00:00These gymnasts put Trinidad and Tobago on the map following their sterling
00:04performances at the inaugural Carifta Gymnastics Championships in Jamaica.
00:08The smiles from the well-wishers said it all at the Piaco International Airport as
00:12the participants retained home to a hero's welcome. The team finished on top
00:18of the standings with 161 medals comprising 72 gold, 61 silver and 28
00:24bronze. Among those proud of the team's achievements was Joanne Webb who's the
00:28second vice president of the Trinidad and Tobago Gymnastics Federation.
00:32In terms of, you know the girls did an amazing job, the hard work paid off because they've
00:37been working hard in the gyms every day and we saw the results of that
00:43hard work pay off for us on this trip. So congratulations to all our team and we thank Trinidad and Tobago
00:51for everything that was done, for the welcome back and you know we just look
00:55forward to the next Carifta Games. One of the participants, Michaela Francis won four gold
01:00medals with vault being her strongest apparatus. But what about the rest?
01:05Bounce was probably one of my hardest apparatus because it was one of my weakest, but I did try my best and I still did get gold.
01:13Beam was good, you know it's one of my strong events so it wasn't too frustrating or hard.
01:19T&T were extremely strong and therefore way ahead of Jamaica who came second
01:24with 118 medals.
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