RIO 2016

RIO DE JANEIRO—Losing is one thing. Justin Gatlin didn’t expect he’d get booed at the Olympic 100-metre final, too.

“We all have respect for each other,” the American sprinter said of his fellow competitors. “I’d like to see everyone have respect in the audience, as well.”

The name “Andrew” is of Greek origin and according to the internet website—ThinkBaby Names, it means—Man Warrior.

Never can a name so befit one man as is the case with Trinidad and Tobago’s Andrew Lewis, who finished his second Olympic Games in the Laser Sailing class in 39th position over the weekend, after placing 36th in Race 9 in a time of 52.24 and 32nd in Race 10 in a time of 51.19.

Former national quarter-miler Ian Morris believes the time for an Olympic Gold medal in the 4x400 metre relays for T&T is now.

“This is our time to win an Olympic Gold medal so take it. Please do not let this opportunity go to waste, I am begging you runners,” Morris pleaded yesterday during an interview with the Trinidad Guardian.

Reigning national 200 metres champion, Michelle-Lee Ahye, and Semoy Hackett have qualified for the XXXI Olympic Games 200m semi-finals test at the Olympic Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at 9 am (TT Time). The first rounds for men is at 11am.

Sports that have propelled Britain up the medal table have received extra investment while others have had their funding cut altogether

Machel Cedenio bolted into the history books at the Joao Havelange Olympic Stadium, here in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, last night, clocking a jaw-dropping 44.01 seconds in the Olympic Games men's 400 metres final to become the fastest-ever Trinidad and Tobago quarter-miler.
The blistering national record run earned Cedenio fourth spot in a race that featured three sub-44 clockings.

Machel Cedenio ran the race of his life to finish fourth, just missing out on a bronze medal, in the men’s 400 metres final at the Rio Olympics last night.

In the process, Cedenio erased Ian Morris’ 24-year old record with a smashing 44.01 performance, in a race which was won by South Africa’s Wayne van Niekerk in a new world record time of 43.03.

Following on her sixth place finish in the women’s 100 metres final here on Saturday night, a positive Michelle Lee Ahye is all set to make her presence felt in the 200 metres which starts today.

HARSH social media criticism has forced Trinidad and Tobago gymnastics representative Marisa Dick to avoid it completely.