Trinidad and Tobago's 2008 4x100m relay team to get Olympic gold on Tuesday | Sports | newsday.co.tt

In this August 22, 2008 file photo, (from left) TT's Keston Bledman, Emmanuel Callender, Richard Thompson and Marc Burns celebrate after finishing second in the men's 4×100 metres relay final at the National Stadium during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. - (AFP Photo)

TRINIDAD AND Tobago’s 2008 Olympic men’s 4x100-metre relay team will receive their long-awaited gold medals at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland on Tuesday.

The quintet of Richard 'Torpedo’ Thompson, Keston Bledman, Emmanuel Callander, Marc Burns and Aaron Armstrong (reserve), along with TT Olympic Committee (TTOC) president Diane Henderson, are expected to arrive in Switzerland on Monday, for the medal presentation.