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jun.24.2010



Following a forum with International Federations, National Olympic Committees, as well as representatives of the gambling industry and public authorities, a series of recommendations was agreed to that will help reduce gambling on sports.

The recommendations focus on prevention, education, information for everyone involved with sports and increased collaboration with governments.

“It is clear that betting, through the financial benefits it generates, provides huge opportunities to sports organizations” said IOC president Jacques Rogge.

“However, there is a significant problem when betting leads to the manipulation of competitions and therefore threatens the integrity of sport. Cheating driven by betting is undoubtedly the biggest threat to sport after doping.”

Protecting the Olympics from betting is what the IOC hopes to achieve.

The IOC prevents anyone involved with the Olympics from promoting Olympic betting, or betting on the events, during the Games.

A monitoring system was established for the 2008 and 2010 Games by the IOC. It found no evidence of gambling on the Olympics.


jun.28.2010

The 2010 Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee( TTOC) Olympic Youth Camp will get underway on Monday 5th July at two venues.The Athlete Lounge of the Hasely Crawford Stadium and the Clifton Hill Sports Club in Point Fortin. The camp ends on 15 July and will run daily from 8am to 4pm.
First held in 2003, the TTOC Youth focused event has grown in popularity.Up to last year the Olympic Youth Camp was only held in Port.of. Spain. This year there will be two venues-Port.of. Spain and Point Fortin.

A total of four hundred youngsters will participate in activities geared at teaching and sharing the skills and information necessary to inspire them not only to be Olympic champions but champions in life.

The camp is non residental for youngsters involved in Sport and the TTOC landmark Shape the Community Development programme.

Held under the auspices of the TTOC's Olympic Academy,Education and Culture Committee(OAEC) the genesis of the Olympic Youth Camp goes back to antiquity and the ancient Greek gymnasia and is intended as a forum for young people to learn to interact with peers from different backgrounds.

The camp is not sport specific but embraces the Greek concept of a healthy mind,body and spirit.

Activities are included that encourage campers to embrace the Olympic ideals and values.ballroom dancing,etiquette,creative writing,music,conflict resolution ,nutrition,excercise physiology and art to name a few topics.

TTOC Affilates can nominate one male and one female 13-16 year old athlete for the Port.of.Spain camp. While Point Fortin will cater for participants in the TTOC Shape the Community programme.

TTOC president Michael Larry Romany affirmed that the Youth Camp is important .

" In many ways the Olympic Youth Camp is essential to the future of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic movement. It is the annual Youth camp that introduces the youth to the fascinating world of Olympics and Olympism.The Youth camp allows us[TTOC]to have a conversation with the youth. For some it is their first opportuntiy to learn about the Olympic movement outside of what they see on the television every four years."

Romany said the TTOC has approached the growth and expansion of its Youth camp in a measured and strategic manner.

" Over the years we have had many requests to expand. Quality and participant safety is a priority.We depend on the goodwill and volunteer spirit of the individuals who present on the various topics and the sports heroes ,male and female, who give of their time. Olympic Solidarity has been of tremendous support over the years. But getting to and maintaining the high standards requires significant capacity and resources. This year we have expanded to Point Fortin confident that we can deliver and exceed expectations at both locations."

For registration information please contact the TTOC at contact@ttoc.org or telephone-6251285


jun.29.2010

The 25th anniversary of the Olympic Movement's global sponsorship program, known as TOP (The Olympic Partners), was celebrated with a reception in Lausanne for guests from around the world who helped create the original programme.

The TOP programme generates revenues that are distributed throughout the Olympic Movement including to the Organising Committees of the Olympic Games, the National Olympic Committees and ultimately to support athletes. The money also notably helps to finance the staging of the Games.

In addition to the financial support generated by sponsorship, TOP partner's products, technology and expertise are vital to the success of the Games.Partners also help promote the Games worldwide through their marketing campaigns and sponsorship activations, helping the Olympic Movement reach a wide global audience.

"Over the past few decades, the TOP Program has gone from strength to strength, which is testament to both the original idea of creating the program and the continuing power of a partnership with the Olympic Movement and the Olympic Games," said IOC president Jacques Rogge.

