BOXING

NIGEL PAUL captured Trinidad and Tobago’s first-ever International Boxing Association World Championships medal when he claimed bronze in the super heavyweight +92kg semi-finals in Serbia on Thursday.

AFTER being ridiculed for his brief appearance at the 2016 Rio Olympics, boxer Nigel Paul said it is a “relief” and a “burden off my shoulder” after capturing TT’s first ever medal at a World Championship Boxing event.

Paul guaranteed medal after advancing to final four at World Champs.

A change in the qualification process for boxers attempting to make it to the Olympic Games has prevented T&T's Nigel Paul from sealing a place at the Olympics along with his countryman Aaron Prince.

VENEZUELAN Eldric Sella has achieved his dream of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics. However, Sella, who resides in Trinidad after seeking asylum in 2018, will not be representing his native country.

The IOC Refugee Athlete Scholarship has given a young boxer the support he needs to train in hopes of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics – something that just months ago looked all but impossible.

NATIONAL MIDDLEWEIGHT (75-kilogrammes) boxer Aaron Prince has been waiting over a decade to secure qualification to the Olympic Games.

TT Olympic Committee (TTOC) president Brian Lewis continued his push for digital transformation in the world of sport at the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Continental Forum for America on Sunday.

NATIONAL BOXER Michael Alexander remains in critical condition at the Port of Spain General Hospital's Intensive Care Unit but his vitals and response to medical treatment has not worsened.