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| 31 | Aug | Independence gold - ‘Torpedo’ Thompson wins in Berlin Richard ‘Torpedo’ Thompson celebrated Trinidad and Tobago’s 52nd Independence Anniversary with victory at the ISTAF Berlin IAAF World Challenge meet, in Germany, yesterday. See article … |
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| 31 | Aug | Borel takes on World Challenge The consistent Cleopatra Borel will be hoping for more of the same today when she competes in the women’s shot put event at the IAAF World Challenge Meeting in Berlin, Germany. See article … |
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| 30 | Aug | IAAF restores Baptiste’s 2-year ban Two weeks following the decision by the National Association of Athletics’ Administrations’ (NAAA) Disciplinary Panel to immediately lift T&T runner Kelly-Ann Baptiste’s ban, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), has reinstated the ban with the intention of appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to force the runner to complete the full two-year term. See article … |
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| 30 | Aug | Silver snatched - from Jehue Gordon’s coach Communication was made with the Office of the President about arrangements for Dr Ian Hypolite to receive the Chaconia medal silver. The only problem is that the Ministry of Sport has since informed the intended recipient that the national award has been rescinded. See article … |
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| 30 | Aug | TT Masters shine at NACAC Championships Trinidad and Tobago’s track and field masters shone at the 2014 North, Central American and Caribbean World Master Athletics Championships held recently in San Jose, Costa Rica. See article … |
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| 29 | Aug | Kelly-Ann Baptiste’s Ban Lifted After a lengthy period of silence on the career of sprinter Kelly Ann Baptiste, the National Association of Athletics and Administrators has finally revealed what's been stalling her return to the track. See article … |
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| 29 | Aug | FALSE START - IAAF to appeal NAAA’s lift on Baptiste ban On August 12, 2014, after 16 months off the track, it seemed as though Trinidad and Tobago sprinter Kelly Ann Baptiste would finally be allowed to compete again after the National Association of Athletics Administrations (NAAA) disciplinary panel lifted her ban for an anti-doping rule violation during the IAAF World Championships in Moscow last year. See article … |
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| 29 | Aug | Walcott sets new national record Olympic gold medallist Keshorn Walcott continues to improve while excelling on the international stage, bettering his national record yesterday on his way to earning a silver medal at the IAAF Diamond League Meet at Weltklasse, Zurich. See article … |
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| 29 | Aug | Walcott smashes national record For the second time in little over a month, T&T’s sole reigning Olympic gold medalist Keshorn Walcott broke his national record in men’s javelin by nearly half a metre with a second placed finish in the penultimate leg of the IAAF Diamond League in Zurich, Switzerland, yesterday. See article … |
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| 28 | Aug | Walcott breaks national record - Olympic champ second at Zurich Diamond League meeting Keshorn Walcott improved on his own national record at the Weltklasse IAAF Diamond League finals, in Zurich, Switzerland, yesterday. See article … |
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| 27 | Aug | NATIONAL SPRINT queen, Michelle Lee Ahye, has been positively recovering from a recent hamstring injury which she sustained after capturing her first European sprint-double at the annual Spitzen Leichtathletik meet in Lucerne, Switzerland, on July 15. See article … |
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| 24 | Aug | Prime, Ryce, Smith shine at NACAC Trinidad and Tobago had a good showing in the North, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) World Masters Athletics Championships which ended yesterday at the National Stadium in San Jose, Costa Rica. See article … |
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| 24 | Aug | CEDENIO WINS IN AMSTERDAM - Borel bags Birmingham bronze World junior 400 metres champion Machel Cedenio enjoyed success in his first individual outing since capturing the global under-20 title, striking gold in the Flame Games men’s one-lap event in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on Friday. See article … |
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| 24 | Aug | Hislop 4th in men’s 200m at YOG Trinidad and Tobago ’s Akanni Hislop placed fourth in the Men’s 200 metres A final when the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games (YOG) continued at the Nanjing Olympic Sport Centre Stadium, yesterday. See article … |
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| 22 | Aug | Medals for Bledman, Gordon at Stockholm TRINIDAD AND Tobago 100-metre sprinter Keston Bledman seemed to be catching back his form after finishing second in the men’s 100metre event at IAAF Diamond League Meeting DN Galan, Stockholm. See article … |
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| 21 | Aug | Bledman secures Stockholm silver - Jehue 3rd, Walcott 6th Keston Bledman produced his best run in two months to secure silver in the men’s 100 metres dash, at the DN Galan IAAF Diamond League meet, in Stockholm, Sweden, yesterday. See article … |
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| 20 | Aug | Parris advances to YOG ‘A’ final Trinidad and Tobago hurdler Jeminise Parris will also run for a medal in the women’s 100 metres hurdles ‘A’ final on Saturday after she qualified with the fourth fastest time in yesterday’s prelims at the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Nanjing, China. See article … |
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| 17 | Aug | Youth Olympic Games begins today TRINIDAD AND Tobago will be represented by some of the country’s best young athletes at the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympics (YOG), held in China from today until August 28. See article … |
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| 15 | Aug | More TT athletes suffering for ‘Elite’ funding Following the recent revelation by two-time Trinidad and Tobago Olympic 110 metre hurdler, Mikel Thomas, about his problems accessing funding from the Ministry of Sport’s Elite Athlete Assistance Programme (EAAP), several other national sporting representatives have come out to expose the many challenges they too face. See article … |
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| 12 | Aug | National female shot putter Cleopatra Borel continued her medal winning performances, striking gold at the World Challenge Meet in Brazil on Sunday. See article … |
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| 10 | Aug | Stewart, Waite secure NACAC medals STEVE WAITE grabbed triple jump silver and shot puter Akeem Stewart got a bronze during yesterday’s final day of the 2014 NACAC Under 23 Championship of Athletics in Kamloops, British Colombia, Canada. See article … |
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| 07 | Aug | Keshorn’s coach believes he can throw even further Ismael Lopez Mastrapa, coach of Olympic javelin gold and Commonwealth Games silver medallist Keshorn Walcott, revealed yesterday that his athlete can launch the spear even further than his personal best distance of 85.32 metres, which he attained during the qualifying round of the recently concluded Commonwealth Games. See article … |
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| 06 | Aug | Sports Minister greets returning athletes Newly-appointed Minister of Sport Dr Rupert Griffith says he has several plans for his new post, though his first step will be to familiarise himself with the range of issues before moving ahead. See article … |
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| 06 | Aug | Walcott pleased to silence critics COMMONWEALTH GAMES Men’s javelin silver medallist Keshorn Walcott blasted his critics at the VIP Lounge of the Piarco International Airport yesterday, as he along with a Trinidad and Tobago athletic contingent of approximately 50, returned home from national duty after a lengthy flight from Glasgow, Scotland. See article … |
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| 05 | Aug | Trinidad and Tobago's Commonwealth Games athletes returned home this afternoon after picking up three silver and five bronze in Glasgow. See VIDEO … |
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| 05 | Aug | Back to the drawing board for T&T sports Tired bodies but even tougher minds departed from Glasgow, Scotland, over the past two days, as T&T athletes bid farewell to the Commonwealth Games which closed on Sunday with a gala ceremony. See article … |
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| 05 | Aug | Lewis praises Commonwealth contingent Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) president Brian Lewis was full of praise for the T&T athletes as they returned home following a good showing at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, but at the same time he told them that they needed to raise the bar higher. See article … |
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| 05 | Aug | Commonwealth Games special because they’re unique What started under perfect blue skies ended, more appropriately for a city nicknamed Rain Town, with torrential storms. See article … |
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| 04 | Aug | Put your 'X' by Lendore - Trinidad and Tobago quartermiler nominated for US track award Vote for Deon Lendore. No need to panic. The talented Trinidad and Tobago athlete has not made the decision to hang up his spikes, in favour of a career in politics. See article … |
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| 04 | Aug | GOLDEN REGRET - But eight-medal haul quite good, says Hypolite Trinidad and Tobago’s haul of eight medals here in Glasgow, Scotland has only been bettered by one Commonwealth Games team in the country’s history—the 1966 outfit that left Kingston, Jamaica with nine medals, five of them gold. See article … |
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| 04 | Aug | U-23s off to NACAC Championships The National Association of Athletics Administration (NAAA) will be sending a team of five athletes and two officials to attend the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Under-23 Championships to be held in Kamloops Canada from August 8-10. See article … |
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| 03 | Aug | Did we overachieve or underachieve in Glasgow? A tally of eight medals (three silvers and five bronzes) and 22nd position in the final standings represent the bare facts of Trinidad and Tobago’s presence at the 20th Commonwealth Games. As with almost anything else though, those numbers have to be placed in context. See article … |
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| 03 | Aug | A silver and two bronze medals, a nice haul for T&T on the final day of track and field at the Commonwealth Games at the Hampden Park Stadium in Glasgow in Scotland. See article … |
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| 03 | Aug | OLYMPIC GOLD medallist Keshorn Walcott battled rainy weather in the finals for the men’s javelin throw, finishing second at the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland yesterday. See article … |
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| 03 | Aug | RIGHT TRACK - Trinidad and Tobago 22nd on final medals table Richard “Torpedo” Thompson believes the showing of Trinidad and Tobago’s track and field team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, here in Glasgow, Scotland, is an indication that the country is progressing well in the build-up to the 2016 Olympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. See article … |
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| 03 | Aug | NAAA lauds yesterday’s medallists THE NATIONAL Association of Athletics Administration (NAAA) yesterday offered a message of congratulations to the men’s 4x400m quartet of Lalonde Gordon, Jarrin Soloman, Renny Quow and Zwede Hewitt, on bringing home the bronze medal from the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. See article … |
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