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Trinidad and Tobago quarter-miler McIntosh running towards Olympic dream

Trinidad and Tobago quarter-miler McIntosh running towards Olympic dream

30.08.2022

THE dream of every athlete is to experience the glory of the prestigious Olympic Games at least once in their lifetime. It is the pinnacle of success, particularly, to people involved in track and field. Read More See Article

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Trinidad and Tobago runner, bobsledder featured in Puma equality campaign

Trinidad and Tobago runner, bobsledder featured in Puma equality campaign

28.08.2022

TRINIDAD AND Tobago athlete Andre Marcano has been featured in Puma Clothing's latest campaign in collaboration with Tracksmith. Read More See Article

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Walcott just shy of Diamond League javelin medal

Walcott just shy of Diamond League javelin medal

26.08.2022

Trinidad and Tobago's double-Olympic medallist Keshorn Walcott missed out on a Wanda Diamond League podium spot in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Friday after placing fourth in the men's javelin. Read More See Article

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Jereem third in Lausanne 200

Jereem third in Lausanne 200

26.08.2022

Commonwealth Games champion Jereem "The Dream" Richards produced another solid run yesterday to take third place in the Men's 200 metres at the Lausanne Diamond League meeting in Switzerland yesterday. However, countryman Keshorn Walcott failed to get on the podium in the javelin event. Read More See Article

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Jereem Richards captures Diamond League 200m bronze

Jereem Richards captures Diamond League 200m bronze

26.08.2022

Jereem "The Dream" Richards extended his good run of form by capturing men's 200m bronze at the Wanda Diamond League in Lausanne, Switzerland on Friday. Read More See Article

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Greaux anchors T&T sprint relay men to silver

Greaux anchors T&T sprint relay men to silver

22.08.2022

Kyle Greaux, on the anchor leg, had just enough in him to help T&T edge Jamaica at the line for second place in the final of the men's 4x100 metres relay at the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Track and Field Senior Championships, on Sunday at the Freeport Stadium in Grand Bahama in the Bahamas. Read More See Article

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Walcott secures javelin silver

Walcott secures javelin silver

21.08.2022

Two-time Olympic medallist Keshorn Walcott picked up T&T's first medal at the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Track and Field Championships, a silver, in the men's javelin event, on Saturday. Read More See Article

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TT grab men's 4x100m silver at NACAC

TT grab men's 4x100m silver at NACAC

21.08.2022

The Trinidad and Tobago men's 4x100m relay team captured silver on day three of the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Championships in Freeport, Bahamas on Sunday. Read More See Article

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ANOTHER SILVER

21.08.2022

TEAM TTO ended their North America, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) Championship with another silver, this time courtesy of the men's 4x 100 relay team last evening in the Bahamas. Read More See Article

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Keshorn earns javelin silver at NACAC Champs

Keshorn earns javelin silver at NACAC Champs

20.08.2022

KESHORN Walcott earned silver in the men's javelin event at the 2022 North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Championships at Freeport Stadium in Freeport, Bahamas, on Saturday. Read More See Article

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Shame and Performance

Shame and Performance

19.08.2022

INDULGE ME for a moment and picture this scenario if you will...It's the men's 4x100-metre track final at the Olympics, with a stiff field of competition the stakes are high. Read More See Article

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Guevara qualifies for 400m final at NACAC

Guevara qualifies for 400m final at NACAC

19.08.2022

Trinidad and Tobago men's 400-metre runner Asa Guevara booked a place in the final of the event at the 2022 North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships at Freeport Stadium in Freeport, Grand Bahamas. Read More See Article

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EYEING PODIUM

EYEING PODIUM

19.08.2022

Trinidad and Tobago quarter-miler Asa Guevara booked his lane in today's North America, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) Championship men's 400 metres final with a runner-up finish in the second preliminary heat in Freeport, Bahamas, yesterday. The championship race will be contested at 6.25pm. Read More See Article

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Three Tobagonians included in Trinidad and Tobago squad for NACAC Games

Three Tobagonians included in Trinidad and Tobago squad for NACAC Games

18.08.2022

THREE TOBAGONIAN athletes have been included in a 19-member Trinidad and Tobago contingent for the North American Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Games in Bahamas from today until Sunday. Read More See Article

