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| 31 | Jan | Contented and proud - Callender strides into Olympic gold debate Members of the Trinidad and Tobago Beijing 2008 sprint relay squad, Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callender, Richard "Torpedo" Thompson and alternate Aaron Armstrong, are set to receive Olympic gold, following the disqualification of Jamaican Nesta Carter, who tested positive for the prohibited substance metheylhexaneamine in a retrospective drug test. See article … |
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| 31 | Jan | Thompson hits back at Ministry accusation Richard "Torpedo" Thompson has hit back at the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs, following an accusation from an anonymous Ministry source, last week, that the three-time Olympic medallist was among the athletes who had not complied with requirements for Elite Athlete Assistance Programme (EAAP) funding. See article … |
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| 31 | Jan | TORPEDO FIRES BACK! Minister Smith has failed to deliver, says sprint star Richard "Torpedo" Thompson has hit back at the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs, following an accusation from an anonymous Ministry source, last week, that the three-time Olympic medallist was among the athletes who had not complied with requirements for Elite Athlete Assistance Programme (EAAP) funding. See article … |
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| 31 | Jan | Grace in every circumstance - Callender says his piece on golden upgrade Members of the Trinidad and Tobago Beijing 2008 sprint relay squad, Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callender, Richard "Torpedo" Thompson and alternate Aaron Armstrong, are set to receive Olympic gold, following the disqualification of Jamaican Nesta Carter, who tested positive for the prohibited substance metheylhexaneamine in a retrospective drug test. See article … |
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| 30 | Jan | Double trouble - Lalonde leads the world in 200 Trinidad and Tobago track star, Lalonde Gordon notched a superb double at the John Thomas Terrier Classic in Boston, USA, on Saturday. See article … |
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| 30 | Jan | Kenyan Leah Kigen successfully defended her Trinidad and Tobago International Marathon (TTIM) crown yesterday despite crossing the finish line second in two hours, 54 minutes and 46 seconds. American Mary Akor was the first female to complete the gruelling Freeport to Port of Spain course but was disqualified due to a registration issue. See article … |
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| 30 | Jan | Varela wins T&T’s Marathon crown Kenyan Leah Kigen successfully defended her Women's title at the T&T International Marathon yesterday, but a new Men's champion was crowned as Venezuelan Jose Alejandro Varela crossed the finish line first to dethrone last year's winner Mark Cheopses of Kenya. See article … |
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| 30 | Jan | Marathon committee faces prize $ setback The T&T International Marathon (TTIM) Committee faces a major challenge from runners following yesterday's event. TTIM faces a possible lawsuit for changes to its prize structure a few days before yesterday's running. See article … |
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| 29 | Jan | VELAZCO, KIGEN RULE - Akor distraction mars T&T Marathon Jose Alejandro Velazco was crowned 2017 Trinidad and Tobago International Marathon (TTIM) men's champion, yesterday, the Venezuelan securing the title with a dominant performance in the second half of the 26.2-mile race. See article … |
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| 29 | Jan | St Fort, Kallicharan claim top awards Khalifa St Fort beamed on Friday night as she collected the grand trophy for again emerging the top girls' athlete at the First Citizens Sports Foundation Youth Awards held at the Trinidad Hilton in Port-of-Spain. See article … |
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| 29 | Jan | Our titular Head of State, while generally accepted to be among the nation's premier legal luminaries, hasn't really been noted during his time in the top job for public utterances that could be characterised as either visionary or luminous. See article … |
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| 28 | Jan | Tonya Nero will be on the road tomorrow morning, competing for the very first time in the Trinidad and Tobago International Marathon (TTIM). See article … |
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| 28 | Jan | Colthrust heads double winners NAAA dev meet Aeisha Colthrust of Neon Wolves was among six double winners at the fourth National Association of Athletic Administrations (NAAA) development meet at the Hasely Crawford Stadium inMucurapo last Saturday. She captured the women's 100 metres hurdles in 16.18 seconds and long jump (5.07m). See article … |
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| 28 | Jan | Kallicharan, St Fort top Youth Awards Cricketer Kirstan Kallicharan and Khalifa St Fort were named Male and Female Youth of the Year awards respectively when the First Citizens Sports Foundation hosted its Youth Awards 2016 at the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton Trinidad, St Ann's on Friday night. See article … |
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| 28 | Jan | Already the fastest man in the world this year in the indoor 200 metres event, Alabama University's Jereem Richards produced an impressive 46.37 seconds run to top the 400m field at the Bob Pollock Invite in South Carolina, USA, on Friday. See article … |
