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  31 Jul

Lucas in 100 hurdles final

Josanne Lucas will face the starter in lane eight in today’s Commonwealth Games women’s 100 metres hurdles final. See article …
Lucas in 100 hurdles final Lucas in 100 hurdles final
  31 Jul

Jehue gets the job done

Jehue Gordon knows how to get the job done. He came with a plan, executed it well enough to emerge with the silver medal in the Men’s 400 metres hurdles final at the Commonwealth Games here in Glasgow, Scotland, yesterday. See article …
Jehue gets the job done Jehue gets the job done
  31 Jul

Miserable weather, who cares?

For the entire stay so far in Glasgow for these Commonwealth Games, the weather personnel have been on the button, unlike some of our weathermen at home. See article …
Miserable weather, who cares? Miserable weather, who cares?
  31 Jul

Vote Lendore for Bowerman Trophy

T&T’s Deon Lendore, now one of the most recognisable faces in American collegiate track and field following an illustrious 2014 NCAA indoor and outdoor 400m double, needs one thing to top his season off—the Bowerman Award. See article …
Vote Lendore for Bowerman Trophy Vote Lendore for Bowerman Trophy
  31 Jul

NAAA hails medal-winners

The National Association of Athletics Administration (NAAA) yesterday congratulated athletes Ayana Alexander, Lalonde Gordon, Cleopatra Borel and Jehue Gordon on their medal-winning performances at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow Scotland. See article …
NAAA hails medal-winners
  30 Jul

Jehue bids for gold

Jehue Gordon will bid for gold in today’s Commonwealth Games men’s 400 metres hurdles final, at Hampden Park here in Glasgow, Scotland. See article …
Jehue bids for gold Jehue bids for gold
  30 Jul

Alexander leaps to bronze

Ayanna Alexander leaped onto the podium in Glasgow, Scotland yesterday, to lift T&T’s first precious metal of the Commonwealth Games, a bronze medal in the women’s triple jump on a cold night at the Hampden Park Stadium. See article …
Alexander leaps to bronze Alexander leaps to bronze
  30 Jul

DOUBLE STRIKE - Medals for Borel, Gordon

Cleopatra Borel and Lalonde Gordon added to Trinidad and Tobago’s Commonwealth Games medal account, at Hampden Park, here in Glasgow, Scotland, yesterday. See article …
DOUBLE STRIKE - Medals for Borel, Gordon DOUBLE STRIKE - Medals for Borel, Gordon
  30 Jul

Borel, Gordon light up T&T camp with medals

The cold Scottish air could not cool down Cleopatra Borel and Lalonde Gordon as the duo went on to nab two more medals to make it three for T&T at the Commonwealth Games, yesterday. See article …
Borel, Gordon light up T&T camp with medals Borel, Gordon light up T&T camp with medals
  30 Jul

Improved T&T takes second at CUT Games

Jaydon Bartholomew, Caliyah Wallace, and Tyrik Horsford were awarded for their dominance in their respective age divisions when T&T moved up to an improved second-place finish at the recently concluded Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) 15th biennial Championships, See article …
Improved T&T takes second at CUT Games Improved T&T takes second at CUT Games
  30 Jul

Kenyan to bid for 5th UWI Half-Marathon crown

Kenyan George Towett will attempt to win his fourth straight consecutive title and his fifth overall when the 2014 University of The West Indies Sports and Physical Education Centre (UWI SPEC) International Half-Marathon comes off October 26 from 5.30 a.m. See article …
Kenyan to bid for 5th UWI Half-Marathon crown
  29 Jul

ALEXANDER JOINS THE CLUB Another Commonwealth medal for T&T jumper

Ayanna Alexander has joined the club—Trinidad and Tobago’s Commonwealth Games multiple-medallist club. See article …
ALEXANDER JOINS THE CLUB - Another Commonwealth medal for T&T jumper ALEXANDER JOINS THE CLUB - Another Commonwealth medal for T&T jumper
  29 Jul

TT sprinters bow out; Bovell III in 50 free final

It was another disappointing day for TT on day five of the Commonwealth Games currently being held in Glasgow, Scotland. See article …
TT sprinters bow out; Bovell III in 50 free final TT sprinters bow out; Bovell III in 50 free final
  28 Jul

Alexander, Bovell bid for precious metal

Ayanna Alexander looks a genuine medal contender in today’s Commonwealth Games women’s triple jump final, at Hampden Park, here in Glasgow, Scotland. The Trinidad and Tobago athlete earned silver in the event at the 2010 Games in India, and would be keen to make another trip to the podium. See article …
Alexander, Bovell bid for precious metal Alexander, Bovell bid for precious metal
  28 Jul

