sep.27.2008
Fourteen athletes will represent Trinidad and Tobago at the country’s first showing at the Commonwealth Youth Games (Pune, India).
This 3rd edition of the Games offers 9 sports and allows for athletes 18 years and under. Trinidad and Tobago will be represented in 5: Badminton, Boxing, Table Tennis, Tennis and Swimming.
The team of 14 athletes and supporting coaches, managers and medical team depart from Piarco on Wednesday 8th October and arrive in India three days prior to the October 12th Opening Ceremony.
The team’s involvement in the seven day multisport event is under the auspices of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee / Trinidad and Tobago Commonwealth Games Association.
TTOC Honorary Secretary General Brian Lewis further explains: “Trinidad and Tobago’s participation in the Commonwealth Youth Games Pune 2008 is a development effort and is being facilitated by the TTOC Olympic Academy, Education and Culture Commission (OAEC) or the TTOC Olympic Academy, as it is more popularly known.”
“The work of the Academy is in accordance with Baron Pierre de Coubertin’s vision of the Olympic Movement as an educational movement for young people worldwide. We are facilitating our youth athletes with the opportunity to interact with others from 70 Commonwealth countries. By bringing together young people from different sports and socio economic experiences, the Olympic values of mutual understanding, joy found in effort, tolerance and fairplay become a reality.”
Below is a list of the team athletes and officials:
Badminton
Official Daron Dascent Manager/Coach
Athletes :Keston Friday Men’s Singles and Men’s Doubles
Alistair Espinoza Men’s Singles and Men’s Doubles
Deron Seepaul Men’s Singles and Men’s Doubles
Boxing
Officials Vicente Martinez Head coach
Deopersad Ramoutar Second and Manager
Athlete :Bryan George Light-welter (64kgs) division
Table Tennis
Official Vasdev Bob Roopnarine Manager / Coach
Athletes :Kyle Borneo Men Singles
Avernelle Abraham Women’s Singles and Women’s Doubles
Ashley Quamina Women’s Singles and Women’s Doubles
Tennis
Official Ann Griffith Manager
Athletes :Lendl Smith Men’s Singles
Olivia Bennett Women’s Singles and Women’s Doubles
Carlista Mohammed Women’s Singles and Women’s Doubles
Swimming
Official Shawn Pouchet Manager/Coach
Athletes :Cadell Lyons 50m Butterfly, 100m Butterfly,
100m Backstroke, 50m Freestyle,
200m Freestyle
Caryle Blondell 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle
Joshua Mc Leod 50m Butterfly, 100m Butterfly
50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle
Cherelle Thompson 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle
Medical
Dr Zynul Khan Doctor
David Cumberbatch Massage therapist
Zephyrinus Nicholas Massage therapist
Chef de Mission:Tanya Western
Competition Dates
Tentative competition schedules are attached.
Opening Ceremony 12th October
Tennis 12th – 18th October
Badminton 13th – 17th October
Table Tennis 13th – 17th October
Boxing 14th – 17th October
Swimming 15th – 17th October
Closing ceremony 18th October
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