jul.04.2009
SPRINTER Emmanuel Callender secured Trinidad and Tobago’s first gold medal of the Central American and Caribbean Games in Havana, Cuba last night.
The Beijing Olympian beat a challenging field for the top position in the Men’s 100 Metres dash in a time of 10.08 seconds.
His time was also a personal best for the TT sprinter who was among the successful TT 4x100 metres relay team to claim silver medal at last year’s Olympic Games in China. His teammate Keston Bledman who was also on the successful relay team at the Bird’s Nest Stadium, also produced a good performance for his sixth place finish in the 100 metres event.
Bledman produced a time of 10.29 seconds for his placing and will be hoping to rebound with a medal in the relays which start today.
Also receiving a medal last night for the twin-island republic was Semoy Hackett in the Women’s 100 Metres dash and Aleesha Barber in the 100 Metre Hurdles.
Hackett secured the silver medal after returning a quick time of 11.35 seconds in the women 100 metres finals while Barber also earned silver by finishing second in a time of 13.12 seconds in the 100 Metres Hurdles. Meanwhile no TT athletes qualified for the 400 metres events last night.
Source: www.newsday.co.tt
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