The Refugee Olympic Team was a wonderful initiative of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and I congratulate them on enabling ten athletes who are refugees to take part in the Rio 2016 Olympics. How can we not be moved by their individual and collective stories?
Thomas Bach will miss the Opening Ceremony of the Paralympic Games here tomorrow - the first time the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will not have attended the event for 32 years.
More of the same is promised tonight as Brazil continues its global push to steer the narrative away from the usual suspects; corrupt politicians, bad dudes shooting up in favelas and Zika
Stoke Mandeville Hospital was home to the first Paralympic Games created by Dr Guttman for patients with spinal injuries
The Paralympics is a major international multi-sport games held immediately following the Olympic Games. Physically disabled athletes with Mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness and cerebral palsy, make up the body of the games.
The Paralympics have grown from a small gathering of British World War II veterans in 1948 to become one of the largest international sport events by the early 21st century. Paralympians strive for equal treatment with able-bodied Olympic athletes, but there is a large funding gap between Olympic and Paralympic athletes.
There are also sports, such as track and Field athletics, that are resistant to Paralympians who wish to compete equally with able-bodied athletes, though there have been Paralympians who have participated in the Olympic Games. The Paralympics games are governed by the International Paralympic Committee in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee. The Paralympic Committee of Trinidad and Tobago is the affiliate in this country.
Source: https://www.guardian.co.tt
It’s not just about being on the court preparing for the upcoming Caribbean Games in Guadeloupe for the members of the national Under-23 netball squad and its technical staff but also about expanding their minds.
TRINIDAD and Tobago’s participation in netball at the Commonwealth Games in July will be confirmed on January 31.
Former T&T Netball Association (TTNA) president Martha Archer has died.
ACE TRINIDAD and Tobago player Samantha Wallace was named in a 12-woman TT netball team for a tri-series, involving hosts Jamaica and South Africa, from October 9-23.
Trinidad and Tobago netballer Samantha “Sam” Wallace was featured on an episode of the six-part Everything Is Possible documentary on Fox Sports Australia.
Wallace’s episode was aired on Tuesday and explored her emotions when playing professionally in Australia’s Suncorp Super Netball League in 2019...
THE TT boxing and netball teams can now breathe a sigh of relief as the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs has come forward in the nick of time to provide the necessary funding for their respective tournaments.
