The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee, (TTOC), has come in for high praise from President of the Commonwealth Games Federation, Dame Louise Martin, for taking the lead in shining the spotlight on women, at its annual Women in Leadership Forum, which addressed gender inequality and focused on ways to create a more level playing field for women and girls in sport.
Sports Ministry launches Pink Reign Campaign
THE Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs, in an effort to get more women and girls involved in physical activity, has launched the Pink Reign Campaign.
TTWCA excited for opportunity
Women’s T20 Cricket added to C’wealth Games…
Women hailed for role in TTCGA bid to host CYG
DOZENS of the most prominent women in regional sport, from national Olympians to local and regional sporting officials and administrators engaged in a day-long forum yesterday aimed at encouraging the advancement of women in leadership positions.
Pressure mounts on IAAF as criticism of Caster Semenya ruling grows
• Women’s sport organisations say rules are ‘discriminatory’
• Semenya to appeal against testosterone limit for female athletes
WHEN I HEARD THE NEWS I SCREAMED
My dad, Hendrickson, had his second stroke just before Easter. He used to be a taxi driver, but now, as a result of this stroke, he can’t work.
Semenya decision to be studied by IOC working group as Bach admits he has "a lot of sympathy" for her
Thomas Bach today admitted he had "a lot of sympathy" for Caster Semenya and revealed that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) would study the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decision which means new eligibility regulations for the female classification for athletes with differences of sex development can now be introduced.
I was sore about losing to Caster Semenya. But this decision against her is wrong
As a female athlete, I thought high testosterone was a problem. Now I realise this is an outdated and indefensible position
The debate in sports over the definition of womanhood is paternalistic – and hypocritical
Ann Peel competed for Canada in the racewalk for more than 15 years, winning medals internationally. She founded Athletes CAN with a group of like-minded athletes, was the vice-chair of Athletics Canada, the first executive director of Right to Play, and created several community sport initiatives over the years.
I want to help local sports industry
Former US Olympian with TT roots –
Williams: "Hard work knows no limits"
Lauryn Williams breathed a new life into the conference room at the T&T Olympic Committee (TTOC) House on Abercromby Street in Port-of-Spain yesterday as she did on the track in winning a number of Olympic medals.