Jul.25.2010

Source: www.guardian.co.tt
Kinsale kicks to Karate Do silver
Kwame Kinsale kicked his way to a silver medal in the men’s over-84kg division after he was beaten in the final by Venezuelan, Angel Aponte 3-0. Kinsale who got a bye in the quarterfinal round edged Costa Rica’s Cesar Duarte 1-0 on points in his semifinal. T&T’s two other competitors Janelle Alexander and Jamone Sherwood failed did not manage to get among the medals.

Mexico beat T&T 10-5 for 3rd
The Calypso Ruggermen missed out on a medal after they were 10-5 by Mexico in the bronze medal match at the Providence Stadium, Guyana. Earlier in the day, T&T after topping its round-robin pool on Saturday with a win and a drawn result roughed up Costa Rica 33-5 in its quarterfinal match before losing out to Jamaica, 10-21 in the semifinal. Guyana won the first ever rugby sevens gold medal with a convincing 31-7 demolition of the Jamaicans.

Honore, Dyette in beach volleyball quarters
Nadiege Honore and Ayanna Dyette went under to Colombian sisters, Andrea Galindo and Claudia Galindo, 12-21, 9-21 but qualified for today’s quarterfinal against Mexico’s Mayra Garcia and Bibiana Candelas as the second best team in its pool today from 10 am. On the indoor court, the T&T men’s team tasted defeat for the second time in Pool B play, losing to host country Puerto Rico, 25-11, 25-22, 25-21

Squash teams place fifth
T&T claimed 5th in both the men’s and women’s team event at the Cancha de Vidrio on Saturday. The men defeated sister Caribbean country Barbados 2-1, in the fifth place match. The T&T women defeated Guatemala 2-1 their fifth place match.

Haqq certain of boxing medal
At the boxing arena, Tariq Haqq won his superheavyweight quarterfinal bout with Carlos Moreno of Panama when the referee stopped the contest at the end of round two with the T&T fighter ahead 10-1 to move into semifinal and certain of a medal.