Trinidad and Tobago athletes touch down in UK for Commonwealth Games

TRINIDAD and Tobago’s World Athletics contingent in Oregon leave the US en route to the Commonwealth Games’ athlete village in Birmingham, UK on Tuesday.

Athletes and officials will be housed at the University of Warwick, University of Birmingham and the NEC Hotel Campus.

The US-based team of Jereem Richards, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Keshorn Walcott, Portious Warren, Tyra Gittens, Dwight St Hillaire, Asa Guevara, Kashief King, Jerod Elcock and Eric Harrison are expected to touch down in the UK on Tuesday night.

Joining them are TT officials who also represented at Worlds; Charles Joseph, Keston Bledman, Alban Merepeza and Dexter Voisin.

The remainder of TT’s 110-member Commonwealth contingent arrived in Birmingham on Monday.

The Games get underway on Thursday and run daily until August 8. TT will be competing in 12 disciplines – aquatics, athletics, basketball (3x3), beach volleyball, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, judo, netball, squash, table tennis and triathlon.

Artistic gymnast Annalise Newman-Achee gets TT’s Commonwealth campaign rolling on Friday.

TT’s team for 2022 Commonwealth Games –

AQUATICS: Cherelle Thompson, Dylan Carter, Graham Chatoor, Cadell Lyons, Kael Yorke, Jeron Thompson; Dexter Browne, Hazel Haynes (officials).

ATHLETICS: Jereem Richards, Michelle-Lee Ahye, Keshorn Walcott, Ruebin Walters, Akeem Stewart, Andwuelle Wright, Kelsey Daniel, Akanni Hislop, Omari Lewis, Mchael Cedenio, Nicholas Landeau, Leah Bertrand, Khalifa St Fort, Mauricia Prieto, Portious Warren, Tyra Gittens, Iantha Wright, Akilah Lewis, Che Lara, Jerod Elcock, Eric Harrison, Kion Benjamin, Kyle Greaux, Dwight St Hillaire, Asa Guevara, Kashief King; Dexter Voisin, Charles Joseph, Ismael Mastrapa Lopez, Keston Bledman, Wendell Williams, Ian Carter (officials).

BASKETBALL (3X3): Adrian Joseph, Kemrick Julien, Steven Lewis, Sheldon Christian; Arnold Thomas, Milan Stamenkovic (officials).

BEACH VOLLEYBALL: Phylecia Armstrong, Suraya Chase; Jason Dennis (official).

BOXING: Anthony Joseph, Nigel Paul, Tianna Guy; Reynold Cox, Rawlson Dopwell (officials).

CYCLING: Nicholas Paul, Kwesi Browne, Quincy Alexander, Akil Campbell, Teniel Campbell, Alexi Costa; Roger Frontin, Gregory D’Andrade, Craig McLean, Kevin Tinto (officials).

GYMNASTICS: Annalise Newman-Achee; Cassandra Krotchko (official).

JUDO: Gabriella Wood, Jelani Boyce, Xavier Jones, Paul Charles; Joel Bernard (official).

NETBALL: Shaquanda Greene-Noel, Faith Hagley, Tahira Hollingsworth, Jeresia McEachrane, Afeisha Noel, Shantel Seemungal, Aniecia Baptiste, Tia Bruno, Janeisha Cassimy, Joelisa Cooper, Tiana Dillon, Oprah Douglas; Kemba Duncan, Joel Young-Strong, Ashelle Legall.

SQUASH: Charlotte Knaggs, Chayse McQuan; Ryan Jagessar (official).

TABLE TENNIS: Rheann Chung, Catherine Spicer, Derron Douglas; Reeza Burke (official).

TRIATHLON: Jenna Ross, Kaya Rankine-Beadle, Jason Costelloe,Jean-Marc Granderson; Derek Daniel (official).

General Officials – Lovie Santana (chef de mission), Rheeza Grant (covid19 liaison officer), Melanie Gulston (press attache), Jariel Mc Collin (administration); Rudranath Ramsawak, Nailah Adams, Alban Merepeza, Shurlan Bonas, Nicole Fuentes, Odessa Chandler, Verne Alleyne, Brent Elder, Derek Ashby-Williams, Keisha Fraser (medical officers).