GAMES

In an effort for all sporting personnel to "Be In The Know" about the COVID-19 bio-safety measures for sports, the T&T Olympic Committee (TTOC) hosted the first of two sessions on Saturday, to ensure that are all stakeholders are well-informed.

A quick look at the team selected for the Tokyo Olympics is quite revealing.  More than half of the athletes selected are locally trained, but even more fascinating, these athletes represent FOURTEEN different local clubs. As we have come to expect, MVP dominates the roster with 11 athletes on the team, but there are another 24 locally trained athletes not affiliated with MVP.

Perhaps the most frequent criticism of the Olympic Movement as an entity is that it lacks independence.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has hailed the "phenomenal" work of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee to stage "historic" Olympic and Paralympic Games in the midst of a global heath crisis.

After a year's postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games ended two months of sporting action in the Japanese capital, with the Closing Ceremony at the Olympic Stadium.