A photographic display of select Trinidad and Tobago athletes bound for the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games is drawing rave reviews at the atrium of the Piarco International Airport. The display, which features six bpTT athlete ambassadors, has captured the interest of travelers, both national and foreign, as well as members of the general public. The Olympic athletes are cyclist Njisane Phillip, sprinter Michelle-Lee Ayhe, quarter-miler Renny Quow and female shotputter Cleopatra Borel-Brown. Shot putt athlete Carlos Greene and swimmer Shanntol Ince will compete in the Paralympic Games which will take place shortly after the Olympics. The eye-catching display features life-size action photographs of the athletes, along with detailed biographical sketches of their sporting careers.
Trinidad and Tobago’s achievements at past Olympic games are also recounted in the display, dating back to this country’s first medalist, weightlifter Rodney Wilkes, who won a silver medal in London in 1948. The display, which was made possible by the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, will run until August. Danielle Jones, Manager, Corporate Communications, BP Trinidad and Tobago, said yesterday that the display was meant to generate greater interest and national pride in the herculean efforts of Trinidad and Tobago’s athletes who will be flying the national flag at Olympic and Paralympic Games. “The display at Piarco is one of several initiatives that bpTT is spearheading to fuel the success of our athletes at both games. “Our objective goes beyond sponsorship; it is about supporting and showcasing the best that our nation has to offer. “We are fully supportive of all our Olympic and Paralympic athletes, not only the bpTT athlete ambassadors,” Jones pointed out. Energy company BP Trinidad and Tobago is a sponsor of the T&T Olympic Committee and the T&T Paralympic Committee. Parent company BP is the official Oil and Gas partner of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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