Aug.01.2010

Source; www.newsday.co.tt

TRINIDAD and Tobago men’s hockey team secured a silver medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico yesterday.

This came after they were beaten 3-2 in the final by Mexico. The TT men were fancying their chances for the gold after a convincing 5-0 thrashing to the Netherlands Antilles in the semi-finals on Friday.

However they met a fighting Mexican team that prevailed in spite of their attempts to secure the gold.

In boxing, TT’s Andrew Fermin also secured a silver medal when he was beaten in the final by Jeysson Monroy of Colombia 7-2 on Friday night. The result means that Fermin, who just missed out on qualification for the 2008 Olympic Games, is the only TT boxer to have earned a silver medal.

Meanwhile in water polo, the TT men’s team finished a disappointing fifth when they defeated the Netherlands Antilles 11-9 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico yesterday.

In a fifth place play-off the TT men led after the first session 4-0 before the Dutchmen stormed back to claim the second session 2-1 to trail 2-5 at the end of the half-time interval.

In the third quarter the Netherlands Antilles tried for a comeback by winning the session 5-3 to close the gap on the TT 7-8. However the TT men held on firm to win the last quarter 3-2 for an overall 11-9 victory.

To date TT have won 32 medals from the CAC championship, comprising ten golds, and silvers and 13 bronze and are in eighth position overall. The medal tally is being led by Mexico who have so far won a massive total of 378 medals with Venezuela in second on 319 and Colombia in third on 251 medals.