T&T's Paul cops 1000m time trial bronze for third cycling medal in Birmingham

By August 01, 2022
Nicholas Paul has won all three of Trinidad and Tobago's medals so far at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England Nicholas Paul has won all three of Trinidad and Tobago's medals so far at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England

Trinidad and Tobago’s Nicholas Paul won the bronze medal in the 1000m time trial on Monday at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

It was the third medal and a full set for the 23-year-old Paul, who won gold in the keirin on Saturday and silver in the individual pursuit on Sunday.

On Monday, he clocked 1:00.089, just behind the Australia pair of Thomas Cornish (1:00.036), who claimed the silver medal and gold medal winner Matthew Glaetzer (59.505).

Paul has now won all of Trinidad and Tobago’s medals at the Commonwealth Games.

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    Having contested both the Sprint and Keirin quarterfinals in Paris, Paul expressed an even deeper desire to improve his standards going forward, especially after watching Australian Matthew Richardson and Dutchman Harrie Lavreysen erase his previous world record of 9.100 in the flying 200 metres.

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    “It (the quarterfinals) was not the outcome I wanted, but you live, you learn, and you come again. But I’m happy for Harrie. That was a great ride, and at the same time, it’s giving me more hunger to get back on that length to be able to break the world record and get that fast again,” Paul noted.

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    “I think I’ll back off a bit, have a bit of a rest, and then go into Worlds. I’m really hungry, but at the same time, the build was until Paris. It was a bit stressful, so I have to ease off and then go into Worlds with as much form as possible,” Paul said.

    On that note, Paul also expressed gratitude for the support from Trinidad and Tobago’s sporting enthusiasts, though some comments were not welcoming of the athletes’ overall efforts in Paris.

    “I never think about the negatives because we could only work with the positives, and we have a lot of positives to work with. Moving forward, us athletes should come together and try to make Trinidad and Tobago better as a whole. Athletics, cycling, and every sport; to raise the level not only in Trinidad and Tobago, but in the Caribbean,” he ended.

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