Jehue among quartet off to pre-Olympic camp

2010 World Junior 400 metres hurdle champion, Jehue Gordon, is greeted at the check-in counter by Caribbean Airlines representative, Ainka Callender. Gordon and three other Olympic bound colleagues left yesterday for Wales to take part in a pre-Olympic camp. Photo: Andrea De Silva Four more members of T&T’s Olympic team left yesterday for Cardiff, Wales, for a pre-Olympic camp. Women’s 400m hurdles champion Janiel Bellille and Sparkle McKnight (women’s 400m), along with 2010 World Junior 400m hurdle champion Jehue Gordon and Beijing Olympic men’s 110m hurdles quarterfinalist Mikel Thomas, left Piarco at 8 pm on Caribbean Airlines, bound for London, England en route to Cardiff.

The quartet will join sprinter Reyare Thomas, Michelle Lee Ahye and Emmanuel Callender who left earlier this week. Quarter-miler Deon Lendore left earlier in the day from Texas, USA where he is attending University at Texas. The athletes were accompanied by head coach of the Track and Field contingent Dr Ian Hypolite, Assistant Chef-de Mission Wendell De Labastide, team doctor Dr Terry Ali, massage therapist Oba Gulston and manager of the Sailing contingent, Karion Serrette. The 2012 Olympic Games opens in London, England on July 27 and run until August 12. Trinidad and Tobago will be represented by 31 athletes and 21 officials in five sports (Athletics, Boxing, Cycling, Sailing, Shooting and Swimming).