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Mason Hall athletes star at Juvenile Track Classic

Mason Hall athletes star at Juvenile Track Classic

18.08.2022

MASON HALL Police Youth Club hosted their Juvenile Track Classic, at the Dwight Yorke Stadium, Bacolet last Sunday. Read More See Article

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Guevara on show at NACAC Champs

Guevara on show at NACAC Champs

18.08.2022

Commonwealth Games Men's 4x400 metres gold medallist Asa Guevara is among the Trinidad and Tobago athletes who will be on show on the opening day of the North America, Central America and Caribbean (NACAC) Championships in Freeport, Bahamas, today. Read More See Article

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World javelin champion says he faces

World javelin champion says he faces "long road to recovery" after being assaulted

17.08.2022

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada - World javelin champion Anderson Peters says while he is feeling better after being assaulted on a party boat last week, he faces "a long road to full recovery". Read More See Article

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After being assaulted, Peters says...

After being assaulted, Peters says...

16.08.2022

Two-time world javelin champion Anderson Peters says while he is feeling better after being assaulted on a party boat last week, he faces "a long road to full recovery". Read More See Article

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Walcott, Ahye in Trinidad and Tobago's NACAC Championship team

Walcott, Ahye in Trinidad and Tobago's NACAC Championship team

15.08.2022

TWO-TIME Olympic medallist Keshorn Walcott has been named in a 14-member national team to compete at the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Championships, scheduled for August 19-21, in Bahamas. Read More See Article

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TT runner St Hillaire 'honoured' for Commonwealth mile relay gold

TT runner St Hillaire 'honoured' for Commonwealth mile relay gold

12.08.2022

TRINIDAD AND Tobago's Commonwealth Games men's 4x400m relay gold medallist Dwight St Hillaire trusted his teammates Asa Guevara, Machel Cedenio and Jereem "The Dream" Richards to get the job done at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England on Sunday. Read More See Article

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Tobago to host athletics at 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games

Tobago to host athletics at 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games

12.08.2022

All track and field events at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games will be hosted at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Tobago. Read More See Article

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TTOC boss rallies support for 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games

TTOC boss rallies support for 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games

10.08.2022

The same support and praise showered on Trinidad and Tobago's athlete contingent for their recent successes at the Commonwealth Games should be mirrored and even boosted when TT plays host to the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games. Read More See Article

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Jereem awarded for breaking 200m Commonwealth record

Jereem awarded for breaking 200m Commonwealth record

10.08.2022

Trinidad and Tobago track and field athlete Jereem Richards received a commemorative timepiece and certificate for breaking the men's 200-metre games record at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Read More See Article

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Bledman credits work ethic of Trinidad and Tobago's Commonwealth athletes

Bledman credits work ethic of Trinidad and Tobago's Commonwealth athletes

10.08.2022

THE absence of Trinidad and Tobago sprinters Keston Bledman, Richard Thompson, Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callender and Aaron Armstrong on the world stage has certainly left a void in men's sprinting. Read More See Article

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RICHLY DESERVED

RICHLY DESERVED

09.08.2022

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Olympic Committee (TTOC) president Diane Henderson hailed the achievements of Team TTO athletes at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, commending even the athletes who didn't win medals. Read More See Article

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Making sport their business

Making sport their business

09.08.2022

Did you see the Commonwealth Games? Did you enjoy it? Read More See Article

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Jereem's sister congratulates him on Commonwealth sucess

Jereem's sister congratulates him on Commonwealth sucess

09.08.2022

ALTHOUGH JEREEM "The Dream" Richards' relatives were not together to watch him run on the track as they usually do, they stayed in touch via WhatsApp and celebrated his achievements. Read More See Article

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Sport Ministry set to pay out $1m to Commonwealth medallists

Sport Ministry set to pay out $1m to Commonwealth medallists

08.08.2022

THE MINISTRY of Sport and Community Development will reward Trinidad and Tobago's Commonwealth Games medallists with just over $1 million through its 2017-2027 Reward and Incentives framework. Read More See Article

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Gold, silver for relay teams at Commonwealth Games

