint at the 2014 President’s Classic yesterday at Hasely Crawford Stadium, clocking 10.47 seconds to cruise to victory in the marquee event. See article …
Sorrillo, Thomas win at President’s Classic Sorrillo, Thomas win at President’s Classic
  14 Jun

LENDORE STRIKES NCAA GOLD - Bronze for Borel at Diamond League meet

Deon Lendore completed an impressive double at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Outdoor Track & Field Championships, in Eugene, Oregon, USA, late on Friday. See article …
LENDORE STRIKES NCAA GOLD - Bronze for Borel at Diamond League meet LENDORE STRIKES NCAA GOLD - Bronze for Borel at Diamond League meet
  14 Jun

Davis defends NCAA title

Trinidad and Tobago's Wayne Davis II will be in lane five for the defence of his National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Outdoor Track & Field Championship men's 110 metres hurdles title, in Eugene, Oregon, USA, this evening (T&T time). See article …
Davis defends NCAA title Davis defends NCAA title
  13 Jun

Lucas on show at President’s Classic

Josanne Lucas is among the athletes expected to be on show at today’s President’s Classic, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. See article …
Lucas on show at President’s Classic
  12 Jun

Thompson wins in Oslo to extend streak

OSLO—Trinidadian Richard Thompson won his third straight 100 metres race but his first of the Diamond League series, when he brushed aside a light field at the Bislett Games in Norway, yesterday. See article …
Thompson wins in Oslo to extend streak Thompson wins in Oslo to extend streak
  12 Jun

THOMPSON GOLDEN

Richard “Torpedo” Thompson continued his fine run of form, striking gold yesterday at the Bislett Games IAAF Diamond League meet, in Oslo, Norway. See article …
THOMPSON GOLDEN THOMPSON GOLDEN
  12 Jun

Lendore, Bellille into NCAA finals

Deon Lendore has been drawn in lane four for today’s men’s 400 metres final, at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Outdoor Track & Field Championships, in Eugene, Oregon, USA. See article …
Lendore, Bellille into NCAA finals
  12 Jun

Cedenio in CAC Juniors 49

Reigning Carifta Games boys’ under-20 400 metres champion Machel Cedenio heads a list of 49 athletes selected to represent Trinidad and Tobago at the July 4-6 Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Junior Championships, in Morelia, Mexico. See article …
Cedenio in CAC Juniors 49
  10 Jun

Lendore bids for NCAA gold

Deon Lendore will try to turn silver into gold at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Outdoor Track & Field Championships, in Eugene, Oregon, USA, this week. See article …
Lendore bids for NCAA gold Lendore bids for NCAA gold
  10 Jun

Lebron shines at Juvenile Champs

Having a famous name can sometimes be a burden, the expectation of success weighing heavily on the shoulders. See article …
Lebron shines at Juvenile Champs
  09 Jun

Sorrillo wins in Florida

Trinidad and Tobago’s Rondel Sorrillo produced a fast 20.22 seconds run to grab gold in the men’s 200 metres, at the Star Athletics Sprint Meet in Clermont, Florida, USA, on Saturday. See article …
Sorrillo wins in Florida
  08 Jun

Johnson, Nero take 5K honours

Guyanese runner Kelvyn Johnson and top Trinidad and Tobago female road athlete Tonya Nero copped the top prizes of $1,000 in the 2014 Sugar to Energy 5K (kilometres) at Gilbert Park, California, yesterday. See article …
Johnson, Nero take 5K honours Johnson, Nero take 5K honours
  08 Jun

Inside the XX Commonwealth Games: T&T seeks to boost medal haul

Athletes chosen to represent this country at this year’s XX Commonwealth Games taking place in Glasgow, Scotland, from July 23-August 3, are better equipped to deliver medal winning performances. See article …
Inside the XX Commonwealth Games: T&T seeks to boost medal haul
  07 Jun

Frederick scores impressive ‘Juvenile’ double

Timothy Frederick scored an impressive double on the opening day of the NGC/NAAA Juvenile Championships, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, yesterday. See article …
Frederick scores impressive ‘Juvenile’ double
  05 Jun

Hail the King - Part 10: Jehue pays tribute to former school coach

Albert King is an unsung hero in the Jehue Gordon success story. A teacher at Belmont Boys’ Secondary, it was King who first introduced Gordon to hurdling. As they say, the rest is history. See article …
Hail the King - Part 10: Jehue pays tribute to former school coach Hail the King - Part 10: Jehue pays tribute to former school coach
  04 Jun

Landeau betters best in Belgium

Nicholas Landeau produced a new personal best in finishing second in a men ’s 800 metres race at the IFAM Outdoor meet, in Oordegem, Belgium, on Saturday. See article …
Landeau betters best in Belgium
  04 Jun

Bledman needs his funding

With the NGC/Sagicor Open Championships less than three weeks away, reigning sprint champion Keston Bledman is still without elite funding for the 2014 season. See article …
Bledman needs his funding Bledman needs his funding
  02 Jun

Farinha, Denoon double up at Junior Champs

Abilene Wildcats’ Jonathan Farinha completed the sprint double at the National Association of Athletics Administration (NAAA) Junior Championships when he romped to victory in the boys’under-20 200 metres final at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, yesterday. See article …
Farinha, Denoon double up at Junior Champs Farinha, Denoon double up at Junior Champs
  01 Jun

Walcott, Lalonde struggle at Diamond League

T&T Olympians Keshorn Walcott and Lalonde Gordon both struggled in their respective disciplines when the IAAF Diamond League continued in Eugene, Oregon, yesterday. See article …
Walcott, Lalonde struggle at Diamond League
  01 Jun

Davis to defend NCAA title - McShine qualifies for Commonwealth Games

Texas A&M University student Wayne Davis II clocked a personal best 13.20 seconds to finish first in heat one and second overall in the men’s 110 metres hurdles, at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) West Preliminary meet, in Arkansas, USA, on Saturday night. See article …
Davis to defend NCAA title - McShine qualifies for Commonwealth Games
         
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