TT begin World Relays medal quest

This is the third edition of the IAAF World Relays, with the 2014 and 2015 contests both being staged at the aforementioned venue.

Today, Trinidad and Tobago will be featuring in the women’s 4x200m event, the men’s 4x100m, men’s 4x400m and women’s 4x400m. The men’s 4x200m and women’s 4x100m will run off tomorrow.

While no start lists were unavailable up to press time last evening, the women’s 4x200m heats will begin proceedings at 7.35 pm TT time, followed by the men’s 4x100m heats (7.59 pm), women’s 4x400m heats (8.31 pm), men’s 4x400m heats (9.12 pm), men’s 4x100m B final (10.12 pm), women’s 4x200m final (10.21 pm) and men’s 4x100m final (10.36 pm).

Tomorrow, TT will be involved in a number of events, including the men’s 4x200m heats (7.35pm) and women’s 4x100m heats (8pm).

Also on tomorrow’s agenda are the men’s and women’s 4x400m B finals (8.22 pm and 8.35 pm), women’s 4x400m final (9.11 pm), men’s 4x200m (9.29 pm), women’s 4x100m B final (9.46 pm), men’s 4x400m final (9.55 pm) and women’s 4x100m final (10.13 pm).

Reigning CARIFTA Under-20 100m and 200m sprint queen Khalifa St Fort is part of the women’s 4x100m relay squad, which also includes Michelle-Lee Ahye, Kamaria Durant, Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Reyare Thomas and Semoy Hackett.

Dan-Neil Telesford, Emmanuel Callender, Keston Bledman, Kyle Greaux and Moriba Morain make up TT ’s men’s 4x100m squad.

The women’s 4x200m team comprises Chelsea Charles, Kai Selvon, Durant, Ahye, Thomas and Hackett, with the men’s 4x200m featuring Telesford, Callender, Bledman, Greaux, Morain and Jereem Richards.

Charles, Selvon, Domonique Williams, Janeil Bellille and Sparkle McKnight will form the TT women’s 4x400m team while the men’s 4x400m squad includes Deon Lendore, Jarrin Solomon, Jereem Richards, Lalonde Gordon, Machel Cedenio and Renny Quow. Trinidad and Tobago have had mixed results in the World Relays.

In the inaugural competition in 2014, TT returned home with three medals - silver in the men’s 4x100m (Bledman, Marc Burns, Rondel Sorillo and Richard Thompson ran 38.04 seconds), bronze in the women’s 4x100m (Durant, Ahye, Thomas and Selvon in 42.66) and bronze in the men’s 4x400m (Gordon, Quow, Cedenio and Solomon clocked two minutes 58.43 seconds).

TT failed to earn a medal in the 2015 edition.