TRINIDAD and Tobago para-athlete, Akeem Stewart, proved the sport of men’s javelin may be this nation’s most lucrative discipline on the world stage as he powered to Paralympic gold (F44) with two mesmerising world record-breaking throws on debut as day-three of the 2016 edition which launched off in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, yesterday.
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GOLDEN THROW Stewart smashes own mark at Paralympic Games
RIO DE JANEIRO: Trinidad and Tobago's Akeem Stewart wrote his name into the record books again yesterday, breaking his own javelin world record twice to clinch gold in the F43 javelin event at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Borel back hunting medals
T&T’s field specialist Cleopatra Borel is in Brussels, Belgium, to compete at the Memorial Van Damme, the final meet of the IAAF Diamond League series, which starts today and runs until tomorrow.
PASO Presidential election set to be delayed until February after EGM confirmed for November
An Extraordinary General Assembly of the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) is due to take place in Doha on November 17, insidethegames has been told, although elections to select a new President will not be held there and are set to be delayed until next February.
Hart blasts disappointing performance
T&T football coach Stephen Hart confessed he felt his team was disappointing in several aspects of their play in the Group C Concacaf semi-final round World Cup qualifying match against the USA.
Congratulations Akeem Stewart
Congratulations to Akeem Stewart on his tremendous world record breaking Rio 2016 Paralympic Javelin Gold medal.