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Kelly-Ann "KAB" Baptiste - Athletics (100m, 4x100m)


Kelly-Ann Baptiste is hoping to become Trinidad and Tobago’s first ever female Olympic medallist. The Plymouth, Tobago sprinter has a good shot at achieving that goal.
At the 2011 World Championships, in Daegu, South Korea, Baptiste erased any doubts about her credentials as an Olympic medal contender, the Florida-based athlete claiming bronze in the women’s 100 metres dash.

Baptiste has been consistently under 11 seconds in the 100. Her first ever legal sub-11 clocking came in 2009 at the National Track and Field Championships. The queen of T&T sprinting won the title in 10.94 seconds. There were three more sub-11 runs for Baptiste in 2010, including her 10.84 national record bolt in Florida.

Five times last year, Baptiste ran under 11. Then, in her 2012 opener, the 25-year-old T&T track star clocked 10.86 seconds to finish second to reigning world champion Carmelita Jeter (10.81), of the United States, at the Jamaica.
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Semoy Hackett - Athletics (100m, 200m, 4x100m)


After a couple meets in March, and four more in April, Hackett was back to her best in May. In Louisiana, USA, she earned Southeastern Conference (SEC) women’s 100 metres silver for Louisiana State University (LSU) in a personal best 11.10 seconds.
And at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1 Outdoor Track and Field Championship East Preliminary meet, in Florida, Hackett clocked 22.55 seconds in the 200 metres – a new T&T record.
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T&T OLYMPIC ATHLETE PROFILE: Kai Selvon - Athletics (100m, 200m, 4x100m)
« Reply #32 on: July 23, 2012, 12:34:51 PM »
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Kai Selvon - Athletics (100m, 200m, 4x100m)


Kai Selvon retained her national 200 metres title with a 22.96 seconds run at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, on June 24. The clocking is her fastest, to date, in 2012.
The Auburn University sprinter also achieved half-lap success at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1 Outdoor Track and Field Championships, in Iowa, finishing second in 23.19.

Selvon’s personal best in the 200 metres is 22.89 seconds – the national junior record. She produced that run at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, South Korea.
Selvon’s 100 metres best, 11.21 seconds, was clocked this season, in the qualifying round at the NCAA Championships. In the final, she got to the line in 11.41 to finish fourth.
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T&T OLYMPIC ATHLETE PROFILE: Michelle-Lee Ahye - Athletics (100m, 4x100m)
« Reply #33 on: July 23, 2012, 12:37:46 PM »
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Michelle-Lee Ahye - Athletics (100m, 4x100m)


Michelle-Lee Ahye is just 20, and will make her Olympic debut in London. The young sprinter, however, has already competed at a major senior global meet.
Selected to represent Trinidad and Tobago at the 2011 World Championships, in Daegu, South Korea, Ahye held her own, clocking 11.20 seconds in her women’s 100 metres heat to secure third spot and an automatic berth in the semis.
That 11.20 run in Daegu was a personal best for Ahye. In April, 2012, she improved her pb to 11.19, the clocking earning her second spot at the Mt SAC Relays, in California, USA.
Ahye has also recorded a new 200 metres PR (personal record) this season, the T&T sprinter getting to the line in 23.13 seconds for gold at the President’s Classic, in Port of Spain, in late May.
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T&T OLYMPIC ATHLETE PROFILE: Reyare Thomas - Athletics (4x100m)
« Reply #34 on: July 23, 2012, 12:45:20 PM »
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Reyare Thomas - Athletics (4x100m)


Reyare Thomas was perfect in National Junior College Championship individual events, in the United States, this season.
Competing for Iowa Central Community College, Thomas won the women’s 60 metres title at the Junior College Indoor Championships in a personal best 7.37 seconds.

At the Outdoor Championships, the 24-year-old athlete completed the sprint double. Thomas struck gold in the 100m dash in 11.30 seconds – also a pb. And in the 200 metres, she triumphed in 23.67.

Thomas also attempted the double at the National Championships in Port of Spain. She clocked 11.38 seconds to finish fifth in the 100 metres final, and was third in the half-lap championship race in 23.36 - a new PR (personal record).
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T&T OLYMPIC ATHLETE PROFILE: Sparkle McKnight - Athletics (4x100m)
« Reply #35 on: July 23, 2012, 12:48:26 PM »
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Sparkle McKnight - Athletics (4x100m)


Sparkle McKnight has been having a highly satisfying 2012 campaign.
On May 5, McKnight won a 200 metres race in Texas in a personal best 23.29 seconds, improving on her previous best by 62-hundredths of a second.

