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TT Youth Olympic team returns home

The Trinidad and Tobago Youth Olympic Games team returned home on Sunday from the 13-day Nanjing Games held in China. The 10-member team had its best ever haul at the quadrennial Games, winning one gold, one silver and one bronze.

Top TT junior swimmer Dylan Carter gained silver and bronze in the Men’s 50m butterfly and 50m freestyle respectively while TT shot putter Chelsea James won gold in the inaugural 8 x 100m relay race , in which athletes were mixed by country and gender.

Carter, the flagbearer at the opening ceremony, left the team on August 23 to resume classes at the University of Southern California.

TT’s previous best haul was one gold by Christian Homer at the inaugural 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.

Also giving noteworthy performances were Akanni Hislop, the flagbearer at the closing ceremony, who placed fourth in the Men’ s 200m and Jeminise Parris, who was fifth in the Women’s 100m hurdles. The TT team, led by Chef de Mission Kwanieze John, included officials like Youth Ambassador Jeannette Small.

Full Team

Athletes-Dylan Carter, David Mc Leod, Johnnya Ferdinand (swimming); Chelsea James, Akanni Hislop, Jeminise Parris, Anduwelle Wright, Kashief King (athletics); Chelsi Ward, Malika Davidson (beach volleyball), Abigail Affoo (sailing)

Officials-Nadine Hamid (head coach - athletics), Mark Pouchet (head coach - swimming), Sean Morrison (head coach - beach volleyball), Joseph Affoo (manager - sailing) Israel Dowlat (Team Doctor) June Durham (massage therapist).

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