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Walcott has successful surgery in Finland

Walcott has successful surgery in Finland

30.08.2023

Two-time Olympic medallist Keshorn Walcott has had successful surgery for the Achilles injury he suffered at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary last week. Read More See Article

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Alvin Daniel worried: Where's the next crop of athletes?

Alvin Daniel worried: Where's the next crop of athletes?

28.08.2023

WHERE is Trinidad and Tobago's next crop of athletes coming from? Read More See Article

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ALL HANDS ON DECK

ALL HANDS ON DECK

27.08.2023

Trinidad and Tobago's campaign at the World Athletics Championships here in Budapest, Hungary, did not bear the desired fruit. Read More See Article

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Americans do 4x100 double

Americans do 4x100 double

26.08.2023

Now that they've got the baton thing down, the American sprinters can start brushing up on celebrations. Read More See Article

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4x4 exit

4x4 exit

No TTO finalists for first time in 24 years

26.08.2023

Renny Quow, Asa Guevara, Shakeem McKay and Jereem "The Dream" Richards teamed up for a seventh-place finish in the opening men's 4x400 metres qualifying heat at the World Athletics Championships here in Budapest, Hungary, yesterday. Read More See Article

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KESHORN DEVASTATED BUT DEFIANT

KESHORN DEVASTATED BUT DEFIANT

Injured champion vows to fight his way back to the top

26.08.2023

Keshorn Walcott is facing a long recovery road, following an injury during warm-up ahead of the World Athletics Championship men's javelin qualifying event in Budapest, Hungary, on Friday. The double Olympic medallist, however, is not daunted by the task. Read More See Article

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T&T relay men fail to reach 4x400m final

T&T relay men fail to reach 4x400m final

26.08.2023

Renny Quow, Asa Guevara, Shakeem McKay and Jereem Richards were T&T's last chance of medal at the World Athletics Championships in Hungary but the quartet placed seventh in heat one of the men's 4x400 metres relay event. Read More See Article

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T&T women miss out on 4x100m relay final

T&T women miss out on 4x100m relay final

26.08.2023

The T&T quartet of Leah Bertrand, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Reyare Thomas (Abilene Wildcats), and Akilah Lewis (Concorde) missed out on qualification to the final of the 4x100m women's relay final at the World Athletics Championships at the National Athletic Centre in Budapest, Hungary on Friday. Read More See Article

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Trinidad and Tobago 4x400 men out - no medals at World Champs

Trinidad and Tobago 4x400 men out - no medals at World Champs

26.08.2023

Trinidad and Tobago will leave the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary without a medal. Read More See Article

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WARRIOR SPIRIT

WARRIOR SPIRIT

Injured Keshorn to come back stronger, says physio

25.08.2023

"Keshorn is a warrior and a competitor. I'm confident he'll come back better and stronger." Read More See Article

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TTO sprint relay teams out

TTO sprint relay teams out

25.08.2023

Both Trinidad and Tobago sprint relay teams exited the World Athletics Championships here in Budapest, Hungary, yesterday. Read More See Article

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Walcott injured out

Walcott injured out

25.08.2023

Keshorn Walcott sustained an injury while warming up this morning, and did not compete in the men's javelin qualifying event at the World Athletics Championships here in Budapest, Hungary. Read More See Article

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Keshorn Walcott on Worlds exit: I will return stronger

Keshorn Walcott on Worlds exit: I will return stronger

25.08.2023

The TT contingent had a rough day at the office at the World Athletic Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Friday, as medal hopeful and javelin ace Keshorn Walcott pulled out of his event through injury, while both the men's and women's 4x100m relay teams were eliminated in their semifinal heats. Read More See Article

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Injury forces Keshorn Walcott out of World Champs

Injury forces Keshorn Walcott out of World Champs

25.08.2023

Trinidad and Tobago's two-time Olympic medallist Keshorn Walcott was forced to pull out of the men's javelin event at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Friday, after suffering an injury during his warm-up. Read More See Article

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Keshorn begins quest for World Champs medal

