Double World Champions Geraldine George and Geraldine Smith led the way for T&T with triple gold medal performances at the 10th North Central American and Caribbean Masters (NCCWMA) Track and Field Championships in St Johns, Canada, over the weekend. George, who won the women’s 40-44 shot put and javelin at the World Indoor Championships in Jyvaskyla, Finland in April,  took the shot put, discus and javelin events in the same age group in the Canadian city while Smith captured the same disciplines in the 45-49 age group. At the World Indoors, Smith landed the shot put and javelin titles. The pair was joined by Joyce Thomas as triple champions. On the opening day of the meet, George and Smith secured the javelin golds with throws of 40.98m and 38.22m respectively. On day two, the duo struck double gold with George taking the 40-44 discus throw (33.56), while Smith was the best among the 45-49 division (27.42). Thomas also triumphed in the 65-59 age group discus (25.23). The following day, the lasses completed their hat-trick with shot put gold, George (11.56), Smith (11.60) and Thomas (9.19).
The haul was among 20 gold medals (27 medals in total) by T&T athletes ahead of the last day of competition yesterday. Joan Hospedales (women’s 45-49 long jump-3.60), Suzan Garcia (women’s 45-49 8K cross country-45.43.00), Rodney Liverpool (men’s 35-39 long jump-6.22), Wendell Williams (men’s 40-44 long jump-6.54), Terrance Skinner (men’s 60-64 long jump-4.54), Stokely Dean (men’s 50-54 javelin-41.50), Kareem Pierre (men’s 35-39 110m Hurdles-14.30), Martin Prime (men’s 50-54 400m-55.60),  Robert Stevenson (men’s 70-74 400m-1:07.77), Angela Joseph-Darceuil (women’s 45-49 100m-13.64), Jules Larode (men’s 40-44  5000m-16:03.56), Andie Montique (men’s 40-44 100m-11.83), Dree Ryan (men’s 30-35 100m-11.06), Albert St Louis (men’s 35-39 100m-11.29) were all winners. Garcia (women’s 45-49 10,000m-53:20.00), Liverpool (men’s 35-39 high jump-1.85), Stevenson (men’s 70-74 100m-14.59) were double medals with second place finished while Skinner (men’s 60-64 100m-13.49), Hospedales (women’s 45-49 100m-14.50) took third in their events. Curtis Brereton also took bronze in the men’s 50-54 800m in two minutes 18.61 seconds.
By Clayton Clarke
Source: www.guardian.co.tt