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| 30 | Jun | Baptiste leads the way - Veteran Mark-Baird among record-breakers Seven meet records were established on the weekend, at the NGC-Sagicor National Association of Athletics Administrations (NAAA) Open Track and Field Championships. See article … |
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| 30 | Jun | Keshorn, Jehue in Pan Am 35 - Injured Thompson calls off 2015 campaign Reigning Olympic men’s javelin champion Keshorn Walcott and 2013 IAAF World Championship men’s 400 metres hurdles gold medallist Jehue Gordon are among 35 athletes chosen to fly the Red, White and Black at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada. See article … |
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| 30 | Jun | TRINIDAD and Tobago’s bid to be among the medals in the Men’s 4x100m relay at next month’s World Athletics Championships in Beijing, China was dealt a major blow on the weekend, when US-based Richard “Torpedo” Thompson pulled out of the squad due to injury. See article … |
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| 30 | Jun | Injured Bolt pulls out of Paris, Lausanne Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt’s troubled season continued yesterday when he pulled out of the Paris and Lausanne Diamond League meetings due to a leg injury. See article … |
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| 30 | Jun | Gatlin, Gay wary of reigning world champion America’s top sprinters Justin Gatlin and Tyson Gay are not prepared to write-off Usain Bolt just yet as they conspire to dethrone him at the World Championships in Beijing, China in August. See article … |
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| 29 | Jun | T&T field Olympians Cleopatra Borel and Keshorn Walcott retained their respective national shot put and javelin gold medal with relative ease yesterday, before the curtains closed for the 2015 Sagicor/NGC NAAA Open Championships, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port-of-Spain. See article … |
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| 29 | Jun | Injured Usain Bolt pulls out of Diamond League meetings PARIS (AP) — Slowed by an injured left leg, Usain Bolt withdrew Tuesday from this month's Diamond League meetings in Paris and Lausanne, dealing a blow to his title defense preparations for the world championships in August. See article … |
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| 29 | Jun | Walcott, Gordon clinch gold in style Keshorn Walcott (Rebirth) launched himself into Trinidad and Tobago’s sporting history books once more on the final day of the 2015 NGC/ Sagicor National Senior Track and Field Championships yesterday when he threw a meet record distance of 84.84 metres to retain his local Men’s javelin title at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo. See article … |
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| 29 | Jun | Baptiste leads the way - Veteran Mark-Baird among record-breakers Seven meet records were established on the weekend, at the NGC-Sagicor National Association of Athletics Administrations (NAAA) Open Track and Field Championships.See article … |
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| 28 | Jun | RECORD-BREAKING WALCOTT - Jehue regains 400 metres hurdles title Global champions Keshorn Walcott and Jehue Gordon enjoyed contrasting wins at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, yesterday, the final day of the NGC-Sagicor National Association of Athletics Administrations (NAAA) Open Track and Field Championships. See article … |
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| 28 | Jun | Bledman wins, Baptiste sizzles Drama dominated last evening’s close to day two of the NGC/Sagicor NAAA National Open Championships, as Keston Bledman and Kelly-Ann Baptiste both recaptured their national 100m gold medals, while World Junior champion Machel Cedenio, who appeared to have captured his first senior national 400m win, but was later disqualified. See article … |
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| 28 | Jun | Maynard, Celeste-Charles top Public Service 5K Participants from all of Trinidad and Tobago’s 31 ministries and various agencies came out in their numbers for the Ministry of Public Administration’s Public Service 5km walk/run around the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain, yesterday. See article … |
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| 27 | Jun | BAPTISTE, BLEDMAN ON FIRE - Joy, then sorrow for Cedenio Kelly-Ann Baptiste and Keston Bledman were on fire at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, yesterday. See article … |
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| 27 | Jun | Granted their expected progression from the semifinal stage, T&T’s two fastest women for the year, Michelle-Lee Ahye and Kelly-Ann Baptiste, will compete in what is expected to be a thrilling 100m final tonight at the NGC/Sagicor NAAA Open Championships. See article … |
