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WALCOTT GRABS SWISS SILVER

WALCOTT GRABS SWISS SILVER

Bahamas gold for Greaux, Walters

30.06.2021

Keshorn Walcott grabbed men's javelin silver at the Spitzen Leichtathletik meet in Luzern, Switzerland Read More See Article

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Trinidad and Tobago track and field president grateful for support during pandemic

Trinidad and Tobago track and field president grateful for support during pandemic

30.06.2021

PRESIDENT of the National Association of Athletics Administrations (NAAA) George Comissiong feels the pain of TT track and field athletes who were not fortunate to have a hectic season leading up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Read More See Article

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Trinidad and Tobago's Keshorn Walcott lands javelin silver in Switzerland

Trinidad and Tobago's Keshorn Walcott lands javelin silver in Switzerland

30.06.2021

TRINIDAD and Tobago javelin athlete Keshorn Walcott bagged his second silver over the past few days with a commendable effort at the Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern 2021 in Switzerland Read More See Article

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Michelle-Lee Ahye sprints to gold in Poland

Michelle-Lee Ahye sprints to gold in Poland

30.06.2021

NATIONAL sprinter Michelle-Lee Ahye won gold in the women's 100 metres at the Irena Szewinska Memorial/Bydgoszcz Cup event in Poland on Wednesday Read More See Article

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Walcott cops silver at Swiss meet

Walcott cops silver at Swiss meet

29.06.2021

T&T's Keshorn Walcott copped a silver medal in the men's javelin event at the Spitzen Leichtathletik Meet held in Switzerland, yesterday Read More See Article

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St Hillaire, Walters win in Bahamas

St Hillaire, Walters win in Bahamas

29.06.2021

T&T's Dwight St Hillaire and Ruebin Walters ran fast times to win their respective events in the invitational section of the Bahamas Championships which took place over the weekend in Nassau, Bahamas Read More See Article

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Walters, St Hillaire win in Bahamas

Walters, St Hillaire win in Bahamas

28.06.2021

Ruebin Walters and Dwight St Hillaire were in winners' row on the final day of the Bahamas National Track and Field Championships Read More See Article

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Hackett, Hislop second in 100m B finals in Bahamas

Hackett, Hislop second in 100m B finals in Bahamas

28.06.2021

Trinidad and Tobago's Semoy Hackett and Akanni Hislop placed second in the women's and men's 100m B finals, respectively, at the Bahamas National Junior and Senior Track and Field Championships Read More See Article

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Trinidad and Tobago junior athletes earn experience at Olympic trial event

Trinidad and Tobago junior athletes earn experience at Olympic trial event

27.06.2021

SEVERAL TT junior athletes got valuable experience at an Olympic trial event, on Sunday. NAATTTT held its second and final Olympic trial event for local-based athletes at the Hasely Crawford Stadium Read More See Article

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Mc Intosh, Bertrand and Bascombe come up short at Olympic trial

Mc Intosh, Bertrand and Bascombe come up short at Olympic trial

27.06.2021

It was more of the same with no athlete meeting the automatic qualifying standard for the upcoming Tokyo Games in Japan at the second Olympic Trials hosted by NAAATT Read More See Article

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Final chance for athletes to punch Olympic ticket today

Final chance for athletes to punch Olympic ticket today

27.06.2021

Local track and field athletes will get their second and final chance to book a spot on the national team for the 2020 Tokyo Games Read More See Article

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Bertrand in windy Olympic trial double

Bertrand in windy Olympic trial double

27.06.2021

Leah Bertrand recorded an impressive Olympic trial meet sprint double at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, yesterday Read More See Article

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Akeem misses Paralympics

Akeem misses Paralympics

27.06.2021

Trinidad and Tobago will not be represented at the August 24 to September 5 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan Read More See Article

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Walcott hits top form

Walcott hits top form

Huge 89.12m throw for 2012 Olympic champ

26.06.2021

Keshorn Walcott produced the second best throw of his career, a huge 89.12 metres effort, to grab men's javelin silver at the Kuortane Games Read More See Article

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Kyle Joseph providing a platform for Tobago athletes

Kyle Joseph providing a platform for Tobago athletes

26.06.2021

PROVIDING A local based platform where Tobago track and field athletes can develop to compete on the world stage without having to attend an overseas university, is the vision of Kyle Joseph... Read More See Article

