[UPDATED] Trinidad and Tobago bag three gold, two silver medals at Special Olympics

Trinidad and Tobago won five more medals at the 2023 Special Olympic Games winning equestrian medals and another in swimming, on Thursday in Berlin, Germany.

TT overall haul is now nine medals - five gold, three silver and one bronze.

Trent Bethel copped his second gold medal of the games when he competed in the men’s 800-metre freestyle Level A event.

It was a close finish between Bethel and Nicholas Balls of Great Britain.

Bethel won in a personal best time of ten minutes, 31.10 seconds (10:31.10), followed by Balls in 10:31.41.

Puerto Rican Armando Renta Ramos took bronze in 10:55.50.

On Monday, Bethel won his first medal of the games when he splashed to gold in the 1,500m open water swimming event.

TT also won four medals in the equestrian english equitation competition.

Aaron Ben Ali, riding Flash, scored 78.750 per cent to win gold in the B1 level. Omari Patterson, on Lennox, also improved and scored 68.750 per cent to claim a silver medal in his division.

Patrice Pennie added a gold medal to her previous silver. Pennie achieved 53.750 per cen astride Flo and tied for first place with Jente Comeine of Belgium in the D01 division of the C1 level.

Nathaniel Lewis, astride Leo, also added a silver medal to his gold medal when he tied for second place with David Hofmann of Austria scoring 73.750 per cent in division D06 of the C1 Level.

In athletics, Cadell Cuffy, 15, continues to impress with a time of 53.06 seconds in his 400m semi-final. Cuffy’s mood is buoyant after placing sixth in the 200m finals

which saw the first six athletes finishing with times between 23.19 and 23.94.

The four equestrian athletes will next compete in the english working trails on Friday.

This story has been adjusted to include additional details. See original post below.

Trinidad and Tobago won five more medals at the 2023 Special Olympic Games winning equestrian medals and another in swimming, on Thursday in Berlin, Germany.

Trent Bethel copped his second gold medal of the games when he competed in the men’s 800-metre freestyle Level A event.

It was a close finish between Bethel and Nicholas Balls of Great Britain.

Bethel won in a personal best time of ten minutes, 31.10 seconds (10:31.10), followed by Balls in 10:31.41.

Puerto Rican Armando Renta Ramos took bronze in 10:55.50.

On Monday, Bethel won his first medal of the games when he splashed to gold in the 1,500m open water swimming event.

Also on Thursday, TT won four equestrian medals.

In division one Level C English Equitation, TT’s Patrice Pennie tied for first place with Jente Comeine of Belgium.

In division six, Nathaniel Lewis of TT tied for second place with David Hofman of Austria.

Earlier in the meet, Lewis won gold and Pennie earned a silver medal in other equestrian events.

Aaron Ali and Omari Patterson claimed gold and silver respectively in equestrian, but details of the events they took part in on Thursday are unclear at this time.