Waithe in javelin final Junior 4x100 women 4th

SHAKEIL WAITHE was into last night’s javelin final, while 4 x 400m men’s team was eliminated after a fifth-place finish in their heat at the 2014 IAAF Junior World Championship in Eugene, Oregon, USA. See article …
Waithe in javelin final Junior 4x100 women 4th
  27 Jul

SPRINT RELAY BRONZE Commonwealth 2014 LIVE UPDATES

T&T secured bronze in the men's 4x100 metres relay to finish Commonwealth 2014 with eight medals - three silver and five bronze. Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, Rondel Sorrillo and Richard "Torpedo" Thompson combined for a 38.10 seconds clocking. See article …
SPRINT RELAY BRONZE Commonwealth 2014 LIVE UPDATES SPRINT RELAY BRONZE Commonwealth 2014 LIVE UPDATES
  27 Jul

Cedenio saves face for T&T at Junior Champs

Shakeil Waithe, T&T’s last athlete with a chance to improve this country’s medal count at the IAAF World Junior Championship in Athletics, placed fifth in the men’s javelin final on the closing day of competition in Eugene, Oregon, yesterday. See article …
Cedenio saves face for T&T at Junior Champs Cedenio saves face for T&T at Junior Champs
  27 Jul

T&T’s Wallace, Horsford dominant at CUT Games

Trinidad and Tobago’s Caliyah Wallace was named Victrix Ludorum at the 15th Biennial Caribbean Union of Teachers (C.U.T.) Student Track and Field Championships, which ran from 25-26 July, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain. See article …
T&T’s Wallace, Horsford dominant at CUT Games T&T’s Wallace, Horsford dominant at CUT Games
  27 Jul

Bledman, Thompson chase medals Injury stops Ahye

Keston Bledman and Richard “Torpedo” Thompson are confident of earning precious metal in the Commonwealth Games men’s 100 metres dash, here in Glasgow, Scotland, today. See article …
Bledman, Thompson chase medals Injury stops Ahye Bledman, Thompson chase medals Injury stops Ahye
  26 Jul

Bolt defends Commonwealth quality

Athletes competing at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow are among the best in the world and the event has not been affected by big name withdrawals, six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt said yesterday. See article …
Bolt defends Commonwealth quality Bolt defends Commonwealth quality
  26 Jul

Cedenio strikes World Jr gold

Trinidad and Tobago quarter miler Machel Cedenio struck gold at the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championship, Eugene, Oregon on Thursday night. See article …
Cedenio strikes World Jr gold Cedenio strikes World Jr gold
  26 Jul

Common Wealth Games Day 2

Not much improvement’s for T&T's athletes on day two of the Commonwealth Games in Scotland. See VIDEO …
Common Wealth Games Day 2 Common Wealth Games Day 2
  26 Jul

World Juniors Day 4

Machel Cedenio who brought home T&T's first medal from this edition of the IAAF World Junior Championships. See VIDEO …
World Juniors Day 4 World Juniors Day 4
  26 Jul

Remembering Atherly’s Commonwealth bronze

TRINIDADIAN Ian Atherly celebrated his 60th birthday earlier this month which made him age 20 at the time he claimed the match sprint bronze medal at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christ- church, New Zealand. See article …
Remembering Atherly’s Commonwealth bronze
  25 Jul

Romp to gold Cedenio wins 400m at World Juniors

Trinidad and Tobago’s top junior athlete Machel Cedenio romped to gold in the men’s 400m on the third night of the IAAF World Junior Championships at Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon, USA on Thursday. See article …
Romp to gold Cedenio wins 400m at World Juniors Romp to gold Cedenio wins 400m at World Juniors
  24 Jul

Common Wealth Games Day 2

Well Day one did not go exactly as planned for T&T's athletes in Glasgow Scotland. See VIDEO …
Common Wealth Games Day 2 Common Wealth Games Day 2
  24 Jul

Cut Games start today at Stadium

Timothy Frederick, who won four gold medals at this year’s National Juvenile Championships, will line up among T&T’s top Under-15 athletes at the two-day 15th biennial Caribbean Union of Teachers (Cut) Games. See article …
Cut Games start today at Stadium Cut Games start today at Stadium
  24 Jul

No medal for Farinha at World Juniors

Trinidad and Tobago sprinter Jonathan Farinha finished eighth in the Men’s 100m final Wednesday night when the second night of the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships continued in Eugene, Oregon. See article …
No medal for Farinha at World Juniors No medal for Farinha at World Juniors
  24 Jul

