T&T Sambo fighters will attempt to fly the red, white and black national team colours with pride when the Caribbean International Invitational Sambo Championship takes place at the National Cycling Centre in Balmain Couva this morniong and later in the evening.
Fighters Gershom Griffith, Kerron Bourne, and Joash Walkins will be among a large T&T team that will pursue precious silverware from the preliminaries this morning from 10 am and the finals later this evening from 7:30 pm.
The tournament, being held here for the first time, will feature world renown former mixed martial arts expert now turn official Herb Dean of the USA, who arrived on Thursday with a large contingent of international officials that include Sergey Tabakov, the Russian Sambo Federation representative, Robert Alexander, international announcer.
Dean promised he will share his knowledge and experience with the panel of officials who will be led by Warren Gill of Gracie Juditshu Club.
Dean told the audience at the Piarco International Airport on Thursday that he is expecting a high quality of fights, having seen the quality of the T&T fighters.
Tabakov also echoed similar sentiments, saying the T&T fighters have performed with credit on the international stage and have been a huge promotion for the twin island republic. Strangely, Griffith, Bourne, Walkins, and company have won silverware at nearly every international tournament they have contested and will use this championship as preparation for the World Championship's, President's Cup and other future tournaments.
