Roger Daniel in Beijing 10m Air Pistol medal hunt

jul.07.2008

Roger Daniel will participate in the 10 M Air Pistol men competition in the Beijing Olympics.Daniel a soldier in the T&T Defence Force was granted a wild card by the ISSF, the governing body of the international shooting sport.

It will be the second Olympic outing for the former national hockey players who also contested the Athens Olympic event.

TTOC president Larry Romany said he was happy to receive the notification form the ISSF. "Roger has had his challenges in the last 18 months but he re dedicated himself to his Olympic dream and it has worked out for him.We(TTOC) never lost faith or confidence in his potential or talent" he said.

Meanwhile the TTOC executive is expected to meet on Tuesday to decide on the T&T Beijing Olympic team.