mar.24.2006
Trinidad and Tobago crashed out of the 100M relay heats while the 4 x 400m relay team qualified for the final.
To say it is a major disappointment would be an understatement on paper the 100 m relay was one event where T&T expected to be in the gold medal hunt.
On a balmy night at the MCG T&Ts hopes came undone as the 4 X 100M relay team comprising Kevon Pierre,Marc Burns,Jacey Harper and Aaron Armstrong failed to finish in heat one.Nigeria also suffered the same fate .
Not that it would be any consolation but on the night defending Commonwealth 100m relay champions England also did not finish as disaster struck with England leading heading into the final leg of heat two.
All three teams were expected to battle Jamaica,Ghana and Australia in a much anticipated 100m relay final.
The T&T 4 X 400m team showed character in shaking off what ever disappointment they would have felt at the fate of their teammates and made no mistake in qualifying second in their heat the quartet of Damion Barry,Julieon Raeburn,Sherridan Kirk and Ato Modibo produced a 3.04.14 time to ensure passage to the final.
Tomorrow night's 400m relay final will be a tough battle with Jamaica,Bahamas,Australia,England,Nigeria and T&T all in the fray.
In hockey T&T went down to Canada two- nil in their final match .
While over at the Melbourne Gun Club nineteen year old Robert Auerbach was ranked 21st after day one qualification.
So as day ten beckons T&T will look back at day nine of these Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games with a mixture of joy and sorrow as they contemplate the vagaries of sport the great equalizer.