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AirMan:
Source: http://guardian.co.tt/sports/other-sports/2010/06/01/phillip-ranks-third-world
Phillip ranks third in the world
Published: 1 Jun 2010
T&T cyclist Njisane Phillip is currently ranked third in the world in the Individual Sprint according to the International Cycling Union. The 19-year-old won a silver medal in the event during the Pan American Track Championships in Mexico three weeks ago, finishing behind Canada’s Travis Smith who occupies the number one spot with China’s Miao Zhang on 170 points.
Phillip’s 130 points places him in a tie with South Korea’s Dong Jin Kang while world number one in the Kilometre Christopher Sellier, the only other Trinidadian in the top 30, is ranked 17th with 20 points. Phillip and Kang also share the number seven position in the Keirin with 90 points each.
In the Team Sprint, T&T’s trio of Sellier, Phillip and Azikwe Kellar is ranked fifth behind Columbia, Japan, Venezuela and China respectively. Kellar is 30th in the Kilometre Time Trial while Adam Alexander is 34th in the Scratch and 19th in the Omnium. (NC)
de_redman:
Kidney problem for Njisane
www.trinidadexpress.com
Trinidad and Tobago ace cyclist Njisane Phillip remains hopsitalised in California, United States with what has been described as a kidney-related problem.
Phillip was hospitalised at the California Hospital Medical Centre on Friday with stomach pains but was to be moved to a specialist hospital.
Yesterday, Phillip’s stepfather, a guarded Phillip Whiteman confirmed that the cyclist had a kidney problem but added that there was “no muscle damage” to Njisane and that he was not on dialysis.
Whiteman added that tests are still being run on his stepson since the cause of the problem had not yet been ascertained.
Yesterday, some of Phillip’s fellow atheletes, including world champion 400 metres hurdler Jehue Gordon tweeted their support, Gordon encouraging people to keep the cyclist in their prayers.
Phillip is coming off major success in 2013 when he became the first T&T cyclist to win a medal in the UCI (International Cycling Union) World Cup series winning silver in the match sprint event in Manchester which he followed up with a new national and Pan American record of 9.643 seconds in the Flying 200m which is the qualifying event for the match sprint at the Aguascalientes leg of the World Cup in Mexico last December.
Socapro:
Njisane suffers kidney failure
T&T Newsday Reports
By JONATHAN RAMNANANSINGH Tuesday, January 7 2014
AFTER being admitted to the California Hospital Medical Centre in Los Angeles on Friday last due to unsettling stomach pains, national cyclist Njisane Phillip, was told by doctors on Sunday evening that he has kidney failure.
Last week, the prominent athlete was taken to the medical institution by his manager Peter Maharaj, after complaining of serious stomach pains. His sickness was previously thought to be a kidney infection, but on Sunday, the Olympic rider was then moved to a specialist hospital in LA, where doctors made the surprising revelation to Phillip. After multiple tests were done, doctors disclosed that Phillip had too much protein in his system and his kidneys were overloaded. Kidneys are essential in the urinary system and also function to regulate electrolytes, maintain acid-base balance and regulate blood pressure. Dialysis is a procedure that is a substitute for many of the normal duties of the kidneys, but, it was last night revealed that Phillip is not on dialysis.
According to the doctors, the TT athlete may have been consuming too much protein foods or supplements, a case they have commonly come across with athletes. However, it is still unclear to these medical practitioners as to what exactly is causing the blockage in his kidney. Doctors have since made the decision to conduct a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) today in an effort to reveal the main source of Phillip’s problem.
Speaking with sources close to the situation yesterday, it was revealed that Phillip is in better spirits since his pain has decreased over the past few days.
“The good news is that there is no evidence of rhabdomyolysis. This is the breakdown of muscle fibres that leads to the release of myoglobin into the bloodstream. Myoglobin causes kidney damage. Thankfully that was not the case with Njisane,” they explained.
After two days of being unable to eat, doctors revealed that the Rigtech Sonics representative was able to have a small meal on Sunday night and another light meal yesterday. He is also responding and talking much better as compared to Friday and Saturday. Doctors are hopeful the MRI test will provide the needed answers today.
