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By George Alleyne
Haiti thrashed Barbados 4-0 and
the Dominican Republic beat St.
Kitts and Nevis 2-0 Sunday to qualify
for the only two Caribbean Zone
places in the 2020 CONCACAF Men’s
Olympic Qualifying Championship.
This is the third appearance for
Haiti and a first for the Dominican
Republic in this championship round
of eight teams for the Confederation
of North, Central American and Caribbean
Association Football (CONCACAF)
out of which the two top
teams will go on to the 2020 Japan
Summer Olympics.
The other six teams, in this U-23
age-restricted, competition joining
the two Caribbean sides in the championship
to be played during March
next year in Guadalajara, Mexico, are
Canada, Mexico, United States, Costa
Rica, El Salvador and Honduras.
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CWI Director of Cricket, Jimmy Adams.
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Search on for
Windies coach
By Azad Ali
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has begun
the search for a new full-time coach.
This was announced by CWI Director
of Cricket, Jimmy Adams at a recent
media briefing, which also outlined
a new selection policy for the men’s,
women’s and youth team.
Adams said the search for a permanent
coach will be “specifically regional”
adding that the process will end on
Sept. 20, after which “the interview
process will start.”
A CWI release later stated that the
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T&T cyclist
shatters record
By Azad Ali
Trinidad and Tobago cyclist Nicholas
Paul shattered the world record, in the
flying 200 meters at the recent Elite
Pan American Track Cycling Championships,
in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
Paul blazed across the line in a time
of 9.100 seconds, breaking France’s
Francois Pervis’ 2013 record of 9.347
seconds. He also broke his own Pan
American record of 9.378 seconds which
he set in Mexico in 2018.
He also took gold when he defeated
Jair Tjon En Far of Suriname in two
rides in the final a day before with a
blistering 9.583 time.
Paul had also helped his team to a
new Pan Am record in the Team Sprint
a few days before, produced more blinding
speed in the flying 200 meters event
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