THE OLYMPIC GAMES ARE ABOUT MORE THAN THE WIN, THE MEDALS OR THE RECORD-SETTING PERFORMANCES. AT THEIR CORE, THE GAMES ARE ABOUT THE OLYMPIC VALUES OF EXCELLENCE, FRIENDSHIP AND RESPECT. THEY ARE ABOUT FAIR PLAY AND HUMAN SPIRIT.
GAMES
Javelin bronze for T&T
Defending 2012 London Olympic Games javelin champion Keshorn Walcott failed to repeat his feat and had to settle for the bronze medal during the men’s finals at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, last night.
Toco welcome planned for Keshorn
Now is the time to build a stadium in Toco in honour of double Olympic medallist Keshorn Walcott, says chairman of the Sangre Grande Regional Corporation Martin “Terry” Rondon.
Rondon made the statement to the Sunday Guardian moments after Walcott won a bronze medal at the Rio games. It is the only medal this country has won at this year’s Olympic games.
“Now is the time to get our stadium. Now is the time to have a proper place for training our athletes in Toco. Now is the time, let’s use this win in order to get a stadium in Toco,” Rondon said.
He said since Walcott won the gold medal at the London Olympics there has been an increase in young athletes in the village.
“Keshorn’s achievement is for the youngsters. That is for the youngsters, those youngsters in Toco. Since four years ago athletics in Toco has gone so far you can see the development of athletics in the Toco area. If you go to the secondary school you will see how many trophies have been won by those children and now with this we can expect even more athletes will come out from Toco,” he said.
Neymar the shootout hero blasts Brazil to Olympic gold against Germany
Well, the Olympics have turned up. What a night this was in the Maracaña, as Brazil’s long-nursed dreams of a first Olympic football gold medal were stretched thin, wrung out a little more and then finally delivered via Neymar’s winning kick in the decisive penalty shootout.
PROUD OF TEAM TTO Thompson bats for battered teammates
On Friday night, Keston Bledman, Rondel Sorrillo, Emmanuel Callender and Thompson teamed up for seventh spot in the men's 4x100 metres final in 38.09 seconds. However, the T&T quartet was subsequently disqualified for a lane infringement, Callender having stepped out of lane eight during the handoff to anchorman Thompson.
Neymar fires Brazil to first Olympic Games football gold medal in penalty shoot-out victory against Germany
Hosts prevail 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in a dramatic men's final at the Maracanã
Neymar fires Brazil to first Olympic Games football gold medal in penalty shoot-out victory against Germany