T&T relay teams in World Junior action today

T&T’s two highly rated 4x100m relay teams will attempt to book a spot in tomorrow’s semifinals, at the IAAF World Junior Championships, in Eugene, Oregon, when they contest the women and men’s heats from 9.05 pm today. See article …
T&T relay teams in World Junior action today T&T relay teams in World Junior action today
  24 Jul

Betting on Michelle Lee Ahye’s victory

One of my favourite pastimes has always been to visit a betting shop whenever I attend an international sporting event. See article …
Betting on Michelle Lee Ahye’s victory
  23 Jul

Walcott leads T&T contingent at opening

Olympic gold medallist Keshorn Walcott led the T&T contingent onto the floor at Celtic Park as they joined with athletes from the other countries, yesterday, to open the 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. See article …
Walcott leads T&T contingent at opening Walcott leads T&T contingent at opening
  22 Jul

Chambers out sprint relay squad

Chambers withdrew from England’s sprint relay squad for the Commonwealth Games yesterday to concentrate on next month’s European Championships in Zurich. See article …
Chambers out sprint relay squad Chambers out sprint relay squad
  22 Jul

NAAA president predicts best medal haul for T&T

Ephraim Serrette, president of the National Association of Athletics Administrations (NAAA) says his athletes are ready to deliver on the high medal expectations the T&T public have of them at the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. See article …
NAAA president predicts best medal haul for T&T NAAA president predicts best medal haul for T&T
  22 Jul

Walcott carries Red, White & Black

In Glasgow: Reigning Olympic men’s javelin champion Keshorn Walcott will have the honour of carrying the Trinidad and Tobago flag at the Common­wealth Games opening cere­mony here in Glasgow, Scotland, today. See article …
Walcott carries Red, White & Black Walcott carries Red, White & Black
  22 Jul

T&T athletes open World Juniors challenge today

Hurdlers Aaron Lewis and Ruebin Walters will be the first T&T athletes to open their accounts at the IAAF World Junior Championships, which starts today in Eugene, Oregon, USA when they line up in the men’s 110m heats, at 1.55 pm (Local Time). See article …
T&T athletes open World Juniors challenge today T&T athletes open World Juniors challenge today
  21 Jul

Bellille planning ‘something great’

Janeil Bellille arrived yesterday at the Commonwealth Games Village here in Glasgow, Scotland, and is eagerly anticipating her bid for precious metal in the women’s 400 metres hurdles. See article …
Bellille planning ‘something great’ Bellille planning ‘something great’
  21 Jul

Walcott wins in Poland

Keshorn Walcott produced the fifth best throw of his career to secure gold in the men’s javelin at the Janusz Sidlo Memorial meet in Sopot, Poland, on Sunday. The 2012 Olympic champion landed the spear 82.90 metres. See article …
Walcott wins in Poland
  20 Jul

Borel finishes 3rd at Anniversary Games

Cleopatra Borel finished third in the women’s shot put at the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games in London, England, yesterday. The Trinidad and Tobago field athlete produced a big 18.99 metres effort in the fourth and final round. See article …
Borel finishes 3rd at Anniversary Games Borel finishes 3rd at Anniversary Games
  20 Jul

T&T juniors arrive in Oregon today

T&T’s 22-athlete contingent is expected to touch down in Eugene, Oregon, at around midday today, ahead of the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) World Junior Championships, which will take place in the same city from Tuesday to Sunday. See article …
T&T juniors arrive in Oregon today T&T juniors arrive in Oregon today
  20 Jul

Solomon joins sub-45 club

Jarrin Solomon joined the sub-45 club yesterday, the Trinidad and Tobago quartermiler clocking a personal best 44.98 seconds to grab gold in the men’s 400 metres event, at the KBC Night of Athletics meet, in Belgium. See article …
Solomon joins sub-45 club
  20 Jul

T&T medics have hands full in Glasgow

“It’s our biggest representation ever at one of these games. The demands on our staff are enormous and actual competition is still to begin!”. See article …
T&T medics have hands full in Glasgow T&T medics have hands full in Glasgow
  18 Jul

Borel fourth in Monaco

Trinidad and Tobago’s Cleopatra Borel finished fourth as double Olympic champion, New Zealander Valerie Adams, recorded a 53rd straight win in world athletics when capturing the shot put at yesterday’s IAAF Diamond League meeting in Monaco. See article …
Borel fourth in Monaco Borel fourth in Monaco
  18 Jul

Ahye sits out Diamond League

Described as a precautionary move, world leading sprinter Michelle-Lee Ahye will sit out of today’s Diamond League 100 meter action in Monaco. See article …
Ahye sits out Diamond League Ahye sits out Diamond League
  16 Jul