On April 14, she took 23-hundredths of a second off her 400 metres PR (personal record), dropping from 53.52 to 53.29.
And then, on June 23, at the National Championships in Port of Spain, McKnight dived under 53 seconds for the first time in her career, the 20-year-old athlete clocking an impressive 52.44 seconds to claim gold, well ahead of Shawna Fermin, the silver medallist in 53.39.
For good measure, McKnight has also clocked a 400 metres hurdles PR this season – 57.42 seconds.
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T&T OLYMPIC ATHLETE PROFILE: Janeil Bellille - Athletics (400m hurdles)
« Reply #36 on: July 23, 2012, 12:51:59 PM »
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Janeil Bellille - Athletics (400m hurdles)


Janeil Bellille has tasted global success. Back in 2008, she secured silver in the women’s 400 metres hurdles at the World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Her clocking in that final, 56.84 seconds, is still the national junior record.

Bellille’s best time in the one-lap hurdles is 55.80 seconds. She produced that run in 2011, and followed up this season with a 55.91 clocking at the Texas Relays.
At the 2012 National Junior College Championships, in Texas, USA, Bellille struck gold for South Plains College in 56 seconds flat.

And then, at the National Championships, in Port of Spain, the 23-year-old athlete had the satisfaction of beating 2009 World Championship bronze medallist Josanne Lucas.
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T&T OLYMPIC ATHLETE PROFILE: Ayanna Alexander - Athletics (triple jump)
« Reply #37 on: July 23, 2012, 12:58:26 PM »
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Ayanna Alexander - Athletics (triple jump)


Ayanna Alexander has realised her dream of qualifying for the Olympic Games. The triple jumper grabbed gold at the 2011 Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Senior Track and Field Championships, in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.

Ayanna has come back stronger than ever in 2012. She broke the 14-metre barrier for the first time in her career on May 12, at the Virginia Challenge.
There were three more 14-metre meets for Alexander, including the Quantum Invitational, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, where she disturbed the sand at 14.15 metres – the current national record.
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T&T OLYMPIC ATHLETE PROFILE: Cleopatra Borel - Athletics (shot put)
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Cleopatra Borel - Athletics (shot put)


Cleopatra Borel is an Olympic veteran. She made her debut on the biggest global sporting stage in 2004, in Ancient Olympia, Greece, finishing tenth in the women’s shot put with an 18.35 metres throw.

Competing at the same place where the Ancient Olympics were first held, back in 776 B.C., Borel wrote her name into the history books in the qualifying competition.
Women were not allowed to take part in the Ancient Olympics, so by throwing 18.90 metres in the first round of qualifying Borel became the first athlete to qualify for the final in the very first event for women in Ancient Olympia.
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Carlos Suarez - Boxing (light flyweight 46-49kg)


Carlos Suarez is Trinidad and Tobago’s lone representative in the boxing tournament at the 2012 London Olympics.
Nineteen-year-old Suarez is among 26 boxers listed for action in the light flyweight division. The field also includes Jantony Ortiz, the Puerto Rican who whipped Suarez 23-4 in the semifinal round at the Olympic Qualifiers Of The Americas, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in May.
It may not have seemed so at the time, but Suarez was fortunate to have fought Ortiz in the semis. Ortiz’s victory in the final meant that Suarez finished third, and was handed the final Olympic qualifying light flyweight spot up for grabs at the tournament, the American-born T&T boxer benefitting from the luck of the draw.
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T&T OLYMPIC ATHLETE PROFILE: Njisane Phillip - Cycling (sprint, keirin)
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Njisane Phillip - Cycling (sprint, keirin)


Njisane Phillip is just 21, and will gain valuable experience on his Olympic debut in London, England.

But while the Trinidad and Tobago cyclist seems on course to challenge for a sprint medal at the 2016 Olympic Games, in Brazil, he is already good enough to force himself into the headlines at London 2012.
In October, last year, Phillip broke the Pan American Games record in the Flying 200 metres with a sizzling 9.977 seconds ride, in Mexico. He went on to bag bronze in the men’s sprint.

In March, Phillip turned bronze into gold, winning the sprint title at the 2012 Pan American Track Cycling Championships, in Argentina.