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Keshorn Walcott throws season-best 89.12m to claim silver in Finland

Keshorn Walcott throws season-best 89.12m to claim silver in Finland

26.06.2021

Trinidad and Tobago's Olympic-bound Keshorn Walcott delivered a season-best throw of 89.12 metres to capture silver in the men's javelin event at the Kuortane Games Read More See Article

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Trinidad and Tobago athletes bemoan challenges of attaining Olympic dream

Trinidad and Tobago athletes bemoan challenges of attaining Olympic dream

25.06.2021

TT ATHLETES Kirdell McIntosh and Jonathan Farinha believe lack of competition and limited access to training facilities have hindered their progress... Read More See Article

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Keshorn Walcott returns to action on Saturday

Keshorn Walcott returns to action on Saturday

25.06.2021

TWO-TIME Trinidad and Tobago Olympic medallist Keshorn Walcott returns to action at the Kuortane Games in Finland Read More See Article

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Thompson wins in Florida

Thompson wins in Florida

21.06.2021

Richard "Torpedo" Thompson secured victory in the men's 100 metres final at The Show Down 2nd Edition meet in Florida, USA Read More See Article

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Farinha fastest at Olympic trial

Farinha fastest at Olympic trial

Bertrand, McKay clock World U20 times

21.06.2021

Jonathan Farinha was the standout performer at the first of two Olympic trial meets, as a select group of home-based athletes enjoyed a rare opportunity to compete Read More See Article

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Trinidad and Tobago's Tyra Gittens still has a chance of Olympic hep qualification

Trinidad and Tobago's Tyra Gittens still has a chance of Olympic hep qualification

20.06.2021

HAVING affirmed her Olympic debut in the women's long jump, multisport athlete Tyra Gittens still has a chance of securing Tokyo qualification in her pet event, the heptathlon Read More See Article

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Crouser breaks shot put world record

Crouser breaks shot put world record

20.06.2021

The US Olympic Track and Field Trials got off to an electrifying start on Friday, as 2016 gold medallist Ryan Crouser shattered the shot put world record and six-time gold medallist Allyson Felix began her quest to reach a fifth Games Read More See Article

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Colourful Richardson wins US 100m trials

Colourful Richardson wins US 100m trials

20.06.2021

Whether watching from Jamaica, Japan or the U.S. it was hard to miss that shock of flowing, orange hair that came streaking across the finish line first in Eugene on Saturday night Read More See Article

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Augustine, Bascombe set for Olympic Trials

Augustine, Bascombe set for Olympic Trials

20.06.2021

Sprinters Devin Augustine and Shaniqua Bascombe, the Youth Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year, will race on Monday at the Olympic Trials being hosted by NAAATT for the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games Read More See Article

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Akeem Stewart pulls out of Paralympic Games

Akeem Stewart pulls out of Paralympic Games

20.06.2021

THERE will be no Trinidad and Tobago athletes at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan as Paralympic gold-medalist Akeem Stewart has pulled out of the competition Read More See Article

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Nine track & field athletes punch Tokyo tickets

Nine track & field athletes punch Tokyo tickets

19.06.2021

T&T's Keshorn Walcott, Jereem Richards, Machel Cedenio, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, and Michelle-Lee Ahye are among nine track and field athletes that have met the standard in their respective events so far, for the delayed Olympic Games Read More See Article

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Trinidad and Tobago athletes miss Olympic standard at NAAA trial

Trinidad and Tobago athletes miss Olympic standard at NAAA trial

18.06.2021

No Trinidad and Tobago athlete at the first NAAA Olympic trial event on Monday, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, earned the qualification standard for the Tokyo Games Read More See Article

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NAAA shifts Olympic qualification meet to Monday

NAAA shifts Olympic qualification meet to Monday

18.06.2021

THE track and field meet for Trinidad and Tobago athletes vying for Olympic qualification has been moved to Monday Read More See Article

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Trinidad and Tobago sprinter Jonathan Farinha hunts Olympic qualification abroad

Trinidad and Tobago sprinter Jonathan Farinha hunts Olympic qualification abroad

17.06.2021

IN a last-minute attempt to secure possible Olympic qualification, national sprinter Jonathan Farinha plans to travel to Guyana or Bahamas early next week... Read More See Article

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T&T's Gittens is NCAA Field Athlete of the Year