Sprint queen wins Lucerne double

TRINIDAD AND Tobago sprinter Michelle Lee Ahye completed a remarkable sprint double yesterday, taking gold in the women’s 100-metre and 200m events at the International Athletics Meeting in Lucerne, Switzerland. See article …
Sprint queen wins Lucerne double Sprint queen wins Lucerne double
  16 Jul

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PRESIDENT OF the National Association of Athletic Administrations (NAAA) Ephraim Serrette is impressed by the consistency being shown by national 100-metre and 200m champion Michelle-Lee Ahye. See article …
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  15 Jul

DOUBLE TROUBLE Ahye wins both sprints in Lucerne

Michelle-Lee Ahye captured the women’s sprint double at the Spitzen Leichtathletik meet in Lucerne, Switzerland, yesterday. See article …
DOUBLE TROUBLE Ahye wins both sprints in Lucerne DOUBLE TROUBLE Ahye wins both sprints in Lucerne
  15 Jul

Thomas golden at Gugl Games

Trinidad and Tobago hurdler Mikel Thomas struck gold yesterday in the Men’s 110 metre hurdles event at the 2014 Gugl Games at Linzer Stadium, Linz, Upper Austria. See article …
Thomas golden at Gugl Games Thomas golden at Gugl Games
  14 Jul

Cedenio leads juniors to historic World Champs

World’s number one ranked 400 metres specialist Machel Cedenio will lead T&T’s 21-athlete squad, which will participate in the IAAF World Junior Championships, from July 22-27 at the Hayward Field, on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Oregon. See article …
Cedenio leads juniors to historic World Champs Cedenio leads juniors to historic World Champs
  13 Jul

Ahye beats Fraser-Pryce in Glasgow GP 100m

GLASGOW —Michelle-Lee Ahye cemented her burgeoning sprinting reputation by winning the 100 metres at the Glasgow Grand Prix yesterday. Although the 24-year-old Trinidadian fell to the Hampden Park track seemingly in disbelief, the winning feeling is becoming very familiar. See article …
Ahye beats Fraser-Pryce in Glasgow GP 100m Ahye beats Fraser-Pryce in Glasgow GP 100m
  12 Jul

BIG SCALP Ahye whips Olympic champ Fraser-Pryce

Michelle-Lee Ahye warmed up for the 2014 Commonwealth Games with the biggest win of her career, at the British Athletics Grand Prix IAAF Diamond League meet, in Glasgow, Scotland, yesterday. See article …
BIG SCALP Ahye whips Olympic champ Fraser-Pryce BIG SCALP Ahye whips Olympic champ Fraser-Pryce
  11 Jul

ATHLETICS RISING - Part 15: President Serrette targets six medals at Rio 2016

Trinidad and Tobago enjoyed a four-medal Olympic haul for the first time in the country’s history at the 2012 London Games. T&T’s previous best was the three-medal haul at the 1964 Games in Tokyo, Japan. See article …
ATHLETICS RISING Part 15: President Serrette targets six medals at Rio 2016 ATHLETICS RISING Part 15: President Serrette targets six medals at Rio 2016
  11 Jul

Thompson finishes sixth in Diamond League Walcott in javelin action today

T&T Olympian Richard Thompson, the third ranked Diamond League athlete placed sixth, behind five athletes who ran their best times of the year, at the ninth leg of the IAAF event, yesterday, in Glasgow, Scotland. See article …
Thompson finishes sixth in Diamond League Walcott in javelin action today
  11 Jul

Jehue, Solomon 2nd in Dublin

Reigning world champion Jehue Gordon seized silver in the men’s 400 metres hurdles, at the Morton Games in Dublin, Ireland, yesterday. The Trinidad and Tobago athlete got home in 49.48 seconds to finish behind Ireland’s Thomas Barr, the winner in 48.94, and ahead of Brazilian Mahau Suguimati (49.94). See article …
Jehue, Solomon 2nd in Dublin
  10 Jul

Thompson, Gordon earn silver

Trinidad and Tobago’s Richard Thompson was second behind American Tyson Gay despite cold and rainy conditions in the Men’s 100m final at the Montreuil Pro Tour meet in France on Tuesday. See article …
Thompson, Gordon earn silver Thompson, Gordon earn silver
  09 Jul

Serrette: Good performance at CAC Juniors

EPHRAIM SERRETTE, president of the National Association of Athletic Administration (NAAA), has described the performance of the national team at the CAC (Central American and Caribbean) Junior Championships, which took place last weekend in Mexico, as good. See article …
Serrette: Good performance at CAC Juniors
  08 Jul

