TRINBAGO GYMNASTIC DOMINANCE

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Well T&T's Gymnasts had a strong showing at the CARIFTA Championships this weekend. They lead the standings on 161 points. Seven teams are taking part in the tournament. Coach of Olympia Wolfpack Gymnastics Dale Ali is at the event and he provided an update on the team's performance.

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00:00Coach of Olympia Gymnastics Dale Ali said TNT dominated the competition despite a strong showing from the other participating nations.

00:08They gathered 161 medals, 72 gold, 61 silver and 28 bronze medals.

00:15We came first in level 1, first in level 2, first in level 3, first in level 4, first in level 5,

00:22we came second in level 6, we came first in level 7, level 8, level 9, level 10,

00:29and in the Pago Juniors, Pago Championships, we came first in level 1, we came second in level 2,

00:38and in level 3 we came first again, so it was really, really a good experience.

00:43He said while the athletes prepared for the competition, the results still came as a surprise.

00:48It was a shock because one, we know we were prepared, the clubs that are in Trinidad and Tobago,

00:55we know we have a very high standard of gymnastics in Trinidad and Tobago,

00:59and we know how strong it is, but yet still the other countries are really good also.

01:05The other countries are really, Jamaica is not an easy team to beat.

01:08He said they were able to cope with raising the required funds to get the athletes to the tournament.

01:14Yes, yes, yes, that's how our accommodations worked out.

01:18We split the costs for different hotels.

01:21Those who couldn't afford the more expensive hotels, some stayed at the lower priced hotels,

01:27and at this point I really want to shout out Southern Sales for coming on board,

01:33and Bicker Insurance coming on board and really pulling us out,

01:36and hats off to the mommies and daddies who ploughed the streets,

01:40they sold the big sales, the little soup sales, everything, it added up.

01:45Today, the participants in the Olympia Wolfpack will be challenging the Jamaican Classic,

01:51which will feature other competing nations.

01:53Sergio Dufour, TV6 Sport.

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