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It was a busy weekend for some of T&T's track and field athletes competing abroad. The likes of Che Rochford, Avindale Smith, Jonathan Farinha as well as 20 year old

Trinidad and Tobago shot putter Portious Warren makes Olympic debut on Friday Portious Warren - TRINIDAD AND Tobago field athlete Portious Warren makes her Olympic debut in the women’s shot put qualification round at 6.25 am on Friday. Warren will be the 13th thrower of 16 contestants in Group A. Sixteen other women will compete in Group B. A distance of 18.80 metres or more gains automatic qualification to the final or the best 12 overall performers from the heats will advance. Warren is ranked 43rd in the world and has a personal best distance is 18.61m. She is the lowest ranked athlete ...

7 Hrs Ago TORPEDO OUT: TT's men's Olympic 4x100m team, from left, Akanni Hislop, Eric Harrison, Richard "Torpedo" Thompson (who will retire at the end of this year), Kion Benjamin and Adell Colthrust. Missing is Jonathan Farinha. PHOTO COURTESY NIC-CONNOR ALEXANDER - JONATHAN RAMNANAN THREE-time Olympic medallist Richard "Torpedo" Thompson will retire from pro sprinting at the end of this year. The four-time Olympian made this announcement via a post to his Facebook page on Wednesday. Thompson is at the Tokyo Games as TT’s most experienced men’s 4x100m relay team member. Joining him in th...

Trinidad and Tobago athletes bemoan challenges of attaining Olympic dream 19 Hrs Ago Jonathan Farinha during the NAAA Olympics trials at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Mucurapo on Monday. PHOTO BY SUREASH CHOLAI. - SUREASH CHOLAI TT ATHLETES Kirdell McIntosh and Jonathan Farinha believe lack of competition and limited access to training facilities have hindered their progress and they have not been given the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Several TT track and field athletes have qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but the National Association of Athletics Administrations (NAAA) has a...