GAMES

Machel Cedenio bolted into the history books at the Joao Havelange Olympic Stadium, here in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, last night, clocking a jaw-dropping 44.01 seconds in the Olympic Games men's 400 metres final to become the fastest-ever Trinidad and Tobago quarter-miler.
The blistering national record run earned Cedenio fourth spot in a race that featured three sub-44 clockings.

Machel Cedenio ran the race of his life to finish fourth, just missing out on a bronze medal, in the men’s 400 metres final at the Rio Olympics last night.

In the process, Cedenio erased Ian Morris’ 24-year old record with a smashing 44.01 performance, in a race which was won by South Africa’s Wayne van Niekerk in a new world record time of 43.03.

Following on her sixth place finish in the women’s 100 metres final here on Saturday night, a positive Michelle Lee Ahye is all set to make her presence felt in the 200 metres which starts today.

HARSH social media criticism has forced Trinidad and Tobago gymnastics representative Marisa Dick to avoid it completely.

Nigel Paul’s Olympic campaign came to an abrupt end at Riocentro Pavilion 6, here in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, yesterday. The Trinidad and Tobago super heavyweight boxer lost by knockout at two minutes, 44 seconds in the opening round of his preliminary bout with Nigeria’s Efe Ajagba.