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  29 Sep

Elite athletes in T&T face financial hardships

Athletes can’t be competitive in elite sport without some form of financial support. See article …
Elite athletes in T&T face financial hardships Elite athletes in T&T face financial hardships
  27 Sep

Giving back - Thompson inspires next generation of T&T sprinters

Fifty primary school youngsters were treated with a master-class of professional sprinting training tips as Atlantic Sports Ambassador, and multiple Olympic medallist Richard Thompson, spearheaded their Track and Field Development Camp at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, on Saturday. See article …
Giving back - Thompson inspires next generation of T&T sprinters Giving back - Thompson inspires next generation of T&T sprinters
  26 Sep

Rotich: TT athletes eat too much meat

THE WINNER of the Men’s 10K run in the Newsday Save the Children Challenge on Thursday has some interesting advice for local distance-running athletes: eat less meat. See article …
Rotich: TT athletes eat too much meat
  26 Sep

Lewis working towards athlete medical insurance

WITH SEVERAL of the nation’s top athletes currently nursing long-standing injuries in a crucial pre-Olympic year, president of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) Brian Lewis has been working assiduously towards completion of an Olympic Sports Medicine and Injury Rehabilitation Support Services Network. See article …
Lewis working towards athlete medical insurance
  22 Sep

Save the Children Fund Walk/Run on tomorrow

HUNDREDS OF fitness enthusiasts and concerned citizens are expected to converge on the Queen’s Park Savannah in the vicinity of the TGI Fridays restaurant tomorrow, for the purpose of participating in the TT Newsday Save the Children Fund 5K and 10K Challenge road events. See article …
Save the Children Fund Walk/Run on tomorrow
  21 Sep

Dandrade, Nero to defend 5k titles

The 12th annual TTARP 5K runs off on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. around the Queen's Park Savannah and a near capacity field of 500 is expected. See article …
Dandrade, Nero to defend 5k titles Dandrade, Nero to defend 5k titles
  16 Sep

Money ‘Flowing’ - Cable company gives $5m to 10goldsby2024

The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee‘s (TTOC’s) 10goldsby2024 Athlete Preparation and Welfare fund received its biggest boost to date when TTOC president Brian Lewis announced a five-year $5 million deal with Columbus Communications and their Flow brand yesterday. See article …
Money ‘Flowing’ - Cable company gives $5m to 10goldsby2024
  16 Sep

Registration starts for Newsday 5K, 10K Challenge

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Registration starts for Newsday 5K, 10K Challenge
  14 Sep

RIO WINDOW: 'Torpedo' Thompson buoyed ahead of Olympic season

A window of opportunity. This is Richard “Torpedo” Thompson's take on the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. See article …
RIO WINDOW: 'Torpedo' Thompson buoyed ahead of Olympic season RIO WINDOW: 'Torpedo' Thompson buoyed ahead of Olympic season
  14 Sep

Foreign runners dominate Venture 5K

CARIBBEAN-BASED Kenyan runner Kenneth Rotich and Venezuela’s Maria Osoria claimed the men’s and women’s titles in yesterday’s 16th-annual Venture Credit Union 5K Run and Fun Walk in Couva, central Trinidad. See article …
Foreign runners dominate Venture 5K Foreign runners dominate Venture 5K
  13 Sep

NEW DAWN: 'Torpedo' Thompson excited about Ato move

Richard “Torpedo” Thompson will be in Florida in the first week of November, training under the watchful eyes of his new coach Ato Boldon. See article …
NEW DAWN: 'Torpedo' Thompson excited about Ato move NEW DAWN: 'Torpedo' Thompson excited about Ato move
  12 Sep

An athlete’s plea - Thompson impressed with Minister Smith

Triple Olympic silver medallist Richard “Torpedo” Thompson is optimistic about the future of sport in Trinidad and Tobago, under the stewardship of newly-appointed Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs, Darryl Smith. See article …
An athlete’s plea - Thompson impressed with Minister Smith An athlete’s plea - Thompson impressed with Minister Smith
  11 Sep

Voisin praises 4x100 women

AS TODAY’S Van Damme Memorial IAAF Diamond League meet in Brussels virtually brings the curtain down on the international track and field season, athletes and officials alike are more focused than ever on next year’s Olympic Games in Brazil. See article …
Voisin praises 4x100 women
  11 Sep