Meanwhile, Phillip’s step-father, Phillip Whiteman, will be flying to California today, to be at his bedside. He will be accompanied by a representative of the Sports Company of Trinidad and Tobago. Speaking with Whiteman yesterday, he wanted to acknowledge all of Phillip’s supporters who have sent their well wishes to the ailing athlete. Whiteman said he has been receiving several tweets and other messages from fans and other athletes throughout the world, lending support to the 22--year-old.
He also openly thanked the Islamic Broadcasting Network’s Sports Reel presenter, Reza Abas Ali, for sending him a prayer from the Quran. This brought him to tears.
He added, “This is the kind of support that he has been receiving. Mr Abas Ali knows I’m not Muslim, but it’s the principle behind it. His message brought me to tears because his concern for my child was blatant, but so welcoming. Thank you to all who send their well wishes and we pray for a speedy recovery for Njisane.”
Last Monday, Phillip returned to his California, USA-base, to resume training ahead of this month’s UCI World Cup and February’s World Championships. To date, it is unclear if the promising athlete would be taking part in either of these world renowned meets.
asylumseeker:
From this in January ... good to see him back in action :beermug:
Flex:
CAS: Honest mistake by cyclist Phillip.
By Keith Clement (Guardian).
Panam decision to strip T&T of medals upheld
The decision by Panam Sports to strip Trinidad and Tobago of two of its medals won in cycling at 2019 Lima Games in Peru in July/August because of claims of a failed drug test, has been upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sports on Tuesday in the matter involving T&T cyclist Njisane Phillip vs Panam Sports following.
According to a Panam Sports release, after confirming the decision of the Panam Sports Ad Hoc Disciplinary Commission of November 15, 2019.
In its 2019 Boxing Day release, the Panam Sports organisation indicated that the Men’s Team Sprint gold and Men’s Individual Sprint medals have been since reallocated after positive doping result. The latest development means that in the Men's Individual and Team Sprint event, the gold medal has been awarded to Colombia, the silver to Mexico and the bronze to Peru, while Nicholas Paul keeps his Men's Individual Pursuit gold medal.
T&T's total medal count has now been reduced from 13 to 11 overall.
The T&T sprint team comprised - Njisane Phillip, Nicholas Paul, Kwesi Browne and Keron Bramble.
At the games, Trinidad and Tobago had secured a one-two finish with Paul and Phillip at the event after Paul beat Phillip in a best –of- three ride-off for the gold medal on Aug. 3, 2019.
In the semi-finals of the match sprint, Phillip got the better of Canelon while Paul cruised past Quintero for the right to contest the gold medal race.
The new results for the team sprint event also showed Colombia taking the top position at the expense of T&T, ahead of second-placed Mexico and third Peru.
However, according to the Panam Sports release yesterday, "Panam Sports wishes to state that the prohibited substance found in the sample provided by Mr. Phillip is not considered a performance-enhancing substance and believes that regardless of the award by the CAS that confirmed the decision of the Panam Sports Ad Hoc Disciplinary Commission, Mr. Phillip had no intention of cheating or having any unfair advantage over his competitors. Panam Sports believes that Mr. Phillip is an honest athlete that made a mistake and that he is committed to learn from the experience."
Meanwhile, CAS confirmed the following:
* That athlete Njisane Phillip did commit, during the Lima 2019 Pan American Games, an anti-doping rule violation contrary to Article 2.1 of Panam Sports Anti-Doping Rules on account of the presence of a prohibited substance in a sample provided by him.
* To disqualify the results obtained by the athlete during the Lima 2019 Pan American Games and order the forfeiture and return of the gold medal won in the team sprint event and the silver medal won in the individual sprint event, both in the sport of cycling.
* To disqualify the result obtained by the Trinidad & Tobago team in the team sprint event of the sport of cycling held on August 1, 2019, during the Lima 2019 Pan American Games and order the forfeiture and return by all of the team members of the gold medals won in this event.
Also, Panam Sports would like to express that it will continue its efforts in the fight against any kind of doping in sport and welcomes the response of Mr. Njisane Phillip with regard to the award, in which he asserts that in spite of the offence, he condemns all kinds of doping in sport.
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