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| 27 | Jun | Gay, Powell show 'Worlds' form Tyson Gay won the 100m at the US trials as 19-year-old Trayvon Bromell became the first teenager to qualify for the American World Championships team. See article … |
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| 27 | Jun | Ahye excited to run at home today Ace sprinter Michelle Lee Ahye says she is ready for action when the NGC Sagicor National Open Championships take off today at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo, at 2.30 pm. See article … |
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| 26 | Jun | Century duel - Bledman, Thompson bid for 100m title Keston Bledman will be at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain today, bidding to regain the NGC-Sagicor NAAA (National Association of Athletics Administrations) Open Track and Field Championship men's 100 metres title he surrendered to Richard “Torpedo” Thompson at the same venue last year. See article … |
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| 26 | Jun | Mouth-watering clashes in making at NAAA Championships Several high-profile clashes will feature at this year’s NGC/Sagicor NAAA Open Track and Field Championships set to get underway at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo from today to Sunday. See article … |
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| 26 | Jun | Walcott saving best for Beijing REIGNING Olympic men’s javelin champion, Keshorn Walcott is saving his best throw of 2015 for the forthcoming August 22-30 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in Beijing, China. See article … |
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| 26 | Jun | Bolt camp plays down fitness concerns Usain Bolt’s management team have moved to play down fitness concerns surrounding the sprinting great. The six-time Olympic gold medallist has not been at his best this season and has decided not to compete at this week’s Jamaican National Senior Championships, having been entered for the 100 metres on Thursday. See article … |
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| 26 | Jun | Walcott goes for ‘Worlds’ redemption AFTER FAILING to finish in the final top 10 at the 14th edition of the IAAF World Championships in Russia two years ago, Olympic men ’s javelin champion Keshorn Walcott is intent on restoring his international competitive presence when the 15th version of the decorated track and field event runs off in Beijing, China, from August 22-30. See article … |
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| 25 | Jun | Best on show - Cedenio, Belille take centre stage at Champs Some of the best quartermilers in the world will be on show at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain this evening, in the qualifying round of the NGC-Sagicor NAAA (National Association of Athletics Administrations) Open Track and Field Championship men's 400 metres event. See article … |
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| 25 | Jun | Bolt withdraws from Jamaica trials Usain Bolt’s lack of form combined with his late withdrawal from the Jamaican 100 metres national trials yesterday have raised more doubts about the future of the world’s fastest man. See article … |
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| 24 | Jun | Ahye vs Baptiste - All eyes on women's century Michelle-Lee Ahye and Kelly-Ann Baptiste will square off for Ahye's women's 100 metres title, at this weekend's NGC-Sagicor NAAA (National Association of Athletics Administrations) Open Track and Field Championships. See article … |
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| 24 | Jun | O’Neil, Joseph grab Cross Country titles Ryan O’Neil, Adona Joseph, Deodath Harrikissoon and Charlene Villafana all won their respective categories when the CariFin Games held its Cross Country event at the Sevilla Golf Course in Couva, earlier this month. See article … |
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| 24 | Jun | Ready, set go ...all roads lead to Stadium The National Championships will occur this weekend with a lot at stake, not least of which will be selection for the World Championships in Beijing. See article … |
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| 24 | Jun | A team of eight athletes will represent Trinidad and Tobago at the July 18-19 Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Age Group Championships. The regional meet, featuring more than 30 countries, will be staged at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. See article … |
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| 24 | Jun | With the NGC/Sagicor Open Track and Field Championships due to start on Saturday, several of the nation ’s coaches are upset over outstanding payments owed to them. See article … |
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| 23 | Jun | Tonya Nero emerged victorious among the women in the OWTU 20K Run, held in Fyzabad last Friday, Labour Day. See article … |