Jehue 2nd in Hungary

Trinidad and Tobago track star Jehue Gordon just missed out on gold in the men’s 400 metres hurdles, at the Istvan Gyulai Memorial meet, in Budapest, Hungary, yesterday. See article …
Jehue 2nd in Hungary
  07 Jul

Ahye wins again - Thompson, Borel 2nd in Paris

Michelle-Lee Ahye continued her fine run of form this season with victory at yesterday’s Montreuil Meeting. See article …
Ahye wins again - Thompson, Borel 2nd in Paris Ahye wins again - Thompson, Borel 2nd in Paris
  07 Jul

T&T closes CAC Juniors account with 22 medals

The 45-athlete contingent, which racked up third-highest medal count, including 10 gold, five silver and seven bronze, at last weekend’s Central America and Caribbean (CAC) Junior Track and Field Championships, in Mexico, is expected to return home today. See article …
T&T closes CAC Juniors account with 22 medals T&T closes CAC Juniors account with 22 medals
  06 Jul

Cedenio shines at CAC Juniors - 10-gold T&T third on medal table

Machel Cedenio emerged as the star of the show as Trinidad and Tobago captured three gold medals on the third and final day of the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Junior Track and Field Championships, in Morelia, Mexico, yesterday. See article …
Cedenio shines at CAC Juniors - 10-gold T&T third on medal table Cedenio shines at CAC Juniors - 10-gold T&T third on medal table
  06 Jul

Thompson second in Diamond League

T &T Olympic sprinter Richard Thompson placed second in the eighth leg of the IAAF Diamond League with his 10.08 finish in the Men’s 100m dash at the Meeting Areva, in Paris, France. See article …
Thompson second in Diamond League
  06 Jul

Lalonde strikes gold in Belgium 200

Lalonde Gordon grabbed gold in the men's 200 metres event at the Leon Buyle Memorial meet in Oordegem, Belgium, on Saturday. See article …
Lalonde strikes gold in Belgium 200
  05 Jul

Wright leaps to CAC Juniors gold

Andwuelle Wright was in dominant mood on day two of the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Junior Track & Field Championships, in Morelia, Mexico, yesterday. The Trinidad and Tobago athlete produced a 7.15 metres leap to secure gold in the boys’ under-18 long jump. See article …
Wright leaps to CAC Juniors gold Wright leaps to CAC Juniors gold
  04 Jul

Ahye golden in Lausanne 100m

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO women 100 metres champions and world leader over the distance, Michelle Lee-Ahye was in winner’s row at the IAAF Golden League meet at Lausanne, Switzerland, yesterday. See article …
Ahye golden in Lausanne 100m Ahye golden in Lausanne 100m
  04 Jul

Farinha, Telesford golden at CAC Juniors

Jonathan Farinha was golden for Trinidad and Tobago on the opening day of the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Junior Track & Field Championships, in Morelia, Mexico, yesterday. See article …
Farinha, Telesford golden at CAC Juniors
  03 Jul

ROYAL TRADITION - Part 14: Jehue keeps QRC flag flying

Jehue Gordon is part of a tradition of athletic excellence—a Royal tradition. Way back in the 1930s, McDonald Bailey attended Queen’s Royal College. He went on to become an Olympic medallist, earning men’s 100 metres bronze for Great Britain at the 1952 Games in Helsinki, Finland. See article …
ROYAL TRADITION - Part 14: Jehue keeps QRC flag flying ROYAL TRADITION - Part 14: Jehue keeps QRC flag flying
  03 Jul

Ahye wins Diamond League 100m in photo finish

T&T world leading international sprinter Michelle-Lee Ahye clocked 10.98 seconds, the same as Ivory Coast’s Murielle Ahyoure, but won the women’s 100m dash in a photo-finish when IAAF Diamond League continued in Lausanne, Switzerland, yesterday. See article …
Ahye wins Diamond League 100m in photo finish Ahye wins Diamond League 100m in photo finish
  03 Jul

GOLDEN DEBUT - Ahye wins at first Diamond League meet

Michelle-Lee Ahye struck gold on her IAAF Diamond League debut, in Lausanne, Switzerland, yesterday. The Trinidad and Tobago sprinter topped the Athletissima women’s 100 metres field in an impressive 10.98 seconds. See article …
GOLDEN DEBUT - Ahye wins at first Diamond League meet GOLDEN DEBUT - Ahye wins at first Diamond League meet
  03 Jul

Williams opens quest for CAC gold today

Tobago’s Kenejah Williams will open T&T’s quest for precious metal, when he challenges the boys’ Under-20 shot put finals on the first session of the three-day Central America and Caribbean (CAC) Junior Championships, in Morelia, Mexico, this morning. See article …
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