Expect great things from T&T athletes this Commonwealth Games when the top athletes including swimming sensation George Bovell and shooting star Roger Daniel lead a strong local contingent to Glasgow, Scotland. The event is set for July 23 - August 3.
Part of the contingent was announced yesterday by the T&T Olympic Committee/Commonwealth Games Association for the 20th edition of the event.
Bovell, an Olympic bronze medallist, will be making his debut at the Games having missed the previous competitions due to injuries.
Daniel on the otherhand has way more experience at the event, winning two silver medals in 2010 in Delhi, India and a bronze in Melbourne, Australia in 2006.
The team, which is made up of 84 athletes and 49 officials including a medical team of 14 and Sports Psychologist Dr Margaret Ottley, will also feature cyclists Njisane Phillip and Quincy Alexander, the men's and women's hockey teams as well as the netball team, and table tennis Dexter St Louis and his step-daughter Rheann Chung, to name a few.
The team will be led by the Chef de Mission Dr Ian Hypolite and includes representatives of 13 national sporting organsations.
The athletics team will be announced on the June 24, following the national track and field championships.
Team
Aquatics
George Bovell, Dylan Carter
Boxing
Michael Alexander, Aaron Prince
Cycling
Njisane Phillip, Quincy Alexander
Gymnastics
William Albert, Marissa Dick, Khazia Hislop
Hockey
Men
Darren Cowie, Mickel Pierre, Andrey Rocke, Marcus James, Shaquille Daniel, Tariq Marcano, Stefan Mouttet, Kwandwane Browne, Ishmael Campbell, Aidan De Gannes, Solomon Eccles, Dillet Gilkes, Nicholas Grant, Michael II Otis O'Connor, Jordon Reynos, Akim Toussaint
Women
Patricia Wright-Alexis, Petal Derry, Alanna Lewis, Kwylan Jaggassar, Amie Olton, Savanah De Fretias, Amanda George, Avion Ashton, Elise Olton, Kayla Brathwaite, Fiona O'Brien, Dana-Lee De Gannes, Brianna Govia, Tamia Roach, Zene Henry, Brittney Hingh.
Judo
Christopher George
Netball
Joelisa Cooper, Kalifa Mc Collin, Janelle Barker, Samantha Wallace, Rhonda John-Davis, Tricia Liverpool, Onella Jack, Anika La Roche-Brice, Candice Guerero, Kemba Duncan, Alicia Liverpool, Daystar Swift.
Rugby 7's
Agboola Silverthorn, David Gokool, Aasan Lewis, Kelson Figaro, Shaquille Tull, James Phillip, Jonathon O'Connor, Anthony Lopez, Keishon Walker, Joseph Quashie, Rowell Gordon, Jesse Richards.
Shooting
Michael Perez, Norris Gomez, Marlon Moses, Rhodney Allen, Roger Daniel.
Squash
Colin Ramasra, Kale Wilson, Kerrie Sample, Charlotte Knaggs.
Table Tennis
Dexter St Louis, Curtis Humphreys, Aaron Wilson, Yuvraj Dookram, Rheann Chung, Ashley Quashie, Aleena Edwards, Catherine Spicer,
Triathlon
David Cottle
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