And in Colorado, USA, in June, the young cycling star established a new national and Pan American record in the Flying 200, scorching the track in 9.775 seconds.
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T&T OLYMPIC ATHLETE PROFILE: Andrew Lewis - Sailing (laser)
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Andrew Lewis - Sailing (laser)


Andrew Lewis will become the first Trinidad and Tobago sailor in 48 years to compete at the Olympics.
Last December, in Perth, Australia, Lewis fell short in his bid to qualify for the London Games. That left the 22-year-old with just one more opportunity.

With the remaining 12 Olympic spots up for grabs at the May 4-10 Audi Laser World Championships, in Boltenhagen, Germany, Lewis had to perform. He did, and the rest is history.

For the first time since Rawle Barrow and his brother, Cordell teamed up for 19th spot in the Flying Dutchman class at the 1964 Games, in Tokyo, Japan, T&T will be represented in an Olympic sailing competition.
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Roger Daniel - Shooting (50m pistol, 10m air pistol)


Roger Daniel will be at the London Games, representing the red, white and black in the 10 metres air pistol and 50 metres pistol events.
The soldier made his Olympic debut at the 2004 Games in Athens, Greece, tying for 27th in the 10 metres air pistol and finishing 33rd in the 50 metres pistol. And at the 2008 Beijing Games, he was 36th in the 10 metres air pistol.

Daniel has been a consistent performer for T&T, earning precious metal at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games, the Pan American Games and the Commonwealth Games. Missing from his collection is an Olympic medal. The 42-year-old shooter aims to set that right in London
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George Bovell - Swimming (50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 100m backstroke)


George Bovell knows what it’s like to be part of an Olympic medal ceremony.

At the 2004 Games, in Athens, Greece, the Trinidad and Tobago swimmer earned bronze in the men’s 200 metres individual medley in one minute, 58.80 seconds.

Four years later, in Beijing, China, Bovell competed in the 50 metres freestyle, as well as the 100 free. In the longer race, he finished 20th overall in the opening round in 48.83 seconds, and did not advance to the semis. In the 50, though, Bovell progressed to the semis sixth fastest with a 21.77 seconds scorcher. A 21.86 seconds swim in his semifinal heat earned him 11th spot overall.

Bovell is hoping to return to the podium at the London Games. He will compete in the 100 backstroke and 100 free, but it is in the 50 free that he expects to make an impact.
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Re: T&T Olypmic Contingent Announced - TTOC targetting 5 medals!
« Reply #44 on: July 24, 2012, 02:05:09 PM »
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Re: T&T Olypmic Contingent Announced - TTOC targetting 5 medals!
« Reply #45 on: July 24, 2012, 02:24:39 PM »
Socapro you working hard boy
Anything to help motivate the team and get the supporters behind our athletes to inspire them to achieve their medal target is not hard work for me! It's my national duty!  :beermug:
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Re: T&T Olypmic Contingent Announced - TTOC targetting 5 medals!
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Re: T&T Olypmic Contingent Announced - TTOC targetting 5 medals!
« Reply #48 on: July 25, 2012, 12:13:07 PM »
Thanks Soca! Great work you're doing!  ;D Thanks for the vid too A- that pelau looking good!

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Re: T&T Olypmic Contingent Announced - TTOC targetting 5 medals!
« Reply #49 on: July 26, 2012, 05:32:42 AM »
Seems like some good bonding going on amongst the athletes which is always a great thing to see

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Re: T&T Olypmic Contingent Announced - TTOC targetting 5 medals!
« Reply #50 on: July 26, 2012, 08:45:35 AM »
Seems like some good bonding going on amongst the athletes which is always a great thing to see

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Would have been nice seeing some video of the team's in Camp training before they headed from Cardiff to London.
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Re: T&T Olypmic Contingent Announced - TTOC targetting 5 medals!
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Re: T&T Olypmic Contingent Announced - TTOC targetting 5 medals!
« Reply #52 on: July 27, 2012, 05:52:13 PM »
Whey, how dem pics lookin like dey was taken in Besson street police station so, jus kix, leh we do it TT!!  Best of luck to all of our athletes
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« Reply #53 on: July 27, 2012, 10:30:40 PM »
Wah kix? I do a double take to see if is St. James Police Mug Shots oui  :o

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Bovell splashes off Sunday
« Reply #54 on: July 28, 2012, 12:22:11 AM »
http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2012-07-26/bovell-splashes-sunday

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Bovell splashes off Sunday

Published: Friday, July 27, 2012
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George Bovell III is the most successful swimmer to come out of T&T. Some highlights of his illustrious career include winning bronze in the men’s 200m Individual Medley (IM), capturing five Pan American Medals (2 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze), and five individual NCAA titles. Bovell is currently the fourth fastest man in history of the 50m freestyle. Coming from a family with a history of involvement in sport, it was only natural that Bovell followed suit. His mother, Barbara, was an Olympic runner and a Canadian champion. His father was a successful Collegiate swimmer and T&T Sportsman of the Year. Hiss brother, Nicholas, is also an Olympic swimmer.
 
