The financial welfare of athletes is an often-overlooked issue. Headlines will scream about outrageous salaries and conspicuous spending, but rarely clarify that the majority of athletes earn far more modest incomes.
The financial welfare of athletes is an often-overlooked issue. Headlines will scream about outrageous salaries and conspicuous spending, but rarely clarify that the majority of athletes earn far more modest incomes.
President of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC), Brian Lewis, is calling on national sporting organisations (NSOs) to rally behind their Olympic hopeful athletes in an effort to bolster their chances of securing Olympic qualification.
Dahlia Ditzen, former communications manager of the Trinidad and Tobago Grand Games (TTGG), says the meet’s chief executive officer Regina Johnas is fully responsible for the sudden cancellation of the event.
A PRODUCT advertised as coconut water was taken off the market after it was found by the Chemistry, Food and Drugs Division of the Ministry of Health to contain artificial ingredients.
With just about 75 days to go to the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games national sport organisations with athletes contesting for Olympic berths have a responsibility to support their athletes.
No state funds have been jeopardised due to the last-minute cancellation of the Trinidad and Tobago Grand Games (TTGG).