Tag: TTOC
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Great rewards demand great responsibility
July 26, 2013: nails, Earlier this week, I sat in on a presentation held by officers of the World Anti-Doping Association, otherwise referred to as WADA. It was a very informative presentation, and I was able to get caught up on some of the latest developments in the world of anti-doping. Members of the audience…
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Scotland will stage the 2014 Commonwealth Games
As much as the Commonwealth Games is known as the friendly games, it’s very much at the high end or elite-level end of the sport spectrum. There are those who argue that Commonwealth Games isn’t as important as a World Championship. In the world that the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) occupies, all Games…
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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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President of PERU NOC Seeks TTOC Vote
Port of Spain – Trinidad and Tobago, July 17, 2013: Jose Quinones, President of the Peru Olympic Committee, arrives in Trinidad and Tobago this morning at 11 am for a 12.30pm meeting with the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) at Olympic House as the South American country bids to host the 2019 Pan American…
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Balancing the need to keep Olympism steady
July 2013: Since my election to the post of president of the Olympic Committee (TTOC), it has been a whirlwind of activity with no honeymoon period. The standard question I am asked is: “How has it been?” Truth be told it has gone very well indeed. I have benefited no end from the guidance and…
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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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Clubs must be given back their voice
By: Brian Lewis, June 08, 2013: The key to achieving international sporting success is a well organised and resourced club. However, scant attention is being paid to the issues facing the foundation—sports clubs. Do sports clubs have a voice? Elite and community sport, and long term athlete development can only take place if there are…
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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…