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| 23 | Jun | One of the most eagerly-anticipated showdowns at the 2015 NGC-Sagicor NAAA Open Track and Field Championships is off. Deon Lendore sustained an injury at the NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Championships, earlier this month, and is not expected to face the starter at the Hasely Crawford Stadium this weekend. See article … |
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| 21 | Jun | The Oil Field Workers Trade Union (OWTU) hosted a 20-kilometre run and walk race last Friday (Labour Day). The race comprised of three events that were contested simultaneously, including a 5km and 20km run, as well as a 20km walk. See article … |
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| 21 | Jun | Andrews takes long jump honours Joel Andrews, of D’Abadie Progressive Athletic Club (DPAC), denied Avindale Smith, of Abilene Wildcats, victory in the Boys Under-15 Long Jump (Heptathlon) on day one of the two-day NGC/NAAA Combined Championships yesterday staged by the National Association of Athletics Administration (NAAA) held at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Woodbrook. See article … |
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| 19 | Jun | Britain’s double Olympic champion Mo Farah has denied ever taking performance-enhancing drugs and said rumours and speculation over his career after the revelation that he missed two drugs tests “are completely false”. See article … |
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| 16 | Jun | Neon Trackers’ Patrice Richards won four gold medals at the 2015 NGC/NAAA National Juvenile Track and Field Championships, which ended at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo on Sunday. See article … |
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| 16 | Jun | Under-14 athletes excel at NAAA Juvenile Championship TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO’S up-and-coming female athletes outshone their male counterparts in terms of all-round prowess at the NGC/NAAA Juvenile Championships, held on the weekend at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. See article … |
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| 15 | Jun | Gordon 2nd to James in Morocco Lalonde Gordon snared silver in the men's 400 metres event at the Mohammed VI d'Athletisme IAAF World Challenge meet, in Morocco, on Sunday.See article … |
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| 14 | Jun | Ho, Stauble take Rainbow Cup sprint titles Joshua Ho and Lily Stauble were crowned winners in the Sprint Distance triathlon races at the 11th annual Massy Rainbow Cup at the Courland Heritage Park, Black Rock, Tobago yesterday. See article … |
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| 14 | Jun | Bledman disqualified in Diamond League Keston Bledman seemed to have been T&T’s most successful athlete in Diamond League action yesterday, but his later disqualification from the men’s 100 metres which initially closed in second place after running under protest. See article … |
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| 13 | Jun | Bledman bags Diamond League silver Bronze for Baptiste, St Fort Trinidad and Tobago track star, Keston Bledman bagged men ’s 100 metres silver, at the adidas Grand Prix IAAF Diamond League meet, in New York, USA, yesterday. See article … |
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| 13 | Jun | Lendore limps out NCAA final James 4th in Bermuda Deon Lendore limped out of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1 Outdoor Track and Field Championship men's 400 metres final, in Oregon, USA, late on Friday. See article … |
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| 13 | Jun | Bolt unhappy with time in 200m New York win amaican sprint King Usain Bolt beat Anguillan teenager Zharnel Hughes to win the 200 metres at the New York Diamond League meeting, yesterday. See article … |
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| 11 | Jun | NAAA digging deep to finance four championships events It will cost the National Association of Athletics Administrations (NAAA) $1.5 million to stage this month’s series of track and field events, says Allan Baboolal, chairman of the Games Committee. See article … |
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| 11 | Jun | Lendore defends NCAA 400 title - Borel sixth at Bislett Games Trinidad and Tobago’s Deon Lendore will defend his National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1 Outdoor Track and Field Championship men’s 400 metres title, in Oregon, USA, tonight. See article … |
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| 10 | Jun | Jarrin Solomon seized silver in the men's 400 metres event at the Iberoamericano de Atletismo Meeting in Huelva, Spain, yesterday. The Trinidad and Tobago quartermiler clocked 46.59 seconds. See article … |
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| 10 | Jun | Drama dominated last evening’s close to day two of the NGC/Sagicor NAAA National Open Championships, as Keston Bledman and Kelly-Ann Baptiste both recaptured their national 100m gold medals, while World Junior champion Machel Cedenio, who appeared to have captured his first senior national 400m win, but was later disqualified. See article … |
