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T&T's Jyri Spicer says hours of hard work and sacrifices played a big part in his silver medal in the kumite event at the recent Central Caribbean Cup in Panama.

He says it inspires him to achieve more in his sport.

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00:00Uri Spicer was one of the participants representing the Red, White and Black at the Central Caribbean
00:05Cup in Panama.
00:06He picked up a silver in the men's comité in the under 84 kilogram category.
00:10He has taken part in this tournament and finally winning the silver medal has been a great
00:16feeling.
00:17Just showing that all the sacrifice and hard work that I've put in on me and my team and
00:21my coach, especially my coach, St. Anthony Peters.
00:25Since last December, Spicer was training assiduously for the tournament in Panama.
00:30It meant arriving at the dojo as early as 5am or sometimes 6.
00:34So how did he approach the tournament?
00:36At the first you always feel nervous and scared but I went in there with a game plan and to
00:43overcome my opponents we just stick with the game plan and we adjusted to suit in each match
00:49and I listened to my coach from his phone and I listened to my teammates and that's how
00:54he overcame the obstacles in our tournament.
00:58Like many athletes in this country, the 24 year old does not solely focus on sport.
01:03He also has to make time for school and his job.
01:06I am an inventory clerk and I work full time at a factory and I also attend UB Roy Tech as
01:14a part time student finishing my associate's degree.
01:18Managing my studies, my work and my sport is a very difficult task but I manage through.
01:26Despite having his work cut out for him, Spicer says the silver has inspired him to strive for
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01:32But now I need to use 6.4.
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