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