T&T’s sprint cyclists score goal at Pan American games

T&T’s Nicholas Paul, Njisane Phillip and Keron Bramble captured the gold medal in the final of the Team men’s sprint event at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru on Thursday night.

The national team clocked 43.792 seconds to earn T&T its first gold medal of the Games and second overall, thanks to a bronze from boxer Michael Alexander in the men’s light welterweight class on Tuesday night.

Paul and Phillip held on to the national flag with Bramble in their victory lap as the T&T supporters which included T&T Olympic Committee president Brian Lewis cheered uncontrollably.

This after dominating the gold medal race whipping Columbia (44.584) to reach the top of the podium. Bramble clocked 17.938 in lap one (250m), Phillip produced 12.655 for the second lap and Paul, 13.379 in the third.