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This weekend the Golden League Track and Field meet heads to the homeland of its name sake Keshorn Walcott. Athletes will showdown in the third leg of the competition at the Toco Secondary School. Walcott's former Coach Ishmael Mastrapha welcomed the initiative as it exposes talent in distant communities.
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00:00The attention will now be in Turco, the homeland that gave birth to the world champion, Kishon Walcott.
00:06What is the hope of the Golden Games at this time?
00:09Will it unearth another Walcott?
00:11His former coach, Ismael Lopez Mostrappa, thinks it could only be for the benefit of the athletes.
00:17Well, I think it's a next opportunity or another opportunity the young athlete will have.
00:22And most of those athletes who live far from the Likra Forest Stadium.
00:26So those athletes who live in the, I would call, in the countryside, it's good to bring the sport in the community
00:34because in the communities where we can find talent, that they need also opportunity to compete.
00:43And sometimes for them it's difficulty or they have problem to come to the main places like the Likra Forest Stadium to compete.
00:52Now Mostrappa is training a new athlete.
00:54His new student has thrown the javelin over 54 meters.
00:58However, he needs to improve in some areas of his technique, according to his coach.
01:02Kishon got the league show that we have talent in the country, but we have to work with him.
01:07So that is my opinion.
01:09And I don't think I will be there because Tano is training with me now.
01:17And I will be focused, working with him to improve a little more the technique.
01:22And for sure he will be in the final.
01:25And then Karista trial.
01:27And then I hope that he made the Karista thing.
01:30And we went there to try to get the medal.
01:33Action at the Toco Secondary School is set to begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
01:37For those of you willing to make the drive.
01:40Sergio Dufour, TV6port.
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