Tag: Brian Lewis
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President of Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee
Trinidad and Tobago, July 19, 2013: BRIAN LEWIS, President of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC), met with his compatriots from Peru and Chile, on Wednesday and on July 4 respectively, as the two South American nations individually bid for the rights to host the 2019 Pan American Games. The National Olympic Committees (NOCs)…
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Brian Lewis has set a national objective to achieve
Trinidad and Tobago, June 30 2013: Brian Lewis, While this goal may be deemed unrealistic, Lewis boldly revealed that if athletes, national sporting organisations (NSO) and a nation, do not set big targets, then we will continue to produce average and mediocre performances on the global sporting stage. With TT’s two lone golden Olympic performances…
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Antidoping Act Huge step forward for T&T sport
By: Brian Lweis, May 15, 2016: “The Act to provide for the implementation of the UNESCO International Convention against doping in sport and the establishment of the T&T Anti-Doping Organisation (TTADO) is absolutely necessary if this country is serious about developing a sustainable and vibrant sport industry,” said Brian Lewis, the secretary general T&T Olympic…
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Ignore your drumbeat at your own peril
By Brian Lewis: Sport has been one of my most loyal friends from the age of seven years growing up in Belmont, playing in the narrow lanes, Belmont Boy’s RC school yard, the Queen’s Park Savannah, through my move from competitive sport to sport administration and leadership. We have been inseparable. Ours was a single…
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Brian Lewis is new President of Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee
Trinidad and Tobago, May 07, 2013: Brian Lewis was elected President of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee at the Committee’s election at Olympic House, Port of Spain yesterday. Lewis, the former secretary general won the presidency 29-16, beating Richard Young in the race for the top spot. Lewis replaces Larry Romany as president with…
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Sport makes a positive difference
By: Brian Lewis, Secretary General of the T&T Olympic Committee. The views expressed are not necessarily those of the TTOC. In all areas of national life people are looking for solutions that effect real and lasting change. Sport is no exception. For many people, sport matters but their frustration is the feeling that outside of…
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TTOC execs blank Lewis’ presidency bid
Trinidad and Tobago, Mar 30, 2013: Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) secretary general, Brian Lewis, says he does not have the support of his fellow TTOC executive members nor their endorsement for his candidacy to be elected the next TTOC president. Lewis, however, said he is not dismayed or downhearted and respects his colleagues’…
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A refreshing insight on corruption in sport
March 26, 2013: Last week, I was in Doha, Qatar at a Securing Sport Conference where the focus was discussing ways to advance security and integrity in order to safeguard the future of sport. The conference provided a new perspective on sport integrity and the danger that world sport is facing from corruption, match fixing,…
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Brian Lewis to run for TTOC President
Trinidad and Tobago, March 25, 2013: Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee Secretary General Brian Lewis is throwing his hat into the ring for the Committee’s upcoming presidential elections on April 24. Lewis has served the Olympic Committee since being elected to its executive committee in 1997, and has served as secretary general for the last…
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Brian Lewis will represent the Caribbean Region
Trinidad and Tobago , Mar 14, 2013: Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) Secretary General Brian Lewis will represent the Caribbean region at the Securing Sport 2013 Conference (18 – 19 March 2013) in Doha, Qatar. The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) will be hosting approximately 400 senior delegates from the fields of sport,…