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| 28 | Jan | Bolt returns gold medal from 2008 4x100 relay Jamaican Usain Bolt says it is rough losing one of his nine Olympic gold medals after relay team mate Nesta Carter was found guilty of doping at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. See article … |
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| 27 | Jan | TT sprinters: Don’t forget promi$e$ Decorated Olympic sprinter Richard "Torpedo" Thompson has made a passionate plea to the Government to not forget its promises made last year that the 2012 4x100 men's Olympic silver medallists would be retroactively rewarded. See article … |
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| 26 | Jan | TAKING THE SHINE OFF OLYMPIC GOLD - Thompson speaks of broken promises, disrespect ArticleText See article … |
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| 26 | Jan | ATRINIDAD and Tobago Olympian Marc Burns described the feeling as "bitter- sweet," after hearing the news that this country may receive a third Olympic gold medal, following the stripping of Jamaica's 2008 Olympic 4x100-metre gold medal for doping.rticleText See article … |
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| 26 | Jan | Unfinished business - Relay men, Sport Ministry at odds over elite funding While he's grateful and proud that Trinidad and Tobago will be upgraded to 4x100m relay gold from the Beijing Olympics, Richard Thompson is concerned about some unfinished business with the Ministry of Sport here. See article … |
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| 26 | Jan | St Fort poised for 2nd straight Youth award Sprinter Khalifa St Fort is set to walk away with her second straight First Citizens Sports Foundation "Junior Female Sportswoman of the Year" award when the 2016 edition of the awards function takes place in a gala-ceremony today at the Trinidad Hilton, Port-of-Spain from 7 pm. See article … |
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| 26 | Jan | Boldon: Just do it the right way "Just do it the right way. Do it cleanly." Words from Olympian Ato Boldon, or more of a message, from the four-time Olympic medal winner, on learning of the Jamaican 4x100 metres team of Usain Bolt, Nesta Carter, Michael Frater and Asafa Powell losing its Olympic gold medal won at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games because of a doping case involving Carter. See article … |
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| 26 | Jan | T&T’s relay men call for respect The IOC's unfortunate decision to disqualify the Jamaican sprint relay team of the Gold medal it won at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, has led calls by the T&T team for more respect from Ministry of Sports officials. See article … |
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| 26 | Jan | Bolt loses 2008 relay gold in teammate’s doping case GENEVA — Usain Bolt has lost one of his nine Olympic gold medals because of a doping case involving Jamaican teammate Nesta Carter. See article … |
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| 25 | Jan | Call them the "Golden Quartet". Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callender and Richard "Torpedo" Thompson are set for Olympic 4x100 metres gold. See article … |
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| 25 | Jan | Bolt loses 2008 Olympic relay gold in teammate's doping case Usain Bolt has lost one of his nine Olympic gold medals because of a doping case involving Jamaican teammate Nesta Carter. See article … |
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| 24 | Jan | Parris golden twice - US wins too for Warren, Gale, Roberts Trinidad and Tobago's Jeminise Parris struck gold twice for Central Arizona College at the Puma Indoor Invitational in Arizona, USA, on the weekend. See article … |
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| 20 | Jan | Dwight St Hillaire was dominant in completing the men's 200/400 double at the National Association of Athletics Administrations (NAAA) development meet, in Bacolet, Tobago, on Sunday. See article … |
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| 19 | Jan | Sealy, Colthrust treble winners at 2nd NAAA meet Antonia Sealy of Point Fortin New Jets (PFNJ) and Aeisha Colthrust (Neon Wolves) led all top performers at the second National Association of Athletic Administration (NAAA) development meet at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo on Saturday. See article … |
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| 19 | Jan | Callender, Lalonde win at US meets Olympic medallists, Lalonde Gordon and Emmanuel Callender were in winners' row at indoor track and field meets in the United States, last Saturday. See article … |
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| 18 | Jan | Chepses to defend T&T Int’l Marathon title Last year's winner, Mark Chepses of Kenya, will return to defend his crown at this year's 35th edition of the T&T International Marathon (TTIM), scheduled for January 29 from St Mary's Junction in Freeport to Port-of-Spain. See article … |
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| 18 | Jan | Sealy, Colthrust dominate development meet Antonia Sealy and Aeisha Colthrust led the performers at the Second NAAA (National Association of Athletic Administrations) Development Meet at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo on Saturday. See article … |