From the age of seven, he started competitive swimming. Nine years later, he stepped onto the international stage, competing at the US Open and Pan American Games. In 2000 Bovell enrolled at Auburn University, where he won five individual NCAA titles, eight SEC titles, 25 All American Honours (the most in Auburn history) and was part of the first class in the history of NCAA sports to finish their eligibility undefeated. In the fall of 2004, he suffered a  knee injury that would prevent him from swimming breastroke and competing in the individual medley. This forced him to focus on his second best events—the 100 and 200 freestyles.
 
In 2006, he trained under Mike Bottom at Cal Berkeley where he learned proper sprinting technique. He followed Bottom to the Raceclub in the Florida Keys in 2007 to train for the 2008 Olympics. In Beijing, he broke the Olympic record in the heats, but was not able to secure a spot in the finals, finishing 11th in the 50 freestyle.  In 2009, Bovell broke the World Championships record and became the fourth fastest man in history in the 50m freestyle. He reunited with the coach who took him to his bronze medal in Athens, Sport Minister Anil Roberts in 2010 and had stellar performances at the World Championships in Dubai, finishing fourth in the 100m IM and 10th in 50m free.  In 2011, Bovell placed seventh in the finals of the World Swimming Championships, proving that he is a medal contender for 2012.
 
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Name: GEORGE BOVEL III
DOB: July 18, 1983 (Age 29)
College team Auburn Tigers
Height: 6’ 5”
Weight: 205 lbs
Affiliations: Auburn Tigers (Auburn University, US)
Olympic event(s): 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 100m backstroke
Major Achievements: Olympic Bronze Medal (200 IM Olympics 2004)
Performance dates in London
100 metres backstroke  Sunday - Tuesday
100 freestyle Tuesday - Wednesday
50 metres freestyle Thursday - Friday
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Rigorous plan pays off for Lewis
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Rigorous plan pays off for Lewis
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Trinidad and Tobago's Andrew Lewis is one of only five sailors from the Perth 2011 ISAF (International Sailing Association and Federation) Sailing World Championships Training Programme to qualify for the 2012 Olympics.
 
The London Olympic Games kick off this weekend with the four countries of Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, Chinese Taipei and Guatemala, all of whom did not compete in sailing at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, being represented in the sport.
 
T&T will be represented by 22-year-old Lewis, whose selection follows his strong performances in recent international regattas, including the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships.
 
Lewis will now compete in the Laser class alongside the world's best at the London Olympics.
 
The Emerging Nations Programme was a sailing initiative hatched in July 2007 and was integral to Perth's winning bid to host the ISAF Sailing World Championships, which took place in December 2011.
 
The initiative was geared to develop the sport of sailing internationally by giving direct support to nations who are keen to nurture sailing talent but lack the necessary funding, world class coaching and equipment to do so.
 
An initial group of 32 athletes from 23 nations was selected to follow the Emerging Nations Programme's rigorous two-year training plan.
 
A series of official camps, where qualified Olympic coaches mixed on-the-water training with fitness work and lectures on sports psychology, nutrition, weather and tactics, culminated in the best 12 sailors being selected to compete in the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships.
 
After impressive performances in Perth across three classes--Laser, Laser radial and RS:X wind surfers-- five of the group will now test their abilities and represent their countries at the Olympics.
 
Following the success of the Emerging Nations Programme, Santander, host of the 2014 ISAF World Sailing Championships, has decided to continue the scheme.
 
