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Athletes Overcome Against Odds

… Lewis praises “game changers'' at TTOC’s first virtual sports awards

By Cherisse Moe

Top athletes, swimmer Dylan Carter, and cyclist Teniel Campbell, who copped this year’s Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee’s (TTOC) coveted Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards, respectively, admit that they had to overcome many hurdles, in what can be described as the most tumultuous year of their sporting careers, due to the Covid-19 global pandemic, which has changed every aspect of life, including sport.

TT cyclist Teniel Campbell and swimmer Dylan Carter won the sportswoman and sportsman of the year awards respectively at the 26th Annual TT Olympic Committee (TTOC) Awards, on Tuesday. The award ceremony was held virtually because of the covid19 pandemic.

Olympic swimmer Dylan Carter and cyclist Teniel Campbell have been named the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC’s) Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year, respectively, at yesterday’s TTOC Awards Ceremony, which was held virtually.

Carter recently competed with the world’s best in the International...

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TTOC annual function to be themed on athletes’ Covid struggles

Resilience. That is the theme of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) 26th Annual Awards Gala that will be hosted virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic today from 6 p.m.

In an interview on TV6’s Morning Edition yesterday, TTOC president Brian Lewis said the theme reflected the athletes’ ability...

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ALL IS set for the 26th TT Olympic Committee (TTOC) annual awards ceremony which takes place, for the first time, virtually on Tuesday from 6 pm.

The majority of this year’s edition has been pre-recorded to facilitate a smooth flow of the programme.

TTOC patron, President Paula Mae-Weekes, will deliver a special message to the athletes after a slow competitive year. As is customary, attendees will have to wait until the start of the event to discover who will present the feature address.

“The plan is to make it interesting and different.”

That’s the thinking from Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) president Brian Lewis about his organisation’s staging of its Annual Awards Gala that will be hosted virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The TTOC, through the establishment of its...

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Young national cycling sensations, Nicholas Paul and Teneil Campbell, are encouraging young, up and coming athletes to work hard to achieve their goals and to never give up on their dreams.

Na­tion­al Am­a­teur Atheltic As­so­ci­a­tion pres­i­dent Ephraim Ser­rette has ad­mit­ted that 2019 was a dif­fi­cult year.

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