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Frederick
Enter the era Frederick
of the
Sisters
Sisters
Sole and Sanaa Frederick
are the first set of identical twins
to compete for this country at the Olympic
Games. Over the years, more than 50 sets of twin sisters
have competed at the Games.
Trinidad-Tobago Olympic team as such a young age,”
The twins are the daughters of Peter Frederick, a sprinter Sanaa said. “It makes for such a long season but there is
who competed for T&T in the late 90s and early 2000s. plenty more to come as we have more opportunities for
the Olympics and World Games in the coming years.”
Based in the US state of Georgia, they were part of the
Druid Hills High School 4x100m relay team which Born just one minute apart and they say that they run in
smashed the state records in Georgia, USA earlier this year. sync. "When we run, it's identical; the times are exactly the
same," Sanaa said in an interview with Atlanta news
Sole and Sanaa are affectionately known as the “Turbo network 11 Alive. “It's really fun. In practice, we are always
Twins”, and have come to the attention of the local going head-to-head, so it's really good competition,"
population after good performances at the Carifta Junior
Games, Commonwealth Youth Games and at the National Allen is excited by their future prospects and hopes that
Trials. they get all that’s necessary from this country to succeed.
“The twins are two very dynamic, very hardworking and “Sanaa and Sole have demonstrated a very unique and
extremely talented sprinters. They have a lot of range as special talent that as Trinis we need to appreciate,” Allen
they could run 100, 200, 400 with a high level of said. “They are the future of our track and field and we
competency and credibility,” said sports journalist Dennis have to support them.”
Taye Allen.
In Paris, the 18-year-olds will be part of the 4x100m in
The girls are extremely proud to be representing T&T. “It is Paris alongside Michelle-Lee Ahye, Akilah Lewis and Leah
such a blessing for us to get to tryout and make the Bertrand.
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