Keshorn begins quest for World Champs medal

25.08.2023

TWO-TIME Olympic medallist Keshorn Walcott will start his quest for his first World Championship medal when he competes Friday in the javelin qualification round at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary. Read More See Article

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MEDAL HUNT

MEDAL HUNT

Keshorn takes centre stage

24.08.2023

Keshorn Walcott opens his bid today for the one major medal that has so far eluded his grasp. Read More See Article

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Alfred, Strachan lead Caribbean qualifiers in 200m

Alfred, Strachan lead Caribbean qualifiers in 200m

23.08.2023

Reigning champion Shericka Jackson of Jamaica cruised into the semi-finals but Bahamian Anthonique Strachan and St Lucian Julien Alfred were the fastest of all Caribbean qualifiers in the opening round of the women's 200 metres yesterday. Read More See Article

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Olympic hunger

Olympic hunger

...Jereem firmly focused on Paris prize

23.08.2023

Jereem "The Dream" Richards has a burning desire to climb an Olympic podium, and wants to ensure he is properly prepared to challenge for precious metal at the 2024 Games in Paris, France. Read More See Article

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From preschool to Olympics: Jamaicans tell Trinidad and Tobago to rethink strategy

From preschool to Olympics: Jamaicans tell Trinidad and Tobago to rethink strategy

23.08.2023

Through the knowledge and expertise of qualified trainers from Jamaica's GC Foster College, over 60 TT coaches and PE teachers are being given the formula to nurture pre-schoolers to international athletes. Read More See Article

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Jereem on World 400m exit: I gave everything

Jereem on World 400m exit: I gave everything

23.08.2023

Ace Trinidad and Tobago sprinter Jereem Richards saw his hopes of making the final for the men's 400m event at the ongoing World Championships in Budapest dashed on Tuesday when he finished 4th in semifinal one in 44.76 seconds. Read More See Article

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PAINFULLY CLOSE

PAINFULLY CLOSE

Jereem just misses 400 final

22.08.2023

Jereem "The Dream" Richards came agonisingly close to completing a fairytale comeback from injury at the World Athletics Championships here in Budapest, Hungary, yesterday. Read More See Article

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Richards misses out on 400m final

Richards misses out on 400m final

22.08.2023

Jereem Richards missed out on the final in the men's 400 metres at the World Athletics Championships Budapest23 in Hungary on Tuesday. Read More See Article

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Jereem narrowly misses World 400m final

Jereem narrowly misses World 400m final

22.08.2023

Ace Trinidad and Tobago sprinter Jereem Richards saw his hopes of making the final for the men's 400m event at the ongoing World Championships in Budapest dashed on Tuesday when he finished 4th in semifinal one in 44.76 seconds and failed to advance as one of the fastest losers. Read More See Article

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FIERY FINAL

FIERY FINAL

Ahye out in semis...

21.08.2023

Michelle-Lee Ahye was a satisfied sprinter at the end of the semi-final round of the women's 100 metres at the World Athletics Championships here in Budapest, Hungary, yesterday. Read More See Article

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SAFE PASSAGE

SAFE PASSAGE

Ahye, Jereem book semi-final lanes

21.08.2023

Michelle-Lee Ahye and Jereem "The Dream" Richards booked semi-final lanes at the World Athletics Championships here in Budapest, Hungary, yesterday. Read More See Article

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Ahye 5th in 100m semis, miss out on final

Ahye 5th in 100m semis, miss out on final

21.08.2023

T&T's Michelle-Lee Ahye was a fifth-place finisher in semifinal heat one in the women's 100m dash and did not advance to the final on Monday at the World Athletics Championship in Hungary. Read More See Article

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Richards advances to 400m second rounds, Ahye clocks SB

Richards advances to 400m second rounds, Ahye clocks SB

21.08.2023

Double World Indoor champion Jereem Richards and Commonwealth Games women's 200 metres champion Michelle-Lee Ahye will resume the quest for podium spots when the second rounds in the Men's 400 metres final take place and the semi-final and final of the Women's 100 metres sprint takes place on the third day of World Athletics Championships at the National Athletic Centre in Budapest, Hungary on Monday. Read More See Article