"I would like to pay tribute to my friend, the late Honorary IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch, who had the vision and confidence to develop a pioneering global Olympic marketing program. His dedication, coupled with the work of the many people involved in the Olympic marketing programs over the last 25 years, have been a major contributing factor to the health of the Olympic Movement today."

The TOP programme - created in 1984 following the Los Angeles Olympic Games - is managed by the IOC's Marketing Commission, which was first chaired by IOC Member Richard Pound.



jun.29.2010

19 June- New Delhi

The IOC, and government and Olympic leaders from India met yesterday, apparently putting to rest concerns over government interference with the Indian Olympic Association.

Concerns surfaced when the Indian sports ministry attempted to reinstate a law that imposed term limits on IOA and sport federation officials. The Olympic Charter says all National Olympic Committees must be free from interference from the government.

According to the IOC, “a fruitful meeting” took place between the IOC, IOA, and the ministry. IOC member Randhir Singh, who also serves as IOA secretary general, represented the IOA, while Injeti Srinivas, joint secretary for sports, represented the ministry.

“During this meeting, all issues currently pending were discussed at length and settled” the IOC said in a statement.

“All parties agreed to work together with mutual respect and understanding in order to develop and implement the principles of good governance within the Olympic and sports Movement in India in accordance with the Olympic Charter.”

The IOC stressed the government “must respect the autonomy of the Olympic and sports Movement and take place in accordance with the Olympic Charter, for the benefit of sport and the athletes in India.”

Everyone involved is looking forward to a “fruitful collaboration” in the future, the IOC said.


jun.29.2010

All Blacks Adam Thomson and Zac Guildford as well as in-form wing Hosea Gear, who scored a hat trick against England for the Maori recently, have been included in a New Zealand Sevens 22-man trial squad for the Commonwealth Games.

Coach Gordon Tietjens has brought the wider squad together and will reduce the number to 14 next month, ahead of this year's Games in New Delhi, India, in October.

Loose forward Thomson, who earned his stripes playing Sevens for Tietjens, and wing Guildford, who impressed for NZ's junior ranks, were both included in the enlargened squad currently in Mount Maunganui for a training camp.

Both were omitted from the All Blacks for the upcoming Tri Nations series against South Africa and Australia, while Hurricanes and New Zealand Maori wing Gear was unable to break into the national side despite strong form.

Tietjens has also included 2009 All Blacks wing Ben Smith in his squad along with IRB Junior Player of the Year Julian Savea, who helped New Zealand win the Junior World Championship in Argentina last week.

One man to have gone the other way and forced his way into the All Blacks reckoning is former Sevens superstar Victor Vito.

Tietjens said he was pleased with the depth of the players coming into the trial camp.

"We have a good mix of current sevens national squad members and quality players coming in from other national teams," he said.

Players not considered for the trial camp due to injury are Sean Maitland (shoulder), Tim Nanai-Williams (hamstring), Lelia Masaga (knee), Kendrick Lynn (groin), Jared Payne (ankle) and Scott Waldrom (hand).

Under Tietjens, New Zealand have won all three of the Commonwealth Games Rugby Sevens golds on offer - in 1998, 2002 and 2006 - but face a tough test this year against the likes of IRB Sevens World Series champions Samoa, third-placed side Australia, England, South Africa, Wales and Kenya.

New Zealand Commonwealth Games sevens trial squad: Toby Arnold (Bay of Plenty), Kurt Baker (Taranaki), Beauden Barrett (Taranaki), Tomasi Cama (Manawatu), Edwin Cocker (Auckland), DJ Forbes (Counties-Manukau), Robert Fruean (Canterbury), Hosea Gear (Wellington), Zac Guildford (Hawke's Bay), Jason Hona (Bay of Plenty), Solomon King (Bay of Plenty), Zar Lawrence (Bay of Plenty), Fritz Lee (Counties-Manukau), Brendon Leonard (Waikato), Tim Mikkelson (Waikato), Lote Raikabula (Manawatu), Julian Savea (Welllington), Ben Smith (Otago), Ben Souness (Taranaki), Sherwin Stowers (Counties-Manukau), Adam Thomson (Otago), Save Tokula (Waikato).


