media_artricles :: 2015

TT leave Relays empty-handed

Trinidad and Tobago finished empty-handed at the 2nd edition of the IAAF World Relays which concluded in the Bahamas on the weekend.

It was a disappointing showing from the national athletes after taking two medals in the inaugural edition. TT placed 13th overall with just eight points.

After finishing seventh in the Men’s 4x100m relay on Saturday, the Men’s 4x400 team won their heat in three minutes, 2.09 seconds, only to finish 7th in the final in a slower time of three minutes, 3.10. Jarrin Solomon, Renny Quow and Machel Cedenio were unable to get back into contention following a less than stellar opening leg from Lalonde Gordon. USA were golden in a world leading time of 2:58.43 ahead of Bahamas 2:58.91 and Belgium (2:59.33).

There was not much to celebrate from TT’s one-lap women’s relay squad which was already weakened by the absence of top sprinter Kelly-Ann Baptiste, and ran fifth in the final in 42.88 seconds. TT were also fourth in the 4x400m women’s ‘B’ final on Sunday.

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