IF ANY remaining member of Trinidad and Tobago’s Olympic delegation in Japan tests positive for covid19 before departure on the final day on Sunday, and must undergo mandatory quarantine owing to Japan’s government regulations, TT Olympic Committee (TTOC) president Brian Lewis will postpone his return home until the athlete/s is/are allowed to leave.
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India spent Rs100mn on Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra over past four years
ISLAMABAD: The Sports Authority of India spent around PKR100 million on Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra during the past four years, as per a report published in The News.
Paul 'learnt a lot' on Olympic debut, looks to Paris 2024
TRINIDAD AND Tobago cyclist Nicholas Paul said his Olympic debut at 2020 Tokyo Games was a learning experience and he is already looking ahead to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
National long jumper, coach recover from covid19
Trinidad and Tobago men’s long jumper Andwuelle Wright and his coach Wendell Williams were able to get a small taste of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic experience as they participated in the closing ceremony, on Sunday morning (TT time).
Sibling of Olympic cyclist Browne: 'People don't see the sacrifices'
Trinidad and Tobago cyclist Kwesi Browne's ninth place finish in the keirin at the Olympics on Saturday is being hailed by his family who have seen the sacrifices he has made to reach Tokyo.
The Olympic movement is just as racist as ever
As the Olympics reached its usual anti-climactic conclusion it felt like an event that took place in 2020 rather than 2021. Apparently, no one gave the International Olympic Committee (IOC) the memo that last year’s summer of protest has forever banished the ridiculous idea that sport is separate from politics and protest. From football, to basketball, to car racing and every sport in between we have seen a year of protests from athletes using their platforms to highlight the issue of racial injustice. But whilst they relaxed rule 50 that prohibits any ‘demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda’ to allow teams to take the knee before games, the IOC banned displaying any of the images on their official social media pages. At least we can treasure having a perfect example of liberal racist doublespeak to use as a teachable moment.