Monday 18th
Daily Media Monitoring Report - Saturday 16th August - Monday 18th August 2025
Prepared by: Elijah Samaroo
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Article Summary/Issue Raised |
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Sport Division |
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian |
Sport News
Saturday 16th August 2025 |
‘Wallace, James add more cycling bronze’
Page 38 |
T&T cyclists Makaira Wallace and Danell James added more silverware when they raced to individual bronze medals in their respective six-lap keirin finals at the second edition of the Junior Pan American Games at Velodrome in Asuncion, Paraguay last Friday. The two bronze medals carried T&T’s overall haul at the games to seven bronze medals, five in cycling and two in swimming.
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Sport Division
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Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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Sport News
Saturday 16th August 2025
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‘Gittens-Spotsville lands NACAC long jump bronze’
Page 39
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National long jump record holder, Tyra Gittens-Spotsville earned this country’s first medal at the North American, Central American, and Caribbean (NACAC) Area Track and Field Championships when she got bronze in the women’s long jump final in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas last Friday evening.
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Sport Division |
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian |
Sport News Sunday 17th August 2025 |
Soca Princesses edged by Aruba 2-1 in CFU Challenge
Page 42 |
T &T’s Under-14 Soca Princesses went down in their opening match of the Caribbean Football Union ( CFU) Under-14 Series at the Hasely Crawford stadium in Mucurapo, losing 2-1 to Aruba yesterday. |
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Sport Division |
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian |
Sport News Sunday 17th August 2025 |
Fraser and Thong advance to table tennis quarters
Page 46 |
T&T’s pair of Chloe Fraser and Jordan Thong moved to the quarterfinals of the Women’s Doubles after an enthralling contest in the 1/8 final round of table tennis action at the Junior Pan American Games in Asuncion, Paraguay, in which the team in red, white and black prevailed 3-2 last Saturday evening.
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Sport Division |
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday |
Sport News |
Sport Minister Watts describes first 100 days as mixed bag; SporTT board coming soon |
The Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs, the Honourable Phillip Watts has described his first 100 days in office as a “mixed bag” after conducting reviews, internal audits, and identifying areas of improvement. Since the Minister’s appointment on May 4th, Watts has begun to transition the ministry to a professionally-run organization to fulfill the government’s mandate and focus on sports and youth affairs.
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Sport Division |
Daily Express |
Sport News |
Daniel 5th in NACAC long jump |
Kelsey Daniel produced a 7.79 metres leap to secure 5th spot in the Men’s long jump at the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Championships in Freeport, Bahamas last Friday. |
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Sport Division |
Daily Express |
Sport News |
CAREBACO gold for T&T |
The T&T team won all four fixtures for the gold medal in the CAREBACO (Caribbean Regional Badminton Confederation) Junior Team Championships in Barbados. |
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Sport Division |
Daily Express |
Sport News |
Trinidad and Tobago 4th at Goodwill: Valentine, France win more gold |
T&T swimmer Xaiden Valentine continued his superb performances on the final day of the 29th Goodwill Swimming Championships 2025 as he racked up four more gold medals and meet records in the boys 11-12 category on August 17 at the Aquatic Centre, Wildey Barbados. |
https://newsday.co.tt/2025/08/17/trinidad-and-tobago-4th-at-goodwill-valentine-france-win-more-gold/ |
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