Lewis gets his first taste of official Olympic action on Monday morning at the sailing venue off Weymouth on the south coast of England.
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Re: T&T Olypmic Contingent Announced - TTOC targetting 5 medals!
« Reply #56 on: July 28, 2012, 05:49:56 AM »
Maybe its on another thread but Josanne Lucas had to leave before the games started with a career ending injury..... :( :(

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T&T 2012 OLYMPIC ATHLETE SCHEDULE
« Reply #57 on: August 01, 2012, 03:51:51 PM »
T&T 2012 OLYMPIC ATHLETE SCHEDULE

Swimming

George Bovell III (100m backstroke, 100m freestyle, 50m freestyle)
Sunday 29th July Men's 100 backstroke: 10:00
Tuesday 31st July: Men's 100 freestyle: 10:00
Thursday 2nd August: 50m freestyle: 10:00

Shooting

Roger Daniel (50m pistol, 10m air pistol)
Sunday 29th July: 10m air pistol
Sunday 5th August: 50m pistol

Sailing

Andrew Lewis (laser)
Monday 30th July: Fleet Racing: 13:00
Tuesday 31st July: Fleet Racing: 13:00
Wednesday 1st August: Fleet Racing: 13:00
Friday 3rd August: Fleet Racing: 13:00
Saturday 4th August: Fleet Racing: 13:00

Athletics

Richard Thompson (100m; 4x100m),
100m: Saturday, 4 August: 10:00 Preliminaries
4x100m: Friday, 10 August: 19:45 Round 1

Keston Bledman (100m; 4x100m),
100m: Saturday, 4 August: 10:00 Preliminaries
4x100m: Friday, 10 August: 19:45 Round 1

Rondell Sorillo (100m; 200m; 4x100m),
100m: Saturday, 4 August: 10:00 Preliminaries
200m: Tuesday, 7 August: 11:50 Round 1
4x100m: Friday, 10 August: 19:45 Round 1

Mark Burns (100m; 4x100m),
100m: Saturday, 4 August: 10:00 Preliminaries
4x100m: Friday, 10 August: 19:45 Round 1

Renny Quow (400m; 4x400m),
400m: Saturday, 4 August: 10:35 Round 1
4x400m: Thursday, 9 August: 11:35 Round 1

Deon Lendore (400m; 4x400m),
400m: Saturday, 4 August: 10:35 Round 1
4x400m: Thursday, 9 August: 11:35 Round 1

Lalonde Gordon (400m; 4x400m),
400m: Saturday, 4 August: 10:35 Round 1
4x400m: Thursday, 9 August: 11:35 Round 1

Wayne Davis II (110m hurdles),
110m hurdles Tuesday, 7 August: 10:10 Round 1

Jehue Gordon (400m hurdles),
400m Friday, 3 August: 11:15 Round 1

Emmanuel Callendar (4x100m),
4x100m: Friday, 10 August: 19:45 Round 1

Machel Cedenio (4x400m),
4x400m: Thursday, 9 August: 11:35 Round 1

Ade Alleyne-Forte (4x400m),
4x400m: Thursday, 9 August: 11:35 Round 1

Semoy Hackett (100m; 200m; 4x100m),
100m: Friday, 3 August. 10:40 Preliminaries
200m: Monday, 6 August. 19:20 Round 1
4x100m: Thursday, 9 August. 20:20 Round 1

Kai Selvon (100m; 200m; 4x100m),
100m: Friday, 3 August. 10:40 Preliminaries
200m: Monday, 6 August. 19:20 Round 1
4x100m: Thursday, 9 August. 20:20 Round 1

Michelle-Lee Ahye (100m; 4x100m),
100m: Friday, 3 August. 10:40 Preliminaries
4x100m: Thursday, 9 August. 20:20 Round 1

Kelly-Ann Baptiste (100m; 4x100m),
100m: Friday, 3 August. 10:40 Preliminaries
4x100m: Thursday, 9 August. 20:20 Round 1

Janeil Bellille (400m hurdles),
Sunday, 5 August. 19:00 Round 1

Ayanna Alexander (triple jump),
Friday, 3 August. 10:25: Qualifications

Cleopatra Borel-Brown (shot put),
Monday, 6 August: 10:45: Qualifications

Reyare Thomas (4x100m),
4x100m: Thursday, 9 August. 20:20 Round 1

Sparkle Mc Knight (4x100m),
4x100m: Thursday, 9 August. 20:20 Round 1

Boxing
Carlos Suarez (Light Flyweight 46-49kg);
Tuesday 31 July: Preliminary rounds: 13:30 & 20:30

Cycling

Njisane Phillip (sprint, keirin);
Saturday 4 August: Sprint: Qualifications / Heats: 10:00 & 16:00
Tuesday 7 August: Men's Keirin: Round 1, Repechage, Round 2 and Final: 10:00 & 16:35
« Last Edit: August 02, 2012, 12:22:13 AM by Socapro »
De higher a monkey climbs is de less his ass is on de line, if he works for FIFA that is! ;-)

 

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