In the Ancient Olympic Games, the athletes came to live and compete together in Ancient Olympia, but at most early Games of the Modern era, those taking part did not live in an Olympic Village but in hotel accommodation around the host city.
Port-of-Spain celebrates City Day
THE Port-of-Spain City Corporation celebrated its 102nd Anniversary at the Lord Harris Square on Abercromby Street on Thursday. The event which also marked the 70th Anniversary of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC), hosted approximately 500 Primary School students, as part of ongoing efforts by the TTOC and the Port-of-Spain City Corporation to obtain 10 Olympic Medals for Trinidad and Tobago by the year 2024.
Olympic Day inspires children
Hundreds sing along as athletes, VIPs attend PoS celebrations.
Williams, Blake guide beach vballers to quarters
Daneil Williams and Simon Blake won a “Golden Set” 15-7 over Nicaraguans Ruben Mora and Danny Lopez as T&T men’s beach volleyball team kept alive their dream of an Olympic Games appearance with a 3-2 round-of-16 win when the double-elimination 12-team NORCECA Continental Cup Finals served off yesterday.
TT Olympic t-shirts now available
TRINIDAD AND Tobago 2016 Rio Olympic fans can now show their support for their favourite athletes by purchasing t-shirts for only $100.
IOC and IAAF heading for clash over whether Russian athletics team members can compete under own flag at Rio 2016
Divisions remain over whether Russian track and field athletes approved to compete at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will be able to do so under their own flag, or under a neutral one.