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Well at the conclusion of the games, President of the Trinidad and Tobago Masters Association Sheldon Mason indicated he was satisfied with how the meet turned out. He noted that this year stood out because of the presence of international athletes which led to a higher standard of competition.
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00:00President of the Association of Masters Athletics of Trinidad and Tobago, Sheldon Mason, says
00:05as many as seven regional countries took part in the Masters Championships,
00:10with the United States also sending a contingent.
00:13And we are really proud of that achievement and it also brought out a lot of the Masters
00:18who looked well to Trinidad to compete some out of retirement.
00:21And the lanes were full. We had an even bigger crowd than we had in the years gone by.
00:26When the dust settled, he was satisfied with the performances of those who took part.
00:31I believe that all our Masters athletes, especially those local to Trinidad and Tobago, did extremely well.
00:37Even though they may have come in second or in third place in some of their races,
00:41when you look at the grand scheme, I think they are the national champions for Trinidad and Tobago.
00:47He also indicated that some of these athletes are preparing for the World Championships in Korea,
00:52National Open Championships and the U.S. Masters Championships in July.
00:58He says the objective is to show that sportsmanship exists beyond youth
01:02and therefore they will be aiming to win medals at these tournaments.
01:07Mason also gave his selection of the athletes he felt gave a top showing.
01:10For Trinidad, I would want to say Gamma Poussa because he competed in a lot of the male events, right?
01:18In terms of the female athlete, Susanna Joufield, because she's still running and already
01:23she would have run at least four races at 74 years and don't code more on that one.
01:29International athlete would be Dash Newton from Great Britain.
01:34She competed in over 14 events.
01:36So all three of them would be my athletes of the Games itself.
01:41He also gave credit to the athletes who registered personal bests
01:44and rewrote a few national records in the tournament.
01:48Moving forward, he believes that there is need for more support from the government, private sector
01:52and you, the fans.
01:54Sergio Dufort, TV6 Sport.
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