Gold, silver for relay teams at Commonwealth Games

08.08.2022

It was a day of continued good performances and more medals for T&T at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England on Sunday that led to a gold and a silver medal, as well as a missed chance in the javelin. Ê Read More See Article

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Dominant Williams breaks record in gold conquest

Dominant Williams breaks record in gold conquest

08.08.2022

BIRMINGHAM, England - Barbadian Sada Williams smashed the 50-second barrier en route to a new Commonwealth Games record, as she unleashed a dominant performance to capture gold in the 400 metres on Sunday. Read More See Article

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Women's 4x100m quartet 6th in Commonwealth final

Women's 4x100m quartet 6th in Commonwealth final

07.08.2022

Trinidad and Tobago's Women's 4x100 metres quartet were 6th in the final of the event at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England today. Read More See Article

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Trinidad and Tobago secure men's 4x100m relay silver; Jereem gets pan wish

Trinidad and Tobago secure men's 4x100m relay silver; Jereem gets pan wish

07.08.2022

THE TRINIDAD and Tobago quartet of Jerod Elcock, Eric Harrison jnr, Kion Benjamin and Kyle Greaux secured Read More See Article

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Sprint relay silver

Sprint relay silver

Walcott 4th, Campbell 6th at Commonwealth Games

07.08.2022

Kyle Greaux overhauled Nigeria's Raymond Ekevwo on the anchor leg to capture men's 4x100 metres silver for Trinidad and Tobago at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, yesterday. Read More See Article

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Richards requests anthem on steel after 200m repeat

Richards requests anthem on steel after 200m repeat

COMMONWEALTH GAMES

07.08.2022

At 5 o'clock this morning, the national anthem can be heard on the steelpan in Birmingham, England, if sprinter Jereem 'The Dream' Richards has his way. Read More See Article

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Richards anchors Trinidad and Tobago 4x400m men to Commonwealth gold

Richards anchors Trinidad and Tobago 4x400m men to Commonwealth gold

07.08.2022

Trinidad and Tobago's 4x400 relay men clinched the country's third gold medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England on Sunday. Read More See Article

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Keshorn, relay teams eye medals at Commonwealth

Keshorn, relay teams eye medals at Commonwealth

07.08.2022

THE Trinidad and Tobago women's and men's 4x100-metre relay teams qualified for the finals at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Read More See Article

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Gold again for T&T, victory in Commonwealth Men's 4x400m

Gold again for T&T, victory in Commonwealth Men's 4x400m

07.08.2022

Trinidad and Tobago has won another gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, this time in the 4x400 metres relay. Read More See Article

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Gold for 4x400m relay team

Gold for 4x400m relay team

07.08.2022

T&T's men's team of Dwight St Hillaire, Asa Guevara, Machel Cedenio and Jereem Richards, running in that order won gold in the men's 4x400 metres relay event at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England on Sunday. Read More See Article

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Keshorn Walcott bids for Commonwealth podium

Keshorn Walcott bids for Commonwealth podium

06.08.2022

Keshorn Walcott will seek redemption at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham, England, today. Read More See Article

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Jereem defends 200m gold at Commonwealth Games

Jereem defends 200m gold at Commonwealth Games

06.08.2022

JEREEM Richards defended his men's 200m title at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games in England, on Saturday. Read More See Article

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Jehue shares 'Don't Give Up' message

Jehue shares 'Don't Give Up' message

06.08.2022

Former 400 metres World champion hurdler Jehue Gordon, turned up at the "Turn Up, Don't Give Up" Caravan on Wednesday last week, for an engaging session with over one 175 students from the Moruga and Princes Town East Secondary Schools at the Ministry of Education's Vacation Revision Programme (VRP). Read More See Article

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GOLDEN RICHARDS

GOLDEN RICHARDS

06.08.2022

T&T's Jereem Richards defended his 2018 Commonwealth Games men's 200 metres gold medal when he broke the Games record while picking up his personal best in a time of 19.80 seconds on Saturday in Birmingham, England. Read More See Article

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Gold for Richards in 200m, breaks Commonwealth record

Gold for Richards in 200m, breaks Commonwealth record

06.08.2022

Jereem Richards has won gold for Trinidad and Tobago in the Men's 200 metres event at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Read More See Article

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EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW

EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW

Athletics community hails 'Dream' Richards

06.08.2022

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Olympic Committee president Diane Henderson described Jereem Richard's gold medal feat yesterday as "an example to the entire country of what can be achieved by determination, discipline and focus". Read More See Article

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Dominant Williams

Dominant Williams

...Bajan quarter-miler breaks record in gold conquest

06.08.2022

Barbadian Sada Williams smashed the 50-second barrier en route to a new Commonwealth Games record, as she unleashed a dominant performance to capture gold in the 400 metres, yesterday. Read More See Article

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Wright 10th in Long Jump final

Wright 10th in Long Jump final

05.08.2022

Competing in the 12-man final, Tobagonian Wright, the national champion and record-holder, had a leap of 7.57 metres on his first attempt, before fouling his second attempt, then leaping 6.86 on his third attempt to be outside of the top six competitors after his first three efforts, thus failing to advance to the final round. Read More See Article

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Trinidad and Tobago end barren World U20 Champs campaign

Trinidad and Tobago end barren World U20 Champs campaign

05.08.2022

SHANIQUA Bascombe's exit from Thursday's women's 200-metre semi-final capped off a mediocre display for Trinidad and Tobago at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Cali, Colombia. Read More See Article

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Keshorn 4th in Javelin final, Gittens 11th in Long Jump
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Jereem goes for golden repeat in 200m final

Jereem goes for golden repeat in 200m final

05.08.2022

JEREEM RICHARDS will seek to defend his 200-metre crown when he lines up in the final of the event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, England on Saturday. Read More See Article

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Gittens qualifies for long jump final, Men's 4x400 team also goes through

Gittens qualifies for long jump final, Men's 4x400 team also goes through

05.08.2022

Trinidad and Tobago's 4x400 metres team has qualified for the final of the event. Read More See Article

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DREAM' ALIVE

DREAM' ALIVE

Jereem sends strong signal in defence of Commonwealth 200m title

05.08.2022

TEAM TTO's top sprinter Jereem "The Dream" Richards will seek to defend his title when he lines up in the final of the Men's 200-metre dash as the 2022 Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, England, starts to wind down. Read More See Article

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Defending Commonwealth champ Jereem qualifies for 200m final

Defending Commonwealth champ Jereem qualifies for 200m final

05.08.2022

JEREEM Richards qualified for the men's 200-metre final at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England with a comfortable victory in the semifinals, on Friday. Read More See Article

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T&T sprinters advance

T&T sprinters advance

Boxer Paul misses out on medal round at Commonwealth Games

04.08.2022

REIGNING Men's 200 metres champion Jereem Richards will look to continue his campaign to successfully defend his title when he lines up in semi-final three today as the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games continue. Read More See Article

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Jereem eases into 200m semis at Commonwealth Games

Jereem eases into 200m semis at Commonwealth Games

04.08.2022

DEFENDING 200-metre Commonwealth Games champion Jereem Richards of Trinidad and Tobago cruised into the semifinals of the event at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games in England, on Thursday. Read More See Article

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Bascombe misses out on World U-20 200 final

Bascombe misses out on World U-20 200 final

04.08.2022

Shaniqua Bascombe reached the semi-final round of the women's 200 metres event at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, yesterday. Read More See Article

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All T&T 200 metres athletes qualify for Commonwealth semis

All T&T 200 metres athletes qualify for Commonwealth semis

04.08.2022

All three of T&T's 200 metres men runners and the lone female 200 metres runner, qualified for the semi-finals at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham Games in England this morning. Read More See Article

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Ahye out Commonwealth 100 metres final

Ahye out Commonwealth 100 metres final

04.08.2022

T&T sprinter Michelle-Lee Ahye did not qualify for the 100 metres final at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England today. Read More See Article

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T&T runners miss out on place in Commonwealth men's 100 metres final

T&T runners miss out on place in Commonwealth men's 100 metres final

03.08.2022

None of the three Trinidad and Tobago 100 metres semi-finalists at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, made it through to the final to be run later today. Read More See Article

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Tough start for Trinidad and Tobago at U-20 World Champs

Tough start for Trinidad and Tobago at U-20 World Champs

03.08.2022

TRINIDAD AND Tobago had a tough start to their World Under-20 Track and Field Championships campaign on day one at the Estadio Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia on Monday. Read More See Article