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Sha'Carri stuns Jamaicans for World 100m gold

Sha'Carri stuns Jamaicans for World 100m gold

21.08.2023

BUDAPEST: American Sha'Carri Richardson won the women's 100m world title Monday, outsprinting a star-studded field to take a gold medal two years after a positive marijuana test derailed her Olympic dreams. Read More See Article

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Ahye out World 100m final; Fraser-Pryce cruises in

Ahye out World 100m final; Fraser-Pryce cruises in

21.08.2023

Trinidad and Tobago's sprint champion Michelle-Lee Ahye placed joint fifth on Monday in the World 100m semifinals in Budapest, Hungary. Read More See Article

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Richards, Ahye, Betrand get T&T's Worlds campaign going

Richards, Ahye, Betrand get T&T's Worlds campaign going

20.08.2023

National Champion Michelle-Lee Ahye celebrates after winning the NGC NAAATT National Open Championships Women 100m dash at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo last month. Read More See Article

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Richards, Ahye in World Championships semis

Richards, Ahye in World Championships semis

20.08.2023

Trinidad and Tobago athletes Jereem Richards and Michelle- Lee Ahye have both qualified for the semi-final of their respective individual events at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Read More See Article

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NO PRESSURE

NO PRESSURE

Jereem opens 400 campaign; Ahye, Bertrand on show in 100

19.08.2023

Jereem "The Dream" Richards is not putting any pressure on himself going into the opening round of the men's 400 metres at the World Athletics Championships here in Budapest, Hungary, today. Read More See Article

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Jereem first Trinidad and Tobago athlete on track at 'Worlds'

Jereem first Trinidad and Tobago athlete on track at 'Worlds'

19.08.2023

JEREEM Richards will be the first TT athlete to hit the track at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Read More See Article

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POSITIVE TEAM VIBE

POSITIVE TEAM VIBE

Experience, youth mix a plus, say Voisin, Burton

18.08.2023

Trinidad and Tobago team manager Dexter Voisin is not making any predictions ahead of the World Athletics Championships here in Budapest, Hungary. Read More See Article

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All about support

All about support

...crucial ingredient in building on CYG 2023 success, says Jehue

17.08.2023

Support for athletes is crucial in the effort to build on Trinidad and Tobago's impressive showing at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games. This is the view of Team TTO chef de mission Jehue Gordon. Read More See Article

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Commonwealth Youth Games inside $35M budget - Shamfa
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Commonwealth bronze for mixed Trinidad and Tobago 4x100m team

Commonwealth bronze for mixed Trinidad and Tobago 4x100m team

12.08.2023

IN front the largest crowd for the week at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, the TT mixed 4x100-metre relay team did not disappoint copping bronze in the penultimate athletics event of the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games on Thursday. Read More See Article

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T&T mixed 4x100 relay team secure bronze CYG

T&T mixed 4x100 relay team secure bronze CYG

11.08.2023

Sanaa Frederick, Trevaughn Stewart, SolĀ Frederick and Jamario Russell, running in that order, earned T&T's lone medal on the final day of athletics in the Trinbago Commonwealth Youth Games, a bronze in the mixed 4x100 metres relay final. Read More See Article

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WALLACE FINISHES STRONG

WALLACE FINISHES STRONG

10.08.2023

Makaira Wallace finished strong for Trinidad and Tobago as the curtain came down on Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) cycling action at the National Cycling Centre, in Couva, yesterday. Read More See Article

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CYG, T&T stars encourage youngsters

CYG, T&T stars encourage youngsters

10.08.2023

Multiple Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) medal winner, Nikoli Blackman and some of his fellow athletes yesterday got a chance to speak with some of their peers when the British High Commission and the Heroes Foundation hosted "Conversations on Sports and Mental Health" at Queen's Hall, St Ann's. Read More See Article

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Walcott, Richards, Ahye set for Worlds

Walcott, Richards, Ahye set for Worlds

10.08.2023

Two-time Olympic medallist Keshorn Walcott, double World Indoor champion Jereem Richards and Commonwealth Games women's 200 metres champion Michelle-Lee Ahye will lead the T&T team at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from August 19-27. Read More See Article

