Before every Olympic Games, there exists a continuous, inevitable stream of negativity and doomsday forecasting: facilities, security, pollution, doping, economics, corruption, health concerns, transportation snafus. The 2016 Rio Olympic Games are no different in that regard.
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German canoe slalom coach Stefan Henze who died in Rio saves four lives through organ transplants
The Athens silver medallist died as a result of the head injuries he sustained in the crash
Stefan Henze, the German Olympic canoe slalom coach who died after a car crash in Rio, has saved the lives of four people by being an organ donor.
Olympic athletes get out and about in Rio de Janeiro
Away from the competitions, Rio 2016's Olympians are taking the opportunity to get to know the Marvellous City
New sporting facility unveiled in Sangre Grande
Sports in Sangre Grande received a boost yesterday with the official opening of the North Eastern Regional Multi-Purpose Sport Facility at Ojoe Road Recreation Ground. The newly completed multi-million-dollar indoor arena will accomodate basketball, volleyball, table tennis, and gymnastics. It was packed to capacity yesterday with Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs Darryl Smith, Member of Parliament for Toco / Sangre Grande Glenda Jennings-Smith, Chairman of the Sangre Grande Regional Corporation Terry Rondon, Councillors, Aldermen and bus loads of students from neighbouring vacation camps attending.
Cedenio motivated by Van Niekerk’s record
TRINIDAD AND Tobago 400-metre runner Machel Cedenio has been be spurred on by the World record achievement of South Africa’s Wayde Van Niekerk, who copped gold in the Olympic final on Sunday night at the Olympic Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Ahye sets national 200 record
Trinidad and Tobago’s Michelle- Lee Ahye stormed into her second final of the 2016 Olympic yesterday, booking her place in the Women’s 200m gold medal showdown with a second place finish in semifinal three at the Olympic Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.