TT Olympians get advice on progressing

Five Trinidad and Tobago’s Olympians took part in a motivational session organised by the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) on Wednesday to aid in their performance at the London Olympics currently underway.

ACE Barbados-born jockey Patrick Husbands continued his brilliant riding form on the Canadian circuit, particularly his base at Woodbine racecourse.

Jimmy Aboud of Team Outcast reeled in a 198 pound tarpon on the weekend to earn him the $10,000 prize for Heaviest Tarpon as well as the Champion Angler award at the Trini Tarpon Tournament held recently.

Forty budding swimmers have been selected by the Council members of the Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ASATT) to represent this country at the forthcoming Goodwill Swim meet, which splashes off in Georgetown, Guyana from August 16-19.

THE Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) is moving full steam ahead with its series of public consultations in its effort to solicit feedback on the administration of the sport at a local and regional level.

Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) second vice-president, Lalman Kowlessar, is pessimistic that Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo and Sunil Narine will represent this country at the Champions League in South Africa in October.

Trinidad and Tobago’s Kelly-Ann Baptiste will get her first taste of Olympic action today with the preliminaries of the Women’s 100m event taking off at 5.40 pm.

Fabien Whitfield and Daneil Williams won the local male qualifying competition while Nancy Joseph and Pauline Woodroffe won the female equivalent as the selection tournament for NORCECA was held at Saith Park Chaguanas last weekend.

THE HEAD office for the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) is now located on 6 Ana Street, Woodbrook.