jun.30.2010

Guyanese Lionel Dandrage was the winner of the local leg of the Olympic Day Run last Saturday in Port-of-Spain. Dandrage was swiftest to the St Clair Avenue finish line opposite the Queen’s Park Oval in the main event which took the runners twice around King George V Park. He clocked seven minutes, 13 seconds. Triathlon champion, Clarence Tobias placed second just three seconds adrift Dandrage in 7:16. Veteran Kenrick Williams held his own for third in 7:26 which was the same time recorded by fourth finisher Cantius Thomas. Fifth was Joel Bharat (7:27), sixth was Ancil Green (7:40) and seventh was Garth Roberts (8:37).

The consistent Paulette Lucess copped first place among the females clocking 8:59. Melissa Collins placed second in 9:23 and Jennie Petersen was third in 9:52. The other placings were: fourth Cheryl Baggoo (11:53), fifth Amelia Lucess (12:31), sixth Joanne Boopsingh (16:22) and seventh Leean Ramdass (17:20). In previous years the Olympic Run took the form of a relay. With the new format this year, there were age-group races where runners made one lap of George V Park. In the Under-16 One-Lap, the top three males were Arion James (3:56), Alvin Rambarran (3:57) and Darren Stewart (4:09), while the top females were Makeba Bennett (5:49) and Natasha Persad (5:54).

The top three males in the Under-19 Category were Avinash Rambarran (3:34), Shaquille Scott (3:49) and Neil Rambarran (4:03) while the talented distance runner Abiane Collymore (4:15) was the only female. In the Over-50 One-Lap, former marathoner Gregory Quesnel led the way home in 4:39 followed by Errol Harripersad (5:24) and Keith Warren (5:27). The top three women were Yvonne Arthur (5:18), Patricia Green (6:28) and Margaret Wong Chong (6:52). In a special Wheel Chair One-Lap, Kwasi Diaz secured victory in 5:19, Donnel Reyes was second in 5:35 and Horace Govia placed third in 5:53.

Homer's Golden Swim

First Hand  report from Kwanieze John-TTOC Youth Olympic Games Youth Ambassador:

Christian Homer made history winning Trinidad and Tobago first gold medal at the Inaugural Youth Olympic Games.

Swimming in lane four Homer finished the 50m backstroke in  26.36 secs.

As he touched the pad seeing the #1 by his name he thanked God and the ecstatic supporters.

Chef de Mission, Mrs Jacqueline Pantin Romany described Christian as a a focused and discipline athlete who has sacrificed a lot and is most deserving of the medal.

Christian Homer captured the gold medal when he won the Youth Men's 50m backstroke final this morning (evening Singapore time).
Homer's  achievement at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games was described by Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee(TTOC) president Michael Romany as  "tremendous" .
"Congratulations Christian.. Not many would have predicted that T&T would win a gold medal as non of our swimmers qualified under the A standard criteria..It is important for our young swimmers that they compete among their peers at a world level. The gold medal should serve as motivation and inspiration  not only for  Homer but all our young sportsmen and women.We have only ever won one Olympic gold medal and that was Hasely Crawford.To win a gold medal in the first ever Youth Olympic Games is tremendous.." said Romany.

ago.14.2010

IOC PRESS RELEASE:

Youth Olympic Games Officially underway in SingaporeThe Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games officially got under way today with an Opening Ceremony at the Marina Bay Floating Stadium in downtown Singapore.

With the city skyline providing an impressive backdrop, some 3,600 athletes aged 14 to 18 marched in the Parade of Nations, which was followed by speeches from International Olympic Committee President (IOC) Jacques Rogge and Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee Chairman (SYOGOC) Ser Miang Ng.

ago.11.2010

The Trinidad and Tobago Youth Olympic Games delegation are looking forward to T&T's football game against Chile tomorrow.
Chef de Mission Jacqui Pantin-Romany said the footballers are ready for their Olympic Games debut.
With three quarters of the 5000 plus athletes and officials accredited for the inaugural International Olympic Committee(IOC) in the Olympic Village. Pantin-Romany revealed that  there have been no major hiccups with regard to the organization of the event and the excitement ahead of the Opening ceremony on 14th August is "really" building and the reality that it is an Olympic Games is "sinking in".

ago.11.2010

Source; www.olympic.org

This Saturday, 14 August 2010, some 3,600 talented young athletes between the ages of 14 and 18 from around the world will be eagerly awaiting the start of the opening ceremony of the first ever edition of the Youth Olympic Games. All of them will have travelled to Singapore to participate in a high-level sporting competition which mirrors the Olympic Games sports programme.

