PRAISES continue to be heaped on the TT 4x400m relay team after the quartet of Deon Lendore, Jereem Richards, Asa Guevara and Machel Cedenio claimed the gold medal out of lane four at the IAAF World Relays in Yokohama, Japan yesterday.
For high drama and thrilling outcomes, the past week in sports was the best. Think hard dear readers; jog your memories thoroughly and think of a week across the board when there were as many sensational contests as we witnessed from last Tuesday, straight up to Sunday.
TT quarter-miler Jereem Richards is keenly anticipating the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, saying this country has a chance to become men’s 4x400m Olympic champions after another stellar performance in the event, on Sunday.
T&T World Relays gold medalist Deon Lendore says, “the target is now on T&T’s back” after the relay team blitzed the United States once again in the Men’s 4x400m relay event on Sunday in Yokohama, Japan.
Local runner Sjaelan Evans will take on reigning women’s champion Raquel Agudelo Berrio of Colombia, who will be back to defend her titles at this weekend’s International Sea to Sea Marathon in Tobago.
Jerod Elcock sped away with gold for a second consecutive week in the men’s 100 metres at the Maximising Athletic Potential (MAP) Sporting Club Invitational Games on Saturday at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella.