Fifty years ago this week, two African-American athletes, Vincent Matthews and Wayne Collett, won gold and silver respectively in the 400 meters at the Munich Olympics. In the medal ceremony they threw themselves into the jaws of history.
Fifty years on, Matthews and Collett are owed an apology for their Olympic expulsion | Olympic Games | The Guardian
The Americans’ actions at the 1972 Games had echoes of Tommie Smith and John Carlos. But today their story has been largely forgotten.
VOTING BIAS | Local Sports | trinidadexpress.com
Lewis: Odds stacked against Caribbean countries.
Lewis claims CANOC countries being "sold short" by Panam Sports voting rule | insidethegames.biz
Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees (CANOC) President Brian Lewis believes his organisation's member countries are being "sold short" by what he claims to be "undemocratic" voting rules at Panam Sports.
Lewis raised the issue when presenting his CANOC report at this week’s Panam Sports General Assembly in Chilean capital Santiago.
Under the Panam Sports Constitution, members that have staged the Pan American Games can cast two votes at General Assemblies while others have one.
The ruling only relates to...
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Author: Geoff Berkeley
IOC "ready to shape new world", claims Bach at Panam Sports General Assembly | insidethegames.biz
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has claimed that his organisation is "ready to shape this new world" and called on Panam Sports to "set a course for the future."
Rowley: Stay the course, Trinidad and Tobago | News | newsday.co.tt
THE Prime Minister said Trinidad and Tobago has made great strides and, despite current challenges, can continue to develop if citizens stay the course.