CALLENDER ON TT SPRINTERS

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Olympic Sprinter Emmanuel Callender believes bigger things are on the horizon for T&T sprinter Leah Bertrand.  Bertrand recently impressed at the NCAA Track and Field Championships with a few sub 11 performances and Callender thinks she stands as testament that there is value investing in local athletes.

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00:00sprinter leah bertrand has been tearing up the collegiate circuit with some promising times

00:05she's recorded over three sub-eleven performances this season which spells promising signs for the

00:10athlete it's a tremendous improvement for the 22 year old who ran 11.27 seconds at her debut

00:17in the 2024 olympics former olympian third coach emmanuel calendar says it's a sign that she's been

00:24putting in the effort she's doing really well she looks very strong you can see that she was being

00:28put she's been working in the gym and putting in some solid weight i think i think she will do very

00:34well this season definitely but we we're not only liable we must focus on we must look for

00:40other liable children we had kelly and brutis we had um we had michelle we still have michelle we

00:48had richard thompson and myself but now we're not seeing other athletes stepping up to the podium

00:53where we once were and that's where i think we will play we will play a strategic role

00:58in moving forward with that kalinda who currently coaches elite champions performance international

01:03athletics club believes that tnt's athletes possess the potential to reach the world stage yes there's

01:09a lot of potential but there's a lot of room for growth as well um we've seen some of these athletes

01:14showing a lot of promise but in certain areas they are lacking where strength and condition is concerned

01:20i think once the the coaches and the teachers or the whoever working on these athletes um

01:26started targeting on these areas they would see some tremendous times

01:30next year please god dropping kalinda indicated that he continues to liaise with sprinters of his

01:36era like richard thompson and they are looking forward to perhaps one day meeting the new minister

01:40of sport to discuss how they can play a bigger role in harnessing local talent sergio dufort tv6 sport

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