The world of athletics witnessed a highly unusual sight here tonight - that of Usain Bolt leaving the track as a non-winner.

Two years after his last defeat - also on this track - the world and Olympic champion had to give best to the man who has got closest to his world records, Tyson Gay.

After putting pressure on the lanky Jamaican with a characteristically swift start, the American was never headed in the 100 metres in DN Galan Samsung Diamond League here, and Bolt, grimacing with the effort, was not able to make his habitual 70m surge, finishing instead in 9.97sec, the second slowest time he has ever registered in a final.

Gay  won in 9.84.

It was a meeting record, earning him an automatic prize of a $10,000 (£6,200) diamond.

But it is the precious victory he will prize above all else.

Aug.06.2010

The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) in collaboration with the Diabetes Association of Trinidad and Tobago (DATT) and the Trinidad and Tobago Golf Association (TTGA), will  host a Starting New At Golf (SNAG) - Golf for All camp at Millennium Lakes Golf and Country Club in Trincity.

The camp will begin tomorrow and will be  held over four Saturdays; August 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th. It will cater for children between the ages of seven (7) and fourteen (14) years old. Attendance is free. Start time each day is 10 am.

The camp will also feature diabetes testing for both parents and children on the opening and closing days. There will also be special guest appearances by sport personalities.

According to TTOC President, Michael Romany, the Golf Camp is part of the TTOC Legacy Program. “Golf’s addition to the Olympic Program from 2016, is an opportunity for the Golf fraternity. The TTOC is delighted to undertake this initiative with both the Diabetes and Golf Associations” said Romany.

The objective is to introduce the SNAG- Golf for All program in primary schools in East Trinidad from September 2010.


Feb.23.2010

BATON TOUR: Shera, a Royal Bengal Tiger and mascot for the 2010 Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi, India, holds the baton for the Games during its stop in Trinidad and Tobago at yesterday's media briefing at the Indian High Commission, Victoria Avenue, Port of Spain. The technologically impressive baton was specially-crafted and is equipped with camera, audio recorder, LED lights that can be changed to suit the flag of the country it is in, and can even receive SMS messages. The baton will tour Trinidad today, starting with Point Fortin, and Tobago tomorrow, where it will visit Scarborough and Bon Accord Primary School among other places.
Trinidad and Tobago is the latest stop for the baton of the 19th Commonwealth Games, which takes place in New Delhi, India from October 3-14.
T&T are one of the 71 countries the baton will visit in its 240-day trek among Commonwealth states, before landing in India in July, where it will travel for the final 100 days before the Games run off.
Team T&T will comprise around 150 members, T&T Olympic Committee (T&TOC) and T&T Commonwealth Association (T&TCGA) president Larry Romany revealed yesterday.
These include T&T’s men’s and women’s hockey teams, the national volleyball women and, for the first time, an archery team.
T&T Hockey Board public relations officer Annette Knott will be chef de mission for the 2010 Games.
’We expect to put forward a very good performance when we get to Delhi,’ Romany said yesterday during the press briefing for the event at the Indian High Commission on Victoria Avenue, Port of Spain.
In keeping with India’s renowned thrust towards technology, the baton is an impressive object.
It is a ’much more elaborate contraption’ than the last one, according to John Hoskins, vice-president of the Commonwealth Games Federation.
That would be an accurate description for a device that includes video camera, audio recorder, LED lighting systems which can be changed to suit colours of the flag of the country it is in, and it can also receive SMS text messages.
The 1.9 kg, 66.4 centimetre baton also includes GPS.
The baton also contains Indian soil, laminated onto the shaft. This represents the ’soul of India,’ said Indian High Commissioner Malay Mishra.
The High Commissioner assured that all facilities and other areas of the Games will be ready for the October 3 start, despite earlier concerns over some previously ’behind schedule’ programmes.
The baton will tour Trinidad today, starting at Point Fortin, where the T&TCGA have a youth programme, and will also travel to Port of Spain.
Tomorrow it will make the trip to Tobago, for a visit to the Bon Accord Primary School, before touring Scarborough and other parts of the sister isle.
The baton will leave T&T on Thursday and move up the Caribbean on its trip around the Commonwealth.
Source: www.trinidadexpress.com - Kern Defreitas


