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Tobago
Tobago

welcomes
welcomes

the
the
Commonwealth!
Commonwealth!

Sports writer Clayton Clarke believes Tobago’s sporting The more sedate, picturesque Tobago, blessed with
heritage and history make the sister isle suited to receive a more island-style living and rustic experience, also
the Commonwealth to its shores. boasts of world-class infrastructure and a history of
capacity to run international and regional events.
The TRINBAGO 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games Tobago has hosted several matches during the 2001
(CYG) provided the ideal opportunity to showcase this FIFA Boys under-17 - for which the Dwight Yorke
country’s mission of becoming the Mecca of Sports in Stadium in Bacolet was specifically constructed -
the Caribbean, the multi-sports event was staged and the 2010 FIFA Girls under-17 Football World
between the two islands from August 4-11. Cups.

The bustling, cosmopolitan Trinidad had invested Almost annually - the exception being for the period
heavily in state-of-the-art facilities, from the National of the Covid-19 pandemic - the world's elite road
Cycling, Aquatics and Racquet centres to the recently cyclists have travelled in droves from the Americas
refurbished Hasely Crawford Stadium to buttress the and Europe for the Tobago International Cycle
government’s sporting tourism thrust. Those venues Classic. Additionally, the island has played host to
and the successful staging of several international competitions for international beach soccer, tennis,
federation-sanctioned sporting competitions there had beach volleyball, rugby, Pan American dragon boat
readily prepared the country for its next bold venture to racing, regional cricket, masters football, game
host its first-ever multi-sport Games. fishing, and Carifta track and field.