Kwame Laurence

1 week ago | trinidadexpress.com | Kwame Laurence

Michelle-Lee Ahye bagged silver in the Women’s 100 metres dash at the Last Chance Sprint Series #2 meet in California, USA, on Friday. The Trinidad and Tobago sprint star got to the line in 11.34 seconds. Jamaican Briana Williams struck gold with an 11.04 run, while bronze went to American Jaslyn Gardner in 11.47. In the qualifying round, Ahye bolted to victory in heat two in 11.34, while Williams won the opening heat in a wind-aided 11.03.

2 weeks ago | trinidadexpress.com | Kwame Laurence

Rising Trinidad and Tobago track star Leah Bertrand will feature in two finals at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1 Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Oregon, USA, today. Late on Thursday, the Ohio State University senior scorched the track to qualify for the women’s 100 metres and 200m championship races. Bertrand emerged victorious in the second of three 100m semifinal heats in a wind-aided 10.91 seconds.

2 weeks ago | trinidadexpress.com | Kwame Laurence

Trinidad and Tobago’s Keshorn Walcott grabbed silver in the Men’s javelin at the Motonet Grand Prix in Lahti, Finland, on Wednesday. Walcott threw 79.98 metres for second spot in the event, behind Kenya’s Julius Yego, the 2015 world champion landing the spear 82.95m to claim gold. Finland’s Taneli Juutinen was third at 78.24. Walcott produced the 79.98 effort in round one, and followed up at 79.53. After fouling his next three throws, the 2012 Olympic champion passed in the sixth and final round.

2 weeks ago | trinidadexpress.com | Kwame Laurence

Rising Trinidad and Tobago track and field star Omari Brown struck gold three times at the Whitsuntide Games, in Grenada, on the weekend. Brown clocked 21.13 seconds to emerge victorious in the boys’ Under-17 200 metres final. He also topped the 400m field, the Neon Wolves athlete completing his lap of the track in 49.06. There was also field gold for Brown, the 2025 Carifta Games boys’ Under-17 octathlon champion winning the long jump title with a 6.77 metres leap.

2 weeks ago | trinidadexpress.com | Kwame Laurence

Trinidad and Tobago’s Nikoli Blackman impressed with a swift 22.54 second swim in the 50-metre freestyle B final of the 2025 Bell Canadian Swimming Trials at the Saanich Commonwealth Place in British Columbia on Monday night. Blackman was back in the pool yesterday, clocking 49.86 seconds to qualify for the 100m free final which was due to splash off late yesterday. On Monday, Blackman was the fifth-fastest qualifier in 50m and bettered his qualification time in winning the B final.