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T&T to host inaugural Special Olympics Regional Beach Games

Published:Sunday | November 3, 2024 | 12:13 AM
From left: Abraham Smith – Digicel Trinidad & Tobago CEO; Ferdinand Bibby – SOTT national director; Desha Clifford – Digicel Foundation chairperson; Justin Providence – athlete; Marcelo Cataldo – Digicel Group CEO; Antonio Sorzano – athlete an
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From left: Abraham Smith – Digicel Trinidad & Tobago CEO; Ferdinand Bibby – SOTT national director; Desha Clifford – Digicel Foundation chairperson; Justin Providence – athlete; Marcelo Cataldo – Digicel Group CEO; Antonio Sorzano – athlete and SOTT chairman Major David Benjamin during a presentation earlier this year.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):

TRINIDAD AND Tobago are a matter of weeks away from creating history next month when they play home to the first-ever Special Olympics Regional Beach Games.

The Games will run from November 8 to 10 and is being facilitated by Special Olympics T&T (SOTT), with The Digicel Foundation as one of the event’s main sponsors.

It will feature 130 athletes, 70 coaches, and delegates from 14 Special Olympics programmes across the Caribbean and North America, who will compete in a variety of beach sports, including aquathlon, beach bocce, beach soccer, beach volleyball, and open water swimming, at venues in both Trinidad and Tobago.

CEO of the Digicel Foundation, Penny Gomez, said the company was pleased to be associated with such an important event.

“The dedication and commitment demonstrated by our special athletes and coaches is nothing short of inspiring.

“It’s a great honour for T&T to have been selected to host the inaugural Special Olympics Regional Beach Games, and this recognition of our very own SOTT is very well deserved,” Gomez said.