abr.20.2006
The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee(TTOC) extends congratulations to the Trinidad and Tobago Track and field team on their excellent and courageous performances at the recently concluded 35Th Junior Carifta Games held in Guadeloupe.
The success of the young athletes augurs well for the future and with the necessary nurturing and support many of these athletes will develop into world class Olympians said TTOC President Larry Romany.
In addition to their record medal haul at the games. T&Ts Gavyn Nero who in winning three Gold medals established two Carifta records and three National records came away with the Austin Sealy trophy as the most outstanding athlete.
Romany noted that certain sport science indicators in the talent identification process can highlight potential.
"I recall when Gavyn Nero was eleven years old he did a Beep test and scored level 13.That caught my attention .Mind you at that time he was not seriously into track and field but playing rugby.But those test results at that age suggested a genetic predisposition to superior athletic endeavors in any sport".
The TTOC head is confident that the NGC sponsored country wide track and field programme the brainchild of 1976 Olympic 100 m gold medalist Hasely Crawford is an excellent initiative that will provide the framework for T&T track to seriously challenge Jamaica and Bahamas by 2012 .