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| 09 | Jun | Record re-set - Walcott throws 86.43m for Birmingham bronze Keshorn Walcott re-set his own Trinidad and Tobago men's javelin record at the Sainsbury's Birmingham Grand Prix IAAF Diamond League meet in England, yesterday. See article … |
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| 08 | Jun | Farinha completes Junior sprint double Jonathan Farinha secured the qualification standard for the Junior Pan American Games in the Boys Under-20 200m event, when he won gold in that discipline yesterday at the NGC NAAA National Junior Championships, adding to the 100m gold he won on the opening day. See article … |
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| 08 | Jun | Farinha does Junior Champs double Jonathan Farinha completed a 100-200 metres double yesterday when he took the one-lap sprint on the second and final day of the NGC-NAAA National Junior Track and Field Championships at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. See article … |
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| 08 | Jun | Borel silver, Walcott bronze but javelin record falls again Four days after resetting the national javelin record in Rome, Keshorn Walcott did it again, raising his and T&T’s best ever mark to 86.44m for another third place finish at the latest Diamond League leg, yesterday in Birmingham, England. See article … |
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| 08 | Jun | Powell breaks Marseille track record Former 100m world record holder Asafa Powell smashed a six-year record to win a regional meet in Marseille, France on Saturday. See article … |
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| 07 | Jun | CariFin Cross Country runs off today The CariFin Games is onto its final stage as the Cross Country and Family Day takes place at the Sevilla Golf Course, Couva, from 10 am—6 pm, today. The day starts off with novelty events as participants are encouraged to display team work and mental agility with events such as sack relay, tug-o-war and maths relay. See article … |
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| 07 | Jun | Carifta triple medalist Akanni Hislop of Zenith successfully defended his Boys Under-18 100m crown and secured a World Youth Games qualifying standard when he eased to victory in 10.48 seconds on the opening day yesterday of two-day NGC TTNAAA National Junior Championships. See article … |
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| 06 | Jun | Sizzling sprints - St Fort, Hislop, Farinha shine at Junior Champs Khalifa St Fort scored a “century” on debut, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, yesterday. Competing for the first time in Trinidad and Tobago, the American-born sprinter was a runaway winner in the NGC-NAAA National Junior Track and Field Championship girls’ under-18 100 metres final. See article … |
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| 06 | Jun | Keshorn’s coach predicts ‘something better’ ISMAEL LOPEZ Mastrapa, coach of Trinidad and Tobago’s second Olympic gold medallist, javelin thrower Keshorn Walcott, is pleased with the improvement shown by the 22-year-old, who broke his national record at the IAAF Diamond League Meet in Rome, Italy on Thursday. See article … |
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| 05 | Jun | St Fort, Hislop compete at Junior Champs Carifta champions and an American-born sprinter will take centre stage at this weekend's NGC-NAAA National Junior Track and Field Championships. See article … |
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| 04 | Jun | In his path - Khalifa St Fort bids to follow Coach Ato A teen sprinter with world class credentials makes the trip from the United States to Trinidad and Tobago, keen to make an impression at the trials and earn the right to represent the Red, White and Black on the global stage. See article … |
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| 04 | Jun | Record-breaking Walcott - Olympic champ bags bronze at Golden Gala Keshorn Walcott saved his best for last at the Golden Gala IAAF Diamond League meet, in Rome, Italy, yesterday. In the sixth and final round of the men's javelin, the reigning Olympic champion landed the spear 86.20 metres—a new Trinidad and Tobago record—to grab bronze. See article … |
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| 02 | Jun | NAAA dubs June extravaganza month Ephraim Serrette, president of the National Association of Athletics Administrations (NAAA) has unveiled plans for an exciting month of track and field action this month, but made it clear that none of the events would have been possible without the commitment of its sponsors. See article … |
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| 02 | Jun | A new race course for the Massy Rainbow Cup Fierce competition will be the order of the day at the 11th annual Massy Rainbow Cup Triathlon and 5km Run which will be held next week Saturday at the Turtle Beach Heritage Park, Tobago. See article … |
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