Golden Quow - Brussels bronze for Walcott

Renny Quow won for the second time in as many post-World Championship meets when he stopped the clock at 45.29 seconds at the Memorial Van Damme IAAF Diamond League final, in Brussels, Belgium, yesterday. See article …
Golden Quow - Brussels bronze for Walcott Golden Quow - Brussels bronze for Walcott
  11 Sep

No medals for T&T at Youth Games

T&T ended without a medal at the Fifth Commonwealth Youth Games in Samoa, yesterday after swimmers Jeron Thompson and Amira Pilgrim failed to climb the medal rostrum at the Tuana’imato Sports Facility. See article …
No medals for T&T at Youth Games No medals for T&T at Youth Games
  10 Sep

Schippers, Felix go head-to-head

Despite Usain Bolt's late withdrawal, the Diamond League meet still has a great sprint match-up today. See article …
Schippers, Felix go head-to-head Schippers, Felix go head-to-head
  08 Sep

Walcott 3rd Bronze too for Mikel Thomas

Keshorn Walcott returned to 80-metre land in his first outing since a forgettable campaign at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China, last month. See article …
Walcott 3rd Bronze too for Mikel Thomas Walcott 3rd Bronze too for Mikel Thomas
  08 Sep

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US-based Trinidad and Tobago sprinter Dan-Neil Telesford will be hoping his eventful year on the track will help to a strong finish this season in athletics competitions on the intercollegiate circuit. See article …
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  07 Sep

Bolt ends season early

With three more gold medals in the bag and his superiority proven beyond doubt, Usain Bolt declared his season over yesterday. See article …
Bolt ends season early Bolt ends season early
  06 Sep

Fraser-Pryce sets new meet record in Padua

World champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce shaved one hundredth of a second off legendary Jamaican Merlene Ottey’s meet record, as she won the 100 metres at the Atletica Mondiale in Padua, Italy, yesterday. See article …
Fraser-Pryce sets new meet record in Padua Fraser-Pryce sets new meet record in Padua
  06 Sep

Quow strikes gold in Italy - Thomas 5th in 110m hurdles; Ahye pulls up in women’s century

Trinidad and Tobago quarter-miler Renny Quow won gold in the Citta Di Padova athletics meeting in Italy, yesterday, while other T&T athletes Michelle-Lee Ahye and Mikel Thomas failed to climb the podium in the IAAF World Challenge in Berlin, Germany. See article …
Quow strikes gold in Italy - Thomas 5th in 110m hurdles; Ahye pulls up in women’s century Quow strikes gold in Italy - Thomas 5th in 110m hurdles; Ahye pulls up in women’s century
  03 Sep

Still a long way to get to Rio

Full credit to finalists Michele Lee Ahye, Kelly Ann Baptiste and Machel Cedenio, as well as our 4x100 ladies and 4x400 men’s team, which brought home medals from the World Championships in Beijing. See article …
Still a long way to get to Rio Still a long way to get to Rio
  03 Sep

Another bronze 4x100 women 3rd at Diamond League

Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Reyare Thomas and Semoy Hackett combined for third spot in the women's 4x100 metres relay, at the Weltklasse Zurich IAAF Diamond League final, in Switzerland, yesterday. See article …
Another bronze 4x100 women 3rd at Diamond League Another bronze 4x100 women 3rd at Diamond League
  01 Sep

Kenyan cashes in on Bankers half marathon

Foreigners dominated the inaugural Bankers Insurance half marathon held yesterday in Central Trinidad. Taking the men’s title was Kenyan Kenneth Rotich, while the female category went to Mirena Goncalves of Venezuela. A total of 479 runners took to the road at Atlantic Plaza in Point Lisas at 5.30am and after one hour, six minutes and 58 seconds, Rotich touched the winning tape. See article …
Kenyan cashes in on Bankers half marathon Kenyan cashes in on Bankers half marathon
  01 Sep

Bolt points to Rio...with more gold in his hands

BEIJING—Hard as this is to believe, there were questions about Usain Bolt when the world championships first started. Was he healthy enough? Was he fit enough? Was he — gasp! — fast enough? See article …
Bolt points to Rio...with more gold in his hands Bolt points to Rio...with more gold in his hands
         
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