GAMES

Trinidad and Tobago’s rower Aisha Chow took to the waters at Lagoa Stadium in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, yesterday to continue her training ahead of her Olympic start on Saturday. Her manager, Merryl See Tai, in an interview with Newsday, said they are hoping things get a bit rough for her rivals when rowing begins.

George Bovell is in a class by himself when it comes to representation at the Olympic Games. The 33-year-old swimmer is now a five-time Olympian, an unprecedented achievement from a Trinidad and Tobago athlete.

As Team TTO continues to prepare for the Olympics which begins on Friday August 5th at the Marcana Stadium in Brazil, fans at home will continue to see coverage of Team TTO in camp sporting the Team TTO kits in a range of colours.

United States television network NBC is to share some of its Olympic content with Facebook and Instagram, it was announced today.

Ice hockey Olympic champion Angela Ruggiero has been elected as the new chair of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes’ Commission, replacing the outgoing Claudia Bokel and citing tackling "doping" as her priority over the next two years.