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Thompson-Herah clinches first-ever Commonwealth gold

Thompson-Herah clinches first-ever Commonwealth gold

03.08.2022

BIRMINGHAM, England - Reigning Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah put her World Championships troubles behind her to storm to victory in the 100 metres final on Wednesday and clinch her first-ever Commonwealth Games medal. Read More See Article

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Romany, Mahabir top Freedom Run 5K

Romany, Mahabir top Freedom Run 5K

03.08.2022

Nicholas Romany and Shardie Mahabir took the men's and women's titles at the annual Walke Street Emancipation Committee Freedom Run 5K on Monday afternoon in Sangre Grande. Read More See Article

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NAAA boss: Antoine's incident 'unfortunate' but a valuable lesson

NAAA boss: Antoine's incident 'unfortunate' but a valuable lesson

03.08.2022

NATIONAL Association of Athletics Administrations (NAAA) president George Comissiong believes Aaron Antoine's omission from Tuesday's World Athletics Under-20 Championship men's high jump was "unfortunate" but serves as a valuable lesson moving forward. Read More See Article

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McKay out in World Under-20 200m

McKay out in World Under-20 200m

03.08.2022

Shakeem McKay and Revell Webster exited the World Athletics U-20 Championship men's 200 metres event in the first round in Cali, Colombia, yesterday. Read More See Article

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Guevara qualifies for Commonwealth 400 metres semis

Guevara qualifies for Commonwealth 400 metres semis

03.08.2022

Trinidad and Tobago's Asa Guevara has qualified for the semi-final of the Men's 400 metres event at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Read More See Article

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DYLAN TRIES AGAIN

DYLAN TRIES AGAIN

Ahye, Elcock through to 100m semis Carter in 50m free final...

03.08.2022

TEAM TTO's DYLAN CARTER advanced to today's final in the men's 50 metres freestyle as the 2022 Commonwealth Games continued in Birmingham, England, yesterday. Read More See Article

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Dylan Carter, Andwuelle Wright advance to finals at Commonwealth Games

Dylan Carter, Andwuelle Wright advance to finals at Commonwealth Games

03.08.2022

TRINIDAD and Tobago swimmer Dylan Carter and long jumper Andwuelle Wright both qualified for finals in their respective events at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, on Tuesday. Read More See Article

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DYLAN 4TH AGAIN

DYLAN 4TH AGAIN

Ahye dethroned as 100m women's champion

03.08.2022

Trinidad and Tobago swimmer Dylan Carter had another close miss at making the podium after finishing fourth in the Men's 50-metre freestyle yesterday at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Read More See Article

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Bascombe misses out on 100m semis spot

Bascombe misses out on 100m semis spot

03.08.2022

Shaniqua Bascombe just missed out on a semifinal berth in the women's 100 metres of the 2022 World Under-20 Track and Field Championships in Cali Colombia yesterday. Read More See Article

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Another rough day for Trinidad and Tobago at U20 World Champs

Another rough day for Trinidad and Tobago at U20 World Champs

03.08.2022

IT was another tough day in the saddle for Trinidad and Tobago athletes at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Cali, Colombia on Wednesday. Read More See Article

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Webster, Augustine falter in World U-20 prelims

Webster, Augustine falter in World U-20 prelims

02.08.2022

Sprinters Devin Augustine and Revell Webster both failed to advance past the preliminary round of the 100-metre sprints on the opening day of the 2022 World Under-20 Track and Field Championships in Cali, Colombia yesterday. Read More See Article

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Four T&T athletes qualify for Commonwealth semis

Four T&T athletes qualify for Commonwealth semis

02.08.2022

Three Trinidad and Tobago athletes have qualified for the semi-finals of the 100 metres competitions at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England and swimming Dylan Carter also qualified in the pool. Read More See Article

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Communication lapse forces Aaron Antoine out World U20 high jump

Communication lapse forces Aaron Antoine out World U20 high jump

02.08.2022

AARON Antoine, the 2022 Carifta boys' Under-20 high jump champion, was unable to compete on Tuesday, in the men's high jump, at the 2022 World Athletics U-20 Championships (World Junior Championships), due to a communication error. Read More See Article

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