The T&T Gymnastics Federation (TTGF) must submit a financial report today to the Sport Company of T&T (SporTT) concerning T&T's participation at the Rio Test Event last month.
In a press release on April 22 SporTT stated: "For the Financial Year 2016, $271,805TT has been expended by the Sports Company on the activities of the TTGF all of which have been focused on preparation and tournaments of the two elite level athletes (Thema Williams and Marisa Dick) under the purview of the Federation.
This includes $93,195.28 for Thema Williams and Marisa Dick and their technical teams to attend the World Gymnastics Championship in Glasgow, Scotland, where T&T’s spot was secured for the recently concluded Olympic Test Event in Rio.”
The release added, "$58,196.76 was spent for gymnast Thema Williams, her coach John Geddert and massage therapist Nicole Fuentes to participate at the Olympic Test Event in Rio. No funds were disbursed from the Sports Company for neither Marisa Dick nor Ricardo Lue Shue (Dick's coach) to attend the Olympic Test Event.
SporTT has a responsibility to account for state funds and therefore the company has written to the president of the TTGF; David Marquez reminding him that in keeping with SporTT’s NGB funding policy a comprehensive report on T&T’s participation at the Rio Test Event must be submitted by the Federation to the company within 15 days of the event’s conclusion.
The Federation therefore has a May 3 2016 deadline to present a full and detailed official account of all events that transpired in relation to this Olympic Test Event that has now become matter of national interest."