T&T born and Canadian based gymnast William Albert visited Olympic House today along with Men’s Technical Director for the Pan American Games, Steve Butcher and the T&T Gymnastics Federation President, Ricardo Lue Shue.
Albert, 19, has qualified for the upcoming Pan American Games in Guadalajara Mexico 2011. He recently accepted a scholarship offer from the University of Iowa in the United States.
Albert, who left Trinidad at the age of two, started his gymnastics career at an early age. At only 19, the rising star has the opportunity to represent this country at various levels of elite competition and is a very hopeful candidate to represent this country at the next two Olympic Games.
The athlete will be in Trinidad for two weeks in which time he will be participating in the Trinidad and Tobago Gymnastics Federation’s National Championships. Steve Butcher and Albert, will host the Men’s Gymnastics Workshop on behalf of the T&T Gymnastics Federation at the Woodbrook Youth Facility on Saturday 11 June, 2011.