Source: www.insidethegames.biz
January 20 - The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) is aiming to celebrate its country's 50th year of independence by achieving unprecedented medal success at the London 2012 Games.
TTOC President Michael Romany (pictured right) said: "Trinidad and Tobago made its Olympic debut at the 1948 London Olympics when Mr Rodney Wilkes won our first Olympic medal.
"The city of London has a special place in Trinidad and Tobago's Olympic history."
Romany was speaking after a meeting with His Excellency Garvin Nicholas, High Commissioner for the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to Great Britain, in London.
The two men held cordial and wide-ranging talks about Trinidad and Tobago's participation at the London 2012 Olympics.
The High Commissioner took the opportunity to raise a number of initiatives for promoting Trinidad and Tobago during the Games.
Possible venues for a Trinidad and Tobago "house" during the Olympics were also discussed.
Trinidad and Tobago made its Olympic debut at London in 1948 and have since won a total of 14 medals, including one gold, when Hasely Crawford raced to victory in the 100 metres at Montreal in 1976.
Romany said he was very appreciative that the High Commissioner had expressed his enthusiasm for Trinidad and Tobago's London 2012 participation.
"Ensuring that Trinidad and Tobago sport, culture and tourism is well represented in London at the time of the games is an opportunity that TTOC will not want the country to forgo," said Romany.
"At previous Olympic games it has been a frustrating experience getting the required support from the relevant authorities and decision makers - 2012 has exciting possibilities."
TTOC's pre-games training camp will be based in Cardiff and it is expected that the local contingent will be in Wales for a month in some cases.