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James cops high jump silver at Trinbago2023

James cops high jump silver at Trinbago2023

10.08.2023

Jaidi James leaped to the silver medal in the men's high jump final at the Commonwealth Youth Games, yesterday, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Mucurapo, Port-of-Spain. Read More See Article

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TRIPLE TROUBLE BLACKMAN

TRIPLE TROUBLE BLACKMAN

09.08.2023

Nikoli Blackman completed his Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) campaign with a perfect record, the Trinidad and Tobago swim star adding men's 50 metres freestyle gold to his collection at the National Aquatics Centre, late yesterday. Read More See Article

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Jereem, Keshorn in 'Worlds' 16

Jereem, Keshorn in 'Worlds' 16

09.08.2023

Jereem "The Dream" Richards, Keshorn Walcott, Leah Bertrand and Michelle-Lee Ahye are among 16 athletes selected to represent Trinidad and Tobago at the August 19-27 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Read More See Article

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WILSON STRIKES GOLD

WILSON STRIKES GOLD

09.08.2023

Zarek Wilson struck gold at the Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) yesterday, clocking a Games record time of 53.70 seconds at the National Aquatics Centre to get home first in the men's 100 metres butterfly final. Read More See Article

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Jereem, Keshorn among 16 for World Championships

Jereem, Keshorn among 16 for World Championships

09.08.2023

DOUBLE World Championship medallist Jereem Richards and two-time Olympic medallist Keshorn Walcott will lead a 16-member Trinidad and Tobago team to Budapest, Hungary for the World Athletics Championships. The competition gets under way from August 19-27. Read More See Article

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Eight athletes shatter records on Day 2 of athletics

Eight athletes shatter records on Day 2 of athletics

09.08.2023

AS the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games continued on Tuesday, a total of eight athletes shattered records in their respective disciplines at the Hasely Crawford Stadium. Read More See Article

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West reaches men's 400m hurdles final

West reaches men's 400m hurdles final

08.08.2023

T&T's Cheyne West will race for gold in the men's 400 metres hurdles on Wednesday at the Trinbago2023 Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG). Read More See Article

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Commonwealth Youth Games 2023 Highlights

Commonwealth Youth Games 2023 Highlights

08.08.2023

Commonwealth Youth Games 2023 Highlights Read More See Article

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Blackman golden again

Blackman golden again

07.08.2023

NIKOLI Blackman doubled his collection of Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) gold medals when he touched the wall first in the men's 100 metres freestyle final at the National Aquatics Centre, in Couva, yesterday. Read More See Article

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De Gannes and Frederick snare medals at Trinbago2023

De Gannes and Frederick snare medals at Trinbago2023

07.08.2023

T&T's Janae De Gannes and Sanaa Frederick picked up two more medals for T&T at the Trinbago2023 Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG), on Monday. Read More See Article

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Janae De Gannes earns Commonwealth Youth Games long jump silver

Janae De Gannes earns Commonwealth Youth Games long jump silver

07.08.2023

JANAE De Gannes continued her stellar form of late claiming TT's first medal in athletics when she copped a silver medal in the women's long jump when the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games continued on Monday. Read More See Article

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Jereem inspires Nigerian athlete at Commonwealth Youth Games

Jereem inspires Nigerian athlete at Commonwealth Youth Games

06.08.2023

Nigerian sprinter Samuel Ogazi saw his dream come true on Friday as he got the opportunity to speak to his idol Jereem "The Dream" Richards. Ogazi, 17, is in TT to compete at the Commonwealth Youth Games, which opened on Friday. Read More See Article

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Carnival-like atmosphere opens CYG
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BEST OPENING EVER

BEST OPENING EVER

CYG 2023 'Carnival' gets stamp of approval

04.08.2023

A mini Carnival at the Hasely Crawford Stadium here in Port of Spain, yesterday, ushered in the seventh Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG). Read More See Article

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Commonwealth Youth Games opens today

03.08.2023

The long awaited Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) will get going today at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. The opening ceremony starts at 4pm. Read More See Article

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Richards to decide on 200m or 400m for World Champs
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