GAMES

MEDAL STARS: Trinidad and Tobago's four individual medal winners and the captain of the gold medal-winning Girls beach soccer team pose with their Commonwealth Youth Games hardware at the VIP Lounge at Piarco International Airpot Tuesday night upon the team's return home from the Nassau, Bahamas event. From right are Tariq Horsford (silver) Jeron Thompson (bronze), Nia Honore (gold), Adell Colthrust (gold) and Jabari Grey (silver). —Photo: STEPHEN DOOBAY

Trinidad and Tobago's Commonwealth Youth Games athletes were given a rousing heroes' welcome at Piarco on Tuesday night with loud cheers ringing out as they exited the airport following their stellar performance at the Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas which saw T&T walk away with two gold, two silver and a bronze medal.

Trinidad and Tobago's U18 female Beach soccer team wrote their name in local sport history by becoming the first T&T Team sport to win a medal and a Gold medal at a Commonwealth multisport event.

Commonwealth youth 100m sprint prince Adell Colthrust,centre, flanked by fellow countrymen Tyriq Horsford,right, and swimmer Jerron Thompson, following their arrival at the Piarco International Airport on Tuesday night. PHOTO: CA-IMAGES/ALLAN CRANE

A vibrant bunch returned home on Tuesday night from the Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) in the Bahamas, with a number of them decorated with medals won at the sixth edition of the event which ended on Sunday.

17 year old Adell Colthurst captured Trinidad and Tobago's first ever Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) gold medal when he won the boy's U 18 100m at the 6th CYG currently under in Nassau, Bahamas.

The Team TTO girls beach soccer team created double history when they claimed the gold medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Nassau , Bahamas Saturday night.