T&T's Gittens is NCAA Field Athlete of the Year

17.06.2021

T&T's Tyra Gittens was on Tuesday named the "National Women's Field Athlete of the Year" for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Read More See Article

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Olympic trial meet moved to Monday

Olympic trial meet moved to Monday

17.06.2021

The extension of curfew hours this weekend has forced NAATT to push back the first of two Olympic Games trial meets by one day Read More See Article

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NAAATT shifts olympic trials to Monday

NAAATT shifts olympic trials to Monday

17.06.2021

The first day of the Olympic Trials being hosted by NAAATT has been shifted from Sunday to Monday but remains at the Hasely Crawford Stadium Read More See Article

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Weekend curfew forces postponement of NAAA Olympic trials

Weekend curfew forces postponement of NAAA Olympic trials

16.06.2021

THIS weekend's curfew, implemented by Government to curb the spread of the covid19 virus, has forced the cancellation of Sunday's first scheduled trial meet at the Hasely Crawford Stadium Read More See Article

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Trinidad and Tobago's Tyra Gittens cops Women's National Field Athlete of the Year award

Trinidad and Tobago's Tyra Gittens cops Women's National Field Athlete of the Year award

16.06.2021

Texas A&M track & field athletes Tyra Gittens and Athing Mu were named to the US Track and Field Cross Country Association (USTFCCCA) National awards list, the organisation announced Tuesday Read More See Article

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Guevara golden in Florida

Guevara golden in Florida

16.06.2021

Trinidad and Tobago's Asa Guevara struck gold in the men's 400 metres event at the Jacksonville Athletic Club (JAC) Classic in Florida Read More See Article

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Gittens in Honda Sport Award hunt

Gittens in Honda Sport Award hunt

...named USTFCCCA Field Athlete of the Year

16.06.2021

Texas A&M's track & field dynamic duo Tyra Gittens and Athing Mu are two of four finalists for the 2021 Honda Sport Award for Track & Field Read More See Article

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Sorrillo, Durant for Olympic trials

Sorrillo, Durant for Olympic trials

No spectators at Crawford Stadium Monday

15.06.2021

Sprinters Rondel Sorrillo, Jonathan Farinha, Ayodele Taffe and Kamaria Durant are among the athletes expected to be on show at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain Read More See Article

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Trinidad and Tobago's Gittens, Hislop cop NCAA silverware in Oregon

Trinidad and Tobago's Gittens, Hislop cop NCAA silverware in Oregon

14.06.2021

TT athlete Tyra Gittens earned a bronze medal in the women's high jump when the curtain closed at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division One Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene Read More See Article

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T&T's Gittens claims NCAA heptathlon gold

T&T's Gittens claims NCAA heptathlon gold

14.06.2021

After springing to a silver medal in the Women's Long Jump event on Thursday, T&T's top heptathlete, Tyra Gittens claimed the overall win in the Women's Heptathlon Read More See Article

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Tyra Gittens takes heptathlon gold at NCAA Track and Field Champs

Tyra Gittens takes heptathlon gold at NCAA Track and Field Champs

13.06.2021

TRINIDAD AND Tobago's Tyra Gittens took gold in the heptathlon on Saturday evening, at the 2021 NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Division One Outdoor Track and Field Championships Read More See Article

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TERRIFIC TYRA

TERRIFIC TYRA

Gittens bags NCAA gold, silver, bronze

13.06.2021

Tyra Gittens closed off her National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1 Outdoor Track and Field Championship campaign with women's heptathlon gold and high jump bronze in Eugene Read More See Article

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Gittens keeps on shining

Gittens keeps on shining

NCAA sprint relay gold for Hislop

13.06.2021

Tyra Gittens was in the hunt for the women's high jump title at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene Read More See Article

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Tyra Gittens bags NCAA long jump silver

Tyra Gittens bags NCAA long jump silver

11.06.2021

TT ATHLETE Tyra Gittens continued her dominant run of form on the American circuit by leaping to silver in the women's long jump on day-two of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Read More See Article

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Silver leap

Silver leap

Gittens 2nd in NCAA long jump

11.06.2021

Tyra Gittens disturbed the sand at 6.68 metres to seize women's long jump silver at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene Read More See Article

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Tyriq Horsford just misses NCAA javelin bronze