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| 17 | Jan | Chepses to defend T&T Marathon title Last year's winner Mark Chepses of Kenya will head a strong field for the 2017 Trinidad and Tobago International Marathon (TTIM). See article … |
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| 14 | Jan | TTSSTFA, NAAA forge partnership Officials of the T&T Secondary Schools Track and Field Association (TTSSTFA) and the National Association of Athletic & Administrations (NAAA) met at the offices of the NAAA at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva on January, 6. See article … |
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| 14 | Jan | NAAA and Schools Association team up for training Officials of the Trinidad and Tobago Secondary Schools Track and Field Association (TTSSTFA) and the National Association of Athletic Administrations (NAAA) have agreed upon a programme of training for officials who will preside over secondary schools track and field meetings. See article … |
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| 14 | Jan | Schools Association, NAAA chart way forward Officials of the Trinidad and Tobago Secondary Schools Track and Field Association (TTSSTFA) and the National Association of Athletics Administration (NAAA) met at the offices of the NAAA at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva last week. See article … |
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| 14 | Jan | The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee is set to launch its "Future is Female" programme, an initiative focused on assisting the country's female athletes to break the Olympic medal drought. It will be a focused element of the #10golds24 Athlete Welfare and Preparation fund. See article … |
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| 14 | Jan | Ending the women’s medal drought An Olympic medal still remains out of reach for women athletes in T&T. This has haunted T&T Olympic Committee (TTOC) president Brian Lewis way before he took over the organisation and he is consistently seeking to develop new strategies in trying to achieve this goal. See article … |
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| 13 | Jan | Bolt, Thompson nominated for Laureus awards Track and field legend Usain Bolt and compatriot Elaine Thompson were among nominees for the prestigious Laureus World Sports awards. Bolt has been nominated for the World Sportsman-of-the-Year and Thompson has made the cut for the World Sportswoman-of-the-Year. See article … |
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| 10 | Jan | Memphis Pioneers Athletics Club was on Saturday celebrated as the leading track and field institution in T&T. This was announced at the National Association for Athletic Administrations (NAAA) annual awards ceremony at the Radisson Hotel, Wrightson Road, Port-of-Spain. See article … |
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| 08 | Jan | Walcott, Ahye double up at NAAA awards The National Association of Athletic Administrators (NAAA) Awards 2016 replicated the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) Annual Award Gala as Michelle-Lee Ahye and Keshorn Walcott were named Female and Male Senior Athletes of the Year, respectively. See article … |
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| 08 | Jan | Ahye, Walcott grab top Senior Awards MICHELLE-LEE Ahye and Keshorn Walcott won the top senior awards when the National Association of Athletics Administrations (NAAA's) Awards 2016 was held at the Radisson Hotel in Port-of- Spain, yesterday. See article … |
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| 05 | Jan | Lewis hoping for medal bonus increase THE TRINIDAD and Tobago Olympians may get more money in their pockets at the next Olympic Games, once they get on the podium that is. See article … |
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| 04 | Jan | As it strives for Olympic golds in the furure, the T&T Olympic Team (TeamTTO) will sport Puma kits going forward. See article … |
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| 03 | Jan | Bolt to concentrate solely on 100m in final season of illustrious career Usain Bolt plans to concentrate on the 100 metres in 2017, which will be his final season in a glorious athletics career. See article … |
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| 03 | Jan | TTOC switches from Adidas to Puma The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) yesterday announced that Puma is now the "podium, lifestyle, training, competition and presentation wear partner" for a number of bodies, including the TTOC, the Trinidad and Tobago Commonwealth Games Association (TTCGA) and Team Trinidad and Tobago (Team TTO). See article … |
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| 01 | Jan | NATIONAL track and field athletes Khalifa St Fort and Akeem Stewart and cyclist Nicholas Paul are looking forward to continuing their progress during 2017, even as they also keep an eye on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. See article … |
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| 01 | Jan | Assuming he takes on these things, Keshorn Walcott would be forgiven for believing there is some sort of conspiracy against him winning the TV6 Viewers' Choice Sports Personality of the Year award. See article … |
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| 01 | Jan | Hislop comes to defence of TT athletes Decorated Olympic sprinter Richard "Torpedo" Thompson has made a passionate plea to the Government to not forget its promises made last year that the 2012 4x100 men's Olympic silver medallists would be retroactively rewarded. See article … |
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