media_artricles :: 2018

Nation before self

Here's a guaranteed way to end the endless nonsensical dialogue about who should get how much for whatever level of success in whichever competition.

Stop it altogether. Yes, this national policy of rewards for medals and other honours in sporting competition should be done away with. If individual sporting organisations want to give their successful competitors something for outstanding performances, that's up to them. If umbrella bodies like the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee want to continue with a system of rewards as part of its athlete-centred focus, go right ahead.

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