Tyriq Horsford just misses NCAA javelin bronze

10.06.2021

TT javelin thrower Tyriq Horsford just missed out on a medal at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division One Outdoor Track and Field Championships 2021 in Eugene, Oregon Read More See Article

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Horsford just short

Horsford just short

T&T thrower 4th at NCAA Champs

10.06.2021

Trinidad and Tobago's Tyriq Horsford produced the second best throw of his career at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene Read More See Article

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Tyra Gittens named to pre-NCAA Bowerman watch list

Tyra Gittens named to pre-NCAA Bowerman watch list

09.06.2021

TEXAS A&M University track and field athlete Tyra Gittens has been named to the pre-National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Bowerman watch list Read More See Article

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Walcott lands javelin silver in Finland

Walcott lands javelin silver in Finland

08.06.2021

T&T two-time Olympic medallist, Keshorn Walcott continued his build-up to next month's delayed Tokyo Olympic Games with a silver medal throw at the Paavo Nurmi Games Read More See Article

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Turku silver

Turku silver

Walcott 2nd with season's best throw

08.06.2021

Keshorn Walcott seized men's javelin silver at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland, for a season's best 82.84 metres to claim the runner-up spot Read More See Article

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Keshorn Walcott captures silver with season best throw in Finland

Keshorn Walcott captures silver with season best throw in Finland

08.06.2021

Trinidad and Tobago field athlete Keshorn Walcott captured silver in the men's javelin event at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland on Tuesday Read More See Article

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Trinidad and Tobago sprinter Michelle-Lee Ahye books Olympics spot

Trinidad and Tobago sprinter Michelle-Lee Ahye books Olympics spot

07.06.2021

TT sprinter Michelle-Lee Ahye booked a spot in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with an impressive showing at the North American, Central American and Caribbean Games New Life Invitational in Florida Read More See Article

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Keshorn Walcott's Olympic prep continues in Finland

Keshorn Walcott's Olympic prep continues in Finland

07.06.2021

TWO-TIME Olympic javelin medallist Keshorn Walcott will be in action again when he competes at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland Read More See Article

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Lendore grabs 'NACAC' gold

Lendore grabs 'NACAC' gold

Olympic qualifying time for Ahye

06.06.2021

Deon Lendore produced a dominant performance at the Ansin Sports Complex in Miramar, Florida, USA, yesterday stopping the clock at 45.48 seconds for gold Read More See Article

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Thompson challenges Bromell, Blake today

Thompson challenges Bromell, Blake today

05.06.2021

T&T's 2008 Olympic 100 metres silver medallist Richard Thompson is among a list of leading national athletes that will compete at the inaugural North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletics Association (NACAC) meet Read More See Article

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Torpedo' spark

Torpedo' spark

Thompson in T&T line-up for 'NACAC New Life' 4x1

04.06.2021

Richard "Torpedo" Thompson is back, and hoping to inspire Trinidad and Tobago's next generation of sprinters Read More See Article

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Lendore, Walters, Cedenio keeping sharp for Nationals

Lendore, Walters, Cedenio keeping sharp for Nationals

03.06.2021

Local track athletes continue their rigid schedule over the weekend in the United States as they continue to try and meet the standards in their respective events for the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo Read More See Article

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Fraser-Pryce second fastest woman of all-time after 10.63

Fraser-Pryce second fastest woman of all-time after 10.63

03.06.2021

KINGSTON, Jamaica- Four-time World champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce clocked the fastest women's 100 metres time in over three decades and the fourth fastest time ever Read More See Article

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Baptiste, women's 4x1 for 'NACAC New Life'

Baptiste, women's 4x1 for 'NACAC New Life'

03.06.2021

Trinidad and Tobago track star Kelly-Ann Baptiste is expected to do battle with Jamaica's reigning double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah at NACAC Read More See Article

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Ato Boldon predicts no track and field medals for Trinidad and Tobago

Ato Boldon predicts no track and field medals for Trinidad and Tobago

03.06.2021

Trinidad and Tobago track and field legend Ato Boldon is predicting this country's track and field team, as of June 2, 2021, will leave the 2020 Tokyo Olympics empty-handed Read More See Article

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Ahye close to Tokyo

Ahye close to Tokyo

World U-20 qualifying time for Leacock

01.06.2021

Michelle-Lee Ahye is getting faster with each 100 metres outing, and is now just three-hundredths of a second outside the 11.15 seconds Olympic qualifying standard Read More See Article

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