media_artricles :: 2016

Borel, Cedenio double up

Track and field duo take First Citizens awards

It seems that the gold-medal exploits at last year's Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada were more than enough to seal the First Citizens Sports Foundation 2015 Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards, as both Machel Cedenio and Cleopatra Borel walked away with the top honours in front of an applauding 400-strong audience at Queen's Hall on Sunday evening.

There was a slight touch of déjà-vu as both athletes also swept the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) awards which were held last December at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

Borel, the 37-year-old defied all of the common reservations about age and not only became the first woman from Trinidad and Tobago to win Pan Am gold when she hurled the iron ball 18.67 metres to cement her place in local sporting history, but also collected the award for the fifth time.

Cedenio also made his mark in 2015, coincidentally at the same Pan Am Games in Toronto.

Become a subscriber to the Trinidad Express Newspapers for access to all our articles via our e-paper.

Click here to subscribe | Log- In

Top