Feb.23.2010

Olympic swimming legend Michael Phelps today became the first official Ambassador of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG).

The 16-time Olympic medallist, who is visiting Vancouver to catch some of the Olympic Winter Games action, will support the Youth Olympic Games by encouraging the involvement of young people around the world.
Michael Phelps said “The Youth Olympic Games is an excellent initiative, not only for the athletes competing, but also those who are inspired to get into sport and be more active. I am delighted that I have been given the opportunity to become the first official Ambassador of the Youth Olympic Games, and can’t wait to get working with the YOG team to promote the first event this summer!”
IOC President Jacques Rogge said “We are delighted that Michael is supporting our efforts to launch the Youth Olympic Games. Preparations for the inaugural edition in Singapore are on track, and the IOC is looking forward to welcoming 3,600 athletes to Singapore this summer!”
The first-ever Youth Olympic Games will be held this summer in Singapore. The mission of the YOG is to inspire young people around the world to participate in sport and adopt and live by the Olympic values.


Feb.23.2010

The President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Professor George Maxwell Richards TC, CMT, Ph.D received the Queen’s Baton and Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 representatives yesterday at President's House.

Also present were Michael Romany ,president, the Trinidad and Tobago Commonwealth Games Association Mr. Michael Romany, Brian Lewis, Secretary General, Mr. Alexander Chapman, Honorary Life Vice President, Commonwealth Games Federation, Mr. Malay Mishra, High Commissioner of India, Mr. R. Shanker Second Secretary (C&I) High Commission of India and Mrs. Annette Knott, Chef de Mission, Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 and Lt. Gen. Raj Kadyan , Head of the Delhi 2010 delegation for the Queen’s Baton Relay.

His Excellency expressed his support for the values and objectives of the Commonwealth Games and wished the Delhi 2010 representatives success with the hosting of the upcoming games. He also extended his support for the Baton Relay and expressed his confidence that the Queen's Baton Relay will be well received in T&T.


Feb.24.2010

Trinidad and Tobago’s Olympic chief Larry Romany has great expectations for the country in track and field, cycling and swimming at the October 3-14 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India.

Romany was among the Olympic Committee (T&TOC) officials who attended yesterday’s cultural show at Lord Harris Square, in Port of Spain, staged to mark the T&T leg of the Queen’s Baton Relay.

The baton contains Queen Elizabeth II’s message to the athletes, which will be removed and read at the October 3 opening ceremony. The relay, which started on October 29 last year, in England, is carrying the baton to all 71 Commonwealth nations. T&T is the 31st stop.
In June, the baton arrives in the 71st nation, India. It will be carried throughout the 2010 Commonwealth Games host country for 100 days, the journey culminating at the opening ceremony, at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, in New Delhi.

The entire Queen’s Baton Relay will cover more than 190,000 kilometres in 340 days.

Prior to yesterday’s cultural show, the baton was carried to the stage by 2006 Commonwealth Games men’s 50 metres pistol bronze medallist Roger Daniel.

He was accompanied by recently retired hammer thrower Candice Scott, handicapped runner Dwight Yearwood and rugby standout Jenilee Limada.
Both Romany, who is also president of the T&T Commonwealth Games Association (T&TCGA), and Indian High Commissioner to T&T, Malay Mishra, urged Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs Gary Hunt to attend the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

T&T Olympic Academy Youth Campers featured prominently in yesterday’s cultural show.
The baton will be in Tobago today.
Source: www.trinidadexpress.com. writer Kwame Laurence